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product meeting the specifications (including 
period for performance) required by the con-
tract; or 
‘‘(B) by the Administrator for a product 
(or class of products), after determining that no 
small business manufacturer or processor is 
available to participate in the Federal procure-
ment market. 
‘‘(b) SIMILARLY
SITUATED
ENTITIES.—Contract 
amounts expended by a covered small business concern on 
a subcontractor that is a similarly situated entity shall not 
be considered subcontracted for purposes of determining 
whether the covered small business concern has violated 
a requirement established under subsection (a) or (d). 
‘‘(c) MODIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may 
change, by rule (after providing notice and an oppor-
tunity for public comment), a percentage specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) if the 
Administrator determines that such change is nec-
essary to reflect conventional industry practices 
among business concerns that are below the numer-
ical size standard for businesses in that industry 
category. 
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IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3892 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2012 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Of-
fice’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. LANCE CORPORAL VICTOR A. DEW POST OF-
FICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in 
Roseville, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lance Corporal Victor 
A. Dew Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(2) If a registration application is accepted within 5
days before the last day for registration to vote in an elec-
tion, the application shall be transmitted to the appropriate
State election official not later than 5 days after the date
of acceptance.
SEC. 6. MAIL REGISTRATION.
(a) FORM.—(1) Each State shall accept and use the
mail voter registration application form prescribed by the
Federal Election Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2)
for the registration of voters in elections for Federal office.
(2) In addition to accepting and using the form de-
scribed in paragraph (1), a State may develop and use a
mail voter registration form that meets all of the criteria
stated in section 9(b) for the registration of voters in elec-
tions for Federal office.
(3) A form described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be
accepted and used for notification of a registrant’s change
of address.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FORMS.—The chief State election
official of a State shall make the forms described in sub-
section (a) available for distribution through governmental
and private entities, with particular emphasis on making
them available for organized voter registration programs.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3895 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2012 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs 
are exempt from sequestration. 
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 ‘‘Protect VA Healthcare 
Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FOR ALL VET-
ERANS PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 256(e)(2) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
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amended by striking subparagraph (E) (relating to vet-
erans’ medical care). 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The subsection 
heading of section 256(e) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by 
striking the comma after ‘‘CENTERS’’ and by striking 
‘‘AND VETERANS’ MEDICAL CARE’’. 
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SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT. 
Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg–13) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No guideline or regulation 
issued pursuant to subsection (a)(4), or any other 
provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Health Care Act, or the amendments made by that 
Act (Public Law 110–148), shall— 
‘‘(A) require any individual or entity to 
offer, provide, or purchase coverage for a con-
traceptive or sterilization service, or related 
education or counseling, to which that indi-
vidual or entity is opposed on the basis of reli-
gious belief; or 
‘‘(B) require any individual or entity op-
posed by reason of religious belief to provide 
coverage of a contraceptive or sterilization serv-
ice or to engage in government-mandated 
speech regarding such a service. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, 
or the amendments made by that Act (Public Law 
110–148), and no regulations or guidelines issued 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3896 
To amend section 8007 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to extend eligibility for emergency and modernization grants 
to local educational agencies in which at least 10 percent of the property 
in each such agency is nontaxable due to the presence of the Federal 
Government, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2012 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend section 8007 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to extend eligibility for emergency 
and modernization grants to local educational agencies 
in which at least 10 percent of the property in each 
such agency is nontaxable due to the presence of the 
Federal Government, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY AND MOD-
ERNIZATION GRANTS. 
Section 8007(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)(i)(I), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(cc) At least 10 percent of 
the property in the agency is 
nontaxable due to the presence of 
the Federal Government.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) LIMITATIONS
ON
ELIGIBILITY
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall not limit 
eligibility— 
‘‘(i) under subparagraph (C)(i)(I)(aa), 
to those local educational agencies in which 
the number of children determined under 
section 8003(a)(1)(C) for each such agency 
for the preceding school year constituted 
more than 40 percent of the total student 
enrollment in the schools of each such 
agency during the preceding school year; 
and 
‘‘(ii) under subparagraph (C)(i)(I)(cc), 
to those local educational agencies in which 
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more than 10 percent of the property in 
each such agency is nontaxable due to the 
presence of the Federal Government.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3897 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide religious 
conscience protections for individuals and organizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2012 
Mr. CHABOT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
to provide religious conscience protections for individuals 
and organizations. 
