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‘‘(6) The term ‘county’ means one of those divi-
sions of a State used by the Secretary of Commerce
in compiling and reporting data regarding counties.
‘‘(7) The term ‘covered program’ means each of
the programs authorized by—
‘‘(A) part A of title I of this Act;
‘‘(B) part C of title I of this Act;
‘‘(C) part A of title II of this Act; and
‘‘(D) part A of title IV of this Act except
section 4104.
‘‘(8) The term ‘current expenditures’ means ex-
penditures for free public education—
‘‘(A) including expenditures for adminis-
tration, instruction, attendance and health serv-
ices, pupil transportation services, operation
and maintenance of plant, fixed charges, and
net expenditures to cover deficits for food serv-
ices and student body activities; but
‘‘(B) not including expenditures for com-
munity services, capital outlay, and debt serv-
ice, or any expenditures made from funds re-
ceived under title I and part A of title II of this
Act.
‘‘(9) The term ‘Department’ means the Depart-
ment of Education.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1197 
To waive the arbitrage rules for certain bonds issued in 1990 and partially 
defeased in 1996. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. ROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To waive the arbitrage rules for certain bonds issued in 
1990 and partially defeased in 1996. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF ARBITRAGE RULES FOR CERTAIN 
BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 148 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 shall not apply to an issue of bonds 
that were partially defeased, described in subsection (b), 
if— 
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(1) such bonds are redeemed by the govern-
mental unit that issued them within 90 days of the 
sale of the escrow securities, and 
(2) any net profit remaining after the proceeds 
of the sale of the escrow securities have been applied 
to such redemption is used by the issuer for an es-
sential governmental function within twelve months 
of such redemption. 
(b) BONDS DESCRIBED.—Bonds described in this 
subsection are bonds issued on January 4, 1990, that were 
partially defeased on July 19, 1996, with revenues of a 
municipally owned electric and water system. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1198 
To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) 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 Mariana Islands to be treated as States 
for certain 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 THE CNMI. 
Section 901(a)(2) of Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Islands:’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘Islands;’’. 
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(B) by striking ‘‘150,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘250,000’’; 
(16) by inserting after paragraph (27), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(28) SEX TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ means any conduct proscribed by section 
1591 of title 18, United States Code, whether or not 
the conduct occurs in interstate or foreign commerce 
or within the special maritime and territorial juris-
diction of the United States. 
‘‘(29) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any nonconsensual sexual act pro-
scribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including 
when the victim lacks capacity to consent.’’; 
(17) by inserting after paragraph (34), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(35) TRIBAL COALITION.—The term ‘tribal co-
alition’ means an established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental Indian organization, Alaska Native organiza-
tion, or a Native Hawaiian organization that— 
‘‘(A) provides education, support, and tech-
nical assistance to member Indian service pro-
viders in a manner that enables those member 
providers to establish and maintain culturally 
appropriate services, including shelter and rape 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 119 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for 
increasing research activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2013 
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent 
the credit for increasing research activities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF RESEARCH CRED-
IT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 45C(b) of such Code is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (D). 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
December 31, 2011. 
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‘‘SEC. 1310. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this part, the following terms have the
following meanings:
‘‘(1) The term ‘local operating agency’ means—
‘‘(A) a local educational agency to which a
State educational agency makes a subgrant
under this part;
‘‘(B) a public or nonprofit private agency
with which a State educational agency or the
Secretary makes an arrangement to carry out a
project under this part; or
‘‘(C) a State educational agency, if the
State educational agency operates the State’s
migrant education program or projects directly.
‘‘(2) The term ‘migratory child’ means—
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 1996 and subsequent
years, a child who is, or whose parent or spouse
is, a migratory agricultural worker (including a
migratory dairy worker) or a migratory fisher,
and who, in the preceding 24 months, in order
to obtain, or accompany such parent or spouse
in order to obtain, temporary or seasonal em-
ployment in agricultural or fishing work—
‘‘(i) has moved from one local edu-
cational agency to another; or
sessments be challenging and of the same high-quality as
they are for all children. These assessments shall—
‘‘(A) be aligned with the State’s challenging
content and performance standards and provide co-
herent information about student attainment of such
standards;
‘‘(B) be used for purposes for which they are
valid and reliable, and be consistent with relevant
nationally recognized professional and technical
standards of assessments;
‘‘(C) shall measure the proficiency of students
in the core academic subjects in which a State has
adopted challenging content and performance stand-
ards and be administered at some time during—
‘‘(i) grades 3 through 5;
‘‘(ii) grades 6 through 9; and
‘‘(iii) grades 10 through 12.
