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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4598
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to
maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1994
Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. GOSS, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr.
HUTTO, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. MCHUGH, and Mr. PICKETT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical
corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, make such correc-
tions to the maps described in subsection (b) as are nec-
essary to ensure that—
(1) depictions of areas on those maps are con-
sistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the
maps 
entitled 
lllllll, 
dated
lllllll, and on file with the Secretary;
and
(2) the Coastal Barrier Resources System does
not include any area that, on the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act, was part of unit FL–
05P of that System.
(b) MAPS DESCRIBED.—The maps described in this
subsection are maps that—
(1) are included in a set of maps entitled
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’, dated October
24, 1990; and
(2) relate to the following units of the Coastal
Barrier Resources System: FL–05P, P11A, P17,
P17A, P18P, P19, P19P, FL–15, FL–95P, FL36P,
P31P, MI21, NY75, and BA62P.
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IIA
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4598
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 14 (legislative day, JULY 11), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
JULY 20, 1994
Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical
corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System, and to authorize appropriations to carry
out the Coastal Barrier Resources Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, make such correc-
tions to the maps described in subsection (b) as are nec-
essary to ensure that—
(1) depictions of areas on those maps are con-
sistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the
maps entitled Coastal Barrier Resources System,
dated June 29, 1994, and on file with the Secretary
of the Interior; and
(2) the Coastal Barrier Resources System does
not include any area that, on the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act, was part of unit FL–
05P of that System.
(b) MAPS DESCRIBED.—The maps described in this
subsection are maps that—
(1) are included in a set of maps entitled
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’, dated October
24, 1990; and
(2) relate to the following units of the Coastal
Barrier Resources System: FL–05P, P11A, P17,
P17A, P18P, P19P, FL–15, FL–95P, FL36P,
P31P, FL–72P, MI21, NY75, and VA62P.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
12 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3510)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for carrying out this Act $2,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
IIA
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4598
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 14 (legislative day, JULY 11), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical
corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System, and to authorize appropriations to carry
out the Coastal Barrier Resources Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, make such correc-
tions to the maps described in subsection (b) as are nec-
essary to ensure that—
(1) depictions of areas on those maps are con-
sistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the
maps entitled Coastal Barrier Resources System,
dated June 29, 1994, and on file with the Secretary
of the Interior; and
(2) the Coastal Barrier Resources System does
not include any area that, on the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act, was part of unit FL–
05P of that System.
(b) MAPS DESCRIBED.—The maps described in this
subsection are maps that—
(1) are included in a set of maps entitled
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’, dated October
24, 1990; and
(2) relate to the following units of the Coastal
Barrier Resources System: FL–05P, P11A, P17,
P17A, P18P, P19P, FL–15, FL–95P, FL36P,
P31P, FL–72P, MI21, NY75, and VA62P.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
12 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3510)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for carrying out this Act $2,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 712
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4598
[Report No. 103–398]
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make
technical corrections to maps relating to the
Coastal Barrier Resources System, and to au-
thorize appropriations to carry out the Coastal
Barrier Resources Act.
OCTOBER 4 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994
Reported with an amendment
ury pursuant to section 411(d) of the Tar-
iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)); 
‘‘(D) advise the Commissioner with respect 
to the consultations described in subparagraph 
(C); and 
‘‘(E) otherwise consult with the public as 
directed by the Commissioner or by law.’’. 
(c) OTHER OFFICERS.—Section 2 of the Act of 
March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 
2072), as amended by subsections (a) and (b) of this sec-
tion, is further amended by striking subsection (c) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) OTHER OFFICERS.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may appoint such other officers as are necessary 
to manage the individual offices within the U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection Agency. Any appointment of per-
sonnel under this subsection shall be subject to the provi-
sions of the civil service laws, and the salaries of such per-
sonnel shall be fixed in accordance with chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(d) OFFICE
OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.—Section 
2(d) of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 
348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)), is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘United 
States Customs and Border Protection’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘; ELIMI-
NATION OF OFFICES’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of the Customs Trade Enforce-
ment and Facilitation Act of 2012, 
the Commissioner shall transfer to the 
Office of International Trade estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1) the 
assets, functions (other than adminis-
trative functions), and personnel de-
scribed in subclause (II) of the Office 
of Field Operations. 
‘‘(II) PERSONNEL DESCRIBED.— 
The personnel of the Office of Field 
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HR 1296 EAS
any water rights acquired pursuant to this section
shall be limited to water that can be used or ex-
changed for water that can be used on the Blanca
Wetlands. Any requirement or proposal to utilize fa-
cilities of the San Luis Valley Project, Closed Basin
Diversion, in order to effectuate the use of any such
water rights shall be subject to prior approval of the
Rio Grande Water Conservation District.
