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mentary and secondary schools on how to collect and 
report the information required under this section.’’. 
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be removed from the brewery without payment of tax for
destruction.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect at the beginning of the first
calendar quarter beginning more than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 710. AUTHORITY 
TO 
ALLOW 
DRAWBACK 
ON 
EX-
PORTED BEER WITHOUT SUBMISSION OF
RECORDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 5055
(relating to drawback of tax on beer) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘found to have been paid’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘paid on such beer if there is such proof of ex-
portation as the Secretary may by regulations require.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect at the beginning of the first
calendar quarter beginning more than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 711. TRANSFER TO BREWERY OF BEER IMPORTED IN
BULK WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part II of subchapter G of chap-
ter 51 is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new section:
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tions to statewide and regional efforts to con-
serve, restore, enhance, and create natural habi-
tats and wetlands, and development of statewide 
and regional natural habitat and wetlands con-
servation and mitigation plans, including any 
such banks, efforts, and plans developed in ac-
cordance with applicable Federal law (including 
regulations), on the conditions that— 
‘‘(i) contributions to those mitigation 
efforts may— 
‘‘(I) take place concurrent with or 
in advance of project construction; and 
‘‘(II) occur in advance of project 
construction only if the efforts are con-
sistent with all applicable requirements 
of Federal law (including regulations) 
and State transportation planning 
processes; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to participation in a 
natural habitat or wetland mitigation effort 
relating to a project funded under this title 
that has an impact that occurs within the 
service area of a mitigation bank, preference 
is given, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, to the use of the mitigation bank if
‘‘(1) a continuing criminal enterprise punish-
able under section 403(c) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 848(c));
‘‘(2) a conspiracy to distribute controlled sub-
stances punishable under section 406 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 846) or section
1013 of the Controlled Substances Import and Ex-
port Control Act (21 U.S.C. 963); and
‘‘(3) an offense involving large quantities of
drugs and punishable under section 401(b)(1)(A) of
the 
Controlled 
Substances 
Act 
(21 
U.S.C.
841(b)(1)(A)) or section 1010(b)(1) of the Con-
trolled Substances Import and Export Act (21
U.S.C. 960(b)(1)).
‘‘(b) OFFENSES AND PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) A person who, in furtherance of or to
avoid detection of a major drug offense, with the in-
tent to intimidate, harass, injure, or maim another
person, fires a weapon into a group of 2 or more
persons shall be imprisoned not more than 25 years,
fined under this title, or both.
‘‘(2) A person who, in furtherance of or to
avoid detection of a major drug offense, with the in-
tent to intimidate, harass, injure, or maim another
person, fires a weapon into a group of 2 or more
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‘‘(B) in coordination with the transpor-
tation plans required under section 201 of the re-
spective transportation systems of— 
‘‘(i) the National Park Service; 
‘‘(ii) the Forest Service; 
‘‘(iii) the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service; 
‘‘(iv) the Corps of Engineers; and 
‘‘(v) the Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS.—Each application 
submitted by a Federal land management agency 
shall include proposed programs at various po-
tential funding levels, as defined by the Sec-
retary following collaborative discussions with 
applicable Federal land management agencies. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION BY SECRETARY.—In 
evaluating an application submitted under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall consider the 
extent to which the programs support— 
‘‘(i) the transportation goals of— 
‘‘(I) a state of good repair of 
transportation facilities; 
‘‘(II) a reduction of bridge defi-
ciencies, and
(c) TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN EXCESS BENEFIT
PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 415 is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(m) TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED GOVERNMENTAL
EXCESS BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) GOVERNMENTAL PLAN NOT AFFECTED.—
In determining whether a governmental plan (as de-
fined in section 414(d)) meets the requirements of
this section, benefits provided under a qualified gov-
ernmental excess benefit arrangement shall not be
taken into account. Income accruing to a govern-
mental plan (or to a trust that is maintained solely
for the purpose of providing benefits under a quali-
fied governmental excess benefit arrangement) in re-
spect of a qualified governmental excess benefit ar-
rangement shall constitute income derived from the
exercise of an essential governmental function upon
which such governmental plan (or trust) shall be ex-
empt from tax under section 115.
‘‘(2) TAXATION
OF
PARTICIPANT.—For pur-
poses of this chapter—
‘‘(A) the taxable year or years for which
amounts in respect of a qualified governmental
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4311 
To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System Unit L06, Topsail, North Carolina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2012 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal 
Barrier Resources System Unit L06, Topsail, North 
Carolina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL 
BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The map included in the set of 
maps entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ re-
ferred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) and relating to Unit L06 in 
North Carolina is hereby replaced by another map relating 
to the same unit entitled ‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
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Resources System Corrected Unit L06’’ and dated 
llllll. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection 
(a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with 
the section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3503(b)). 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4312 
To amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers 
of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included 
with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in 
the civil service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2012 
Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. TURNER of New York, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Mr. KISSELL, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or 
deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such 
veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil 
service. 
