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‘‘(viii) pesticide chemicals; 
‘‘(ix) semiconductors; 
‘‘(x) tobacco products; 
‘‘(xi) any item on the United States 
Munitions List established under section 
38(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778(a)); and 
‘‘(xii) any other article of manufacture 
that the Secretary determines could, if per-
mitted entry into the United States in vio-
lation of the laws of the United States pose 
a danger to the health, safety, or welfare 
of consumers, or to the national security of 
the United States. 
‘‘(B) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the terms ‘aircraft engine’, ‘appli-
ance’, ‘propeller’, and ‘spare part’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 
40102(a) of title 49, United States Code; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘children’s sleepwear’ 
has the meaning given that term in sec-
tions 1615.1 and 1616.2 of title 16, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or successor regu-
lations; 
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‘‘(iii) the terms ‘cosmetic’, ‘device’, 
‘drug’, ‘food’, ‘pesticide chemical’, and ‘to-
bacco product’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 201 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321); 
‘‘(iv) the term ‘motor vehicle equip-
ment’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 30102(a) of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(v) the term ‘semiconductor’ means 
‘semiconductor chip product’ as defined in 
section 901 of title 17. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) WITHOUT REDACTION.—The term ‘without 
redaction’ means, with respect to merchandise, with-
out removing, revising, or otherwise obscuring any 
information, codes, marks, numbers, or any other 
markings that appear on the merchandise or its re-
tail packaging. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section applies 
only with respect to tangible goods presented to U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection for importation into the 
United States.’’. 
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Lanham 
Act’’ means the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the 
registration and protection of trademarks used in com-
merce, to carry out the provisions of certain international 
conventions, and for other purposes’’, approved July 5, 
1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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only Native village located within the boundary of a
National Park System unit in Alaska.
(2) Unlike most other Alaskan Native commu-
nities, the village of Anaktuvuk Pass is not located on
a major river, lake, or coastline that can be used as
a means of access. The residents of Anaktuvuk Pass
have relied increasingly on snow machines in winter
and all-terrain vehicles in summer as their primary
means of access to pursue caribou and other subsist-
ence resources.
(3) In a 1983 land exchange agreement, linear
easements were reserved by the Inupiat Eskimo people
for use of all-terrain vehicles across certain national
park lands, mostly along stream and river banks.
These linear easements proved unsatisfactory, because
they provided inadequate access to subsistence re-
sources while causing excessive environmental impact
from concentrated use.
(4) 
The 
National 
Park 
Service 
and 
the
Nunamiut Corporation initiated discussions in 1985
to address concerns over the use of all-terrain vehicles
on park and wilderness land. These discussions re-
sulted in an agreement, originally executed in 1992
and thereafter amended in 1993 and 1994, among the
National Park Service, Nunamiut Corporation, the
101
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City of Anaktuvuk Pass, and Arctic Slope Regional
Corporation. Full effectuation of this agreement, as
amended, by its terms requires ratification by the
Congress.
SEC. 1402. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT.
(a) RATIFICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms, conditions, proce-
dures, covenants, reservations and other provisions set
forth in the document entitled ‘‘Donation, Exchange
of Lands and Interests in Lands and Wilderness Re-
designation Agreement Among Arctic Slope Regional
Corporation, 
Nunamiut 
Corporation, 
City 
of
Anaktuvuk Pass and the United States of America’’
(hereinafter referred to in this title as ‘‘the Agree-
ment’’), executed by the parties on December 17, 1992,
as amended, are hereby incorporated in this title, are
ratified and confirmed, and set forth the obligations
and commitments of the United States, Arctic Slope
Regional Corporation, Nunamiut Corporation and
the City of Anaktuvuk Pass, as a matter of Federal
law.
(2) LAND ACQUISITION.—Lands acquired by the
United States pursuant to the Agreement shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior (herein-
after referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) as part of Gates
‘‘(B) the failure to provide reasonable ac-
cess to oil and gas or mineral interests located
beneath or adjacent to surface interests of type
A or type B wetlands shall be deemed a diminu-
tion in value of such oil and gas or mineral in-
terests.