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON SELECTED LANDS.—(1) Con-
veyance of the selected lands to Lake Gulch pursuant to this
title shall be contingent upon Lake Gulch executing an
agreement with the United States prior to such conveyance,
the terms of which are acceptable to the Secretary of the
Interior, and which—
(A) grant the United States a covenant that none
of the selected lands (which currently lie outside the
legally approved gaming area) shall ever be used for
purposes of gaming should the current legal gaming
area ever be expanded by the State of Colorado; and
(B) permanently hold the United States harmless
for liability and indemnify the United States against
all costs arising from any activities, operations (in-
cluding the storing, handling, and dumping of haz-
ardous materials or substances) or other acts con-
ducted by Lake Gulch or its employees, agents, succes-
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4599
To authorize the lease of certain property transferred to the District of
Columbia, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1994
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Natural Resources and the District of Columbia
A BILL
To authorize the lease of certain property transferred to
the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘National Children’s
Island Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
In order to accomplish the purposes for which the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of
the National Park Service, transferred to the District of
Columbia administrative jurisdiction over a portion of land
in the District of Columbia identified as United States
Reservation 343, Section F, as specified on the plat map
recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of
Columbia as S.O. 92–252, pursuant to authority provided
in sections 1 and 2 of the Act of May 20, 1932 (40 U.S.C.
122 and 123) and D.C. Code 8–111 and 8–112, and as
approved by the Council of the District of Columbia by
Resolution 10–14, the Mayor of the District of Columbia
is hereby authorized, under such terms and conditions as
are consistent with the purposes specified in such transfer
of jurisdiction to—
(1) lease the property so transferred for an ini-
tial term not to exceed 35 years, and an additional
renewal term not to exceed 30 years; and
(2) after completion of all required environmental
studies and reports, allow construction of improve-
ments of such property.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6643 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide authority to increase 
the debt limit when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or 
reduces revenues, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2012 
Mr. FATTAH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide authority 
to increase the debt limit when an Act of Congress 
provides budget authority or reduces revenues, 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 ‘‘Ending Fiscal Cliffs 
Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
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(1) Congress has been granted exclusive author-
ity for the collecting and appropriating of revenue in 
Article I of the Constitution. 
(2) Any increase in the public debt limit is nec-
essary in response to obligations and reduced rev-
enue authorized by Congress. 
(3) Stability and predictability in the full faith 
and credit of the United States are critical to eco-
nomic security. 
(4) World markets are sensitive to the fiscal af-
fairs of the United States given its role as a global 
leader and its status as the wealthiest nation. 
SEC. 3. CHANGE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT WHEN ACT OF CON-
GRESS PROVIDES BUDGET AUTHORITY OR 
REDUCES REVENUES. 
Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The face amount’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) The face amount’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(increased or decreased, as 
necessary, 
by 
the 
applicable 
amount)’’ 
after 
‘‘$14,294,000,000,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall determine the applicable amount 
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after the enactment of any Act of Congress that provides 
budget authority (as defined in section 3(2) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(2))) or re-
duces revenues and shall publish such amount in the Fed-
eral Register. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term 
‘applicable amount’ means the amount determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to be required to meet existing 
commitments.’’. 
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‘‘(G) an individual appointed to a position
on the office staff of a former President under
section 1(b) of the Act of August 25, 1958;
‘‘(H) an individual appointed to a position
on the office staff of a former President or a
former Vice President under section 4 of the
Presidential Transition Act of 1963 who, imme-
diately before the date of such appointment,
was an employee as defined under any other
subparagraph of this paragraph; and
‘‘(I) an employee (as defined by section
2105) not otherwise specified in any of the pre-
ceding subparagraphs;
but does not include—
‘‘(i) an employee of a corporation super-
vised by the Farm Credit Administration if pri-
vate interests elect or appoint a member of the
board of directors;
‘‘(ii) an individual who is not a citizen or
national of the United States and whose perma-
nent duty station is outside the United States,
unless, on September 30, 1979, the individual
was an employee for the purpose of this chapter
(as then in effect), by reason of service in an
Executive agency, the United States Postal
(b) PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES.—The procedures
and remedies applicable to a claim for a violation of this
Act are as follows:
(1) For a violation alleged by an individual,
other than an individual specified in paragraph (2)
or (3), the procedures and remedies applicable to a
claim brought by an individual for a violation of title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e et seq.) shall apply.
(2) For a violation alleged by an employee of
the House of Representatives or of an instrumental-
ity of the Congress, the procedures and remedies ap-
plicable to a claim by such employee for a violation
of section 117 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (2
U.S.C. 60l) shall apply.
(3) For a violation alleged by a Senate em-
ployee, the procedures and remedies applicable to a
claim by such employee for a violation of section 302
of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1202)
shall apply.
SEC. 9. STATE AND FEDERAL IMMUNITY.
(a) STATE IMMUNITY.—A State shall not be immune
under the eleventh article of amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States from an action in a Federal court
of competent jurisdiction for a violation of this Act. In
ments set forth in this section apply to interstate mergers
undertaken pursuant to and in accordance with such sec-
tion 3(h) to the extent such procedures, limitations, and
requirements of this section are not inconsistent with such
section 3(h).’’; and
(5) in paragraph (4) of section 3, by inserting
‘‘or within any State in which a bank that is author-
ized to engage in an interstate consolidation or
interstate merger pursuant to and in accordance
with section 3(h) of the Bank Holding Company Act
of 1956’’ after ‘‘within the same State’’.
