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‘‘(1) the applicant is determined by the Sec-
retary to include one or more rural health network;
‘‘(2) the applicant group can demonstrate broad
geographical coverage in the rural areas of the State
or States in which it is located; and
‘‘(3) the applicant group will participate in an
existing fiber optic telecommunications system.
‘‘(d) PREFERENCES
IN AWARDING GRANTS.—The
Secretary shall, in awarding grants under subsection (a),
give preference to qualified applicants that—
‘‘(1) will use grant funds to provide a range of
telecommunications 
applications 
including
teleradiology, telepathology, interactive video con-
sultation and remote educational services and to pro-
mote areawide health planning and greater efficiency
in administrative activities;
‘‘(2) demonstrate that the majority of the hos-
pitals and other providers participating in the appli-
cant group have functioned as networks for at least
1 year prior to applying for funding under this sec-
tion; and
‘‘(3) will participate in an existing Statewide
fiber optics cable system.
SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF PERMIT EXTENSION
DEADLINE.
Notwithstanding the expiration of the permit and
notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would other-
wise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
project numbered 7829, the Commission shall, at the re-
quest of the licensee for the project, reinstate the permit
effective May 23, 1993, and extend the time period during
which the licensee is required to commence the construc-
tion of the project so as to terminate on May 25, 1999.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1290
AN ACT
To reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline
under the Federal Power Act applicable to the
construction of, a hydroelectric project in Or-
egon, and for other purposes.
dling technology and equipment, or trained, des-
ignated lift teams, were not utilized in accordance 
with the health care employers safe patient handling, 
mobility, and injury prevention standard. Each 
health care employer shall upon request, make avail-
able their findings and data used in such review, to 
health care workers, their representatives, their col-
lective bargaining agents, and the Secretary or other 
Federal agency. 
(5) INCORPORATION OF TECHNOLOGY INTO FA-
CILITIES.—A requirement that each health care em-
ployer shall consider the feasibility of incorporating 
safe patient handling technology as part of process 
of new facility design and construction, or facility re-
modeling. 
(6) EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING.—A require-
ment that each health care employer shall train 
health care workers on safe patient handling, mobil-
ity, and injury prevention policies, technology, equip-
ment, and devices, initially, and on a continuing an-
nual basis, and as necessary. Such training shall 
prepare health care workers, including designated 
lift teams, to identify, assess, and control musculo-
skeletal hazards of a general nature, and those spe-
cific to particular patient care areas, and shall be 
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(5) in item number 100, relating to Arkansas,
by striking ‘‘Thornton’’ and inserting ‘‘Little Rock’’;
and
(6) in item number 114, relating to Corpus
Christi to Angleton, Texas, by striking ‘‘Construct
new multi-lane freeway’’ and inserting ‘‘Construct a
4-lane divided highway’’.
SEC. 154. INTERMODAL PROJECT.
The table contained in section 1108(b) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2060–2063) is amended in item number 9, re-
lating to E. Haven/Wallingford, Connecticut—
(1) by striking ‘‘$8.8’’ and inserting ‘‘$7.5’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$2.4’’ and inserting ‘‘$2.0’’;
and
(3) by striking ‘‘$0.7’’ and inserting ‘‘$0.6’’.
SEC. 155. MISCELLANEOUS INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANS-
PORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) CROSS REFERENCE IN HIGHWAY USE TAX EVA-
SION PROGRAM.—Section 1040(a) of the Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C.
101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended by striking ‘‘(e)’’
and inserting ‘‘(f)’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3250
To repeal the retroactive application of the income, estate, and gift tax
rates made by the budget reconciliation act and reduce administrative
expenses for agencies by $3,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1994, 1995, and 1996.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1993
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, and Mr. INGLIS of
South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly
to the Committees on Ways and Means and Government Operations
A BILL
To repeal the retroactive application of the income, estate,
and gift tax rates made by the budget reconciliation
act and reduce administrative expenses for agencies by
$3,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995,
and 1996.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF
INCOME, 
ESTATE, 
AND 
GIFT 
TAX 
RATE
INCREASES.
