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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4393 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on parts or accessories of 
instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. HONDA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on parts or 
accessories of instruments or apparatus for measuring 
or checking electrical quantities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PARTS OR ACCESSORIES OF INSTRUMENTS OR 
APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OR CHECKING 
ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.23.86 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
parts or accessories of instruments or apparatus for meas-
uring or checking electrical quantities) is amended by 
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striking the date in the effective period column and insert-
ing ‘‘12/31/2015’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(B) DENIAL
OF
REQUEST.—The Sec-
retary may deny such a request only if the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(i) determines that the State plan 
under the waiver to be continued did not 
meet the requirements under subsection 
(b); 
‘‘(ii) notifies the State in writing of 
the requirements under subsection (b) that 
the State plan did not meet and provides 
to the State the information used by the 
Secretary in making that determination; 
and 
‘‘(iii) provides the State with an op-
portunity to appeal such determination and 
provide information as to how such re-
quirements were met. 
‘‘(C) RECONSIDERATION OF REQUEST.—In 
the case of an appeal described in subparagraph 
(B)(iii), the Secretary shall consider any infor-
mation provided under such clause and recon-
sider the determination made under subpara-
graph (B)(i), and shall issue a written decision 
on such appeal not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives notice of 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4396 
To extend Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management stewardship 
end result contracting authority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. LUJA´N (for himself and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to 
the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment stewardship end result contracting authority, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Forest Stewardship 
and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING AU-
THORITY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 347 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in sec-
tion 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 16 
U.S.C. 2104 note), as most recently amended by section 
323 of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 275), is amended 
by striking ‘‘Until September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘Until September 30, 2023’’. 
(b) SPECIFIED
LAND
MANAGEMENT
GOAL
OF 
PROJECTS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) restoration work, fire fuels reduction, and 
clearing overgrowth on snowpack watersheds;’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4398 
To provide grants to States in order to prevent racial profiling. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide grants to States in order to prevent racial 
profiling. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Racial Profiling Pre-
vention Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROHIBIT RACIAL PROFILING. 
(a) GRANTS.—Subject to the requirements of this 
section, the Secretary shall make grants to a State that— 
(1)(A) has enacted and is enforcing a law that 
prohibits the use of racial profiling in the enforce-
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ment of State laws regulating the use of Federal-aid 
highways; and 
(B) is maintaining and allows public inspection 
of statistical information for each motor vehicle stop 
made by a law enforcement officer on a Federal-aid 
highway in the State regarding the race and eth-
nicity of the driver and any passengers; or 
(2) provides assurances satisfactory to the Sec-
retary that the State is undertaking activities to 
comply with the requirements of paragraph (1). 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A grant received by a 
State under subsection (a) shall be used by the State— 
(1) in the case of a State eligible under sub-
section (a)(1), for costs of— 
(A) collecting and maintaining of data on 
traffic stops; 
(B) evaluating the results of the data; and 
(C) developing and implementing programs 
to reduce the occurrence of racial profiling, in-
cluding programs to train law enforcement offi-
cers; and 
(2) in the case of a State eligible under sub-
section (a)(2), for costs of— 
(A) activities to comply with the require-
ments of subsection (a)(1); and 
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such appeal. The Secretary shall grant the re-
quest if the Secretary determines upon recon-
sideration that the State plan meets such re-
quirements.’’. 
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(B) any eligible activity under paragraph 
(1). 
(c) RACIAL PROFILING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To meet the requirement of 
subsection (a)(1), a State law shall prohibit, in the 
enforcement of State laws regulating the use of Fed-
eral-aid highways, a State or local law enforcement 
officer from using the race or ethnicity of the driver 
or passengers to any degree in making routine or 
spontaneous law enforcement decisions, such as ordi-
nary traffic stops on Federal-aid highways. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall alter the manner in which a State or local law 
enforcement officer considers race or ethnicity when-
ever there is trustworthy information, relevant to the 
locality or time frame, that links persons of a par-
ticular race or ethnicity to an identified criminal in-
cident, scheme, or organization. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The total 
amount of grants made to a State under this section 
in a fiscal year may not exceed 5 percent of the 
amount made available to carry out this section in 
the fiscal year. 
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(2) ELIGIBILITY.—A State may not receive a 
grant under subsection (a)(2) in more than 2 fiscal 
years. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this 
section $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017. 
