datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘homeless 
status,’’ after ‘‘sexual orientation,’’; and 
(2) by adding the the end the following: 
‘‘(6) As used in this subsection, the term 
‘homeless status’ with respect to an individual, re-
fers to an individual who— 
‘‘(A) lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate 
nighttime residence; or 
‘‘(B) has a primary nighttime residence 
that is— 
‘‘(i) a public or private place not de-
signed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular 
sleeping accommodation for human beings, 
including cars, parks, public spaces, aban-
doned buildings, substandard housing, bus 
or train stations, or similar settings; 
‘‘(ii) a supervised publicly or privately 
operated shelter designed to provide tem-
porary living accommodations, including 
motels, hotels, congregate shelters, and 
transitional housing; or 
‘‘(iii) housing of other persons in 
which the individual is temporarily staying 
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or a similar reason.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3529 
To provide for the reinstatement of certain NAFTA Customs fees exemption, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2011 
Mr. OWENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for the reinstatement of certain NAFTA Customs 
fees exemption, 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 ‘‘Northern Border Com-
merce Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN NAFTA CUSTOMS 
FEES EXEMPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(b)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 
(19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended— 
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(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subclause (II), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) originated in Canada or origi-
nated in the United States or a territory or 
possession of the United States and was 
limited to Canada;’’. 
(b) USE OF FEES.—The fees collected as a result of 
the amendment made by this section shall be deposited 
in the Customs User Fee Account, shall be available for 
reimbursement of customs services and inspections costs, 
and shall be available only to the extent provided in appro-
priations Acts. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and apply to passengers arriv-
ing in the United States on or after November 5, 2011. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 352 
To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer 
equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by 
the members. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2011 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To permit members of the House of Representatives to do-
nate used computer equipment to public elementary and 
secondary schools designated by the members. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES TO DONATE USED COM-
PUTER EQUIPMENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(a)(3) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by 
reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and 
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Public Law 99–591) (2 U.S.C. 117e(3)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(3)(A) At the request of a member of the 
House of Representatives, in the case of equipment 
consisting of computers and related peripheral tools 
previously used by the member, the Clerk may do-
nate the equipment to a public elementary or sec-
ondary school (as defined in section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801)) without regard to whether the dona-
tion meets the requirements of the second sentence 
of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) At the request of the member who pre-
viously used the equipment, if the Clerk donates 
equipment under this paragraph, the Clerk shall do-
nate the equipment to a school designated by the 
member.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect June 1, 2011. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2602
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve immigration
enforcement and anti-smuggling activities, to reform the asylum law,
and to authorize appropriations for the Immigration and Naturalization
Service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1993
Mr. MAZZOLI (for himself Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. MCCOLLUM) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve
immigration enforcement and anti-smuggling activities,
to reform the asylum law, and to authorize appropria-
tions for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS MADE BY ACT;
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of
1993’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND NATIONAL-
ITY ACT.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, when-
ever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to
a section or other provision of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; amendments made by Act; table of contents.
TITLE I—SMUGGLING AND FRAUD
Sec. 101. Inspection and exclusion by immigration officers.
Sec. 102. Enhanced penalties for alien smuggling.
Sec. 103. Effective date.
TITLE II—ASYLUM
Sec. 201. Asylum.
Sec. 202. Failure to appear for provisional asylum hearing; judicial review.
Sec. 203. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 204. Effective dates.
TITLE III—INSPECTIONS
Sec. 301. Preinspection at foreign airports.
Sec. 302. Expediting airport immigration processing.
Sec. 303. Visa waiver program.
Sec. 304. Training of airline personnel in detection of fraudulent documents.
TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations for I.N.S. for fiscal years 1994 and
1995.
TITLE I—SMUGGLING AND FRAUD
SEC. 101. INSPECTION AND EXCLUSION BY IMMIGRATION
OFFICERS.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 235(b) (8 U.S.C.
1225(b)) is amended to read as follows:
The Board of Directors of the Center shall include in their
annual report under section 2(d) a statement of whether
these conditions have been met.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $4,000,000 for fiscal year
1995, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 1997, for making grants
to the Center under section 3, including for use for the
establishment, operation, maintenance, and management
of the Center.
SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP OF CENTER WITH THE CENTER FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SERVICES,
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this Act
may be used to relocate any of the administrative oper-
ations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from
the Center for Environmental Studies and Services Build-
ing on the campus of Corpus Christi State University, to
the Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center at the Port of
Brownsville, Texas, established pursuant to this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives September 21,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3532 
To empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal 
lands, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2011 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. BOREN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept 
restricted fee tribal lands, 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 ‘‘American Indian Em-
powerment Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPOWER TRIBES TO ACCEPT RESTRICTED FEE 
TRIBAL LANDS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF TRIBAL TRUST LANDS TO RE-
STRICTED FEE TRIBAL LANDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not later than 180 days after re-
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establish a services coordination program that
shall—
‘‘(i) provide for the initial assessment
of the individual’s need for traumatic brain
injury services;
‘‘(ii) provide for the reassessment of
each patient at regular intervals to deter-
mine the extent of each patient’s progress,
to ascertain whether a patient is being
kept too long in a given setting or provided
services inappropriately, or to determine
whether the patient would be better served
by other services or in another setting;
‘‘(iii) prepare a treatment plan for
each individual requiring services coordina-
tion, within an appropriate period after the
individual sustains the injury, based on a
consultation with the individual (other
than an individual who is comatose in
which case consultation shall be with a
person with legal responsibility over such
individual) and any person named by the
individual (preparation of the plan may be
delayed based on a certification, including
a brief explanation of the reason for the
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tinued by the Federal entity or shared between 
the Federal entity and non-Federal users. 
‘‘(E) The specific interactions between the 
eligible Federal entity and the NTIA needed to 
implement the transition plan. 
‘‘(F) The name of the officer or employee 
of the Federal entity who is responsible for the 
relocation or sharing efforts of the entity and 
who is authorized to meet and negotiate with 
non-Federal users regarding the transition. 
‘‘(G) The plans and timelines of the Fed-
eral entity for— 
‘‘(i) using funds received from the 
Spectrum Relocation Fund established by 
section 118; 
‘‘(ii) procuring new equipment and 
additional personnel needed for relocation 
or sharing; 
‘‘(iii) field-testing and deploying new 
equipment needed for relocation or shar-
ing; and 
‘‘(iv) hiring and relying on contract 
personnel, if any, needed for relocation or 
sharing. 
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ment or right-of-way thereon, for any period of time with-
out review and approval by the Secretary. 
(d) TRIBAL PREEMPTION AUTHORITY OVER RE-
STRICTED FEE TRIBAL LANDS.—The laws of a federally 
recognized Indian tribe establishing a system of land ten-
ure governing the use of land it holds, subject to a restric-
tion imposed by the United States against alienation and 
taxation, shall preempt any provision of Federal law or 
regulation governing the use of such lands. Such tribal 
law shall be given preemptive effect only upon having been 
first published in the Federal Register. The Secretary of 
the Interior shall cause such tribal law to be published 
in the Federal Register not later than 120 days after re-
ceiving a copy of the tribal law from the Indian tribe. 
(e) TRUST RESPONSIBILITY NOT DIMINISHED.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish the 
Federal trust responsibility to any Indian tribe. 
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shall be appointed by the Executive Director. The Board
shall consist of 7 members, of whom—
(1) three shall be acting State athletic or box-
ing commissioners;
(2) one shall be a physician certified in neuro-
surgery;
(3) one shall be a representative of the United
States Amateur Boxing Association; and
(4) two shall be persons with an interest in and
knowledge of the sport of boxing.
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—(1) Each member of the
Board shall be a citizen of the United States and shall
not, during service as a member of the Board, be engaged
as a professional boxer, boxing promoter, agent, fight
manager, matchmaker, referee, judge, or in any other ca-
pacity in the conduct of the business of professional boxing
or have any pecuniary interest in the earnings of any boxer
or the proceeds or outcome of any boxing match.
(2) Each member of the Board shall be an individual
who, by reason of such individual’s business, professional,
or other background, training, experience, or activities
outside the business of professional boxing and its related
activities, has a broad understanding of the relationship
between professional boxing, both as a sport and as a busi-
ness, and the public interest.
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2605
To amend the National Housing Act to provide that a person purchasing
a home with a mortgage insured under the FHA single family mortgage
insurance program may, under such program, borrow amounts for the
downpayment from family members.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1993
Mr. ORTON (for himself, Mr. FROST, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. PETERSON of Min-
nesota, Mr. SOLOMON, and Mr. WALSH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs
A BILL
To amend the National Housing Act to provide that a person
purchasing a home with a mortgage insured under the
FHA single family mortgage insurance program may,
under such program, borrow amounts for the downpay-
ment from family members.
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 ‘‘FHA Parental Loan
Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO USE AMOUNTS BORROWED FROM
FAMILY MEMBERS FOR DOWNPAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(b)(9) of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(9)) is amended by insert-
ing before the period at the end the following: ‘‘: Provided
further, That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary
shall consider as cash or its equivalent any amounts bor-
rowed from a family member (as such term is defined in
section 201), subject only to the requirements that, in any
case in which the repayment of such borrowed amounts
is secured by a lien against the property, such lien shall
be subordinate to the mortgage and the sum of the prin-
cipal obligation of the mortgage and the obligation secured
by such lien may not exceed 100 percent of the appraised
value of the property plus any initial service charges, ap-
praisal, inspection, and other fees in connection with the
mortgage’’.
