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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 97 
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not 
subject to the Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. 
BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BOREN, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. 
BRADY of Texas, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BURTON of 
Indiana, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COBLE, Mr. 
COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. GAR-
RETT, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. HALL, Mr. HERGER, 
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
KINGSTON, Mr. LEE of New York, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. DANIEL E. LUN-
GREN of California, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mrs. MCMORRIS 
RODGERS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETRI, Mr. 
REHBERG, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. 
SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. 
YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse 
gases are not subject to the Act, 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 ‘‘Free Industry Act’’. 
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‘‘(i) the organizational documents of the
company state that the activities of the com-
pany are limited to the promotion of economic,
business, or industrial development in the State
through the provision of financial or managerial
assistance to enterprises doing business, or pro-
posing to do business, in that State, and such
other activities that are incidental or necessary
to carry out that purpose;
‘‘(ii) immediately following each sale of the
securities of the company by the company or
any underwriter for the company, not less than
80 percent of the securities of the company
being offered in such sale, on a class-by-class
basis, are held by persons who reside or have a
substantial business presence in that State;
‘‘(iii) the securities of the company are
sold, or proposed to be sold, by the company or
any underwriter for the company, solely to ac-
credited investors, as defined in section 2(15) of
the Securities Act of 1933, or to such other
persons that the Commission, as necessary or
appropriate in the public interest and consistent
with the protection of investors, may permit by
rule, regulation, or order; and
SEC. 2. GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION UNDER CLEAN AIR 
ACT. 
Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7602(g)) is amended by adding the following at the end 
thereof: ‘‘The term ‘air pollutant’ shall not include carbon 
dioxide, 
water 
vapor, 
methane, 
nitrous 
oxide, 
hydrofluorocarbons, 
perfluorocarbons, 
or 
sulfur 
hexafluoride.’’. 
SEC. 3. CLIMATE CHANGE NOT REGULATED BY CLEAN AIR 
ACT. 
Nothing in the Clean Air Act shall be treated as au-
thorizing or requiring the regulation of climate change or 
global warming. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4857
To make small business concerns eligible to participate in the health benefits
program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 29, 1994
Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. HORN, Mr. CANADY, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. LEVY,
Mr. UPTON, and Mr. MCHALE) introduced the following bill; which was
referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Post Office
and Civil Service, and Education and Labor
A BILL
To make small business concerns eligible to participate in
the health benefits program under chapter 89 of title
5, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘FEHBP’’ means the health bene-
fits program under chapter 89 of title 5, United
States Code;
(2) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ means
an employer with 100 or fewer employees, as further
defined under regulations of the Director; and
(3) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS CON-
CERNS.
(a) 
ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility 
to 
participate 
in
FEHBP shall be afforded to employees of small business
concerns in accordance with the plan prescribed under
subsection (b).
(b) PLAN.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector shall, after consultation with appropriate ex-
perts, representatives, and officials, transmit to the
Congress—
(A) a comprehensive plan providing for the
orderly transition of FEHBP in order to carry
out the purpose of this section, including a
timetable under which such transition shall be
completed not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) recommendations for any legislation
which the Director considers necessary in order
to carry out the plan described in subparagraph
(A), including recommendations for the repeal
or modification of appropriate provisions of law.
(2) INTERMEDIARY
GROUPS; ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The plan shall include provisions under
which—
(A) small business concerns with 50 or
fewer employees shall be required to form
groups of at least 50 employees as a condition
for eligibility; and
(B) any additional administrative expenses
resulting from the implementation of the plan
shall be borne by small business concerns and
their employees.
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‘‘(iv) the company does not purchase any
security issued by an investment company, as
defined in section 3, or by any company that
would be an investment company except for the
exclusions from the definition of investment
company in section 3(c), other than—
‘‘(I) any security that is rated invest-
ment grade by at least 1 nationally recog-
nized statistical rating organization; or
‘‘(II) any security issued by a reg-
istered open-end investment company that
is required by its investment policies to in-
vest not less than 65 percent of its total
assets in securities described in subclause
(I) or securities that are determined by
such registered open-end investment com-
pany to be comparable in quality to securi-
ties described in subclause (I).
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding the exemption provided
by this paragraph, the provisions of section 9 (and,
to the extent necessary to enforce such provisions,
sections 38 through 51) of this title shall apply to
a company described in this paragraph as if the
company were an investment company registered
under this title.
