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VIII 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1857 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 5, 2012 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Bartosz Kumor. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR BARTOSZ 
KUMOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Bartosz Kumor shall be eligible for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon fil-
ing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 
section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to 
lawful permanent resident. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Bartosz Kumor 
enters the United States before the filing deadline speci-
fied in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have en-
tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, 
be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Bartosz Kumor, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current 
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or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total 
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Bartosz Kumor shall not, 
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1601
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide employees of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs with protection against certain unfair employ-
ment practices.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide employees
of the Department of Veterans Affairs with protection
against certain unfair employment practices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 712. Protection against reprisals
‘‘(a) No officer or employee of the Department shall,
by reason of the fact that an employee of the Department
has filed, instituted, or caused to be filed or instituted any
proceeding alleging that the employee has been subject to
unlawful employment discrimination or a prohibited per-
sonnel practice, or has testified or is about to testify in
any proceeding resulting from the administration or en-
forcement of any law respecting unlawful employment dis-
crimination or a prohibited personnel practice—
‘‘(1) discharge the employee;
‘‘(2) in any other way discriminate against the
employee; or
‘‘(3) cause another person to take an action de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2).
‘‘(b) Any employee who believes that the employee
has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by
an officer or employee of the Department in violation of
subsection (a) may file a complaint in accordance with
provisions of law protecting the employee against prohib-
ited personnel practices.’’.
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘712. Protection against reprisals.’’.
Æ
(1) As soon as possible after the date of enact-
ment of this Act the Secretary shall undertake to
identify any portions of the public lands, not pre-
viously recommended for or designated as wilderness
and not subject to specific management require-
ments imposed by law, that would be suitable for
designation as one or more National Conservation
Areas.
(2) In the implementation of this subsection,
the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for mem-
bers of the public to make suggestions as to the
matters described in paragraph (3) of this sub-
section.
(3) No later than 3 years after the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall report
to Congress concerning—
(A) any criteria, in addition to those speci-
fied in this section, that should be utilized in
order to identify a portion of the public lands
that should be considered for designation as a
National Conservation Area;
(B) any management requirements, in ad-
dition to those specified in this section, that
should be included in any legislation designat-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1604
To eliminate the price support program for wool and mohair.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Agriculture and Government Operations
A BILL
To eliminate the price support program for wool and mohair.
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 ‘‘Wool and Mohair Fed-
eral Support Program Elimination and Deficit Reduction
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF WOOL AND MOHAIR PRICE SUP-
PORT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Wool Act of 1954
(7 U.S.C. 1781 et seq.) is repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 256(a) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
SEC. 3. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
The amendments made by this Act shall not affect
the liability of any person under any provision of law as
in effect before the application of the amendments in ac-
cordance with section 4.
SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply begin-
ning with the marketing year beginning on or after Janu-
ary 1, 1994.
Æ
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1605
To repeal the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, require the sale of all
loans made under such Act, and authorize the Secretary of Agriculture
to make loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives which
are unable to obtain needed financing in the private sector.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To repeal the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, require
the sale of all loans made under such Act, and authorize
the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to electric
generation and transmission cooperatives which are un-
able to obtain needed financing in the private sector.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT OF
1936.
(a) REPEAL.—The Rural Electrification Act of 1936
(7 U.S.C. 901–950b) is hereby repealed.
(b) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The re-
peal made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to per-
mit the violation of any contract entered into before the
enactment of this Act.
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law to the
Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration
is deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of Agri-
culture.
SEC. 2. SALE OF OUTSTANDING LOANS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than the end of the 3-year period that begins with the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall sell to private investors all interests of the
United States in the loans made under the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 before the enactment of this Act
that are outstanding at the time of the sale, for cash only,
on the most favorable terms to the Federal Government
that are then obtainable.
SEC. 3. LOANS FOR CERTAIN ELECTRIC GENERATION AND
TRANSMISSION COOPERATIVES.
Section 306(a)(15) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(15)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) The Secretary may make loans, not to exceed
$1,000,000 for any single loan, to any cooperative associa-
tion for the supply and distribution of electric power if
the Secretary determines that the association cannot ob-
tain sufficient credit elsewhere from reliable sources at
reasonable rates and terms for such purposes.’’.