SEC. 7. STATE-BY-STATE CRA EVALUATIONS OF DEPOSI-
TORY 
INSTITUTIONS 
WITH 
INTERSTATE
BRANCHES.
Section 807 of the Community Reinvestment Act of
1977 (12 U.S.C. 2906) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) STATE-BY-STATE EVALUATION
OF INSTITU-
TIONS WITH INTERSTATE BRANCHES.—In the case of a
regulated financial institution which maintains 1 or more
domestic branches located outside the State in which the
institution’s main office is located, in the case of a na-
tional bank, or in which the bank is chartered, in the case
of a State bank (hereafter in this subsection referred to
as the ‘home State’), the appropriate Federal financial su-
pervisory agency shall prepare—
‘‘(1) a written evaluation of the entire institu-
tion’s record of performance under this Act, as re-
quired by subsections (a), (b), and (c); and
‘‘(2) for each State in which the institution
maintains 1 or more domestic branches (including
the institution’s home State), a separate written
evaluation of the institution’s record of performance
within such State under this Act, as required by
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1).’’.
SEC. 8. GUIDELINES FOR MEETING CREDIT NEEDS.
Under its authority pursuant to the Community Re-
investment Act of 1977, the appropriate Federal banking
agency shall promulgate regulations establishing guide-
lines to ensure that each interstate branch meets the cred-
it needs of the community and market area in which the
branch operates.
SEC. 9. EXISTING LAW UNAFFECTED.
No provision of this Act and no amendment made by
this Act to any other provision of law shall be construed
as affecting in any way the right of any State, or any polit-
ical subdivision of any State, to impose or maintain a non-
discriminatory franchise tax or other nonproperty tax in-
stead of a franchise tax in accordance with section 3124
of title 31, United States Code.
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HR 459 IH——
U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by redesignating sections
1013 through 1017 as sections 1014 through 1018, re-
spectively, and inserting after section 1012 the following
new section:
‘‘EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED
RESCISSIONS
‘‘SEC. 1013. (a) PROPOSED RESCISSION OF BUDGET
AUTHORITY.—In addition to the method of rescinding
budget authority specified in section 1012, the President
may propose, at the time and in the manner provided in
subsection (b), the rescission of any budget authority pro-
vided in an appropriation Act. Funds made available for
obligation under this procedure may not be proposed for
rescission again under this section or section 1012.
‘‘(b) TRANSMITTAL OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.—
‘‘(1) Not later than 3 calendar days after the
date of enactment of an appropriation Act, the
President may transmit to Congress one special mes-
sage proposing to rescind amounts of budget author-
ity provided in that Act and include with that special
message a draft bill that, if enacted, would only re-
scind that budget authority. That bill shall clearly
identify the amount of budget authority that is pro-
posed to be rescinded for each program, project, or
activity to which that budget authority relates.
(1) Section 1011 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 682(5)) is amended by re-
pealing paragraphs (3) and (5) and by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
(2) Section 1014 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 685) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘or
the reservation’’; and
(B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘or a
reservation’’ and by striking ‘‘or each such res-
ervation’’.
(3) Section 1015(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 686)
is amended by striking ‘‘is to establish a reserve or’’,
by striking ‘‘the establishment of such a reserve or’’,
and by striking ‘‘reserve or’’ each other place it ap-
pears.
(4) Section 1017 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 687) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘rescis-
sion bill introduced with respect to a special
message or’’;
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘re-
scission bill or’’, by striking ‘‘bill or’’ the second
place it appears, by striking ‘‘rescission bill with
respect to the same special message or’’, and by
striking ‘‘, and the case may be,’’;
(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘bill
or’’ each place it appears;
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘rescis-
sion’’ each place it appears and by striking ‘‘bill
or’’ each place it appears;
(E) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘re-
scission bill or’’ and by striking ‘‘, and all
amendments thereto (in the case of a rescission
bill)’’;
(F) in subsection (d)(2)—
(i) by striking the first sentence;
(ii) by amending the second sentence
to read as follows: ‘‘Debate on any debat-
able motion or appeal in connection with
an impoundment resolution shall be limited
to 1 hour, to be equally divided between,
and controlled by, the mover and the man-
ager of the resolution, except that in the
event that the manager of the resolution is
in favor of any such motion or appeal, the
time in opposition thereto shall be con-
trolled by the minority leader or his des-
ignee.’’;
(iii) by striking the third sentence;
and
(iv) in the fourth sentence, by striking
‘‘rescission 
bill 
or’’ 
and 
by 
striking
‘‘amendment, debatable motion,’’ and by
inserting ‘‘debatable motion’’;
(G) in paragraph (d)(3), by striking the
second and third sentences; and
(H) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), (6),
and (7) of paragraph (d).
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The item relating to
section 1012 in the table of sections for subpart B of title
X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 1012. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions and targeted
tax benefits.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 1994.
Attest:
Clerk.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4600
AN ACT
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the ex-
pedited consideration of certain proposed rescis-
sions of budget authority.