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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1637 
To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known 
as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts 
subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2013 
Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. BARTON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. CHABOT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. KING of Iowa, 
Mr. POMPEO, Mr. YODER, Ms. JENKINS, and Mr. AMASH) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, 
commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the 
threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the pre-
vailing wage requirements of such provisions. 
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 ‘‘Adjusting Davis-Bacon 
for Inflation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. THRESHOLD OF CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO DAVIS- 
BACON. 
Section 3142(a) of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$50,000’’. 
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‘‘(2) PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION.—The 
term ‘Presidential general election’ means the elec-
tion for electors of President and Vice President. 
‘‘(b) POLLING PLACE HOURS.— 
‘‘(1) POLLING PLACES IN THE CONTINENTAL 
UNITED STATES.—Each polling place in the conti-
nental United States shall be open, with respect to 
a Presidential general election, beginning on Satur-
day at 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time and ending 
on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time. 
‘‘(2) POLLING
PLACES
OUTSIDE
THE
CONTI-
NENTAL UNITED STATES.—Each polling place not 
located in the continental United States shall be 
open, with respect to a Presidential general election, 
beginning on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. local time and 
ending on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. local time. 
‘‘(3) EARLY
CLOSING.—A polling place may 
close between the hours of 10:00 p.m. local time on 
Saturday and 6:00 a.m. local time on Sunday as 
provided by the law of the State in which the polling 
place is located.’’. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL
GENERAL
ELECTION.— 
Section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (2 U.S.C. 7) is amended— 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1642 
To protect the eligibility for Federal employment and access to classified 
information for Department of Defense civilian employees who may incur 
financial hardships as a result of furloughs dictated by sequestration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2013 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. HANABUSA, and Mr. HECK of Washington) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To protect the eligibility for Federal employment and access 
to classified information for Department of Defense civil-
ian employees who may incur financial hardships as a 
result of furloughs dictated by sequestration. 
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 ‘‘Security Clearance 
Protection Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) On March 1, 2013, pursuant to the Budget 
Control Act of 2011, across-the-board spending cuts 
went into effect, triggering a massive cut in Federal 
discretionary spending across each Federal depart-
ment and agency until $1.2 trillion in savings is 
achieved. 
(2) The impact of the cuts from sequestration 
will be significant and will affect many civilian em-
ployees who work for the Federal Government, some 
of whom handle classified materials to protect na-
tional security. 
(3) To absorb such budget cuts, Federal de-
partment and agencies will furlough many civilian 
employees for up to 22 days a year. 
(4) Some civilian employees will incur financial 
hardships and may not be able to meet their finan-
cial obligations due to loss of pay. 
(5) Sequestration and employee furloughs are a 
result of circumstances outside of the control of Fed-
eral employees and no fault of their own. 
SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMA-
TION DUE TO SEQUESTRATION. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, if any 
financial hardship is incurred by a civilian employee of the 
Department of Defense due to a furlough as a result of 
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sequestration under section 251A of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, that financial 
hardship will not affect the employee’s— 
(1) eligibility for continued suitability for em-
ployment by the Department; 
(2) access to classified information; or 
(3) suitability to hold a position critical to na-
tional security. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1643 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free with-
drawals from the Federal Thrift Savings Fund to employees who are 
furloughed as a result of the Federal budget sequester. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2013 
Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. HANABUSA) 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 allow pen-
alty-free withdrawals from the Federal Thrift Savings 
Fund to employees who are furloughed as a result of 
the Federal budget sequester. 
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 ‘‘Employee Hardship 
Financial Relief Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM THRIFT SAV-
INGS FUND TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FUR-
LOUGHED AS A RESULT OF SEQUESTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to subsection 
not to apply to certain distributions) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THRIFT SAV-
INGS
FUND
TO
FURLOUGHED
FEDERAL
EM-
PLOYEES.—Distributions to an individual from 
the Thrift Savings Fund during the period— 
‘‘(i) beginning on the date that the in-
dividual is furloughed (as defined in sec-
tion 7811(a)(5) of title 5, United States 
Code) because of lack of funds, and 
‘‘(ii) ending on the date which is 30 
days after such furlough ceases for such 
individual, 
but only to the extent that the aggregate such 
distributions with respect to any furlough does 
not exceed the aggregate reduction in such indi-
vidual’s compensation on account of such fur-
lough.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to distributions after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 
1. 
