datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(2) striking ‘‘, and no portion’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘for living expenses,’’ in subsection
(d)(5); and
(3) striking subsection (k)(3).
SEC. 1322. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO NON-HOUSE-
HOLD MEMBERS.
Section 5(d)(6) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)6)) is
amended by striking the comma at the end and inserting
the following—
‘‘: Provided, That child support payments made by a
household member to or for a person who is not a member
of the household shall be excluded from the income of the
household of the person making such payments if such
household member was legally obligated to make such pay-
ments: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized
to prescribe by regulation the method(s), which may in-
clude calculation on a retrospective basis, that State agen-
cies may use to determine the amount of child support
excluded,’’.
SEC. 1323. CHILD SUPPORT EXCLUSION.
Section 5 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(13)—
(A) by striking ‘‘at the option’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘subsection (m),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A)’’; and
were deposited in the account of the committee prior 
to the election cycle for the office involved in an 
amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) $100,000; plus 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(i) the number of statements the 
candidate receives under paragraph (1) 
during the election cycle; and 
‘‘(ii) $50,000. 
‘‘(3) EXPENDITURE
FROM
PERSONAL
FUNDS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘expenditure 
from personal funds’ means— 
‘‘(A) an expenditure made by a candidate 
using personal funds; and 
‘‘(B) a contribution or loan made by a can-
didate using personal funds or a loan secured 
using such funds to an authorized committee of 
the candidate. 
‘‘(c) ELECTION CYCLE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘election cycle’ means— 
‘‘(1) with respect to a candidate for election for 
the office of Senator, the period beginning on the 
day after the date of the most recent regularly 
scheduled general election for that office and ending 
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in paragraph (3)) or by a certified provider (as de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A))’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘cer-
tified diabetes educator’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is licensed or registered by the State in 
which the services are performed as a health care 
professional; 
‘‘(B) specializes in teaching individuals with di-
abetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge 
to manage the individual’s diabetic condition; and 
‘‘(C) is certified as a diabetes educator by a 
recognized certifying body (as defined in paragraph 
(4)). 
‘‘(4) For purposes of paragraph (3)(C), the term ‘rec-
ognized certifying body’ means a certifying body for diabe-
tes educators which is recognized by the Secretary as au-
thorized to grant certification of diabetes educators for 
purposes of this subsection pursuant to standards estab-
lished by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT AS A PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING 
FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES.—Section 1842(b)(18)(C) of 
the such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(18)(C)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new clause: 
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‘‘(vii) A certified diabetes educator (as defined 
in section 1861(qq)(3)).’’. 
(c) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to identify the 
barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with di-
abetes in accessing diabetes self-management train-
ing services under the Medicare program, including 
economic and geographic barriers and availability of 
appropriate referrals and access to adequate and 
qualified providers. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the study conducted under para-
graph (1). 
(d) AHRQ DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR OUTREACH METHODS AND REPORT.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality shall, through use of a workshop and 
other appropriate means, develop a series of rec-
ommendations on effective outreach methods to edu-
cate primary care physicians and the public about 
the benefits of diabetes self-management training in 
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order to promote better health outcomes for patients 
with diabetes. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
shall submit to Congress a report on the rec-
ommendations developed under paragraph (1). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to items and services furnished on 
or after January 1, 2013. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 278 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt 
qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2011 
Mr. FORTENBERRY 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 provide 
for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance 
agricultural processing property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. QUALIFIED SMALL ISSUE BONDS FOR AGRICUL-
TURAL PROCESSING PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
144(a)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i), by re-
designating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting 
after clause (i) the following new clause: 
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‘‘(A) such student is either a resident of,
or is accepted for enrollment in, or is attending,
an eligible institution located in a geographic
area for which the Secretary (I) determines
that loans are not available to all eligible stu-
dents, and (II) has entered into an agreement
with a guaranty agency under paragraph (1)(B)
to provide lender referral services; and’’;
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘The’’ and in-
serting ‘‘From funds available for costs of transition
under section 459 of the Act, the’’; and
(5) by striking paragraph (5).
