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HR 4479 IH
‘‘SEC. 520. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this sec-
tion is to protect the economy, public health, environment,
surface water, ground water, and water quality of the
U.S.-Mexico border area which is endangered and is being
polluted by raw or partially treated sewage, in furtherance
of the goals of the Agreement Between The Government
Of The United States Of America And The Government
Of The United Mexican States Concerning The Establish-
ment Of A Border Environment Cooperation Commission
And A North American Development Bank (Signed No-
vember 16 and 18, 1993), and the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). This section
shall not be construed so as to affect or impair the provi-
sions of any international agreement of the United States.
Nor shall it be construed so as to affect or impair any
Federal legislation applicable to the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission, the North American Develop-
ment Bank, or the International Boundary and Water
Commission, the United States and Mexico.
‘‘(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR WASTEWATER
TREATMENT WORKS.—The Administrator is authorized
to provide financial and other assistance to the Border En-
vironment Cooperation Commission, any appropriate Fed-
eral, State or local governmental entity, and the Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, the United
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States and Mexico, subject to such terms and conditions
as the Administrator deems appropriate, for planning, de-
sign, and construction of wastewater treatment works for
the purposes specified in section (a). Such wastewater
treatment works shall be located, regardless of the place
of origin or ultimate destination of the wastewater, in the
U.S.-Mexico border area (or near the U.S.-Mexico border
areas they would remedy a transboundary environmental
or health problem) and shall be planned, designed, and
constructed in accordance with any applicable inter-
national agreement to which the United States is a party.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes
of this Act $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $47,500,000
for fiscal year 1995, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1996 through 2000, and $22,000,000 for fiscal year
2001.’’.
SEC. 3. Section 502 of the Clean Water Act is amend-
ed by adding the following new subsection:
‘‘(20) The term ‘border area’ has the meaning such
term has under Article 4 of the Agreement Between The
United States Of America And The United Mexican
States On Cooperation For The Protection And Improve-
ment Of The Environment In The Border Area (Signed
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August 14, 1993, commonly known as the ‘La Paz Agree-
ment’).’’.
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V
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 447
For the relief of Ayo Martins.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. WASHINGTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Ayo Martins.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE STATUS FOR AYO
MARTINS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), for pur-
poses of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Ayo Mar-
tins shall be considered to have been lawfully admitted to
the United States for permanent residence as of the date
of the enactment of this Act, upon payment of the required
visa fees.
(b) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION.—Subsection (a)
shall apply only if Ayo Martins applies to the Attorney
(2) COURTROOM
SHARING
REQUIREMENTS.— 
The 
term 
‘‘courtroom 
sharing 
requirements’’ 
means— 
(A) in courthouses with 10 or more active 
district judges, 2 courtrooms per 3 active dis-
trict judges; 
(B) in courthouses with 2 or more bank-
ruptcy judges, 2 courtrooms per 3 bankruptcy 
judges; 
(C) in courthouses with 2 or more senior 
district judges, 1 courtroom per 2 senior dis-
trict judges; and 
(D) in courthouses with 2 or more mag-
istrate judges, 1 courtroom per 2 magistrate 
judges. 
(c) UNITED STATES COURTS DESIGN GUIDE.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Design Guide for courthouses shall be updated 
to incorporate courtroom sharing to the maximum extent 
practicable consistent with the requirements outlined in 
subsection (b). 
SEC. 203. REDUCING COSTS OF REAL ESTATE TRANS-
ACTIONS. 
(a) USE OF PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERTISE.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall, to the maximum ex-
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General for permanent residence status pursuant to such
subsection within 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4480
To expand the boundary of the Weir Farm National Historic Site in the
State of Connecticut.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1994
Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut (for himself, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
GEJDENSON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, and Ms. DELAURO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
A BILL
To expand the boundary of the Weir Farm National Historic
Site in the State of Connecticut.
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 ‘‘Weir Farm National
Historic Site Expansion Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to preserve the last re-
maining undeveloped parcels of the historic Weir Farm
that remain in private ownership by including the parcels
within the boundary of the Weir Farm National Historic
Site.
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 4(b) of the Weir Farm
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 (104
Stat. 1171) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
(2) by striking out the flush material below
paragraph (2); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) the approximately 2-acre parcel of land sit-
uated in the town of Wilton, Connecticut, designated
as lot 18 on a map entitled ‘Revised Map of Section
I, Thunder Lake at Wilton, Connecticut, Scale 1′′=
100′, October 27, 1978, Ryan and Faulds Land
Surveyors, Wilton, Connecticut’, that is on file in the
office of the town clerk of the town of Wilton, and
therein numbered 3673; and
‘‘(4) the approximately 0.6-acre western portion
of a parcel of land situated in the town of Wilton,
Connecticut, designated as Tall Oaks Road on the
map referred to in paragraph (3).’’.