(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized 
by this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
the same manner as if the funds were apportioned 
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, ex-
cept the Federal share of the cost of activities car-
ried out using such funds shall be 80 percent, and 
such funds shall remain available until expended and 
shall not be transferable. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4399 
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates 
of pay of Members of Congress by 5 percent and eliminate future 
cost-of-living adjustments in such rates of pay. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2012 
Mr. YODER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to 
reduce the rates of pay of Members of Congress by 
5 percent and eliminate future cost-of-living adjustments 
in such rates of pay. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Salary 
Reduction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN RATES OF PAY AND ELIMINATION 
OF FUTURE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS 
FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Effective with respect to pay periods beginning 
after the date of the regularly scheduled general election 
for Federal office held in November 2012, the annual rate 
of pay for each of the positions described in paragraph 
(1) shall be equal to 95 percent of the annual rate of pay 
for such position for the most recent pay period preceding 
such election.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 439 
To provide for an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation 
waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2011 
Mr. WELCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for an earlier start for State health care coverage 
innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State Leadership in 
Health Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EARLIER START FOR STATE HEALTH CARE COV-
ERAGE INNOVATION WAIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1332 of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18052) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2014’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) TERM OF WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No waiver under this sec-
tion may extend over a period of more than 5 years 
unless the State requests continuation of such waiv-
er and such request is granted by the Secretary 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL OF REQUEST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A request under para-
graph (1) shall be deemed granted unless the 
Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date 
of submission to the Secretary of such request, 
either denies such request in writing or informs 
the State in writing with respect to any addi-
tional information that is needed in order to 
make a final determination with respect to the 
request. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 43 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 
immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment- 
based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those 
visas to certain employment-based immigrants who ob-
tain an advanced degree in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) WORLDWIDE
LEVEL
OF
DIVERSITY
IMMI-
GRANTS.—Section 201 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1); 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by striking subsection (e). 
(b) ALLOCATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISAS.— 
Section 203 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 
(c),’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b),’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) 
and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), and 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) and (b)’’. 
(c) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.—Section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (a)(1)(I); and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’. 
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(10) the extent to which the proposed activities
will expand the employment base within the invest-
ment areas or the targeted populations;
(11) the extent to which the applicant is, or will
be, community-owned or community-governed;
(12) whether the applicant is, or will become,
an insured community development financial institu-
tion;
(13) whether the applicant is, or will be located,
in an empowerment zone or enterprise community
designated under section 1391 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986;
(14) in the case of an institution that is not an
insured community development financial institution,
the extent to which the institution has or will have
the ability to increase its resources through affili-
ation with a secondary market, insured depository
institution, or other financial intermediary in order
to multiply the amount of capital or credit available
for community development;
(15) in the case of an insured depository insti-
tution or insured credit union applicant, whether the
institution—
(A) has or will have a substantial affili-
ation with an entity or network of entities that
SEC. 2. VISAS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMI-
GRANTS WHO OBTAIN AN ADVANCED DEGREE 
IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(b)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) CERTAIN
ALIENS
OBTAINING
AD-
VANCED DEGREES IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
Visas shall be made available, in a number not 
to exceed 55,000, to qualified immigrants 
who— 
‘‘(i) are a member of a profession 
holding an advanced degree obtained with-
in the United States; 
‘‘(ii)(I) obtained such degree within 
the United States during the 5-year period 
preceding the date on which the petition 
filed under section 204(a)(1)(F) for classi-
fication under this subparagraph is filed; 
or 
‘‘(II) has resided continuously in the 
United States in a lawful nonimmigrant 
status since obtaining such degree; and 
‘‘(iii) whose services in the sciences or 
medicine— 
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‘‘(I) are sought by an employer 
in the United States; and 
‘‘(II) will substantially benefit 
prospectively the national economy of 
the United States.’’. 
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(d) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Aliens described in section 203(b)(2)(D) may be 
issued visas or may otherwise acquire the status of an 
alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
residence in a number not to exceed 55,000 in any fiscal 
year.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
201(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and not to exceed’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and, excluding immigrants described in section 
203(b)(2)(D), not to exceed’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2011. 
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A BILL 
To designate the Salt Pond Visitor Center at Cape Cod 
National Seashore as the ‘‘Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Salt 
Pond Visitor Center’’, and for other purposes. 