(d) STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION.—
Section 439(q) of the Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the
Association or its designated agency may begin
making loans’’ and inserting ‘‘the Association
or its designated agent shall, subject to the lim-
itations in section 428(j)(3), begin making
loans to such eligible borrowers’’; and
(B) by striking the second sentence;
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘the Asso-
ciation or its designated agent may’’ and inserting
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improper Payments 
Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an executive 
agency as that term is defined under section 102 of 
title 31, United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘improper payment’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2(g) of the Im-
proper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 
U.S.C. 3321 note), as redesignated by section 
3(a)(1) of this Act; and 
(3) the term ‘‘State’’ means each State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, each terri-
tory or possession of the United States, and each 
federally recognized Indian tribe. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE DETERMINATION OF IMPROPER 
PAYMENTS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Improper Pay-
ments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (g) 
as subsections (c) through (h), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL CONSULTANTS AND FEL-
LOWS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 207(f) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209(f)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘This subsection and sub-
section (g) do not authorize the designation, appointment, 
or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other 
employee by an agency outside of the Department of 
Health and Human Services.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 207(h) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209(h)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (g)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (f)’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section apply with respect to special consultants, fellows, 
and other employees appointed on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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tled) for the initial month of his or her concurrent 
entitlement to such monthly periodic payment and 
old-age or disability insurance benefits. 
An individual’s primary insurance amount determined 
under this subparagraph shall be the larger of the two 
amounts computed under this clause (before the applica-
tion of subsection (i)). 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the percent specified 
in this clause is— 
‘‘(I) 80.0 percent with respect to individuals 
who become eligible (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)) 
for old-age insurance benefits (or became eligible as 
so defined for disability insurance benefits before at-
taining age 62) in 1986; 
‘‘(II) 70.0 percent with respect to individuals 
who so become eligible in 1987; 
‘‘(III) 60.0 percent with respect to individuals 
who so become eligible in 1988; 
‘‘(IV) 50.0 percent with respect to individuals 
who so become eligible in 1989; and 
‘‘(V) 40.0 percent with respect to individuals 
who so become eligible in 1990 or thereafter. 
‘‘(F)(i) Any periodic payment which otherwise meets 
the requirements of subparagraph (A), but which is paid 
on other than a monthly basis, shall be allocated on a basis 
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going or short-term basis, of sub-Saharan col-
leges and universities. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of transmission of the initial re-
port under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter, 
the President shall transmit to the congressional 
committees specified in paragraph (1) a report that 
contains a description of the activities carried out 
under this section for the preceding fiscal year and 
the progress made toward achieving the benchmarks 
outlined in the initial report, and any program ad-
justments undertaken to improve efforts to achieve 
such benchmarks. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Administrator’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Agency; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Agency’ means the United States 
Agency for International Development; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Board’ means the sub-Saharan 
African Higher Education Advisory Board estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (d); 
‘‘(4) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
Assistance for Higher Education in sub-Saharan Af-
rica designated pursuant to subsection (c); and 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘higher education’ means post- 
secondary 
undergraduate, 
graduate, 
and 
post-
graduate academic training. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the President such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2793 
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from restricting certain hunting 
activities in the Kisatchie National Forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2011 
Mr. FLEMING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from restricting 
certain hunting activities in the Kisatchie National For-
est, 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. HUNTING IN THE KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOR-
EST. 
Consistent with the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 
551), the Secretary may not restrict the use of dogs in 
deer hunting activities in the Kisatchie National Forest, 
unless such restrictions— 
(1) apply to the smallest practicable portions of 
such forest; and 
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(2) are necessary to reduce or control trespass 
onto land adjacent to such forest. 
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Union Calendar No. 143
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3116
[Report No. 103–254]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1994, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1993
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the percent-
age used shall be—
‘‘(A) 12.5 percent for fiscal year 1995;
‘‘(B) 20 percent for fiscal year 1996; and
‘‘(C) 50 percent for fiscal year 1997 and suc-
ceeding fiscal years.
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (1)(C)(i), the
amount shall be determined by calculating for each insti-
tution the amount by which—
‘‘(A) the amount of the loans received for at-
tendance by its current and former students who (i)
enter repayment during the fiscal year used for the
calculation of the cohort default rate, and (ii) de-
fault before the end of the following fiscal year; ex-
ceeds
‘‘(B) 20 percent of the loans received for at-
tendance by all the current and former students who
enter repayment during the fiscal year used for the
calculation of the cohort default rate.
‘‘(4) A State may charge a fee to an institution of
higher education that participates in the program under
this part and is located in that State according to a fee
structure, approved by the Secretary, that is based on the
institution’s cohort default rate and the State’s risk of loss
under this subsection. Such fee structure shall include a
185
than carrying out the programs established under
the provisions described in clause (i).
