datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘January 1, 2014’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘Janu-
ary 1, 2020’’. 
(b) PHASEDOWN OF CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 45 of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) PHASEDOWN OF CREDIT FOR WIND EN-
ERGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of facili-
ties to which subsection (d)(1) applies and the 
construction of which begins after December 
31, 2013, the number of cents taken into ac-
count under subsection (a) for calendar years 
ending after such date (determined after the 
application of the preceding paragraphs of this 
subsection and without regard to this para-
graph) shall be only the applicable percentage 
of such number for such year. If any amount 
determined under the preceding sentence is not 
a multiple of 0.01 cent, such amount shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.01 cent. 
‘‘(B) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable 
percentage shall be determined in accordance 
with the following table: 
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the Administrator determines would indicate damage 
associated with hydraulic fracturing operations. 
‘‘(e) DATABASE; PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) DATABASE.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish and maintain a database of the results re-
ported pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
ACCESSIBILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make such database publicly accessible 
on the Website of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
SEARCHABILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make such database searchable by zip 
code, allowing members of the public to easily iden-
tify all sites for which reports are submitted pursu-
ant to subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘acces-
sible underground source of drinking water’ means an un-
derground source of drinking water to which the person 
conducting the hydraulic fracturing operations can reason-
ably gain access.’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1421(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300h(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘except 
as provided in subsection (b)(1)(E) of this section and sec-
tion 1421A,’’ before ‘‘the underground injection of fluids 
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or propping agents (other than diesel fuels) pursuant to 
hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geo-
thermal production activities’’. 
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to paragraph (2), when certified cost or pricing data are
not required to be submitted by subsection (a) for a con-
tract, subcontract, or modification of a contract or sub-
contract, such data may nevertheless be required to be
submitted by the head of the procuring activity, but only
if the head of the procuring activity determines that such
data are necessary for the evaluation by the agency of the
reasonableness of the price of the contract, subcontract,
or modification of a contract or subcontract. In any case
in which the head of the procuring activity requires such
data to be submitted under this subsection, the head of
the procuring activity shall justify in writing the reason
for such requirement.
‘‘(2) The head of the procuring activity may not re-
quire certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under
this paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modi-
fication of a contract or subcontract, covered by the excep-
tions in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
‘‘(3) The head of a procuring activity may not dele-
gate functions under this paragraph.
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS ON OTHER INFORMATION.—The
Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include the following:
‘‘(1) Provisions concerning the types of infor-
mation that contracting officers may consider in de-
termining whether the price of a procurement to the
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2986 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the temporary 
Medicare payment rate floor for primary care services of primary care 
physicians to nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician as-
sistants, and certified nurse-midwives under the Medicaid program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend 
the temporary Medicare payment rate floor for primary 
care services of primary care physicians to nurse practi-
tioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, 
and certified nurse-midwives under the Medicaid pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘Protecting Access to 
Primary Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY MEDICARE PAYMENT 
RATE FLOOR TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES 
FURNISHED 
BY 
HEALTH 
CARE 
PRACTI-
TIONERS UNDER MEDICAID. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(a)(13)(C) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(C)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or a health care practitioner 
who is a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or 
clinical nurse specialist (as such terms are defined in 
section 1861(aa)(5)) or a certified nurse midwife (as 
defined in section 1861(gg)(2))’’ after ‘‘pediatric 
medicine’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such services and physician’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such services and physician or health 
care practitioner’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished 
on or after the first day of the first calendar quarter that 
begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2987 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phasedown the credit 
for electricity produced from wind. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. FITZPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phasedown 
the credit for electricity produced from wind. 
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 ‘‘PTC Certainty and 
Phaseout Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND PHASEDOWN OF PRODUCTION 
CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM 
WIND. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (1) of section 45(d) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
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‘‘Year construction 
The applicable 
begins: 
percentage is: 
2014 ..................................................................................
100
2015 ..................................................................................
2016 ..................................................................................
2017 ..................................................................................
2018 ..................................................................................
2019 ..................................................................................
60.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property originally placed in 
service on or after January 1, 2013. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2988 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition 
of full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. 
MATHESON, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. PETERSON, and Mr. SCHRADER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the 
employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act. 
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 ‘‘Forty Hours Is Full 
Time Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE. 
Section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘by 120’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by 174’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking ‘‘30 hours’’ 
and inserting ‘‘40 hours’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1921 
To facilitate the expedited review of applications of aliens applying for admis-
sion to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act who are coming to the United States to participate 
in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education 
or training, require the Secretary of State to provide relevant Foreign 
Service officers with training regarding such aliens, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2015 
Ms. MENG (for herself and Mr. EMMER of Minnesota) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To facilitate the expedited review of applications of aliens 
applying for admission to the United States under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act who are coming to the United States to participate 
in a program under which they will receive graduate 
medical education or training, require the Secretary of 
State to provide relevant Foreign Service officers with 
training regarding such aliens, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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the currency of their acquisition knowledge and gen-
erally enhance their knowledge of related acquisition
management disciplines through academic programs
and other self-developmental activities.
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES.—The head of
each executive agency, acting through the senior
procurement executive for the agency, shall provide
for an enhanced system of incentives for the encour-
agement of excellence in the acquisition workforce
which rewards performance of employees that con-
tribute to achieving the agency’s performance goals.