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 981 
To allow Members of Congress to decline certain retirement benefits and 
contributions by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2011 
Mr. NUGENT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To allow Members of Congress to decline certain retirement 
benefits and contributions by the Federal Government, 
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 ‘‘Congress is Not a Ca-
reer Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THE OPTION 
TO DECLINE CERTAIN BENEFITS. 
(a) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 
OPT OUT.—Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, and who’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘2004’’. 
(b) THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN AGENCY CONTRIBUTION 
OPT OUT.—Section 8432(c) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection, contributions under paragraphs (1) 
through (3) may not be made in the case of any 
Member who makes an election under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(B) Any Member may, by written notice to the 
official by whom such Member is paid, elect not to 
receive contributions under this subsection. An elec-
tion under this subparagraph— 
‘‘(i) shall be effective with respect to pay 
periods beginning on or after the date on which 
such election is made; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be irrevocable.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 983 
To ensure that American materials are used for Smithsonian construction 
activities and are sold in Smithsonian gift shops, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2011 
Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To ensure that American materials are used for Smithsonian 
construction activities and are sold in Smithsonian gift 
shops, 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 ‘‘Buy American at the 
Smithsonian Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. ENSURING AMERICAN MATERIALS ARE USED FOR 
SMITHSONIAN 
CONSTRUCTION 
ACTIVITIES 
AND ARE SOLD IN SMITHSONIAN GIFT SHOPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 
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may not use any funds made available under Federal law 
to construct a facility of the Smithsonian Institution or 
to construct an alteration of such a facility unless the Sec-
retary certifies that, except as provided under subsection 
(b)— 
(1) all materials used for construction activities 
relating to any facility of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion are produced in the United States; and 
(2) all materials for sale in any gift shop of the 
Smithsonian Institution are produced in the United 
States. 
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution may exempt a material used for construction 
activities relating to a facility of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion from inclusion in a certification under subsection (a) 
if the Secretary finds that— 
(1) including the material would be inconsistent 
with the public interest; 
(2) the material, as produced in the United 
States, is not produced in a sufficient and reason-
ably available amount or is not of a satisfactory 
quality; or 
(3) use of the material produced in the United 
States will increase costs by more than 25 percent. 
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(c) PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF EXEMPTIONS.— 
If the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution determines 
that it is necessary to exempt a material from inclusion 
in a certification under subsection (a) based on a finding 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, before the date 
on which such finding takes effect— 
(1) publish in the Federal Register a detailed 
written justification as to why the exemption is 
needed; and 
(2) provide notice of such finding and an oppor-
tunity for public comment on such finding for a rea-
sonable period of time not to exceed 15 days. 
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#
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 485
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide
grants for parents as teachers programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1993
Mr. WHEAT (for himself, Mr. CALLAHAN, and Mr. GEPHARDT) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to provide grants for parents as teachers programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAMS.
Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 is amended by inserting at the end the follow-
ing new part:
‘‘Part G—Parents as Teachers
‘‘SEC. 4701. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Parents as Teachers:
the Family Involvement in Education Act of 1993’.
•HR 485 IH1S
‘‘SEC. 4702. FINDINGS.
‘‘The Congress finds—
‘‘(1) increased parental involvement in the edu-
cation of their children appears to be the key to
long-term gains for youngsters;
‘‘(2) providing seed money is an appropriate
role for the Federal Government to play in edu-
cation;
‘‘(3) children participating in the parents as
teachers program in Missouri are found to have in-
creased cognitive or intellectual skills, language abil-
ity, social skills and other predictors of school
success;
‘‘(4) most early childhood programs begin at
age 3 or 4 when remediation may already be nec-
essary; and
‘‘(5) many children receive no health screening
between birth and the time they enter school, thus
such children miss the opportunity of having devel-
opmental delays detected early.
‘‘SEC. 4703. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
‘‘It is the purpose of this part to encourage States
to develop and expand parent and early childhood edu-
cation programs in an effort to—
‘‘Subtitle G—Waiver Process 
‘‘Sec. 1601. Establishment of waiver process.’’. 
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into by the Trust shall be binding on any successor
in interest; and
(2) the city of San Francisco shall have the first
right of refusal to accept all lands and facilities for-
merly administered by the Trust.
(l) LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING.—(1) From amounts
made available to the Secretary for the operation of areas
within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, not more
than $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out this Act
in each fiscal year after the enactment of this Act until the
plan is submitted under paragraph (2). Such sums shall
remain available until expended.