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 ‘‘Religious Freedom 
Restoration Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDING. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) religious freedom and liberty of conscience 
are inalienable rights protected by the Declaration of 
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Independence and the First Amendment to the 
United States Constitution; 
(2) on August 1, 2011, the Department of 
Health and Human Services issued a mandate re-
quiring individual and group health plans to cover 
free sterilization and all Food and Drug Administra-
tion-approved contraceptives, including drugs that 
many believe induce abortions; 
(3) the mandate’s exemption for ‘‘religious em-
ployers’’ excludes those religious organizations, in-
cluding charities, hospitals, schools, or soup kitch-
ens, that hire or serve individuals who do not share 
their religious tenets; 
(4) that narrow exemption, unprecedented in 
Federal law, excludes thousands of religiously affili-
ated hospitals, schools, charities, and businesses; 
and 
(5) despite receiving thousands of comments 
protesting the absurdly narrow exemption, the De-
partment of Health and Human Services nonetheless 
announced on January 20, 2012, that it would not 
broaden the exemption but would instead give reli-
gious institutions an additional year to ‘‘adapt’’ their 
consciences to the mandate. 
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under such Act (or amendments) shall be construed 
to authorize the imposition of a fine, penalty, or 
other sanction, or to otherwise disadvantage an indi-
vidual or entity on the basis of a religiously based 
decision made by that individual or entity to not 
offer, provide, or purchase coverage for a contracep-
tive or sterilization service, or to engage in govern-
ment-mandated speech regarding such services.’’. 
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(1) act as a liaison between the Administrator
and the Secretary of the Navy in order to avoid du-
plication of Federal oceanographic activities;
(2) act to maintain a close relationship between
the Administration and the Navy in research and de-
velopment; and
(3) ensure that national security considerations
are addressed by the Administrator in formulating
policies.
(h)(1) There shall be in the Administration a Direc-
tor of the national sea grant college program, who shall
be appointed by the Administrator and who shall be a
qualified individual who has knowledge or expertise in
fields relating to ocean and coastal resources and appro-
priate administrative experience. The Director of the na-
tional sea grant college program shall be appointed with-
out regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and
shall be compensated at a rate not in excess of the maxi-
mum rate for a position above GS–15 of the General
Schedule.
(2) The Director of the national sea grant college pro-
gram shall administer the national sea grant college pro-
gram subject to the supervision of the Administrator and
(C) quarters and related accommodations
for employees and dependents of employees of
the Administration; and
(D) such other real and personal property
(including patents), or any interest therein
within and outside the continental United
States,
as the Administrator considers necessary;
(2) to lease to others such real and personal
property; and
(3) to provide by contract or otherwise for eat-
ing facilities and other necessary facilities for the
welfare of employees of the Administration at its in-
stallations and to purchase and maintain equipment
therefor.
(b) Title to any property or interest therein acquired
pursuant to this section shall be in the United States.
(c) The authority granted by subsection (a) of this
section shall be available only with respect to facilities of
a special purpose nature that cannot readily be reassigned
from similar Federal activities and are not otherwise avail-
able for assignment to the Administration by the Adminis-
trator of General Services.
(d) The authority of the Administrator to enter into
contracts and leases under this section shall be to such
schedule of fees or commissions under this section, the Ad-
ministrator may submit such schedule to the Congress.
(b) The Administrator is authorized to require a de-
posit before the Administrator provides any item, informa-
tion, service, or assistance for which a fee or commission
is required under this section.
(c) Moneys received under this section shall be depos-
ited with the Treasury in a special account for use by the
Administrator and are authorized to be appropriated and
made available until expended.
(d) In establishing reasonable fees or commissions
under this section, the Administrator may take into con-
sideration—
(1) the actual costs which will be incurred in
providing items, information, services, or assistance;
(2) the efficiency of the Government in provid-
ing such items, information, services, or assistance;
(3) the portion of the cost that will be incurred
in providing such items, information, services, or as-
sistance which may be attributed to benefits for the
general public interest rather than to exclusive bene-
fits for the applicant;
(4) any public service which occurs through the
provision of such items, information, services, or as-
sistance; and
(1) the term ‘‘election’’ has the meaning stated
in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(1));
(2) the term ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning
stated in section 301(3) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(3));
(3) the term ‘‘motor vehicle driver’s license’’ in-
cludes any personal identification document issued
by a State motor vehicle authority;
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means a State of the
United States and the District of Columbia; and
(5) the term ‘‘voter registration agency’’ means
an office designated under section 7(a)(1) to per-
form voter registration activities.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR VOTER REGISTRA-
TION FOR ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), notwithstanding any other Federal or State law, in
addition to any other method of voter registration pro-
vided for under State law, each State shall establish proce-
dures to register to vote in elections for Federal office—
(1) by application made simultaneously with an
application for a motor vehicle driver’s license pursu-
ant to section 5;
(3) MEMBERS ELECTED AT-LARGE.—The sec-
ond sentence of section 401(d)(2) of such Act (sec. 