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 ‘‘Gold Star Fathers Act 
of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE TREATMENT FOR FATHERS 
OF CERTAIN PERMANENTLY DISABLED OR 
DECEASED VETERANS. 
Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(F) the parent of an individual who lost 
his or her life under honorable conditions while 
serving in the armed forces during a period 
named by paragraph (1)(A) of this section, if— 
‘‘(i) the spouse of that parent is to-
tally and permanently disabled; or 
‘‘(ii) that parent, when preference is 
claimed, is unmarried or, if married, le-
gally separated from his or her spouse; 
‘‘(G) the parent of a service-connected per-
manently and totally disabled veteran, if— 
‘‘(i) the spouse of that parent is to-
tally and permanently disabled; or 
‘‘(ii) that parent, when preference is 
claimed, is unmarried or, if married, le-
gally separated from his or her spouse; 
and’’. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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velopment of plans supported by grants awarded 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL APPROVAL.—In order to be eligi-
ble for a grant under subsection (d), a coastal state 
must have its plan developed under this section ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) COASTAL ADAPTATION PROJECT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, may make grants 
to any coastal state that has a climate change adap-
tation plan approved under subsection (c)(7), in 
order to support projects that implement strategies 
contained within such plans. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary within 90 days after approval of the first plan 
approved under subsection (c)(7), shall publish in 
the Federal Register requirements regarding appli-
cations, allocations, eligible activities, and all terms 
and conditions for grants awarded under this sub-
section. No less than 30 percent, and no more than 
50 percent, of the funds appropriated in any fiscal 
year for grants under this subsection shall be award-
ed through a merit-based competitive process. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 
may award grants to coastal states to implement 
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Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 note). 
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strategies and new planning guidelines to attain 
the policies under section 303. 
‘‘(D) Other information considered nec-
essary by the Secretary to identify the full 
range of climate change impacts affecting coast-
al communities. 
‘‘(3) STATE
HAZARD
MITIGATION
PLANS.— 
Plans developed with a grant under this section shall 
be consistent with State hazard mitigation plans and 
natural disaster response and recovery programs de-
veloped under State or Federal law. 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION.—Grants under this section 
shall be available only to coastal states with manage-
ment programs approved by the Secretary under sec-
tion 306 and shall be allocated among such coastal 
states in a manner consistent with regulations pro-
mulgated pursuant to section 306(c). 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In the awarding of grants 
under this subsection the Secretary may give priority 
to any coastal state that has received grant funding 
to develop program changes pursuant to paragraphs 
(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of section 309(a). 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance to a coastal state 
consistent with section 310 to ensure the timely de-
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SEC. 2. EVALUATION REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES OF PROHI-
BITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF 
COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE FARM SERVICE 
AGENCY. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF 
OFFICES WITH HIGH WORKLOAD VOLUME.—Section 
14212 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 6932a) is amended by striking subsection (a) 
and inserting the following subsection: 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF 
OFFICES WITH HIGH WORKLOAD VOLUME.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may not close or relocate a county 
or field office of the Farm Service Agency in a State if 
the Secretary determines, after conducting the evaluation 
required under subsection (b)(1)(B), that the office has 
a high workload volume compared with other county of-
fices in the State.’’. 
(b) WORKLOAD EVALUATION.—Section 14212(b)(1) 
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6932a(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Farm Service Agency, to 
the maximum extent practicable’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Farm Service Agency— 
‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable’’; 
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(3) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by paragraph 
(1))— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act’’ after ‘‘employees’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) conduct an evaluation of all Farm 
Service Agency county office workload assess-
ments.’’. 