(2) Within one year after establishment of the Trust,
the Trust shall submit to Congress a plan which includes
a schedule of annual decreasing Federally appropriated
funding such as will achieve total self-sufficiency for the
Trust within 12 complete fiscal years after establishment
of the Trust. That plan shall provide for annual reductions
in Federally appropriated funding such that the Trust will
be 80 percent self-sufficient at the end of 7 complete fiscal
years after establishment. The plan shall provide for elimi-
nation of all Federally appropriated funding for public
safety and fire protection purposes on lands or facilities ad-
ministered by the Trust at the end of 5 complete fiscal years
after establishment of the Trust. For each of the 11 fiscal
years after fiscal year 1997, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Trust not more than the amounts specified
in such plan. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.
(m) GAO AUDIT.—Ten years after the date of estab-
lishment of the Trust, the General Accounting Office shall
conduct a complete audit of the activities of the Trust and
shall report the results of that audit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees. The General Accounting Office shall
include in that audit an analysis of the ability of the Trust
to initiate payments to the Treasury.
(n) SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS.—If any provisions
of this Act or the application thereof to any body, agency,
situation, or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder
of the Act and the application of such provision to other
bodies, agencies, situations, or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby.
HR 1296 RH——2
port, including the total number of Federal and
non-Federal employment positions terminated
in the area as a result of such closure or con-
solidation;
(2) in the case of a facility to be improved that
is not located in a distressed urban area—
(A) identifies at least one facility located in
a distressed urban area that would serve as an
appropriate alternative location for the facility;
(B) describes the costs and benefits arising
from the improvement and utilization of the fa-
cility located in such area as an alternative lo-
cation for the facility to be improved, including
the effect of the improvement and utilization of
the facility so located on the rate of unemploy-
ment in such area; and
(C) describes the effect on the economy of
such area of the closure or consolidation, if any,
of Federal facilities located in such area during
the 10-year period ending on the date of the re-
port, including the total number of Federal and
non-Federal employment positions terminated
in such area as a result of such closure or con-
solidation;
SECTION 1. DISPLAY OF STATE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 
AND 
TERRITORIAL 
FLAGS 
BY 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
Section 2249b of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) DISPLAY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND TER-
RITORIAL FLAGS BY ARMED FORCES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that whenever the official flags of 
all 50 States are displayed by the armed forces, such dis-
play shall include the flags of the District of Columbia, 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands.’’; and 
(2) in the section heading, by striking the colon 
and all that follows. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 986 
To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2011 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. 
COSTA, Ms. CHU, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. HONDA, Ms. 
MOORE, and Ms. RICHARDSON) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for cer-
tain criminal justice programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT AS A STATE FOR AMERICAN 
SAMOA AND CNMI. 
Section 901(a)(2) of Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(2)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘Islands:’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘Islands;’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 987 
To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of- 
time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relat-
ing to overtime pay. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2011 
Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
GALLEGLY, and Mr. LYNCH) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters 
under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be ex-
cluded for purposes of determinations relating to over-
time pay. 
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 ‘‘Federal Firefighter 
Flexibility and Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF HOURS WORKED UNDER A QUALI-
FIED TRADE-OF-TIME ARRANGEMENT. 
Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, any hours worked by a firefighter under a quali-
fied trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for 
purposes of any determination relating to eligibility for, 
or the amount of, any overtime pay under this section. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘qualified trade-of-time arrange-
ment’ means an arrangement under which 2 fire-
fighters who are employed by the same agency 
agree, solely at their option and with the approval 
of their employing agency, to substitute for one an-
other during scheduled work hours in the perform-
ance of work in the same capacity; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘firefighter’ has the meaning 
given such term by sections 8331(21) and 8401(14), 
respectively.’’. 
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this subtitle for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary
to provide grants to Indian tribes and migrant and sea-
sonal farmworker organizations for the purpose of provid-
ing employment assistance to Native Americans and mi-
grant and seasonal farmworkers in accordance with this
subtitle.
(c) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—A grant received under
subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be, may extend for
a period of not more than 5 fiscal years. The payments
under such grant shall be subject to annual approval of
the Secretary and the availability of appropriations for
each fiscal year.
SEC. 103. ALLOCATION.
In providing grants to States under section 102 for
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,
allocate the amount appropriated for such fiscal year as
follows:
(1) 331⁄3 percent shall be allocated on the basis
of the relative number of unemployed individuals re-
siding in areas of substantial unemployment within
each State as compared to the total number of such
unemployed individuals in all such areas of substan-
tial unemployment in all States.
(2) 331⁄3 percent shall be allocated on the basis
of the relative excess number of unemployed individ-