‘‘(10) JURISDICTION.—The arbitrator or court
under paragraph (5)(D) or (5)(E) of this subsection,
as the case may be, shall have jurisdiction, in the
case of oil and gas or mineral interests, to require
the United States to provide reasonable access in,
across, or through lands that may be the subject of
a diminution in value under this subsection solely for
the purpose of undertaking activity necessary to de-
termine the value of the interests diminished and to
provide other equitable remedies deemed appro-
priate.
‘‘(11) LIMITATIONS ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC-
TION.—No action under this subsection shall be con-
strued—
‘‘(A) to impose any obligation on any State
or political subdivision thereof to compensate
any person, even in the event that the Secretary
has approved a land management plan under
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and reception as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471,
$85,314,000 to remain available until expended as author-
ized by 22 U.S.C. 1477b(a).
BROADCASTING TO CUBA
RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA
For expenses necessary to enable the United States
Information Agency to carry out the Radio Broadcasting
to Cuba Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.) (provid-
ing for the Radio Marti Program or Cuba Service of the
Voice of America), including the purchase, rent, construc-
tion, and improvement of facilities for radio transmission
and reception and purchase and installation of necessary
equipment for radio transmission and reception as author-
ized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, $8,625,000, to remain available
until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1477b(a).
EAST-WEST CENTER
To enable the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of
the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Be-
tween East and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2054–2057),
by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Inter-
change Between East and West in the State of Hawaii,
$20,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or to enter
into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in
excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376.
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801); 
(xvii) epidemiology; and 
(xviii) computer science or software 
engineering with a background in inter-
operability standards. 
(C) DIVERSITY
OF
QUALIFICATIONS.—In 
making appointments to the Commission under 
subparagraph (A), the President and the con-
gressional leaders shall make every effort to se-
lect individuals whose qualifications are not al-
ready represented by other members of the 
Commission. 
(2) DATE.—The appointments of the members 
of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Mem-
bers shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any 
vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(d) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which a majority of the members of the Com-
mission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold 
its first meeting. 
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(e) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 
call of the Chairperson. 
(f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser num-
ber of members may hold hearings. 
(g) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall select a 
Chairperson for the Commission from among its members. 
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall con-
duct a thorough study on the use of child protective 
services and child welfare services funded under title 
IV and subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security 
Act to reduce fatalities from child abuse and neglect. 
(2) MATTERS STUDIED.—The matters studied 
by the Commission shall include— 
(A) the effectiveness of the services de-
scribed in paragraph (1) and best practices in 
preventing child and youth fatalities that are 
intentionally caused or that occur due to neg-
ligence, neglect, or a failure to exercise proper 
care; 
(B) the effectiveness of Federal, State, and 
local policies and systems within such services 
aimed at collecting accurate, uniform data on 
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Union Calendar No. 306
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4603
[Report No. 103–552]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
the Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1995, and making supplemental appropriations for these
departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 1994
Mr. MOLLOHAN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the follow-
ing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995,
and making supplemental appropriations for these de-
partments and agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
child fatalities in a coordinated fashion, includ-
ing the identification of the most and least ef-
fective policies and systems in practice; 
(C) the current (as of the date of the 
study) barriers to preventing fatalities from 
child abuse and neglect, and how to improve ef-
ficiency to improve child welfare outcomes; 
(D) trends in demographic and other risk 
factors that are predictive of or correlated with 
child maltreatment, such as age of the child, 
child behavior, family structure, parental stress, 
and poverty; 
(E) methods of prioritizing child abuse and 
neglect prevention within such services for fami-
lies with the highest need; and 
(F) methods of improving data collection 
and utilization, such as increasing interoper-
ability among State and local and other data 
systems. 
(3) MATERIALS
STUDIED.—The Commission 
shall review— 
(A) all current (as of the date of the 
study) research and documentation, including 
the National Survey of Child and Adolescent 
Well-Being and research and recommendations 
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money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended,
and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, as amended,
including salaries and expenses in connection therewith,
and with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended,
$94,100,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized by section 1001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act, as amended by Public Law
102–534 (106 Stat. 3524), of which $750,000 of the
funds provided under the Missing Children’s Program
shall be made available as a grant to a national voluntary
organization representing Alzheimer patients and families
to plan, design, and operate the ‘‘Safe Return’’ Program.