PERCENTAGE 
LIMITATION 
ON 
MAXIMUM 
AMOUNT OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUMS 
PAID BY FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE COR-
PORATION. 
Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON PORTION OF 
PREMIUMS
PAID
BY
CORPORATION.—Notwith-
standing any provision of this title to the contrary, 
the Corporation shall not pay, under any cir-
cumstances, more than 70 percent of the premium 
for any coverage or policy or plan of insurance under 
this title.’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR PRODUCERS 
OF CERTAIN MAJOR AGRICULTURAL COM-
MODITIES AND PEANUTS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Sections 1103 and 1303 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713, 
8753) are repealed. 
(b) CONTINUED
APPLICATION
FOR
2013 CROP 
YEAR.—Consistent with section 701 of the American Tax-
payer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–240; 126 Stat. 
2362; 7 U.S.C. 8701 note), sections 1103 and 1303 of 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 8713, 8753), as in effect on the day before the 
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date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply 
through the 2013 crop year with respect to all covered 
commodities (as defined in section 1001 of that Act (7 
U.S.C. 8702)) and peanuts on a farm. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS TO BRAZILIAN COT-
TON INSTITUTE. 
The Secretary of Agriculture may not directly, or 
through the Commodity Credit Corporation, make pay-
ments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute. 
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of subsection (e)(1) or subsection (e)(2) shall provide to
the person’s employer (upon the request of such employer)
documentation to establish that—
‘‘(A) the person’s application is timely;
‘‘(B) the person has not exceeded the service
limitations set forth in subsection (a)(2) (except as
permitted under subsection (c)); and
‘‘(C) the person’s entitlement to the benefits
under this chapter has not terminated under section
4317.
‘‘(2) Documentation of any matter referred to in
paragraph (1) that satisfies regulations prescribed by the
Secretary shall satisfy the documentation requirements in
such paragraph.
‘‘(3) The failure of a person to provide documentation
that satisfies regulations prescribed pursuant to para-
graph (2) shall not be a basis for denying reemployment
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter if the
failure occurs because such documentation does not exist
or is not readily available at the time of the request of
the employer. If, after such reemployment, documentation
becomes available that establishes that such person does
not meet one or more of the requirements referred to in
subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1), the em-
ployer of such person may terminate the employment of
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1646 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the 
member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from 
a disaster. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2013 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. GRIMM, and Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an excep-
tion from the member business loan cap for loans made 
to aid in the recovery from a disaster. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION FOR DISASTER AREA LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107A(b) of the Federal 
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) a member business loan, the proceeds of 
which will be used to aid in the recovery from a dis-
aster, if— 
‘‘(A) such disaster was the basis for the 
declaration of a major disaster area under sec-
tion 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170); and 
‘‘(B) the extension of credit is being made 
before the end of the 5-year period beginning 
on the date of such declaration.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than the end of the 
180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the National Credit Union Administration 
Board shall issue regulations to define when an extension 
of credit aids in the recovery from a disaster for purposes 
of section 107A(b)(3) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
U.S.C. 1757a(b)(3)). 
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training, inactive duty training, or full-time Na-
tional Guard duty, the commissioned corps of the
Public Health Service, and any other category of per-
sons designated by the President in time of war or
emergency.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER 
II—EMPLOYMENT 
AND 
REEM-
PLOYMENT RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS; PRO-
HIBITIONS
‘‘§ 4311. Discrimination against persons who serve in
the uniformed services and acts of re-
prisal prohibited
‘‘(a) A person who is a member of, applies to be a
member of, performs, has performed, applies to perform, or
has an obligation to perform service in a uniformed service
shall not be denied initial employment, reemployment, re-
tention in employment, promotion, or any benefit of em-
ployment by an employer on the basis of that membership,
application for membership, service, application for service,
or obligation.
‘‘(b) An employer shall be considered to have denied
a person initial employment, reemployment, retention in
employment, promotion, or a benefit of employment in vio-
lation of this section if the person’s membership, applica-
tion for membership, service, application for service, or obli-
gation for service in the uniformed services is a motivating
IV 
House Calendar No. 103 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 568 
[Report No. 113–439] 
Relating to the consideration of House Report 113–415 and an accompanying 
resolution, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
565) calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a 
special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit 
groups by the Internal Revenue Service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. NUGENT, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Relating to the consideration of House Report 113–415 and 
an accompanying resolution, and providing for consider-
ation of the resolution (H. Res. 565) calling on Attorney 
General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel 
to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit 
groups by the Internal Revenue Service. 
