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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1816 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from 
gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2011 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps edu-
cational awards. 
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 ‘‘Segal AmeriCorps 
Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF AMERICORPS 
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified scholarships) is 
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(B) critically evaluate claims based on 
data— 
(i) as a consumer of the news media; 
(ii) in making medical decisions; and 
(iii) in making financial decisions, 
such as decisions related to a mortgage or 
a car repair. 
(3) Statistics provides tools for describing varia-
bility and uncertainty to support making informed 
decisions, both large and small. A foundation in sta-
tistical thinking helps individuals to evaluate risks 
and weigh the likelihood of various outcomes. 
(4) Statistical literacy provides tools for dealing 
with uncertainty. There is uncertainty in virtually 
every situation and number individuals face, but sta-
tistical literacy enables individuals to make rational 
decisions in the face of uncertainty. 
(5) Statistical concepts are important for the 
study of mathematics, the natural sciences, and the 
social sciences. In mathematics, statistical literacy 
provides applications and real-life illustrations of the 
importance of mathematics, which motivates stu-
dents for deeper learning. In the natural sciences 
and the social sciences, statistical problem-solving 
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amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) AMERICORPS EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—Gross 
income shall not include any national service educational 
award described in subtitle D of title I of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 
et seq.).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 148
To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the remedial jurisdiction
relating to taxes of inferior Federal courts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. CRANE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the reme-
dial jurisdiction relating to taxes of inferior Federal
courts.
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 ‘‘Judicial Taxation Pro-
hibition Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. TITLE 28 AMENDMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1341
the following new section:
‘‘§ 1341A. Prohibition of judicial imposition or in-
crease of taxes.
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
inferior court established by Congress shall have jurisdic-
tion to issue any remedy, order, injunction, writ, judg-
ment, or other judicial decree requiring the Federal Gov-
ernment or any State or local government body to impose
any new tax or to increase any existing tax or tax rate.
‘‘(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a court
from ordering duly authorized remedies, otherwise within
their jurisdiction, which may require expenditures by Fed-
eral, State, or local government where such expenditures
are necessary to effectuate such remedies.
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘tax’’ in-
cludes—
‘‘(1) personal income taxes;
‘‘(2) real and personal property taxes;
‘‘(3) sales and transfer taxes;
‘‘(4) estate and gift taxes;
‘‘(5) excise taxes;
‘‘(6) user taxes;
‘‘(7) corporate and business income taxes; and
‘‘(8) licensing fees or taxes.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 85 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1341 the following new item:
‘‘1341A. Prohibition of judicial imposition or increase of taxes.’’.
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(2) PLANS SUBJECT TO EFFECTIVE STATE REG-
ULATION.—A plan described in this paragraph is a
health benefit plan that is subject to regulation by
a State, if the Secretary finds that—
(A) the State provides for application of
the requirement of subsection (a), and
(B) the State regulatory program provides
for the appropriate and effective enforcement of
such requirement with respect to such plans.
SEC. 534. COORDINATION OF BENEFIT STANDARDS.
(a) REVIEW OF COORDINATION OF BENEFIT PROB-
LEMS.—Between July 1, 1995, and January 1, 1996, the
Secretary shall determine whether problems relating to—
(1) the rules for determining the liability of
health benefit plans when benefits are payable under
two or more such plans, or
(2) the availability of information among such
health benefit plans when benefits are so payable,
cause significant administrative costs.