(a) INCOME TAX RATES.—
(5) PRIVACY
OF
DATA.—The information col-
lected under a State registration program shall be
treated as private data on individuals and may be
disclosed only to law enforcement agencies for inves-
tigative purposes or to government agencies conduct-
ing confidential background checks with fingerprints
on applicants for child care positions or other posi-
tions involving contact with children.
(c) REGISTRATION FOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO AN-
OTHER STATE.—A person who has been convicted of an of-
fense which triggered registration in a State shall register
the new address with a designated law enforcement agency
in another State to which the person moves not later than
10 days after such person establishes residence in the new
State, if the new State has a registration requirement.
(d) REGISTRATION FOR 10 YEARS.—A person required
to register under this section shall continue to comply with
this section until 10 years have elapsed since the person
was released from prison, or placed on parole, supervised
release, or probation.
(e) PENALTY.—A person required to register under a
State program established pursuant to this section who
knowingly fails to so register and keep such registration
current shall be subject to criminal penalties in any State
in which the person has so failed.
(f) COMPLIANCE.—
(1) COMPLIANCE DATE.—Each State shall have 3
years from the date of the enactment of this Act in
which to implement this section.
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—The allocation
of funds under section 506 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3756) received by a State not complying with
the guidelines issued under this section 3 years after
the date of enactment of this Act may be reduced by
10 percent and the unallocated funds shall be reallo-
cated to the States in compliance with this section.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4255 
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 
awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial 
assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, 
project, or activity to occur outside the United States and its territories 
and possessions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2012 
Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BARROW, Mr. SUL-
LIVAN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. CARTER, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. HARRIS, 
Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. LONG, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 
MCKINLEY, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
POMPEO, Mr. WESTMORELAND, and Mr. BROOKS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, 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 prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency from awarding any grant, contract, coopera-
tive agreement, or other financial assistance under sec-
tion 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, 
or activity to occur outside the United States and its 
territories and possessions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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vised regulations for titles II and III of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 do not reasonably 
or adequately balance the access needs of individuals 
with disabilities with other legitimate, and some-
times competing, safety and feasibility concerns. 
SEC. 3. REVISION OF RULES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DEADLINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No suit may be brought for 
a violation of the revised regulations for titles II and 
III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
regarding the requirements for places of public ac-
commodation and commercial facilities to provide an 
accessible means of entry to pools (28 CFR 36.101 
et seq.) that occurred on or after March 15, 2012, 
and before the date that is one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, nor may the Attorney Gen-
eral investigate, or initiate a compliance review of 
such an alleged violation. 
(2) PENDING
PROCEEDINGS
DISMISSED.—Be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any 
suit against a place of public accommodation or 
commercial facility for a violation described in para-
graph (1) brought on or after March 15, 2012, and 
before the date of enactment of this Act shall be dis-
missed. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accountability in 
Grants Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Section 103 of the Clean Air Act is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING FOREIGN PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator 
shall not award any grant, contract, cooperative agree-
ment, or other financial assistance under this section for 
any program, project, or activity to occur outside the 
United States and its territories and possessions.’’. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3251
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to extend the provisions which
currently suspend payment of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
benefits to individuals imprisoned upon conviction of a felony so as
to apply to all individuals imprisoned throughout at least 1 month upon
conviction of any criminal offense, and to amend title XVI of such
Act to suspend payment of supplemental security income benefits to
such individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1993
Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. CANADY, Mr. COPPER-
SMITH, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. KLUG, Mr. ZIM-
MER, Mr. GOSS, Mr. LEVY, and Mrs. THURMAN) 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 extend the
provisions which currently suspend payment of old-age,
survivors, and disability insurance benefits to individuals
imprisoned upon conviction of a felony so as to apply
to all individuals imprisoned throughout at least 1 month
upon conviction of any criminal offense, and to amend
title XVI of such Act to suspend payment of supple-
mental security income benefits to such individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT OF OLD-AGE, SURVI-
VORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENE-
FITS 
FOR 
INDIVIDUALS 
IMPRISONED
THROUGHOUT AT LEAST 1 MONTH UPON
CONVICTION OF A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(x) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘during
which’’ and inserting ‘‘throughout which’’, and by
striking ‘‘an offense’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘a criminal offense.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘an offense
which constituted a felony under applicable law’’ and
inserting ‘‘a criminal offense’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to months begin-
ning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY IN-
COME BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPRIS-
ONED THROUGHOUT AT LEAST 1 MONTH
UPON CONVICTION OF A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1611(e) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing after paragraph (3) the following:
‘‘(4)(A) A person shall not be an eligible individual
or an eligible spouse for purposes of this title with respect
to any month if, throughout the month, the person is con-
fined in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correc-
tional facility, pursuant to a conviction of a criminal of-
fense.