Æ
Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to the amend-
ments made by section 101 of such Act. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1606
To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to lower the target price of program
crops in 1994 and 1995 in commodity programs operated by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to lower the target
price of program crops in 1994 and 1995 in commodity
programs operated by the Department of Agriculture.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN TARGET PRICES FOR PROGRAM
CROPS IN 1994 AND 1995.
(a) WHEAT.—Section 107B(c)(1)(B)(iii) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is
amended by striking ‘‘1995 crops.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘1993 crops. Beginning with 1994 crops, the es-
tablished price for wheat for a crop year shall be three
percent less than the established price for wheat for the
preceding crop year.’’.
(b) FEED GRAINS.—Section 105B(c)(1)(B)(iii) of the
Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444f(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is
amended—
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘1995 crops of
corn.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘1993 crops of
corn. Beginning with 1994 crops, the established
price for corn for a crop year shall be three percent
less than the established price for corn for the pre-
ceding crop year.’’;
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘per bushel.’’
and inserting the following: ‘‘per bushel for the
1991, 1992, and 1993 crops of oats. Beginning with
1994 crops, the established price for oats for a crop
year shall be three percent less than the established
price for oats for the preceding crop year.’’; and
(3) in subclause (III)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1995 crops’’ and inserting
‘‘1993 crops’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ‘‘Beginning with 1994 crops, the es-
tablished price for grain sorghums for a crop
year shall be three percent less than the estab-
lished price for grain sorghums for the preced-
ing crop year.’’.
(c) UPLAND COTTON.—Section 103B(c)(1)(B)(ii) of
the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444–
2(c)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘1995 crops.’’ and
inserting the following: ‘‘1993 crops. Beginning with 1994
crops, the established price for upland cotton for a crop
year shall be three percent less than the established price
for upland cotton for the preceding crop year.’’.
(d) RICE.—Section 101B(c)(1)(B)(iii) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441–2(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is
amended by striking ‘‘1995 crops.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘1993 crops. Beginning with 1994 crops, the es-
tablished price for rice for a crop year shall be three per-
cent less than the established price for rice for the preced-
ing crop year.’’.
Æ
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 185 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently reduce 
individual income tax rates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina 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 permanently 
reduce individual income tax rates. 
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 ‘‘Permanent Tax Relief 
Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. 2003 TAX REDUCTIONS MADE PERMANENT. 
Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Rec-
onciliation Act of 2003 is hereby repealed. 
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SEC. 3. FIVE-PERCENT REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME 
TAX RATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) RATE REDUCTIONS AFTER 2010.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of taxable years 
beginning in a calendar year after 2010, the reduced 
percentage specified in the following table shall be 
substituted for the otherwise applicable tax rate in 
the tables under subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and 
(e). 
‘‘Otherwise applicable tax rate 
Reduced percent-
age 
10 ...........................................................................
9.5 
15 ...........................................................................
14.25 
25 ...........................................................................
23.75 
28 ...........................................................................
26.6 
33 ...........................................................................
31.35 
35 ...........................................................................
33.25 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT OF TABLES.—The Secretary 
shall adjust the tables prescribed under subsection 
(f) to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2010. 
(c) REPEAL OF EGTRRA SUNSET OF RATE REDUC-
TIONS.—Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1607
To terminate production by the United States of tritium, plutonium, and
highly enriched uranium for weapons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To terminate production by the United States of tritium,
plutonium, and highly enriched uranium for weapons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION.
After August 1, 1993, no funds may be expended by
any department or agency of the United States to—
(1) produce tritium, plutonium, or highly en-
riched uranium for weapons; or
(2) procure or construct equipment or facilities
for the production of tritium, plutonium, or highly
enriched uranium for purposes other than research
purposes.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1608
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion of the 10th anniver-
sary of the Memorial.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. RIDGE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Memorial.
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 ‘‘1994 Vietnam Veter-
ans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act’’.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) ONE DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—
(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall issue not
more than 500,000 one dollar coins which shall
weigh 26.73 grams, have a diameter of 1.500 inches,
and shall contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent
copper.
(2) DESIGN.—The design of such dollar coins
shall be emblematic of the Vietnam Veterans Memo-
rial. On each such coin there shall be a designation
of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year
‘‘1994’’, and inscriptions of the terms ‘‘Liberty’’,
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’,
and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this
title shall be legal tender as provided in section 5103 of
title 31, United States Code.