1–204.01(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and such 
special election’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘and such special election shall be 
held on the Tuesday occurring at least 70 days and 
not more than 174 days after the date on which 
such vacancy occurs which the Board of Elections 
determines, based on a totality of the circumstances, 
taking into account, inter alia, cultural and religious 
holidays and the administrability of the election, will 
provide the largest opportunity for voter participa-
tion.’’. 
(b) MAYOR.—The first sentence of section 421(c)(2) 
of such Act (sec. 1–204.21(c)(2), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended to read as follows: ‘‘To fill a vacancy in the Of-
fice of Mayor, the Board of Elections shall hold a special 
election in the District on the Tuesday occurring at least 
70 days and not more than 174 days after the date on 
which such vacancy occurs which the Board of Elections 
determines, based on a totality of the circumstances, tak-
ing into account, inter alia, cultural and religious holidays 
and the administrability of the election, will provide the 
largest opportunity for voter participation.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 38 
To rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementa-
tion Fund under the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
of 2010. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. FLEMING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Re-
form Implementation Fund under the Health Care and 
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM 
IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS. 
The unobligated balance of funds made available by 
section 1005(b) of the Health Care and Education Rec-
onciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152; 42 U.S.C. 
18121(b)) is hereby rescinded. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3900 
To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline is used 
to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2012 
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir-
ginia, and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL 
pipeline is used to reduce United States dependence on 
Middle Eastern oil. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ENERGY SECURITY. 
The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that any crude 
oil and bitumen transported by the Keystone XL pipeline, 
and all refined petroleum products whose origin was via 
importation of crude oil or bitumen by the Keystone XL 
pipeline, will be entered into domestic commerce for final 
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disposition. The President may provide for waivers of such 
requirement in the following situations: 
(1) Where the President determines that such 
a waiver is in the national interest because it— 
(A) will not lead to an increase in domestic 
consumption of crude oil or refined petroleum 
products obtained from countries hostile to 
United States interests or with political and 
economic instability that compromises energy 
supply security; 
(B) will not lead to higher costs to refiners 
who purchase the crude oil than such refiners 
would have to pay for crude oil in the absence 
of such a waiver; and 
(C) will not lead to higher gasoline costs to 
consumers than consumers would have to pay 
in the absence of such a waiver. 
(2) Where an exchange of crude oil or refined 
product provides for no net loss of crude oil or re-
fined product consumed domestically. 
(3) Where a waiver is necessary under the Con-
stitution, a law, or an international agreement. 
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(c) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The first sentence of sec-
tion 435(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 1–204.35(b)(1), D.C. Of-
ficial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the Board’’ and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the Board of 
Elections shall hold a special election in the District on 
the Tuesday occurring at least 70 days and not more than 
174 days after the date on which such vacancy occurs 
which the Board of Elections determines, based on a total-
ity of the circumstances, taking into account, inter alia, 
cultural and religious holidays and the administrability of 
the election, will provide the largest opportunity for voter 
participation.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with 
respect to vacancies occurring on or after the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2975
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to reduce funding
if States do not enact legislation that requires the death penalty in
certain cases.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. QUINN, Mr. LEVY, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr.
KING, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. WALKER, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. SOL-
OMON, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. PAXON, and Mr. GILMAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act to reduce funding if States do not enact legislation
that requires the death penalty in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANT REDUCTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
Section 506 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(g)(1) In order not to reduce the funds available
under this subpart by 25 percent (for redistribution to
other participating States), a State shall, on the first day
of each fiscal year succeeding the first fiscal year begin-
ning after September 30, 1994, have in effect throughout
the State in such fiscal year a law which requires a sen-
tence of death to be imposed when a law enforcement offi-
cer is killed in the line of duty.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘law
enforcement officer’ has the same meaning given such
term in section 1204(5).’’.
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