‘‘(B) The requirements of section 202(x)(3) shall
apply in like manner to the carrying out of this para-
graph.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to benefits for calendar months
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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‘‘(ii) is protected at all times by proce-
dures established for information that have 
been specifically authorized under criteria 
established by an Executive order or an 
Act of Congress to be kept classified in the 
interest of national defense or foreign pol-
icy. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A)(i)(V) does not include a system that is to 
be used for routine administrative and business 
applications (including payroll, finance, logis-
tics, and personnel management applications). 
‘‘(8) THREAT ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘threat 
assessment’ means the formal description and eval-
uation of threat to an information system. 
‘‘§ 3553. Authority and functions of the Director 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall oversee agen-
cy information security policies and practices, including— 
‘‘(1) developing and overseeing the implementa-
tion of policies, principles, standards, and guidelines 
on information security, including through ensuring 
timely agency adoption of and compliance with 
standards promulgated under section 11331 of title 
40;
‘‘(2) requiring agencies, consistent with the 
standards promulgated under such section 11331 
and the requirements of this subchapter, to identify 
and provide information security protections com-
mensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm 
resulting from the unauthorized access, use, disclo-
sure, disruption, modification, or destruction of— 
‘‘(A) information collected or maintained 
by or on behalf of an agency; or 
‘‘(B) information systems used or operated 
by an agency or by a contractor of an agency 
or other organization on behalf of an agency; 
‘‘(3) coordinating the development of standards 
and guidelines under section 20 of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278g–3) with agencies and offices operating or exer-
cising control of national security systems (including 
the National Security Agency) to assure, to the max-
imum extent feasible, that such standards and 
guidelines are complementary with standards and 
guidelines developed for national security systems; 
‘‘(4) overseeing agency compliance with the re-
quirements of this subchapter, including through 
any authorized action under section 11303 of title
40, to enforce accountability for compliance with 
such requirements; 
‘‘(5) reviewing at least annually, and approving 
or disapproving, agency information security pro-
grams required under section 3554(b); 
‘‘(6) coordinating information security policies 
and procedures with related information resources 
management policies and procedures; 
‘‘(7) overseeing the operation of the Federal in-
formation security incident center required under 
section 3555; and 
‘‘(8) reporting to Congress no later than March 
1 of each year on agency compliance with the re-
quirements of this subchapter, including— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the development, 
promulgation, and adoption of, and compliance 
with, standards developed under section 20 of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) and promul-
gated under section 11331 of title 40; 
‘‘(B) significant deficiencies in agency in-
formation security practices; 
‘‘(C) planned remedial action to address 
such deficiencies; and
out ‘‘NERI–80,023, dated January 1987’’ and inserting
‘‘NERI–80,028, dated January 1993’’.
SEC. 103. GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
Section 201(b) of the West Virginia National Interest
River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww(b)) is
amended by striking out ‘‘NRA–GR/20,000A and dated
July 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘GARI–80,001 and dated Janu-
ary 1993’’.
SEC. 104. BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.
Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by striking out
‘‘WSR–BLU/20,000, and dated January 1987’’ and in-
serting ‘‘BLUE–80,004, and dated January 1993’’.
SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF UPPER NEW RIVER, WEST VIR-
GINIA.
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraph at the end:
‘‘( ) UPPER NEW RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.—(A) The
segment in Summers County, West Virginia, from the
West Virginia-Virginia State line downstream for approxi-
mately 14.5 miles as depicted on the boundary map enti-
tled ‘Upper New Wild and Scenic River’, numbered UPNE
80,000 and dated July 1993; to be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.