(c) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Section 14212(b)(2) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 6932a(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘After the period referred to in sub-
section (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture may not 
close a county or field office of the Farm Service 
Agency unless—’’ and inserting ‘‘After carrying out 
each of the activities required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall, before closing a 
county or field office of the Farm Service Agency— 
’’; 
(2) in subparagaph (A), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary holds’’ and inserting ‘‘hold’’; and 
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(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary notifies’’ and inserting ‘‘notify’’; 
(d) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
14212(b)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6932a(b)(1)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘After the period referred to in subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4315 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility 
for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during 
certain periods of hostilities and war. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2012 
Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. WATERS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. ALTMIRE, 
Ms. CHU, Ms. HAHN, and Ms. RICHARDSON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlim-
ited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for 
veterans of combat service during certain periods of hos-
tilities and war. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Mental 
Health Accessibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNLIMITED ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE FOR 
MENTAL ILLNESSES FOR VETERANS OF COM-
BAT SERVICE DURING CERTAIN PERIODS OF 
HOSTILITIES AND WAR. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1710(e)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3), a vet-
eran who served on active duty in a theater of combat 
operations (as determined by the Secretary in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense) during World War II, the 
Korean conflict, the Vietnam Era, the Persian Gulf War, 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, 
or any other period of war after the Persian Gulf War, 
or in combat against a hostile force during a period of 
hostilities (as defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this 
title), is eligible for hospital care, medical services, and 
nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any 
mental illness, notwithstanding that there is insufficient 
medical evidence to conclude that such illness is attrib-
utable to such service.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (F) of section 
1710(e)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to hospital care, 
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medical services, and nursing home care provided on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
WORKERS TO TERRITORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 247(7) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319(7)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, Guam, the Virgin Islands of 
the United States, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 
‘‘District of Columbia’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such Commonwealth.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such territories.’’ 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective with respect to petitions filed 
under section 221 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2271) on or 
after October 1, 2012. 
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‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment under
section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 1990’ for
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B)
thereof.
‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—If any amount as adjusted
under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $2,000,
such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest
multiple of $2,000.’’
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1,
1994.
(d) AMENDMENT RELATED TO SECTION 13201.—
Clause (ii) of section 135(b)(2)(B) is amended by insert-
ing before the period at the end thereof the following: ‘‘,
determined by substituting ‘calendar year 1989’ for ‘cal-
endar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof’’.
(e) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 13203.—
Subsection (a) of section 59 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the amount determined under
section 55(b)(1)(A)’’ in paragraph (1)(A) and
2(A)(i) (2)(A)(i) and inserting ‘‘the pre-credit ten-
tative minimum tax’’,
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘specified 
in 
section
55(b)(1)(A)’’ in paragraph (1)(C) and inserting
(1) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—In the case of any 
taxable liquid which is held on the floor stocks tax 
date by any person, there is hereby imposed a floor 
stocks tax equal to the excess of the tax which would 
be imposed on such liquid under section 4041 or 
4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 had the 
taxable event occurred on the floor stocks tax date 
over the tax paid under any such section on such liq-
uid. 
(2) LIABILITY FOR TAX AND METHOD OF PAY-
MENT.— 
(A) LIABILITY FOR TAX.—A person hold-
ing a liquid on the floor stocks tax date to 
which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies 
shall be liable for such tax. 
(B) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—The tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such 
manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. 
(C) TIME OF PAYMENT.—The tax imposed 
by paragraph (1) shall be paid on or before the 
date which is 6 months after the floor stocks 
tax date. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
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under this section may not advance from the project 
development phase to the engineering phase, or from 
the engineering phase to the construction phase, un-
less the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(A) the project meets the applicable re-
quirements under this section; and 
‘‘(B) there is a reasonable likelihood that the 
project will continue to meet the requirements 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) RATINGS.— 
‘‘(A) OVERALL RATING.—In making a de-
termination under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall evaluate and rate a project as a whole on 
a 5-point scale (high, medium-high, medium, 
medium-low, or low) based on— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a new fixed guide-
way capital project, the project justification 
criteria under subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii), the 
policies and land use patterns that support 
public transportation, and the degree of 
local financial commitment; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a core capacity im-
provement project, the capacity needs of the 
corridor, the project justification criteria
SEC. 2. FCC REGULATIONS REQUIRING DISCLOSURES OF 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PREPAID CALL-
ING CARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
promulgate regulations that require prepaid calling card 
providers and prepaid calling card distributors to accu-
rately disclose the terms and conditions applicable to pre-
paid calling cards. 
(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED.— 
The regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall 
require disclosure of the following information with re-
spect to a prepaid calling card: 
(1) The name of the prepaid calling card pro-
vider and such provider’s customer service telephone 
number and hours of service. 
(2)(A) The number of domestic interstate min-
utes available from the prepaid calling card and the 
number of available minutes for all international 
preferred destinations served by the prepaid calling 
card at the time of purchase; or 
(B) the dollar value of the prepaid calling card, 
the domestic interstate rate per minute provided by 
such card, and the applicable per minute rates for 
all international preferred destinations served by the 
prepaid calling card at the time of purchase. 
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