The system of incentives shall include provisions
that—
‘‘(A) relate pay to performance;
‘‘(B) provide for consideration, in person-
nel evaluations and promotion decisions, of the
extent to which the performance of personnel
contributed to achieving the agency’s perform-
ance goals; and
‘‘(C) provide pay and promotion incentives
to be awarded, and unfavorable personnel ac-
tions to be imposed, under the system on the
basis of the contributions of personnel to
achieving the agency’s performance goals.
‘‘(g) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—
IB 
Union Calendar No. 201 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 298 
[Report No. 113–280] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 
to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in 
Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclu-
sion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2013 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. YARMUTH, and Mr. GUTHRIE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
DECEMBER 2, 2013 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BARR and Mr. ROE of Tennessee 
DECEMBER 2, 2013 
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 January 15, 2013] 
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lishment and maintenance of a register of eligible appli-
cants and the selection of Board judges, the rules of the
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals governing the
establishment and maintenance of a register of eligible ap-
plicants and the selection of board members shall be the
rules of the Board governing the establishment and main-
tenance of a register of eligible applicants and the selec-
tion of Board judges, except that any provisions of the
rules of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
that authorize any individual other than the chairman of
such board to select a Board judge shall have no effect.
TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATES
AND IMPLEMENTATION
SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise provided
in this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) APPLICABILITY
OF
AMENDMENTS.—(1) An
amendment made by this Act shall apply, in the manner
prescribed in the final regulations promulgated pursuant
to section 502 to implement such amendment, with respect
to any solicitation that is issued, any unsolicited proposal
that is received, and any contract entered into pursuant
(2) Part G of title XIII (25 U.S.C. 3371), re-
lating to American Indian teacher training.
(3) Section 1406 (20 U.S.C. 1221e–1 note), re-
lating to a national survey of factors associated with
participation.
(4) Section 1409 (20 U.S.C. 1132a note), relat-
ing to a study of environmental hazards in institu-
tions of higher education.
(5) Section 1412 (20 U.S.C. 1101 note), relat-
ing to a national job bank for teacher recruitment.
(6) Part B of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1452 note),
relating to a national clearinghouse for postsecond-
ary education materials.
(7) Part C of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1101 note),
relating to school-based decisionmakers.
(8) Part D of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1145h note),
relating to grants for sexual offenses education.
(9) Part E of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1070 note),
relating to Olympic scholarships.
(10) Part G of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11
note), relating to advanced placement fee payment
programs.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in section 453(c)(2)—
Union Calendar No. 201 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 298 
[Report No. 113–280] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a special resource study to evaluate the signifi-
cance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in 
Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the 
feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park 
System, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 2, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2994 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the 
exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence 
indebtedness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. KIND, Mr. NEAL, Ms. JEN-
KINS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. WATT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
RIBBLE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. TURNER, and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
for 1 year the exclusion from gross income of discharges 
of qualified principal residence indebtedness. 
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 ‘‘Mortgage Forgiveness 
Tax Relief Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FROM GROSS IN-
COME OF DISCHARGE OF QUALIFIED PRIN-
CIPAL RESIDENCE INDEBTEDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section 
108(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘January 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2015’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to indebtedness discharged after 
December 31, 2013. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2995 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate the 
limitation on deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Mr. TIBERI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to eliminate the limitation on deductibles for employer- 
sponsored health plans. 
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 ‘‘Unnecessary Cap Act 
of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTIBLES 
FOR EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1302(c) of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148; 
42 U.S.C. 18022(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(B)(i)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2707(b) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–6(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall be effective as if included in the enactment 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
Law 111–148). 
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HR 2996 RDS
‘‘(B) has a predominant focus on a manu-
facturing process, novel material, enabling tech-
nology, supply chain integration methodology, 
or another relevant aspect of advanced manu-
facturing, such as nanotechnology applications, 
advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, com-
posites, biobased and advanced materials, flexi-
ble hybrid technologies, and tool development 
for microelectronics; 
‘‘(C) as determined by the Secretary, has 
the potential— 
‘‘(i) to improve the competitiveness of 
United States manufacturing, including 
key advanced manufacturing technologies 
such as nanotechnology, advanced ceram-
ics, photonics and optics, composites, 
biobased and advanced materials, flexible 
hybrid technologies, and tool development 
for microelectronics; 
‘‘(ii) to accelerate non-Federal invest-
ment in advanced manufacturing produc-
tion capacity in the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) to enable the commercial appli-
cation of new technologies or industry-wide 
manufacturing processes; and 
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‘‘(B) SMALL BUSINESSES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that such collaboration with Fed-
eral agencies prioritizes the needs and chal-
lenges of small businesses. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of the Revitalize Amer-
ican Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, the 
Secretary shall enter into a contract with an inde-
pendent entity, such as the National Academy of 
Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program 
established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) whether the program is achieving its 
goals; 
‘‘(B) any recommendations for how the 
program may be improved; and 
‘‘(C) a recommendation as to whether the 
program should be continued or terminated. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) REGIONAL
INNOVATION
CLUSTER.—The 
term ‘regional innovation cluster’ means a geo-
graphically bounded network of similar, synergistic, 
or complementary entities that—
‘‘(A) are engaged in or with a particular 
industry sector and its related sectors; 
‘‘(B) have active channels for business 
transactions and communication; 
‘‘(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor 
markets, and services; and 
‘‘(D) leverage the region’s unique competi-
tive strengths to stimulate innovation and cre-
ate jobs. 
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means one of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appro-
priated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing 
and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this 
section. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—To the extent provided for 
in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
may use not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out this sec-
tion from amounts appropriated for economic devel-
opment assistance programs.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2996 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish 
the Network for Manufacturing Innovation and 
for other purposes.