(b) CONTINGENT PROMULGATION OF STANDARDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines
that such problems do cause significant administra-
tive costs that could be significantly reduced through
the implementation of standards, the Secretary shall
promulgate standards concerning—
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1818 
To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2011 
Mr. MCKEON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, 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 ‘‘Mt. Andrea Lawrence 
Designation Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that Andrea Mead Lawrence— 
(1) was born in Rutland County, Vermont, on 
April 19, 1932, where she developed a life-long love 
of winter sports and appreciation for the environ-
ment; 
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(2) competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics in 
St. Moritz, Switzerland, and the 1956 Winter Olym-
pics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and was the torch 
lighter at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Val-
ley, California; 
(3) won 2 Gold Medals in the Olympic special 
and giant slalom races at the 1952 Winter Olympics 
in Oslo, Norway, and remains the only United 
States double-gold medalist in alpine skiing; 
(4) was inducted into the U.S. National Ski 
Hall of Fame in 1958 at the age of 25; 
(5) moved in 1968 to Mammoth Lakes in the 
spectacularly beautiful Eastern Sierra of California, 
a place that she fought to protect for the rest of her 
life; 
(6) founded the Friends of Mammoth to main-
tain the beauty and serenity of Mammoth Lakes and 
the Eastern Sierra; 
(7) served for 16 years on the Mono County 
Board of Supervisors, where she worked tirelessly to 
protect and restore Mono Lake, Bodie State Historic 
Park and other important natural and cultural land-
scapes of the Eastern Sierra; 
(8) worked, as a member of the Great Basin 
Air Pollution Control District, to reduce air pollution 
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House Calendar No. 134 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1818 
[Report No. 112–505] 
A BILL 
To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for other 
purposes. 
MAY 30, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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that had been caused by the dewatering of Owens 
Lake; 
(9) founded the Andrea Lawrence Institute for 
Mountains and Rivers in 2003 to work for environ-
mental protection and economic vitality in the region 
she loved so much; 
(10) testified in 2008 before the Mono County 
Board of Supervisors in favor of the Eastern Sierra 
and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act, a bill 
that was enacted the day before she died; 
(11) passed away on March 31, 2009, at 76 
years of age, leaving 5 children, Cortlandt, Matthew, 
Deirdre, Leslie, and Quentin, and 4 grandchildren; 
and 
(12) leaves a rich legacy that will continue to 
benefit present and future generations. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MT. ANDREA LAWRENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Peak 12,240 (located 0.6 miles 
northeast of Donahue Peak on the northern border of the 
Ansel Adams Wilderness and Yosemite National Park 
(UTM coordinates Zone 11, 304428 E, 4183631 N)) shall 
be known and designated as ‘‘Mt. Andrea Lawrence’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 
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States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be con-
sidered to be a reference to ‘‘Mt. Andrea Lawrence’’. 
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(3) to any other position in the Minerals Man-
agement Service that pertains to any of the duties 
and authorities referred to in section 102 is deemed 
to refer and apply to that same or equivalent posi-
tion in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental En-
forcement. 
(c) OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE.— 
Any reference in any law, rule, regulation, directive, or in-
struction, or certificate or other official document, in force 
immediately prior to enactment— 
(1) to the Minerals Management Service that 
pertains to any of the duties and authorities referred 
to in section 103 is deemed to refer and apply to the 
Office of Natural Resources Revenue established by 
section 103; 
(2) to the Director of the Minerals Management 
Service that pertains to any of the duties and au-
thorities referred to in section 103 is deemed to 
refer and apply to the Director of Natural Resources 
Revenue; and 
(3) to any other position in the Minerals Man-
agement Service that pertains to any of the duties 
and authorities referred to in section 103 is deemed 
to refer and apply to that same or equivalent posi-
tion in the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6434 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish, within 
the National Park Service, the Japanese American World 
War II History Network, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1491
To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Romania for 3
years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1993
Mrs. KENNELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of
Romania for 3 years.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREAT-
MENT TO THE PRODUCTS OF ROMANIA.
Subject to section 2, during the 3-year period begin-
ning on July 4, 1993, nondiscriminatory treatment (most-
favored-nation treatment) applies to the products of Ro-
mania.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR BILATERAL COMMERCIAL
AGREEMENT.
The nondiscriminatory treatment provided for the
products of any country listed in section 1 shall apply only
during such time within the 3-year period referred to in
that section that there is in effect between the United
States of America and that country a commercial agree-
ment that meets the requirements set forth in section
405(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2435(b));
except that, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph
(1) of such section, the renewal of the commercial agree-
ment after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
for a period ending not sooner than July 4, 1997.
