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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5873 
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify 
the definition of the term ‘‘biobased product’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2012 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. MCINTYRE, 
Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. OWENS, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. GRAVES 
of Georgia, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. BONNER, Mr. JONES, Mr. DUFFY, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. 
KISSELL, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Ms. PINGREE of 
Maine, Mr. BENISHEK, Mrs. EMERSON, Ms. SEWELL, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, and Mrs. ELLMERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 to modify the definition of the term ‘‘biobased 
product’’. 
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 ‘‘Forest Products Fair-
ness Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BIOBASED PRODUCT. 
Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) BIOBASED PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘biobased 
product’ means a product determined by the 
Secretary to be a commercial or industrial prod-
uct (other than food or feed) that is— 
‘‘(i) composed, in whole or in signifi-
cant part, of biological products, including 
renewable domestic agricultural materials 
and forestry materials; or 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate ingredient or 
feedstock. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘biobased 
product’, with respect to forestry materials, in-
cludes forest products that meet biobased con-
tent requirements, notwithstanding the market 
share the product holds, the age of the product, 
or whether the market for the product is new 
or emerging.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(14) as paragraphs (10) through (15), respectively; 
and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) FOREST PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘forest prod-
uct’ means a product made from materials de-
rived from the practice of forestry or the man-
agement of growing timber. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘forest prod-
uct’ includes— 
‘‘(i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, 
and wood products; and 
‘‘(ii) any recycled products derived 
from forest materials.’’. 
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mined to be 1.0 percent or less in a final binding al-
location of responsibility decision under title V.
‘‘(42) The term ‘liable party’ means any poten-
tially responsible party determined by an allocation
panel or a court to be liable under section 107, re-
sponsible to perform any action under sections 104
or 106, or liable for contribution under section 113.
‘‘(43) The term ‘assigned share’ means the per-
centage of liability assigned, in accordance with the
factors set forth in section 503(g)(2), to a liable
party by an allocation panel in a binding allocation
of responsibility or by a court of law.
‘‘(44) The term ‘orphan party’ means a liable
party at a site who is defunct, unknown, insolvent,
or whose assigned share has been subject to dis-
charge or limitation in bankruptcy, or who is other-
wise financially unable to pay all or part of its as-
signed share.
‘‘(45) The term ‘creditor party’ means the Ad-
ministrator, a State, or any person who is deter-
mined to be a liable party with respect to a National
Priority List site and who incurs or has incurred
costs with respect to the site that are not inconsist-
ent with the National Contingency Plan.
‘‘(i) past-due support (defined in sec-
tion 464(c) of the Social Security Act) not
assigned to a State pursuant to subsection
(c), and
‘‘(ii) the future liability for any Fed-
eral internal revenue tax of such person
pursuant to subsection (b).
If the Secretary receives notice from one or more
State agencies of more than one debt subject to
paragraph (1) that is owed by such person to such
an agency, any overpayment by such person shall be
applied against such debts in the order in which
such debts accrued.
‘‘(3) NOTICE; CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE.—
No State may take action under this subsection until
such State—
‘‘(A) notifies the person owing the past-due
State tax liability that the State proposes to
take action pursuant to this section,
‘‘(B) gives such person at least 60 days to
present evidence that all or part of such liability
is not past-due or not legally enforceable,
‘‘(C) considers any evidence presented by
such person and determines that an amount of
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5876 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
educational stability for children in foster care, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2012 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Ms. BASS of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services and 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to provide educational stability for children in 
foster care, 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 ‘‘Increasing Educational 
Stability for Children in Foster Care Act’’. 
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‘‘under section 203 for purposes of deductions from bene-
fits on account of work’’.
(i) Section 215(g) of such Act is amended by striking
out ‘‘and deductions under section 203(b)’’.
(j) The last sentence of section 223(d)(4) of such Act
is amended by striking out ‘‘the exempt amount under sec-
tion 203(f)(8) which is applicable to individuals described
in subparagraph (D) thereof’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
the following: ‘‘an amount equal to the exempt amount
which would have been applicable under section 203(f)(8),
to individuals described in subparagraph (D) thereof, if
subsections (b) through (l) of section 203 as in effect in
January 1979 had remained in effect through the month
in which such earnings were derived.’’
(k) Section 1612(a) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘as determined under sec-
tion 203(f)(5)(C)’’ in paragraph (1)(A) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘as defined in the last sentence
of this subsection’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following
new sentence:
‘‘For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term ‘wages’
means wages as defined in section 209, but computed
without regard to the limitations as to amounts of remu-
neration specified in subsections (a), (g)(2), (g)(3), (h)(2),
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5879 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility require-
ments for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2012 
Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mr. WALZ of Minnesota) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the 
ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an 
annual crop on native sod, 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 ‘‘Protect our Prairies 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD. 