Resolved, That if House Report 113–415 is called up 
by direction of the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
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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 ‘‘Uniformed Services Em-
ployment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF CHAPTER 43 OF TITLE 38.
(a) RESTATEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF EMPLOY-
MENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.—Chapter 43 of title
38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 43—EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOY-
MENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PURPOSES, RELATION TO OTHER LAW, AND
DEFINITIONS
‘‘Sec.
‘‘4301. Purposes; sense of Congress.
‘‘4302. Relation to other law and plans or agreements.
‘‘4303. Definitions.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
AND LIMITATIONS; PROHIBITIONS
‘‘4311. Discrimination against persons who serve in the uniformed services and
acts of reprisal prohibited.
‘‘4312. Reemployment rights of persons who serve in the uniformed services.
‘‘4313. Reemployment positions.
‘‘4314. Reemployment by the Federal Government.
‘‘4315. Rights, benefits, and obligations of persons absent from employment for
service in a uniformed service.
‘‘4316. Employee pension benefit plans.
‘‘4317. Character of service.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROCEDURES FOR ASSISTANCE, ENFORCEMENT,
AND INVESTIGATIONS
‘‘4321. Assistance in obtaining employment or reemployment.
‘‘4322. Enforcement of employment or reemployment rights.
‘‘4323. Conduct of investigation; subpoenas.
IV 
House Calendar No. 104 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 569 
[Report No. 113–440] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4438) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. COLE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4438) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make 
permanent the research credit. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
4438) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
simplify and make permanent the research credit. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 
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‘‘(ii) for enhancing the functions of its vet-
erans education outreach program, the appli-
cant will expend, during the academic year for
which a payment is sought, an amount equal to
at least the amount of the award under this
section from sources other than this or any
other Federal program; and
‘‘(iii) the applicant will submit to the Sec-
retary such reports as the Secretary may re-
quire or as are required by this section;
‘‘(B) contain such other statement of policies,
assurances, and procedures as the Secretary may re-
quire in order to protect the financial interests of
the United States;
‘‘(C) set forth such plans, policies, assurances,
and procedures as will ensure that the applicant will
maintain an office of veterans’ affairs which has re-
sponsibility for—
‘‘(i) veterans’ certification, outreach, re-
cruitment, and special education programs, in-
cluding the provision of or referral to edu-
cational, vocational, and personal counseling for
veterans; and
‘‘(ii) providing information regarding other
services provided veterans by the Department,
including the readjustment counseling program
authorized under section 1712A, the programs
of veterans employment and training authorized
under the Job Training Partnership Act and
the Service Members Occupational Conversion
and Training Act of 1992, and the programs
carried out under chapters 41 and 42; and
‘‘(D) be submitted at such time or times, in
such manner, in such form, and contain such infor-
mation as the Secretary determines necessary to
carry out the functions of the Secretary under this
section.
‘‘(3) An institution of higher learning which is eligible
for funding under this section and which the Secretary
determines cannot feasibly carry out, by itself, any or all
of the activities set forth in paragraph (2)(C), may carry
out such program or programs through a consortium
agreement with one or more other institutions of higher
learning in the same community.
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall not approve an application
under this subsection unless the Secretary determines that
the applicant will implement the requirements of para-
graph (2)(C) within the first academic year during which
it receives a payment under this section.
(f) DESIGNATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall, within 30 days of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, designate by order the appropriate agen-
cy officials to receive, investigate, and adjudicate com-
plaints of violations of subsection (a)(1). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act the following definitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered employee’’— 
(A) means an individual performing serv-
ices on behalf of an employer that is engaged 
in activities on or in waters above the Outer 
Continental Shelf related to— 
(i) supporting, or carrying out explo-
ration, 
development, 
production, 
proc-
essing, or transportation of oil or gas; or 
(ii) oil spill cleanup, emergency re-
sponse, environmental surveillance, protec-
tion, or restoration, or other oil spill activi-
ties related to occupational safety and 
health; and 
(B) includes an applicant for such employ-
ment. 
(2) The term ‘‘employer’’ means one or more 
individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, 
trusts, unincorporated organizations, nongovern-
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mental organizations, or trustees, and includes any 
agent, contractor, subcontractor, grantee or consult-
ant of such employer. 
(3) The term ‘‘Outer Continental Shelf’’ has 
the meaning that the term ‘‘outer Continental Shelf’’ 
has in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 
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