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by part E of title I of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
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amended, for State and Local Narcotics Control and Jus-
tice Assistance Improvements, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section 511 of said Act, $68,500,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of
title I of said Act, as amended by Public Law 102–534
(106 Stat. 3524), of which: (a) $50,000,000 shall be avail-
able to carry out the provisions of chapter A of subpart
2 of part E of title I of said Act, for discretionary grants
under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance Programs; (b) $12,000,000 shall
be available to carry out the provisions of chapter B of
subpart 2 of part E of title I of said Act, for Correctional
Options Grants; (c) $6,000,000 shall be available for im-
plementation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Na-
tional Instant Background Check System; and (d)
$500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of
subtitle B of title I of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992
(Public Law 102–519), notwithstanding the provisions of
section 131(b)(2) of said Act, for grants to be used in
combating motor vehicle theft: Provided, That of the funds
made available in fiscal year 1995 under chapter A of sub-
part 2 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended: (a) $2,000,000
shall be available for the activities of the District of Co-
lumbia Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force;
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authorized by these Acts, not to exceed $400,000, to re-
main available until expended.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the general administra-
tion of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment,
$36,510,000: Provided, That of the offsetting collections
credited to this account, $17,000 are permanently can-
celed.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1–11
as amended by Public Law 100–504), $16,900,000
$17,250,000.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for
by law, $141,272,000 $135,000,000: Provided, That of the
offsetting collections credited to this account, $225,000
are permanently canceled.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to collect and publish statis-
tics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by
SEC. 9. ADJUSTMENT TO THE TANF CONTINGENCY FUND 
FOR STATE WELFARE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(b)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘for fiscal years 2011 and 2012’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014 such sums as are necessary for pay-
ment to the Fund in a total amount not to exceed 
$612,000,000 for each fiscal year, of which $2,000,000 
shall be reserved for carrying out the activities of the com-
mission established by the Protect our Kids Act of 2012 
to reduce fatalities resulting from child abuse and ne-
glect.’’ 
(b) PREVENTION OF DUPLICATE APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—Expenditures made pursuant 
to section 148 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolu-
tion, 2013, for fiscal year 2013, shall be charged to the 
applicable appropriation provided by the amendments 
made by this section for such fiscal year. 
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(72) 
Heading 
9902.32.87 
(relating 
to 
fenbuconazole). 
(73) Heading 9902.29.26 (relating to 1,3-Di-
methyl-2-imidazolidinone). 
(74) 
Heading 
9902.30.49 
(relating 
to 
Ethalfluralin). 
(75) 
Heading 
9902.02.96 
(relating 
to 
Isoxaben). 
(76) 
Heading 
9902.29.59 
(relating 
to 
Benfluralin). 
(77) Heading 9902.29.16 (relating to 4,4- 
Dimethoxy-2-butanone). 
(78) Heading 9902.02.93 (relating to mixed 
isomers of 1,3–dichloropropene). 
(79) Heading 9902.24.12 (relating to nylon 
woolpacks used to package wool). 
(80) Heading 9902.84.83 (relating to certain 
manufacturing equipment). 
(81) Heading 9902.29.07 (relating to 4- 
Hexylresorcinol). 
(82) Heading 9902.85.08 (relating to AC elec-
tric motors of an output exceeding 74.6 W but not 
exceeding 95 W). 
(83) Heading 9902.22.66 (relating to a com-
pound of strontium chloroapatite-europium). 
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(84) Heading 9902.22.68 (relating to strontium 
magnesium phosphate-tin doped inorganic products 
of a kind used as luminophores). 
(85) Heading 9902.22.62 (relating to resin ce-
ment based on calcium carbonate and silicone res-
ins). 
(86) Heading 9902.22.67 (relating to zinc sili-
cate phosphor). 
(87) Heading 9902.22.61 (relating to a mixture 
of barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, calcium 
carbonate, and 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate, for 
use as emitter suspension cathode coating). 
(88) Heading 9902.22.72 (relating to calcium 
chloride phosphate phosphor). 
(89) Heading 9902.22.74 (relating to small 
particle calcium chloride phosphate phosphor). 
(90) Heading 9902.23.56 (relating to certain 6- 
volt batteries). 
(91) Heading 9902.23.52 (relating to certain 
color video monitors with flat panel screens). 
(92) Heading 9902.12.50 (relating to Pigment 
Brown 25). 