‘‘(B) The acreage limitation set forth in subsection
(b) shall not apply to the segment designated under this
paragraph. Nothing in this Act shall preclude the improve-
ment of any existing road or right-of-way within the
boundaries of the segment designated under this para-
graph.
‘‘(C) Jurisdiction over all lands and improvements on
such lands owned by the United States within the bound-
aries of the segment designated under this paragraph is
hereby transferred without reimbursement to the adminis-
trative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, subject
to the lease in effect on the date of enactment of this para-
graph (or renewed thereafter) between the United States
and the State of West Virginia with respect to the
Bluestone Wildlife Management Area.
‘‘(D) Nothing in this Act shall affect the management
by the State of West Virginia of hunting and fishing with-
in the segment designated under this paragraph. Nothing
in this Act shall affect or impair the management by the
State of West Virginia of other wildlife activities in the
Bluestone Wildlife Management Area to the extent per-
mitted in the lease agreement as in effect on the date of
enactment of this paragraph, and if the State of West Vir-
ginia so requests, the Secretary shall renew such lease
agreement with the same terms and conditions as con-
‘‘(C) availability, which means ensuring 
timely and reliable access to and use of infor-
mation; and 
‘‘(D) authentication, which means using 
digital credentials to assure the identity of 
users and validate access of such users. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘information technology’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 
40. 
‘‘(7)(A) The term ‘national security system’ 
means any information infrastructure (including any 
telecommunications system) used or operated by an 
agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other or-
ganization on behalf of an agency— 
‘‘(i) the function, operation, or use of 
which— 
‘‘(I) involves intelligence activities; 
‘‘(II) involves cryptologic activities re-
lated to national security; 
‘‘(III) involves command and control 
of military forces; 
‘‘(IV) involves equipment that is an 
integral part of a weapon or weapons sys-
tem; or 
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available for inspection in the offices of the National Park
Service at Colonial National Historical Park and in Wash-
ington, D.C.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 307. CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The visitors center at the Chan-
nel Islands National Park, California, is designated as the
‘‘Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center’’.
(b) LEGAL REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law,
regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the
United States to the visitors center referred to in sub-
section (a) is deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Robert J.
Lagomarsino Visitors Center’’.
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ment of any existing road or right-of-way within the
boundaries of the segment designated under this para-
graph.
‘‘(C) Jurisdiction over all lands and improvements on
such lands owned by the United States within the bound-
aries of the segment designated under this paragraph is
hereby transferred without reimbursement to the adminis-
trative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, subject
to the lease in effect on the date of enactment of this para-
graph (or renewed thereafter) between the United States
and the State of West Virginia with respect to the
Bluestone Wildlife Management Area.
‘‘(D) Nothing in this Act shall affect the management
by the State of West Virginia of hunting and fishing with-
in the segment designated under this paragraph. Nothing
in this Act shall affect or impair the management by the
State of West Virginia of other wildlife activities in the
Bluestone Wildlife Management Area to the extent per-
mitted in the lease agreement as in effect on the date of
enactment of this paragraph, and if the State of West Vir-
ginia so requests, the Secretary shall renew such lease
agreement with the same terms and conditions as con-
tained in such lease agreement on the date of enactment
of this paragraph under which such State management
shall be continued pursuant to such renewal. If requested
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘debt-for-science exchange’’ means
an agreement whereby a portion of a nation’s com-
mercial external debt burden is exchanged by the
holder for a contribution of local currencies or other
assets to support scientific and technological re-
search;
(2) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of
the Foundation;
(3) the term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the National
Science Foundation;
(4) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’
has the meaning given such term in section 1201(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
(5) the term ‘‘national research facility’’ means
a research facility funded by the Foundation which
is available, subject to appropriate policies allocating
access, for use by all scientists and engineers affili-
ated with research institutions located in the United
States;
(6) the term ‘‘science-technology center’’ has
the meaning given such term in section 231(f) of the
Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineer-
ing Education Act of 1990, and shall include both