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—The coins issued under this
Act shall be numismatic items for purposes of section
5134 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted
under this title from stockpiles established under the Stra-
tegic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act.
SEC. 4. SELECTION OF DESIGN.
The design for each coin authorized by this title shall
be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation
with the Commission of Fine Arts and the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Fund; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative
Advisory Committee in accordance with section 5135
of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. SALE OF COINS.
(a) SALE PRICE.—Notwithstanding any provision of
law, the coins issued under this title shall be sold by the
Secretary at a price equal to the face value, plus the cost
of designing and issuing such coins (including labor, mate-
rials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, market-
ing and shipping).
(b) PREPAID ORDERS AT A DISCOUNT.—The Sec-
retary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins prior to
the issuance of such coins. Sales under this subsection
shall be at a reasonable discount to reflect the benefit of
prepayment.
(c) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales shall include
a surcharge of $10 per coin.
SEC. 6. ISSUANCE OF THE COINS.
(a) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The coins authorized
under this title shall be available for issue not later than
April 1, 1994, but shall be issued only during the 1-year
period beginning on such date.
service is aggregated with, and not separately stated 
from, a charge for electronically delivering or trans-
porting the digital good, or providing the digital 
service, to the customer, then the seller may either 
apply paragraph (1) or treat the service of electronic 
delivery or transport as a non-severable and inci-
dental component of the digital good or digital serv-
ice. 
(f) TREATMENT OF DIGITAL CODE.—The tax treat-
ment of the sale of a digital code shall be the same as 
the tax treatment of the sale of the digital good or digital 
service to which the digital code relates. The sale of the 
digital code shall be considered the sale transaction for 
purposes of this Act. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CUSTOMER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the term ‘‘customer’’ means a per-
son that purchases a digital good or digital 
service, for a purpose other than resale. 
(B) END USER.—For the purpose of deter-
mining a place of primary use under paragraph 
(2)(A), the term ‘‘customer’’ means the ‘‘end 
user’’ (as such term is used in section 124 of 
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(b) PROOF AND UNCIRCULATED COINS.—The coins
authorized under this title shall be issued in uncirculated
and proof qualities. Not more than one facility of the Bu-
reau of the Mint may be used to strike any particular com-
bination of denomination and quality.
SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), no provision of law governing procurement or public
contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods
or services required to carry out this Act.
(b) EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY.—Sub-
section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con-
tract under the authority of this Act from complying with
any law relating to equal employment opportunity.
SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.
The total surcharges received by the Secretary from
the sale of the coins issued under this title shall be
promptly paid by the Secretary to the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Fund (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
‘‘Fund’’) to assist the Fund’s efforts to raise an endow-
ment to be a permanent source of support for the repair,
maintenance, and addition of names to the Vietnam Veter-
ans Memorial.
SEC. 9. AUDITS.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall
have the right to examine such books, records, documents,
and other data of the Fund as may be related to the ex-
penditure of amounts paid under section 8.
SEC. 10. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.
(a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall take such actions as may be necessary to en-
sure that the minting and issuance of the coins referred
to in section 2 shall not result in any net cost to the Fed-
eral Government.
(b) PAYMENT FOR ISSUANCE OF COINS.—No coin
shall be issued under this title unless the Secretary has
received—
(1) full payment for such coin;
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to in-
demnify the United States for full payment; or
(3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to
the Secretary from a depository institution whose
deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation or the National Credit Union Ad-
ministration.
Æ
in every aspect of its employment policy and practice.
Under the terms of its programs, it shall—
‘‘(1) define the responsibility of each level of
management to ensure a positive application and
vigorous enforcement of its policy of equal oppor-
tunity, and establish a procedure to review and con-
trol managerial and supervisory performance;
‘‘(2) inform its employees and recognized em-
ployee organizations of the equal employment oppor-
tunity policy and program and enlist their coopera-
tion;
‘‘(3) communicate its equal employment oppor-
tunity policy and program and its employment needs
to sources of qualified applicants without regard to
race, color, religion, national origin, age, or sex, and
solicit their recruitment assistance on a continuing
basis;
‘‘(4) conduct a continuing program to exclude
every form of prejudice or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, national origin, age, or sex,
from its personnel policies and practices and work-
ing conditions; and
‘‘(5) conduct a continuing review of job struc-
ture and employment practices and adopt positive
recruitment, training, job design, and other meas-