(b) DEFINITION OF FAMILY MEMBER.—Section 201
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(e) The term ‘family member’ means, with respect
to a mortgagor under such section, a child, parent, or
grandparent of the mortgagor (or the mortgagor’s
spouse). In determining whether any of the relationships
referred to in the preceding sentence exist, a legally adopt-
ed son or daughter of an individual (and a child who is
a member of an individual’s household, if placed with such
individual by an authorized placement agency for legal
adoption by such individual), and a foster child of an indi-
vidual, shall be treated as a child of such individual by
blood.
‘‘(f) The term ‘child’ means, with respect to a mort-
gagor under such section, a son, stepson, daughter, or
stepdaughter of such mortgagor.’’.
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(2) prescribe regulations of the sport of profes-
sional boxing to ensure the safety of participants;
(3) establish minimum standards and proce-
dures for physical and mental examinations to be
given boxers;
(4) establish minimum standards for the avail-
ability of medical services at professional boxing
matches;
(5)(A) encourage a life, accident, and health in-
surance fund for professional boxers and other mem-
bers of the professional boxing community; and
(B) submit a report to the Congress on the fea-
sibility of establishing a pension system for profes-
sional boxing participants;
(6) research and establish minimum standards
for the manufacturing and use of boxing equipment;
(7) conduct discussions and enter into agree-
ments with foreign boxing entities on methods for
applying minimum health and safety standards to
foreign boxing events and foreign boxers, trainers,
cut men, referees, judges, ringside physicians, and
other professional boxing personnel;
(8) review State boxing authority regulations
for professional boxing and provide assistance to
Union Calendar No. 147
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2689
[Report No. 103–265]
A BILL
To amend Public Law 100–518 and the United
States Grain Standards Act to extend through
September 30, 1998, the authority of the Federal
Grain Inspection Service to collect fees to cover
administrative and supervisory costs, and for
other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 147
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2689
[Report No. 103–265]
To amend Public Law 100–518 and the United States Grain Standards
Act to extend through September 30, 1998, the authority of the Federal
Grain Inspection Service to collect fees to cover administrative and super-
visory costs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 21, 1993
Mr. DE LA GARZA (by request) (Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. JOHNSON of South Da-
kota, Mr. PENNY, Mr. EMERSON, and Mr. ALLARD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 28, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 21, 1993]
A BILL
To amend Public Law 100–518 and the United States Grain
Standards Act to extend through September 30, 1998,
the authority of the Federal Grain Inspection Service
to collect fees to cover administrative and supervisory
costs, and for other purposes.
HR 2689 RH
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of
1993’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs.
Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 4. Inspection and weighing fees; inspection and weighing in Canadian ports.
Sec. 5. Inspection and weighing pilot program.
Sec. 6. Licensing of inspectors.
Sec. 7. Prohibited acts.
Sec. 8. Criminal penalties.
Sec. 9. Equipment testing and other services.
Sec. 10. Violation of subpoena.
Sec. 11. Standardizing commercial inspections.
Sec. 12. Elimination of gender references.
Sec. 13. Repeal of temporary amendment language; technical amendments.
Sec. 14. Authority to collect fees; termination of advisory committee.
Sec. 15. Effective dates.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPER-
VISORY COSTS.
Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act
(7 U.S.C. 79d) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘inspection and weighing’’ and
inserting ‘‘services performed’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘1993’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 19 of the United
States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h) is amended by
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Security in Bonding 
Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS. 
Chapter 93 of subtitle VI of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 9310. Individual sureties 
‘‘If another applicable law or regulation permits the 
acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject 
to sections 9305 and 9306 and is based on a pledge of 
assets by the surety, the assets pledged by such surety 
shall— 
‘‘(1) consist of eligible obligations described 
under section 9303(a); and 
‘‘(2) be submitted to the official of the Govern-
ment required to approve or accept the bond, who 
shall deposit the assets with a depository described 
under section 9303(b).’’; and 
(2) in the table of contents for such chapter, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘9310. Individual sureties.’’. 
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall carry out a study on the following:
(1) All instances during the 10-year period 
prior to the date of the enactment of this Act in 
which a surety bond proposed or issued by a surety 
in connection with a Federal project was— 
(A) rejected by a Federal contracting offi-
cer; or 
(B) accepted by a Federal contracting offi-
cer, but was later found to have been backed by 
insufficient collateral or to be otherwise defi-
cient or with respect to which the surety did not 
perform. 
(2) The consequences to the Federal Govern-
ment, subcontractors, and suppliers of the instances 
described under paragraph (1). 
(3) The percentages of all Federal contracts 
that were awarded to small disadvantaged businesses 
(as defined under section 124.1002(b) of title 13, 
Code of Federal Regulations) and disadvantaged 
business enterprises (as defined under section 26.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) as prime 
contractors in the 2-year period prior to and the 2- 
year period following the date of enactment of this 
Act, and an assessment of the impact of this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act upon such 
percentages.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 3-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General shall issue a report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
ment Affairs of the Senate containing all findings and de-
terminations made in carrying out the study required 
under subsection (a). 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3534 
AN ACT 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to revise 
requirements related to assets pledged by a sur-
ety, and for other purposes.