(a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.—Section 508(o) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is 
amended— 
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I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4139
To authorize the use of the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture
and other attorneys in collecting claims and obligations under the farm
loan programs carried out by the Farmers Home Administration.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1994
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. POMEROY,
Mr. ROSE, Mr. PENNY, Ms. LONG, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr.
SARPALIUS, Mr. MINGE, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. GLICKMAN) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To authorize the use of the General Counsel of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and other attorneys in collecting
claims and obligations under the farm loan programs
carried out by the Farmers Home Administration.
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 ‘‘Farmers Home Admin-
istration Improvement Act of 1994’’.
HR 4139 IH
SEC. 2. DELINQUENT FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION
OBLIGATIONS.
Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) The Secretary may use for the prosecution or
defense of any claim or obligation described in subsection
(b)(5) the Attorney General, the General Counsel of the
Department of Agriculture, or a private attorney who has
entered into a contract with the Secretary.’’.
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Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
in the same manner as persons employed intermittently
in the Government service are allowed expenses under sec-
tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Commis-
sion shall be elected by the members of the Commission.
(f) QUORUM.—(1) Eight members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
hearings.
(2) The affirmative vote of not less than ten members
of the Commission shall be required to approve the budget
of the Commission.
(g) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall hold its first
meeting not later than 90 days after the date on which
its members are appointed and shall meet at least quar-
terly at the call of the Chairperson or ten of its members.
Meetings of the Commission shall be subject to section
552(b) of title 5, United States Code (relating to open
meetings).
(h) PROXY.—Any member of the Commission may
vote by means of a signed proxy exercised by another
member of the Commission, but any member so voting
shall not be considered present for purposes of establish-
ing a quorum.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4140
To amend the Bankruptcy Act to make small business investment companies
and specialized small business investment companies ineligible to file
bankruptcy, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1994
Mr. LAFALCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Bankruptcy Act to make small business invest-
ment companies and specialized small business invest-
ment companies ineligible to file bankruptcy, 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 section 109(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after ‘‘homestead association’’ the
following: ‘‘small business investment company licensed by
the Small Business Administration under subsection (c)
or (d) of section 301 of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681),’’.
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HR 1530 EAS
date of unavailability or incapacity to perform duties as
described in section 972 or 972a of title 10, United States
Code, as the case may be.
SEC. 553. SEPARATION IN CASES INVOLVING EXTENDED
CONFINEMENT.
(a) SEPARATION.—(1)(A) Chapter 59 of title 10, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 1178. Persons under confinement for one year or
more
‘‘Except as otherwise provided in regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense, a person sentenced by
a court-martial to a period of confinement for one year or
more may be separated from the person’s armed force at
any time after the sentence to confinement has become final
under chapter 47 of this title and the person has served
in confinement for a period of one year.’’.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
59 of such title is amended by inserting at the end thereof
the following new item:
‘‘1178. Persons under confinement for one year or more.’’.
(2)(A) Chapter 1221 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(A) periodically notify public housing
agencies of the availability of assistance under
this subsection;
‘‘(B) encourage public housing agencies to
cooperate and coordinate with law enforcement
agencies to encourage residents of public hous-
ing projects and dwelling units assisted under
this section to provide information to law en-
forcement agencies regarding criminal activity;
and
‘‘(C) develop and implement procedures to
ensure the confidentiality of the identity and
new location of any family assisted under this
subsection.
‘‘(7) OTHER
ASSISTANCE.—A public housing
agency that provides assistance under paragraph (1)
for a family and the law enforcement agency in-
volved shall ensure that the family is provided access
to other assistance and services appropriate to en-
sure that the relocation of the family to the dwelling
unit assisted under paragraph (1) and the neighbor-
hood of such dwelling unit occurs with the minimum
possible amount of disruption to the life of the
family.
‘‘(8) LIABILITY.—The United States, and its
officers and employees, shall not be subject to any
civil liability on account of any decision to provide
or not to provide protection under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 3. SET ASIDE OF SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS
FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME FIGHTERS AS-
SISTANCE.
Section 213(d)(4)(A) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)(4)(A)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting after the period at the end of
the first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘In
addition to any financial assistance for the rental
housing assistance program under section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 that is reserved
pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Secretary
shall reserve an additional $15,000,000 of any fi-
nancial assistance that becomes available under such
program during each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996
and such additional amounts may be used only for
the purpose under clause (v) of this subparagraph.’’;
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(3) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(v) in the case of financial assistance under
the rental housing assistance program under section
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, provid-
ing assistance pursuant to section 8(z)(1) of such
Act.’’.
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I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4142
To prohibit United States foreign assistance to countries that restrict the
transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance to other
countries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1994
Mr. LEHMAN (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BILBRAY,
Mr. TORRES, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. KENNEDY,
Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. KLEIN, and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit United States foreign assistance to countries
that restrict the transport or delivery of United States
humanitarian assistance to other countries.
