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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2240 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductions and 
credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales con-
ducted in compliance with State law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2013 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. POLIS, Mr. SMITH 
of Washington, Mr. FARR, Mr. COHEN, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Ms. LEE 
of California) 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 allow deduc-
tions and credits relating to expenditures in connection 
with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State 
law. 
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 ‘‘Small Business Tax 
Equity Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTIONS AND CREDITS RELAT-
ING 
TO 
EXPENDITURES 
IN 
CONNECTION 
WITH MARIJUANA SALES CONDUCTED IN 
COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 280E of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, unless such trade or busi-
ness consists of marijuana sales conducted in compliance 
with State law’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years end-
ing after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or under section 24’’ after
‘‘under sections 5(d) and 5(e)’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or under section 24’’ after
‘‘under section 5(c)’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘or otherwise
disabled’’; and
(D) by inserting before the period at the end
‘‘, and (3) adequate and appropriate rec-
ommendations on how to equitably achieve such
reductions’’; and
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘No funds ap-
propriated’’ and inserting ‘‘None of the funds obli-
gated’’.
Subtitle C—Program Integrity
SEC. 301. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AUTHORIZATION PE-
RIODS.
Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2018(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary shall establish spe-
cific time periods during which authorization to accept and
redeem coupons or redeem benefits through an electronic
benefit transfer system under the food stamp program shall
be valid.’’.
HR 2251 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse and Federal building 
located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Min-
nesota, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Edward 
J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Build-
ing’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
States courthouse and Federal building referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Edward 
J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Build-
ing’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2243 
To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to make competitive grants 
to support research and development, education, and training to produce 
a bio-based aviation fuel for use by the Air Force. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2013 
Mr. ENYART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to make competi-
tive grants to support research and development, edu-
cation, and training to produce a bio-based aviation fuel 
for use by the Air Force. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BIO-BASED AVIATION FUEL RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING EF-
FORTS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION AND PRIMARY PURPOSE.— 
The Secretary of the Air Force may make a grant, 
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on a competitive basis, to an existing biofuels re-
search center in the United States to conduct pilot- 
scale research, development, and testing of bio-based 
fuels that are suitable for use by the Air Force as 
an aviation fuel for jet aircraft. 
(2) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—Grant funds pro-
vided under paragraph (1) may also be used by the 
grant recipient to train military and civilian per-
sonnel in the new technologies and to conduct a 
study regarding the economic feasibility of a full- 
scale bio-based aviation fuel production facility. 
(b) GRANT APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant applicants shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary of the Air Force 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
(2) SELECTION
PREFERENCE.—In conducting 
the competition for selection of the grant recipient, 
the Secretary shall give a preference to an existing 
biofuels research center in the United States that— 
(A) has the capacity and expertise nec-
essary to quickly and efficiently conduct the 
pilot-scale research, development, and testing 
described in subsection (a)(1); and 
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(B) is located in close proximity to— 
(i) the raw materials specified in sub-
paragraph (B) of subsection (a)(1); 
(ii) a military installation with respon-
sibility for military air transportation; and 
(iii) a private or commercial airport 
with capacity to host a research and pilot 
production facility. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grants under subsection (a) 
may not exceed a total $25,000,000. With the approval 
of the Secretary of the Air Force, grant funds may be 
used for infrastructure to facilitate the pilot-scale re-
search, development, and testing described in subsection 
(a)(1). 
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TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART A OF
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM
SEC. 101. MAINTAINING SAVINGS RESULTING FROM TEM-
PORARY FREEZE ON PAYMENT INCREASES
FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVICES.
(a) BASING UPDATES TO PER DIEM COST LIMITS ON
LIMITS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The last sentence of section
1888(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395yy(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(except that such updates may not take
into account any changes in the routine service costs
of skilled nursing facilities occurring during cost re-
porting periods which began during fiscal year 1994
or fiscal year 1995).’’.
(2) NO
EXCEPTIONS
PERMITTED
BASED
ON
AMENDMENT.—The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall not consider the amendment made by
paragraph (1) in making any adjustments pursuant
to section 1888(c) of the Social Security Act.
(b) PAYMENTS
DETERMINED
ON
PROSPECTIVE
BASIS.—Any change made by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services in the amount of any prospective pay-
ment paid to a skilled nursing facility under section
1888(d) of the Social Security Act for cost reporting peri-
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1133
To provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by
any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a year immediately following
a fiscal year in which a deficit in the budget of the United States
Government exists.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1995
Mr. STEARNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Government Reform and Oversight and, in addition, to the Com-
mittee on House Oversight, 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 provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be
increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect
in a year immediately following a fiscal year in which
a deficit in the budget of the United States Government
exists.
