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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1488 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting 
period for disability insurance benefits shall not be applicable in the 
case of a recovering service member. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2013 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. BARLETTA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits 
shall not be applicable in the case of a recovering service 
member. 
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 ‘‘Recovering Service 
Members Disability Benefits Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM WAITING PERIOD FOR DIS-
ABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS OF RECOV-
ERING SERVICE MEMBERS. 
(a) EXCEPTION FROM WAITING PERIOD.—The first 
sentence of section 223(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1)) is amended, in clause (ii) thereof 
in the matter following subparagraph (E)— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘but only’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or (II) if such individual is a 
recovering service member,’’ after ‘‘the first month 
in which he is under such disability,’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEM-
BER.—Section 223(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 423(a)) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘recovering service member’ 
means a member of the Armed Forces, includ-
ing a member of the National Guard or a Re-
serve component, who is undergoing medical 
treatment, recuperation, or therapy while recov-
ering from a serious bodily injury or physical 
illness related to the member’s military service; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘serious bodily injury or 
physical illness’ means in the case of a member 
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of the Armed Forces, a bodily injury or physical 
illness incurred by the member in line of duty 
on active duty in the Armed Forces while in a 
combat zone designated under section 112(c)(2) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that may 
render the member medically unfit to perform 
the duties of the member’s office, grade, rank, 
or rating.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to applications for benefits filed on or after the 
date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration may provide funds to an eligi-
ble entity impacted by the covered marine debris event to 
assist such entity with the costs of any activity previously 
carried out, being carried out, or to be carried out to ad-
dress the effects of such event. 
(b) FUNDING.—The Administrator may provide 
funds under subsection (a) using any funds provided by 
the Government of Japan for activities to address the ef-
fects of the covered marine debris event. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COVERED
MARINE
DEBRIS
EVENT.—The 
term ‘‘covered marine debris event’’ means the 
events, including marine debris, resulting from the 
March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsu-
nami. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any State, local, or tribal government. 
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annual periods described in section 5(d)(1) of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 that begin after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 5, the amendments 
made by this Act shall apply with respect to disbursements 
made on or after July 1, 2013. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1490 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the recording of a patient 
in a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs without the informed 
consent of the patient. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2013 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the re-
cording of a patient in a facility of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs without the informed consent of the 
patient. 
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 ‘‘Veterans’ Privacy 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF VISUAL RECORDING WITHOUT IN-
FORMED CONSENT. 
Section 7331 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary, upon’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, upon’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) VISUAL RECORDING.—(1) The Secretary shall 
prescribe regulations establishing procedures to ensure 
that, except as provided by paragraph (2), any visual re-
cording made by the Secretary of a patient during the 
course of furnishing care under this title is carried out 
only with the full and informed consent of the patient or, 
in appropriate cases, a representative thereof. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement for 
informed consent under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
visual recording of a patient if such recording is made— 
‘‘(A) pursuant to a determination by a physi-
cian or psychologist that such recording is medically 
necessary; 
‘‘(B) pursuant to a warrant or order of a court 
of competent jurisdiction; or 
‘‘(C) in a public setting where a person would 
not have a reasonable expectation to privacy, such as 
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a waiting room or hallway, and such recording is for 
general security purposes not particularized to the 
patient. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘visual recording’ 
means the recording or transmission of images or video.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1491 
To authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities 
undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 
Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2013 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SCHRA-
DER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. FARR, Mr. HONDA, Ms. SPEIER, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. CHU, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. HECK of Washington, and Ms. DELBENE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to 
eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the 
marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earth-
quake and subsequent tsunami, 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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A BILL 
To impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settle-
ment agreements by agencies that require the agencies 
to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms 
thereof, and for other purposes. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1495 
To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments 
in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2013 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. SALMON, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national 
monuments in Arizona except by express authorization 
of Congress. 
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 ‘‘Arizona Land Sov-
ereignty Act’’. 