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 ‘‘Humanitarian Aid
Corridor Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is entering a new era in
foreign assistance wherein the Federal budget deficit
and spending constraints require the maximum
usage of each foreign aid dollar.
(2) The delivery of humanitarian assistance to
people in need is consistent with the fundamental
values of our Nation and its people and is a vital
component of United States foreign policy.
(3) As a matter of principle and in furtherance
of fiscal prudence, the United States must seek to
promote the delivery of humanitarian assistance to
people in need in a manner that is both timely and
cost effective.
(4) As a matter of United States policy in the
allocation of United States foreign assistance or
other benefits, countries that are themselves the re-
cipients of such foreign assistance should be ex-
pected to act in a manner that neither hinders nor
delays the efficient transport or delivery of United
States humanitarian assistance to other countries.
SEC. 5. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Commission shall have
the power to appoint and fix compensation of such staff
as may be necessary to carry out its duties.
(2) Staff appointed by the Commission—
(A) shall be appointed subject to the provisions
of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service; and
(B) shall be paid in accordance with provisions
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
such title relating to classification and General
Schedule pay rates.
(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to such
rules as may be adopted by the Commission, the Commis-
sion may procure temporary and intermittent services to
the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title
5, United States Code, but at rates determined by the
Commission to be reasonable.
(c) STAFF OF OTHER AGENCIES.—(1) Upon request
of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of
such agency to the Commission to assist the Commission
in carrying out the Commission’s duties.
(2) The Commission may accept the services of per-
sonnel detailed from the State, any political subdivision
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO COUN-
TRIES THAT RESTRICT THE TRANSPORT OR
DELIVERY 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES 
HUMANI-
TARIAN ASSISTANCE TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able for foreign assistance programs for a fiscal year may
not be used to provide assistance or other benefits to any
country for that portion of such fiscal year during which
the government of such country prohibits or otherwise re-
stricts the transport or delivery of United States humani-
tarian assistance to any other country.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) The prohibition on assistance
contained in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect
to a country for a fiscal year if the President determines
that providing such assistance—
(A) is in the national interest of the United
States; or
(B) will, subject to paragraph (2), benefit di-
rectly non-military personnel, including refugees,
who are in immediate risk of danger resulting from
a natural or man-made disaster.
(2) Assistance provided under paragraph (1)(B)—
(A) shall be in the form of humanitarian assist-
ance; and
(B) shall be distributed directly to non-military
personnel or distributed to such personnel through
international relief organizations.
(c) NOTIFICATION
OF CONGRESS.—The President
shall notify the Congress of any determination made under
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) to provide
assistance to a country 15 days before providing such as-
sistance to such country.
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or that are described in an amendment to the development
plan approved by the Secretary under section 9.
(c) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—A
qualified community organization that applies for a grant
under this Act shall provide for involvement by interested
residents and organizations of the neighborhood, commu-
nity, or city in which the property to be assisted under
plan is located in—
(1) establishing the development plan under
section 7(b), which shall include—
(A) making the proposed development plan
available in a manner that, in the determination
of the Secretary, provides interested parties a
reasonable opportunity to examine its content
and to submit comments on the proposed plan;
and
(B) holding one or more public hearings to
obtain the views of interested parties regarding
the proposed plan; and
(2) carrying out activities under the develop-
ment plan, if the qualified community organization
is a recipient.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5880 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2012 
Mr. RUNYAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct 
medical disability examinations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Disability 
Examination Access Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL 
DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT 
PHYSICIANS. 
Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 
(38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
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ditional plants on acreage, only if such planted
acreage is the same size or smaller as that on
which the lost or destroyed plants were located.
For purposes of this rule, the term ‘additional
plant’ includes any plant which does not replace
a plant qualified under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(F) LOSS LIMITATION RULE.—Any costs
otherwise eligible under subparagraph (A) shall
be reduced by any amounts deducted under sec-
tion 165 which relate to lost or damaged plants
and associated assets. The reduction for deduc-
tions previously taken under section 165 is lim-
ited to the most recent original planting of the
lost or damaged planted acreage before the cur-
rent casualty.’’
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 165 of
such Code is amended by redesignating subsection (m) as
subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection (l) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(m) LOSSES TO WHICH SECTION 263A(d)(2) DE-
DUCTIONS ARE TAKEN.—No deduction shall be allowed
under this section with respect to any loss for which the
costs 
of 
replanting 
are 
deducted 
under 
section
263A(d)(2)(A).’’
(7) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—
The term ‘‘unit of general local government’’ means
any city, town, township, county, parish, village, or
other general purpose political subdivision of a
State.
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the
States of the United States, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.
SEC. 12. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary
to carry out this Act.
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for grants
under this Act $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
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