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(e) In no case should the total review process de-
scribed in subsection (d) exceed 30 months unless agreed 
to by the signatories of the agreement. 
(f) The lead agency is not required to address agency 
or public comments that were not submitted during the 
public comment periods provided by the lead agency or 
otherwise required by law. 
(g) The lead agency will determine the amount of fi-
nancial assurance for reclamation of a mineral exploration 
or mining site, which must cover the estimated cost if the 
lead agency were to contract with a third party to reclaim 
the operations according to the reclamation plan, includ-
ing construction and maintenance costs for any treatment 
facilities necessary to meet Federal, State or tribal envi-
ronmental standards. 
(h) This section shall apply with respect to a mineral 
exploration or mine permit for which an application was 
submitted before the date of the enactment of this Act 
if the applicant for the permit submits a written request 
to the lead agency for the permit. The lead agency shall 
begin implementing this section with respect to such appli-
cation within 30 days after receiving such written request. 
(i) With respect to strategic and critical materials 
within a federally administered unit of the National Forest 
System, the lead agency shall—
(1) exempt all areas of identified mineral re-
sources in Land Use Designations, other than Non- 
Development Land Use Designations, in existence as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act from the 
procedures detailed at and all rules promulgated 
under part 294 of title 36, Code for Federal Regula-
tions; 
(2) apply such exemption to all additional 
routes and areas that the lead agency finds nec-
essary to facilitate the construction, operation, main-
tenance, and restoration of the areas of identified 
mineral resources described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) continue to apply such exemptions after ap-
proval of the Minerals Plan of Operations for the 
unit of the National Forest System. 
SEC. 103. CONSERVATION OF THE RESOURCE. 
In developing the mineral exploration or mine permit, 
the priority of the lead agency shall be to maximize the 
development of the mineral resource, while mitigating en-
vironmental impacts, so that more of the mineral resource 
can be brought to the market place. 
SEC. 104. FEDERAL REGISTER PROCESS FOR MINERAL EX-
PLORATION AND MINING PROJECTS. 
(a) PREPARATION OF FEDERAL NOTICES FOR MIN-
ERAL
EXPLORATION
AND
MINE
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS.—The preparation of Federal Register notices 
required by law associated with the issuance of a mineral 
exploration or mine permit shall be delegated to the orga-
nization level within the agency responsible for issuing the 
mineral exploration or mine permit. All Federal Register 
notices regarding official document availability, announce-
ments of meetings, or notices of intent to undertake an 
action shall be originated and transmitted to the Federal 
Register from the office where documents are held, meet-
ings are held, or the activity is initiated. 
(b) DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW
OF FEDERAL REG-
ISTER NOTICES FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MIN-
ING PROJECTS.—Absent any extraordinary circumstance 
or except as otherwise required by any Act of Congress, 
each Federal Register notice described in subsection (a) 
shall undergo any required reviews within the Department 
of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture and be 
published in its final form in the Federal Register no later 
than 30 days after its initial preparation.
TITLE II—JUDICIAL REVIEW OF 
AGENCY ACTIONS RELATING 
TO EXPLORATION AND MINE 
PERMITS 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS FOR TITLE. 
In this title the term ‘‘covered civil action’’ means a 
civil action containing a claim under section 702 of title 
5, United States Code, regarding agency action affecting 
a mineral exploration or mine permit. 
SEC. 202. TIMELY FILINGS. 
A covered civil action is barred unless filed no later 
than the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date 
of the final Federal agency action to which it relates. 
SEC. 203. EXPEDITION IN HEARING AND DETERMINING THE 
ACTION. 
The court shall endeavor to hear and determine any 
covered civil action as expeditiously as possible. 
SEC. 204. LIMITATION ON PROSPECTIVE RELIEF. 
In a covered civil action, the court shall not grant 
or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds 
that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than 
necessary to correct the violation of a legal requirement, 
and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct that 
violation.
SEC. 205. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES. 
Sections 504 of title 5, United States Code, and 2412 
of title 28, United States Code (together commonly called 
the Equal Access to Justice Act) do not apply to a covered 
civil action, nor shall any party in such a covered civil ac-
tion receive payment from the Federal Government for 
their attorneys’ fees, expenses, and other court costs. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.