(b) GENERAL DEPICTION.—Section 4 of such Act, as
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(c) GENERAL DEPICTION.—The parcels referred to
in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) are all
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘Boundary Map,
Weir Farm National Historic Site’, dated March 1994.
Such map shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.’’.
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sive and detailed report of its operations, activities, and
accomplishments under this Act.
SEC. 7. SUNSET.
No Federal funding shall be provided to the Corpora-
tion after December 31, 2000, except as payment for serv-
ices
provided
to
the
Federal
Government
by
the
Corporation.
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‘‘(3) The ownership by a person of a valid registra-
tion under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of Feb-
ruary 20, 1905, or on the principal register shall be a com-
plete bar to an action against that person, with respect
to that mark, that is brought by another person under
the common law or a statute of a State and that seeks
to prevent dilution of the distinctiveness of a mark, label,
or form of advertisement.
‘‘(4) The following shall not be actionable under this
section:
‘‘(A) Fair use of a famous mark by another
person in comparative commercial advertising or
promotion to identify the competing goods or serv-
ices of the owner of the famous mark.
‘‘(B) Noncommercial use of a mark.
‘‘(C) All forms of news reporting and news
commentary.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for
title VIII of the Trademark Act of 1946 is amended by
striking ‘‘AND FALSE DESCRIPTIONS’’ and inserting
‘‘, FALSE DESCRIPTIONS, AND DILUTION’’.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION.
Section 45 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
1127) is amended by inserting after the paragraph defin-
ing when a mark shall be deemed to be ‘‘abandoned’’ the
following:
‘‘The term ‘dilution’ means the lessening of the ca-
pacity of a famous mark to identify and distinguish goods
or services, regardless of the presence or absence of—
‘‘(1) competition between the owner of the fa-
mous mark and other parties, or
‘‘(2) likelihood of confusion, mistake, or decep-
tion.’’.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives December 12,
1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
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Project 86–D–103, decontamination and
waste treatment facility, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, California, $8,885,000.
Project 83–D–148, nonradioactive hazard-
ous waste management, Savannah River, South
Carolina, $1,000,000.
(d) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—Subject to sub-
section (i), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for tech-
nology development in carrying out environmental restora-
tion and waste management activities necessary for na-
tional security programs in the amount of $505,510,000.
(e) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT.—Subject to sub-
section (i), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for trans-
portation management in carrying out environmental res-
toration and waste management activities necessary for na-
tional security programs in the amount of $16,158,000.
(f) NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND FACILITIES STABILIZA-
TION.—Subject to subsection (i), funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for
fiscal year 1996 for nuclear materials and facilities sta-
bilization in carrying out environmental restoration and
waste management activities necessary for national security
SECTION 1. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
Upon a determination by the President that it is in 
the national interest of the United States to support as-
sistance for Burma, the Secretary of the Treasury may 
instruct the United States Executive Director at any inter-
national financial institution to vote in favor of the provi-
sion of assistance for Burma by the institution, notwith-
standing any other provision of law. The President shall 
provide the appropriate congressional committees with a 
written notice of any such determination. 
SEC. 2. CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) Prior to making the determination contained in 
section 1, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 
Treasury each shall consult with the appropriate congres-
sional committees on assistance to be provided to Burma 
by an international financial institution, and the national 
interests served by such assistance. 
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Director at each international fi-
nancial institution that the United States Executive Direc-
tor may not vote in favor of any provision of assistance 
by the institution to Burma until at least 15 days has 
elapsed from the date on which the President has provided 
notice pursuant to section 1. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committees on Foreign Rela-
tions, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committees 
on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘assistance’’ means any loan or 
financial or technical assistance, or any other use of 
funds. 
(3) The term ‘‘international financial institu-
tion’’ shall have the same meaning as contained in 
section 7029(d) of division I of Public Law 112–74. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6431 
AN ACT 
To provide flexibility with respect to United States 
support for assistance provided by international 
financial institutions for Burma, and for other 
purposes.
‘‘§ 390. Publication of international design applica-
tion 
‘‘The publication under the treaty of an international 
design application designating the United States shall be 
deemed a publication under section 122(b).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of parts 
at the beginning of title 35, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘V. The Hague Agreement concerning international registration of in-
dustrial designs .............................................................
401.’’. 
SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Title 35, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 100(i)(1)(B) (as amended by the 
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112– 
29; 125 Stat. 284)), by striking ‘‘right of priority 
under section 119, 365(a), or 365(b) or to the ben-
efit of an earlier filing date under section 120, 121, 
or 365(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘right of priority under 
section 119, 365(a), 365(b), 386(a), or 386(b) or to 
the benefit of an earlier filing date under section 
120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c)’’; 
(2) in section 102(d)(2) (as amended by the 
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112– 
29; 125 Stat. 284)), by striking ‘‘to claim a right of 
priority under section 119, 365(a), or 365(b), or to 
claim the benefit of an earlier filing date under sec-
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tion 120, 121, or 365(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘to claim a 
right of priority under section 119, 365(a), 365(b), 
386(a), or 386(b), or to claim the benefit of an ear-
lier filing date under section 120, 121, 365(c), or 
386(c)’’; 
(3) in section 111(b)(7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 119 or 365(a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 119, 365(a), or 386(a)’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 120, 121, or 
365(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 120, 121, 
365(c), or 386(c)’’; 
(4) in section 115(g)(1) (as amended by the 
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112– 
29; 125 Stat. 284)), by striking ‘‘section 120, 121, 
or 365(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 120, 121, 365(c), 
or 386(c)’’; 
(5) in section 120, in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘section 363’’ and inserting ‘‘section 363 or 
385’’; 
(6) in section 154— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 120, 121, or 365(c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c)’’; and 
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egy developed and published under section 3(b)(1)
and revised under section 3(e).
(11) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’
means the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Task
Force established under section 3(a)(1).
(12) WATERSHED COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘water-
shed council’’ means a representative group of local
watershed residents (including private, public, gov-
ernment, corporate, and nonprofit organizations) or-
ganized to develop and implement watershed restora-
tion.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Fund, subject to subsection (b)—
(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
(2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
(3) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997,
1998, and 1999.
(b) REDUCTION
OF AMOUNT AUTHORIZED.—The
amount authorized to be appropriated to the Fund under
subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be reduced by the
amount that will be deposited into the Fund for the fiscal
year under section 6(b)(1).
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H. R. 6431 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve 
An Act 
To provide flexibility with respect to United States support for assistance provided 
by international financial institutions for Burma, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
Upon a determination by the President that it is in the national 
interest of the United States to support assistance for Burma, 
the Secretary of the Treasury may instruct the United States Execu-
tive Director at any international financial institution to vote in 
favor of the provision of assistance for Burma by the institution, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. The President shall 
provide the appropriate congressional committees with a written 
notice of any such determination. 
SEC. 2. CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) Prior to making the determination contained in section 
1, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury each 
shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on 
assistance to be provided to Burma by an international financial 
institution, and the national interests served by such assistance. 
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States Executive Director at each international financial institution 
that the United States Executive Director may not vote in favor 
of any provision of assistance by the institution to Burma until 
at least 15 days has elapsed from the date on which the President 
has provided notice pursuant to section 1. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the Committees on Foreign Relations, Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘assistance’’ means any loan or financial or 
technical assistance, or any other use of funds.
H. R. 6431—2 
(3) The term ‘‘international financial institution’’ shall have 
the same meaning as contained in section 7029(d) of division 
I of Public Law 112–74. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
II 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6431 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 
Received 
AN ACT 
To provide flexibility with respect to United States support 
for assistance provided by international financial institu-
tions for Burma, and for other purposes. 
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. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
Upon a determination by the President that it is in 
the national interest of the United States to support as-
sistance for Burma, the Secretary of the Treasury may 
instruct the United States Executive Director at any inter-
national financial institution to vote in favor of the provi-
sion of assistance for Burma by the institution, notwith-
standing any other provision of law. The President shall 
provide the appropriate congressional committees with a 
written notice of any such determination. 
SEC. 2. CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) Prior to making the determination contained in 
section 1, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 
Treasury each shall consult with the appropriate congres-
sional committees on assistance to be provided to Burma 
by an international financial institution, and the national 
interests served by such assistance. 
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Director at each international fi-
nancial institution that the United States Executive Direc-
tor may not vote in favor of any provision of assistance 
by the institution to Burma until at least 15 days has 
elapsed from the date on which the President has provided 
notice pursuant to section 1. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committees on Foreign Rela-
tions, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committees 
on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘assistance’’ means any loan or 
financial or technical assistance, or any other use of 
funds. 
(3) The term ‘‘international financial institu-
tion’’ shall have the same meaning as contained in 
section 7029(d) of division I of Public Law 112–74. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4483
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit registered vendors
to administer claims for refund of diesel fuel taxes paid on fuel used
in certain buses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1994
Mr. JACOBS 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 permit
registered vendors to administer claims for refund of
diesel fuel taxes paid on fuel used in certain buses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
REGISTERED 
VENDORS 
TO 
ADMINISTER
CLAIMS FOR REFUND OF DIESEL FUEL TAXES
PAID ON FUEL USED IN CERTAIN BUSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
6427(l)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to registered vendors to administer claims for refund of
diesel fuel sold to farmers and State and local govern-
ments) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause
(i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and
inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the end the following
new clause:
‘‘(iii) as described in subsection (b)(1) (after
the application of subsection (b)(3)).’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The paragraph head-
ing for paragraph (5) of section 6427(l) of such Code is
amended by striking ‘‘SOLD TO’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘USED BY FARMERS, STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS, AND CERTAIN BUSES.—’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to fuel purchased after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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