(93) 
Heading 
9902.02.98 
(relating 
to 
polytetramethylene ether glycol). 
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(94) Heading 9902.25.11 (relating to p- 
Toluenesulfonyl chloride). 
(95) Heading 9902.40.82 (relating to Dilauroyl 
peroxide). 
(96) 
Heading 
9902.40.60 
(relating 
to 
Didecanoyl peroxide). 
(97) Heading 9902.22.80 (relating to Titanium 
mononitride). 
(98) Heading 9902.23.65 (relating to Phenyl 
salicylate (benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenyl ester)). 
(99) Heading 9902.10.43 (relating to 2,4-Xyli-
dine). 
(100) Heading 9902.40.71 (relating to partially 
polymerized (dimerized) rosin). 
(101) Heading 9902.11.78 (relating to ion-ex-
change resin powder comprised of a copolymer of 
methacrylic acid cross-linked with divinylbenzene, in 
the hydrogen ionic form). 
(102) 
Heading 
9902.05.22 
(relating 
to 
fenpropathrin). 
(103) 
Heading 
9902.24.31(relating 
to 
Etoxazole). 
(104) 
Heading 
9902.24.21 
(relating 
to 
Clomazone). 
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(iv) legislation, including legislation 
involving child welfare matters; 
(v) trauma and crisis intervention; 
(vi) pediatrics; 
(vii) psychology and mental health; 
(viii) emergency medicine; 
(ix) forensic pathology or medical in-
vestigation of injury and fatality; 
(x) social work with field experience; 
(xi) academia at an institution of 
higher education, as that term is defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), with a focus on 
one or more of the other areas listed under 
this subparagraph; 
(xii) law enforcement, with experience 
handling child abuse and neglect matters; 
(xiii) civil law, with experience han-
dling child abuse and neglect matters; 
(xiv) criminal law, with experience 
handling child abuse and neglect matters; 
(xv) substance abuse treatment; 
(xvi) education at an elementary 
school or secondary school, as those terms 
are defined in section 9101 of the Elemen-
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Union Calendar No. 306
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4603
[Report No. 103–552]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
related agencies programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1995, and making supple-
mental appropriations for these departments and
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1994, and for other purposes.
JUNE 21, 1994
Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
209 
(185) 
Heading 
9902.12.02 
(relating 
to 
Spirodiclofen). 
(186) Heading 9902.10.64 (relating to 2,4- 
dichloroaniline). 
(187) 
Heading 
9902.10.36 
(relating 
to 
Pyrimethanil). 
(188) 
Heading 
9902.40.29 
(relating 
to 
onitrophenol). 
(189) 
Heading 
9902.01.45 
(relating 
to 
Esfenvalerate). 
(190) Heading 9902.40.56 (relating to Ben-
zene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)). 
(191) 
Heading 
9902.02.08 
(relating 
to 
Cyprodinil). 
(192) 
Heading 
9902.29.93 
(relating 
to 
Trinexapac-ethyl). 
(193) Heading 9902.12.53 (relating to certain 
mixtures of Difenoconazole and Mefenoxam). 
(194) 
Heading 
9902.02.05 
(relating 
to 
mucochloric acid). 
(195) 
Heading 
9902.02.02 
(relating 
to 
Methidathion). 
(196) Heading 9902.40.83 (relating to 4- 
Chloro-3,5-dinitro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene). 
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SECTION 1. COMMISSION. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect our Kids Act 
of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) deaths from child abuse and neglect are 
preventable; 
(2) deaths from child abuse and neglect are sig-
nificantly underreported and there is no national 
standard for reporting such deaths; 
(3) according to the Child Maltreatment Report 
of 2011, in fiscal year 2011, 1,545 children in the 
United States are reported to have died from child 
abuse and neglect, and many experts believe that the 
actual number may be significantly more; 
(4) over 42 percent of the number of children 
in the United States who die from abuse are under 
the age of 1, and almost 82 percent are under the 
age of 4; 
(5) of the children who died in fiscal year 2011, 
70 percent suffered neglect either exclusively or in 
combination with another maltreatment type and 48 
percent suffered physical abuse either exclusively or 
in combination; 
(6) increased understanding of deaths from 
child abuse and neglect can lead to improvement in 
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