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 ‘‘Deficit Accountability
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECT OF A BUDGET DEFICIT.
Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘Subject to
subparagraph (B),’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to sub-
paragraph (B) and paragraph (3),’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) An adjustment under paragraph (2) which
is scheduled to take effect in a calendar year shall not
be made if the budget of the United States Government
was in deficit for the last fiscal year ending before the
start of such calendar year, as determined under subpara-
graph (B).
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 months after the end of each
fiscal year, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall—
‘‘(i) determine whether the budget of the Unit-
ed States Government was in deficit for such fiscal
year; and
‘‘(ii) submit a written report to the Congress as
to its findings under this subparagraph.
A failure to make a timely determination under the pre-
ceding sentence shall be treated as a determination under
this subparagraph that the budget of the United States
Government was in deficit for the fiscal year involved.’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2244 
To designate the attack that occurred at a recruiting station in Little Rock, 
Arkansas, on June 1, 2009, in which Private William Long of the 
United States Army was killed and Private Quinton Ezeagwula of the 
United States Army was wounded, as an international terrorist attack 
for which the two soldiers are to be awarded the Purple Heart. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2013 
Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. 
WOMACK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To designate the attack that occurred at a recruiting station 
in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009, in which 
Private William Long of the United States Army was 
killed and Private Quinton Ezeagwula of the United 
States Army was wounded, as an international terrorist 
attack for which the two soldiers are to be awarded 
the Purple Heart. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Ezeagwula 
and Long Act’’ or the ‘‘HEAL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF LITTLE ROCK RECRUITING STA-
TION ATTACK AS AN INTERNATIONAL TER-
RORIST ATTACK FOR PURPOSES OF AWARD-
ING THE PURPLE HEART. 
The attack that occurred at a recruiting station in 
Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009, in which Private 
William Long of the United States Army was killed and 
Private Quinton Ezeagwula of the United States Army 
was wounded, was an international terrorist attack carried 
out by an enemy of the United States, and pursuant to 
Army Regulations regarding the award of the Purple 
Heart (AR 600–8–22, chapter 2, section II, 2–8b), Pri-
vates Long and Ezeagwula are entitled to be awarded the 
Purple Heart. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2245 
To prohibit the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation from making 
grants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2013 
Mr. LANKFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 
from making grants, 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. PROHIBITION. 
No funds made available to the Department of State 
or any department or agency may be used to carry out 
the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation or any 
other such program to provide grants for cultural preser-
vation outside the United States. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1134
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain savings
provisions under the medicare program, as incorporated in the budget
submitted by the President for fiscal year 1996.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 1995
Mr. THOMAS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means and, in addition, to the Committee
on Commerce, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend
certain savings provisions under the medicare program,
as incorporated in the budget submitted by the President
for fiscal year 1996.
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 ‘‘Medicare Presidential
Budget Savings Extension Act of 1995’’.
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SEC. 3. ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT AMEND-
MENTS.
Section 7(d) of the Anadromous Fish Conservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 757g(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘1991,
1992, 1993, and 1994’’ and inserting instead ‘‘1995 and
1996’’.
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2246 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in order to limit 
the penalties to a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort 
level of funding to a one-time penalty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2013 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico (for himself and Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN 
GRISHAM of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
in order to limit the penalties to a State that does 
not meet its maintenance of effort level of funding to 
a one-time penalty. 
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 ‘‘IDEA MOE Adjust-
ment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PENALTY LIMITATION. 
Section 612(a)(18) of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(18)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall re-
duce the allocation of funds under section 611 
for any fiscal year’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) REDUCTION.—The Secretary shall reduce the al-
location of funds under section 611 for 1 fiscal year.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) DISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDS.—In 
any case where a State’s allocation under 
clause (i) is reduced, the Secretary shall 
distribute to all other States (as that term 
is defined in section 611(g)(2)) that were 
not subject to a reduction in allocation 
under such clause, the amount by which 
any State’s allocation under section 611(d) 
was reduced under such clause, in accord-
ance with subclauses (II) and (III) of sec-
tion 611(d)(3)(A)(i) and without regard to 
paragraphs (A)(i)(I) and (B) of section 
611(d)(3). 
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‘‘(iii) USE OF FUNDS BY STATES.— 
Each State that receives additional funds 
under clause (ii) shall allocate such funds 
to local educational agencies in accordance 
with section 611(f). 