‘‘(iii) Notwithstanding clause (ii), subsection (a) shall
not apply to any provision of the law of the State of New
York to the extent that such provision constitutes—
‘‘(I) an HMO surcharge of the type provided
for under subdivision 2–a of such section 2807–c (as
in effect on February 2, 1993), or
‘‘(II) an allowance, of the type provided for
under the provisions referred to in clause (i) (as so
in effect), for bad debts, charity care, health care
services, or excess malpractice insurance,
but only if the law of such State appropriates amounts
based on and equivalent to amounts collected by the State
under such provision solely for the purpose of carrying out
one or more programs established under the provisions de-
scribed in clause (i).
‘‘(iv) Subsection (a) shall apply to any provision of
the law of the State of New York to the extent that such
provision constitutes a surcharge of the type provided for
under subdivisions 1(b) and 4(e) of section 2807–c of the
Public Health Law of the State of New York (as in effect
on February 2, 1993) unless such provision provides for
use of amounts collected under such provision solely for
186
the purpose of carrying out one or more programs estab-
lished under the provisions described in clause (i).
‘‘(v) Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to ex-
empt from subsection (a) any amendment of any provision
referred to in clause (i) enacted on or after February 2,
1993, to the extent it provides for more than the effective
administration of such provisions as in effect on such date,
unless such amendment constitutes only a change in the
methodology of determining payments to hospitals and
would result in—
‘‘(I) a surcharge described in clause (iii)(I) of
not more than 9 percent with respect to which the
requirements of clause (iii) are met,
‘‘(II) an allowance described in clause (iii)(II)
which does not exceed in the aggregate a Statewide
average of not more than 10 percent and with re-
spect to which the requirements of clause (iii) are
met, or
‘‘(III) a surcharge described in clause (iv) of
not more than 13 percent with respect to which the
requirements of clause (iv) are met.
‘‘(vi) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any amend-
ment to chapter 2 of the laws of 1988 of the State of
New York, as amended, to the extent that such amend-
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2796 
To require the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to conduct 
the business of the committee in a manner that is open to the public. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2011 
Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
A BILL 
To require the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction 
to conduct the business of the committee in a manner 
that is open to the public. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 401(b)(5) of the Budget Control Act of 2011 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and make 
the agenda available to the public’’ after ‘‘meet-
ing’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iii) OPEN MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subclause (II), each meet-
ing, including a quorum of members, 
of the joint committee shall be— 
‘‘(aa) made open to the pub-
lic; and 
‘‘(bb) made available for tel-
evision coverage. 
‘‘(II) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
joint 
committee may conduct a closed meet-
ing for the purpose of discussing clas-
sified information.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(III) OPEN HEARINGS.— 
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—Except 
as provided in item (bb), any 
hearing conducted by the joint 
committee shall be— 
‘‘(AA) made open to 
the public; and 
‘‘(BB) made available 
for television coverage. 
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‘‘(bb) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
joint committee may conduct a 
closed hearing for the purpose of 
discussing 
classified 
informa-
tion.’’. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 279 
To prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or 
program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate 
change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly 
by livestock. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2011 
Mr. FORTENBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on 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 prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out 
any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse 
gas emissions on climate change, from imposing a fee 
or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF IMPOSITION OF FEE OR TAX 
ON GASEOUS EMISSIONS BY LIVESTOCK. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in car-
rying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of 
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greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, no Federal 
agency or official shall impose a fee or tax on gaseous 
emissions emitted directly by livestock. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2678
To restrict the implementation of proposals of the Task Force on Bureau
of Indian Affairs Reorganization.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 1993
Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming (for himself, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. YOUNG of Alas-
ka, and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To restrict the implementation of proposals of the Task
Force on Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RE-
PORT OF TASK FORCE ON BUREAU OF IN-
DIAN AFFAIRS.
(a) RESTRICTION.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), no reorganization proposal of the Task Force on
Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization established pur-
suant to Public Law 101–512 may be implemented until
the Task Force has recommended its implementation to
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Missing Alzheimer’s 
Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 
2012’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MISSING ALZHEIMER’S 
DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM. 
Section 240001 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14181) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations to carry out this section, the Attorney General, 
through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall award 
competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist 
such organizations in paying for the costs of planning, de-
signing, establishing, and operating locally based, 
proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients 
with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘competitive’’ 
after ‘‘to receive a’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General shall give preference to 
national nonprofit organizations that have experience
working with patients, and families of patients, with Alz-
heimer’s disease and related dementias.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 
2017.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2800 
AN ACT 
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing 
Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program.