SEC. 3. COORDINATION WITH JACKSON-VANIK AMEND-
MENT.
During the 3-year period referred to in section 1, the
provisions of sections 401, 402, 404, 405 (a) and (c), and
407 of the Trade Act of 1974 are suspended with respect
to each country listed in section 1 except to the extent
necessary for the inclusion of that country within the ap-
propriate waiver procedures of section 402(d) for purposes
of extending nondiscriminatory treatment (if the President
decides to recommend such extension) to the products of
that country after July 3, 1997.
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(1) ‘‘bid’’ means the complete proposal for a
concessions contract offered by a potential or exist-
ing concessioner in response to the minimum re-
quirements for the contract established by the Sec-
retary;
(2) ‘‘concessioner’’ means a private person, cor-
poration, or other entity to whom a concessions con-
tract has been awarded;
(3) ‘‘concessions contract’’ means a contract,
including permits, to provide facilities or services, or
both, at a park;
(4) ‘‘facilities’’ means improvements to real
property within parks used to provide accommoda-
tions, facilities, or services to park visitors;
(5) ‘‘park’’ means a unit of the National Park
System; and
(6) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In-
terior.
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF CONCESSIONS POLICY ACT OF 1965.
The Act of October 9, 1965, Public Law 89–249 (79
Stat. 969, 16 U.S.C. 20–20g), entitled ‘‘An Act relating
to the establishment of concession policies administered in
the areas administered by the National Park Service, and
for other purposes’’, is hereby repealed. The repeal of such
Act shall not affect the validity of any contract entered
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible women’ means women
described in subsection (a).
‘‘(3) The term ‘health conditions’ includes dis-
eases and disorders.
‘‘(4) The term ‘health’ includes mental health.
‘‘(5) The term ‘menopausal age’, with respect
to a woman, includes the age at which the woman
is nearing menopause and includes any age at which
the woman experiences menopausal health condi-
tions.
‘‘(6) The term ‘menopausal health conditions’
means conditions arising from the diminished or
complete cessation of the functioning of the ovaries,
whether occurring naturally or otherwise.
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1995 and 1996.’’.
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‘‘§ 1033. Loan broker advance fees and fraud
‘‘(a) It shall be unlawful for a loan broker—
‘‘(1) to solicit an advance fee in connection
with—
‘‘(A) arranging or attempting to arrange
consumer credit;
‘‘(B) offering to find for any individual
consumer credit; or
‘‘(C) advising any individual as to how to
obtain consumer credit;
‘‘(2) to make or use any false or misleading
representations or omit any material fact in the
offer or sale of the service of a loan broker; or
‘‘(3) to engage, directly or indirectly, in any
conduct that operates or would operate as fraud or
deception upon any person in connection with the
offer or sale of the services of a loan broker, not-
withstanding the absence of reliance by the person
to whom the loan broker’s services are offered or
sold.
‘‘(b) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) of
this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
for not more than 5 years, or both
‘‘(c) Any violation of subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) be treated as a violation of a rule of the
Federal Trade Commission issued pursuant to sec-
SEC. 16. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN LEASE REQUIRE-
MENTS.
The provisions of section 321 of the Act of June 30,
1932 (47 Stat. 412; 40 U.S.C. 303b), relating to the leas-
ing of buildings and properties of the United States, shall
not apply to contracts awarded by the Secretary pursuant
to this Act.
SEC. 17. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Subsection (h) of section 2 of the Act of August 21,
1935, the Historical Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act
(49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 462(h)), is amended by striking
out the proviso therein.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1495
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain practices by
unregulated loan brokers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1993
Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain
practices by unregulated loan brokers.