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list of approved emblems of belief shall include, at a min-
imum, all those emblems of belief authorized by the National 
Cemetery Administration. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘emblem of belief’ and ‘emblems 
of belief’ refer to the emblems of belief contained on 
the list maintained by the National Cemetery Admin-
istration for placement on Government-provided 
headstones and markers. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘military memorial’ means a me-
morial or monument commemorating the service of 
the United States Armed Forces. The term includes 
works of architecture and art described in section 
2105(b) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘2115. Inclusion of emblems of belief as part of military memorials.’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 
36, United States Code, to ensure that memorials com-
memorating the service of the United States Armed 
Forces may contain emblems of belief, and for other pur-
poses.’’. 
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sale or exchange of other property, to the extent pro-
vided in section 1397A(e).’’
(9) Section 1223 (relating to holding period of
property) is amended by redesignating paragraph
(15) as paragraph (16) and by inserting after para-
graph (14) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(15) In determining the period for which the
taxpayer has held property the acquisition of which
resulted under section 1397A in the nonrecognition
of any part of the gain realized on the sale or ex-
change of any qualified zone asset (as defined in sec-
tion 1397A(b)), there shall be included the period
for which such asset had been held as of the date
of such sale or exchange.’’
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—The amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR RULES.—Not later than the
date 4 months after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the appropriate Secretaries shall issue rules—
(1) establishing the procedures for nominating
areas for designation as tax enterprise zones,
(2) establishing a method for comparing the
factors listed in section 1392(d) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (as added by this Act),
(3) establishing recordkeeping requirements
necessary or appropriate to assist the studies re-
quired by part IV, and
(4) providing that State and local governments
shall have at least 30 days after such rules are pub-
lished to file applications for nominated areas before
such applications are evaluated and compared and
any area designated as a tax enterprise zone.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the terms ‘‘agency’’ and ‘‘agency action’’ 
have the meanings given those terms under section 
551 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered civil action’’ means a civil 
action— 
(A) seeking to compel agency action; 
(B) alleging that the agency is unlawfully 
withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency 
action relating to a regulatory action that would 
affect the rights of— 
(i) private persons other than the per-
son bringing the action; or 
(ii) a State, local, or tribal govern-
ment; and 
(C) brought under— 
(i) chapter 7 of title 5, United States 
Code; or 
(ii) any other statute authorizing such 
an action; 
(3) the term ‘‘covered consent decree’’ means— 
(A) a consent decree entered into in a cov-
ered civil action; and 
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(c) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Any public hearings of the 
Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent 
with the protection of information provided to or developed 
for or by the Commission as required by any applicable 
law, regulation, or Executive order. 
SEC. 8. TERMINATION. 
(a) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall termi-
nate on May 31, 2016. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TER-
MINATION.—The Commission may use the 60-day 
period preceding the date on which it terminates 
under paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding 
its activities, including providing testimony to com-
mittees of Congress concerning its reports and dis-
seminating the final report. 
SEC. 9. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ARMED SERVICES 
AND VETERANS PUBLIC OUTREACH. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall establish within the Department of Veterans 
Affairs an Office of Armed Services and Veterans Public 
Outreach (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office shall work with the Armed 
Forces, veterans service organizations, the private and 
public sectors, nonprofit organizations, local educational 
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agencies, and other organizations to help match veterans 
and members of the Armed Forces with civilian audiences 
in order for private and nonprofit organizations to conduct 
ongoing interactions between members, veterans, and civil-
ians, particularly with young people, in which members 
and veterans share their stories and the effect of their 
service and reintegration experience directly with civilians 
and for recorded history. 
SEC. 10. FUNDING. 
This Act shall not be construed to increase the 
amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appro-
priated for any fiscal year. 
SEC. 11. VETERAN DEFINED. 
In this section, the term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 852
To authorize additional appropriations to increase border patrol personnel
to 6,800 by the end of fiscal year 1995 and to make available amounts
in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for the additional
border patrol personnel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1993
Mr. MOORHEAD
(for himself, Mr. DREIER, Mr. PACKARD, and Mr.
GALLEGLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize additional appropriations to increase border
patrol personnel to 6,800 by the end of fiscal year 1995
and to make available amounts in the Department of
Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for the additional border
patrol personnel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN BORDER PATROL PERSONNEL TO
6,800.
There are authorized to be appropriated such addi-
tional sums as may be necessary to provide for an author-
ized personnel level of 6,800 for the border patrol of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service by not later than
October 1, 1995.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND TO
PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL BORDER PATROL
PERSONNEL.
Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(12) In addition to the purposes specified in para-
graph (1), the Fund shall be available (to the extent pro-
vided in appropriations acts) to the extent required to pro-
vide for an authorized personnel level of 6,800 for the
border patrol of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service.’’.
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‘‘(A) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a
joint return, if one spouse meets the age re-
quirement of paragraph (1), both spouses shall
be treated as meeting such requirement.
‘‘(B) COORDINATION
WITH
SUBSECTION
(h).—Subsection (h) shall not apply to any indi-
vidual to whom paragraph (1) applies.’’
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of
section 170(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘the
amount of gain’’ in the material following subparagraph
(B)(ii) and inserting ‘‘the amount of gain (or, in the case
of an individual who meets the age requirement of section
1(i), 13⁄28 of the amount of gain)’’.
SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN MINIMUM TAX RATE ON CAPITAL
GAINS OF SENIOR CITIZENS.
Paragraph (1) of section 55(b) of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to tentative minimum tax) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) REDUCTION IN TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS OF
SENIOR CITIZENS.—In the case of an individual who
meets the age requirement of section 1(i), subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (1) shall be applied as if it
read as follows:
‘‘ ‘(A) the sum of—
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 853
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that career positions in
the Senior Executive Service may not be filled, during the period between
the date of a presidential election and the next Inauguration Day there-
after, by any current or recently separated political appointee, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1993
Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. MCCLOSKEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that career
positions in the Senior Executive Service may not be
filled, during the period between the date of a presi-
dential election and the next Inauguration Day there-
after, by any current or recently separated political ap-
pointee, 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. RESTRICTIONS.
(a) APPOINTMENTS.—Section 3393 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(h) An individual may not, during the period begin-
ning on the date of a presidential election and ending on
the next Inauguration Day thereafter, be appointed to a
career reserved position if, within the 1-month period im-
mediately preceding the date of the proposed appointment,
such individual served for any length of time as a political
appointee.’’.
(b) TRANSFERS
AND
REASSIGNMENTS.—Section
3395 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(f)(1) A career appointee may not, during the period
beginning on the date of a presidential election and ending
on the next Inauguration Day thereafter, be involuntarily
transferred or involuntarily reassigned.
‘‘(2) An individual may not, during any period de-
scribed in paragraph (1), be transferred or reassigned to
a career reserved position from any position which such
individual held as a political appointee.’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 3391 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3391. Definitions
‘‘For the purpose of this subchapter—
‘‘(1) the terms ‘agency’, ‘Senior Executive Serv-
ice position’, ‘senior executive’, ‘career appointee’,
‘limited term appointee’, ‘limited emergency ap-
pointee’, ‘noncareer appointee’, and ‘general posi-
tion’ have the meanings set forth in section 3132(a);
‘‘(2) the term ‘political appointee’ means an
employee within the Executive branch who holds—
‘‘(A) a position, appointment to which is
made by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate;
‘‘(B) a civil service position that has been
excepted from the competitive service on the
basis of its confidential, policy-determining, pol-
icy-making, or policy-advocating character; or
‘‘(C) any Senior Executive Service position
that is not a career reserved position;
‘‘(3) the term ‘presidential election’ means an
election of presidential and vice-presidential electors;
and
‘‘(4) the term ‘Inauguration Day’ has the
meaning set forth in section 6103(c).’’.
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