‘‘(iv) NO
CONSIDERATION
FOR
FU-
TURE
YEARS
ALLOCATION.—Notwith-
standing section 611(d), in calculating the 
amounts for allocations under such section 
for fiscal year 2013 and all subsequent 
years, the Secretary, when determining the 
amount a State received under such sec-
tion for a preceding fiscal year, shall not 
consider— 
‘‘(I) any amount by which a 
State’s allocation under such section 
for fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent 
year is reduced under clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) any amount by which a 
State’s allocation increased, pursuant 
to clause (ii), as a result of a State’s 
reduction in allocation for fiscal year 
2012 or any subsequent year.’’. 
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170 
pedited removal proceedings pursuant to section 
235(b)(1)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)(5)) or section 
238 (8 U.S.C. 1228), were granted voluntary depar-
ture pursuant to section 240B, were granted relief 
from removal pursuant to statute, were granted legal 
nonimmigrant or immigrant status pursuant to stat-
ute, or were determined not to be inadmissible or de-
portable. 
(4) Aliens issued notices to appear that were 
cancelled in the previous fiscal year despite the De-
partment of Homeland Security’s findings that the 
aliens were inadmissible or deportable, unless the 
aliens were granted relief from removal pursuant to 
statute, were granted voluntary departure pursuant to 
section 240B of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229c), or were 
granted legal nonimmigrant or immigrant status 
pursuant to statute. 
(5) Aliens who were placed into removal pro-
ceedings, whose removal proceedings were terminated 
in the previous fiscal year prior to their conclusion, 
unless the aliens were granted relief from removal 
pursuant to statute, were granted voluntary departure 
pursuant to section 240B, were granted legal non-
immigrant or immigrant status pursuant to statute, 
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(4) set forth the standards of eligibility for indi-
vidual or household recipients of commodities, which
at minimum shall require—
(A) individuals or households to be com-
prised of needy persons; and
(B) individual or household members to be
residing in the geographic location served by
the distributing agency at the time of applica-
tion for assistance.
(c) The Secretary shall encourage each State receiv-
ing commodities under this title to establish a State advi-
sory board consisting of representatives of all interested
entities, both public and private, in the distribution of
commodities received under this title in the State.
(d) Each State agency receiving commodities under
this title may—
(1) enter into cooperative agreements with
State agencies of other States to jointly provide
commodities received under this subtitle to eligible
recipient agencies that serve needy persons in a sin-
gle geographical area which includes such States; or
(2) transfer commodities received under this
title to any such eligible recipient agency in the
other State under such agreement.
(3) for each substance reviewed under section 
2(c)(5), the outcome of such review, and the antici-
pated timeline for review of additional substances; 
(4) a description of all remedial action taken 
under section 2(c)(6); and 
(5) for bisphenol A and any other substance de-
termined not to have a reasonable certainty of no 
harm under section 2(c)(5), a review of the potential 
alternatives to that substance that are available or 
being developed for use in food and beverage con-
tainers. 
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‘‘(b) VOLUNTARY APPLICATION.—This chapter ap-
plies to a vessel not described in subsection (a) of this
section if the owner of the vessel requests the Secretary
to apply this chapter to the vessel.
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—Except as provided in subsection
(b) of this section, this chapter does not apply to—
‘‘(1) a barge;
‘‘(2) a recreational vessel not engaged in com-
mercial service;
‘‘(3) a fishing vessel;
‘‘(4) a vessel operating on the Great Lakes or
its tributary and connecting waters; or
‘‘(5) a public vessel.
‘‘§ 3203. Safety management system
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations which establish a safety management system
for responsible persons and vessels to which this chapter
applies, including—
‘‘(1) a safety and environmental protection pol-
icy;
‘‘(2) instructions and procedures to ensure safe
operation of those vessels and protection of the envi-
ronment in compliance with international and Unit-
ed States law;
a competitive basis, to States to pay for the 
Federal share of the cost of establishing or en-
hancing, and administering per-pupil facilities 
aid programs. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subsection for periods of not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(C) 
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal 
share of the cost described in subparagraph (A) 
for a per-pupil facilities aid program shall be 
not more than— 
‘‘(i) 90 percent of the cost, for the 
first fiscal year for which the program re-
ceives assistance under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) 80 percent in the second such 
year; 
‘‘(iii) 60 percent in the third such 
year; 
‘‘(iv) 40 percent in the fourth such 
year; and 
‘‘(v) 20 percent in the fifth such year. 
‘‘(D) STATE SHARE.—A State receiving a 
grant under this subsection may partner with 1 
or more organizations to provide up to 50 per-
cent of the State share of the cost of estab-
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