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 ‘‘Advance Fee Loan
Scam Prevention Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
estate salesperson, attorney, credit card
company, installment loan licensee, mort-
gage broker or lender, or insurance com-
pany if such person is—
‘‘(I) licensed by and subject to
regulation or supervision by any agen-
cy of the United States or by the
State in which the person seeking to
utilize the services of the loan broker
resides; and
‘‘(II) is acting within the scope of
that license or regulation;
‘‘(2) the term ‘‘advance fee’’—
‘‘(A) means any fee (including any advance
payment of interest or other fees for any exten-
sion of consumer credit) which is assessed or
collected by a loan broker from any person
seeking the consumer credit before the exten-
sion of such credit; and
‘‘(B) does not include—
‘‘(i) any amount that the loan broker
can demonstrate is collected solely for the
purpose of payment to unaffiliated, third
party vendors for actual expenses incurred
and payable before the extension of any
consumer credit; or
‘‘(ii) any application fee or other
charge assessed or collected—
‘‘(I) by a retail seller of property
that is primarily for personal, family,
or household purposes or automobiles;
‘‘(II) 
in 
connection 
with 
a
consumer credit transaction in which
a purchase money security interest
arising under an installment sales
contract (or any equivalent consensual
security interest) is created or re-
tained against any such property or
automobile being sold by the retail
seller to the person seeking the exten-
sion of credit; or
‘‘(III) in connection with a resi-
dential real estate transaction that is
secured by a first lien on the property,
including a purchase, refinancing, or
consolidation of an extension of credit;
and
‘‘(3) the terms ‘‘consumer’’ and ‘‘credit’’ have
the meanings given to such terms in section 103 of
the Truth in Lending Act.’’.
(b) CIVIL FORFEITURE.—Section 981(a)(1)(C) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘title or a violation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘title, a violation’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or a violation of section
1033 of this title’’ before the period.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘1033. Loan broker advance fees and fraud.’’.
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1496
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the registration
of aliens on criminal probation or criminal parole.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1993
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GIL-
MAN, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. CANADY, and Mr. COBLE) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize
the registration of aliens on criminal probation or crimi-
nal parole.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING REGISTRATION OF ALIENS ON
CRIMINAL PROBATION OR CRIMINAL PA-
ROLE.
Section 263(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1303(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and (5)’’
and inserting ‘‘(5) aliens who are or have been on criminal
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‘‘(2) DAMAGES.—The court may award—
‘‘(A) actual damages;
‘‘(B) punitive damages;
‘‘(C) reasonable attorneys’ fees and other
litigation costs reasonably incurred; and
‘‘(D) such other preliminary and equitable
relief as the court determines to be appropriate.
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No action may be brought
under paragraph (1) unless such action is begun
within 2 years from the date of the act complained
of or the date of discovery of such act.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions apply:
‘‘(1) HEALTH
BENEFIT
PLAN.—The term
‘health benefit plan’ means an employee welfare ben-
efit plan providing medical care to participants or
beneficiaries directly or through insurance, reim-
bursement, or any other hospital or medical expense
incurred policy or certificate, hospital or medical
service plan contract, or health maintenance sub-
scriber contract.
‘‘(2) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘personally identifiable informa-
tion’ means information relating to the diagnosis or
treatment of any illness, disability, injury, or condi-
probation or criminal parole within the United States, and
(6)’’.
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velopment on family engagement in edu-
cation for school staff, parent leadership 
training, family literacy and numeracy pro-
grams, home visitation programs, family 
volunteerism programs, and other innova-
tive programs that meaningfully engage 
families. 
‘‘(iii) Developing and implementing 
local educational agency family engage-
ment in education data-collection systems 
and indicators. 
‘‘(iv) Assessing and providing rec-
ommendations on school family engage-
ment in education policies, practices, and 
use of funds. 
‘‘(v) Providing technical assistance 
and training to schools on the implementa-
tion and assessment of family engagement 
in education policies and practices. 
‘‘(vi) Providing additional support to 
schools that have been identified for im-
provement under section 1116(b) to assist 
in their implementation of family engage-
ment in education, including the hiring 
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