‘‘(D) be comprised of multiple, up-to-date meas-
ures of student performance;
‘‘(E)(i) include limited-English proficient stu-
dents who shall be assessed, to the extent prac-
ticable, in the language and form most likely to yield
accurate and reliable information on what these stu-
dents know and can do, to determine their mastery
of skills in subjects other than English;
‘‘(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the implementation of model opportunity-to-learn stand-
ards shall be voluntary on the part of the States, local
educational agencies, and schools.
‘‘(h) Nothing in this title shall be construed to au-
thorize an officer, or employee of the Federal Government
to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational
agency, or school’s specific opportunity-to-learn standards
as a condition of eligibility to receive funds under this title.
‘‘(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to cre-
ate a legally enforceable right for any person against a
State, local educational agency, or school based on oppor-
tunity-to-learn standards.
‘‘(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
mandate equalized spending per pupil for State, local edu-
cational agency, or school.
‘‘(k) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
mandate national school building standards for a State,
local educational agency, or school.
‘‘(l) If aggregate State expenditure by the State edu-
cational agency for operation of elementary and secondary
education programs is less than the State educational
agency’s aggregate Federal allocation for State operation
of all Federal elementary and secondary education pro-
grams, then the State plan for title I must include assur-
process of developing or operating a system 
with appropriate public agencies in the area to 
coordinate the delivery of such services to indi-
viduals in the area). 
(B) The system provides for the participa-
tion and coordination of multiple agencies and 
providers that serve the needs of children in the 
area, including agencies and providers involved 
with child welfare, education, juvenile justice, 
criminal justice, health care, mental health, and 
substance abuse prevention and treatment. 
(C) The system provides for the involve-
ment of the families of children to whom mental 
health services and substance abuse treatment 
services are provided in the planning of treat-
ment and the delivery of services. 
(D) The system provides for the develop-
ment and implementation of individualized 
treatment plans by multidisciplinary and multi-
agency teams, which are recognized and fol-
lowed by the applicable agencies and providers 
in the area. 
(E) The system ensures the delivery and 
coordination of the range of mental health serv-
ices and substance abuse treatment services re-
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(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and before 
December 31, 2012,’’ after ‘‘October 1, 1997,’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) CURRENT YEAR COUNT USED TO 
DETERMINE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT RESI-
DENT COUNT.—For cost reporting periods 
beginning on or after December 31, 2012, 
subject to the limit described in subpara-
graph (F), the total number of full-time 
equivalent residents for determining a hos-
pital’s graduate medical education payment 
shall equal the actual full-time equivalent 
residents count for the hospital’s cost re-
porting period.’’. 
(2) IME.—Section 1886(d)(5)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)), as 
amended by subsection (b), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new clauses: 
‘‘(xv) For cost reporting periods be-
ginning on or after December 31, 2012, 
subject to the limits described in clauses 
(iv) and (v), the total number of full-time 
equivalent residents for payment purposes 
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shall equal the actual full-time equivalent 
resident count for the hospital’s cost re-
porting period. 
‘‘(xvi) For cost reporting periods be-
ginning on or after December 31, 2012, 
the ratio of the hospital’s full-time equiva-
lent interns and residents to beds shall be 
equal to the ratio for the hospital’s cost re-
porting period.’’. 
SEC. 4. RULES FOR DETERMINING FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT 
RESIDENTS. 
(a) DGME.—Section 1886(h)(4) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘Subject 
to subparagraphs (J) and (K), such rules’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to subparagraphs (J), (K), and (L), 
such rules’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘Such 
rules’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (L), 
such rules’’ 
(3) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘In deter-
mining’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph 
(L), in determining’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
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tion and administrative action as the Comptroller 
General determines appropriate based on such study. 
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‘‘Subpart 2—Local Agency Programs
‘‘SEC. 
1410. 
PROGRAMS 
OPERATED 
BY 
LOCAL 
EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES.
‘‘(a) LOCAL
SUBGRANTS.—With funds retained
under section 1402(2), the State educational agency shall
make subgrants to local educational agencies with—
‘‘(1) a high number or percentage of youth who
are residing in local (including county) correctional
facilities for youth (including those involved in day
programs); and
‘‘(2) which have the highest numbers or per-
centage of youth in the State which have dropped
out of school in the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—A State educational agency
shall notify local educational agencies which meet the cri-
teria of subsection (a) of their eligibility for participation
in the program.
‘‘(c) PURPOSE
OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY
PROGRAMS.—The purpose of this section is the operation
of local educational agency programs which involve col-
laboration between local educational agencies and local
correctional facilities serving such youth to—
‘‘(1) continue transition activities for youth re-
turning from such facilities;
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‘‘(11) Employment counseling, training, and
placement.
‘‘(12) Services for students who withdraw from
school before graduating high school, regardless of
age.
‘‘(13) Services for individuals who are either
physically or mentally challenged.
‘‘SEC. 2454. AWARD OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In approving grants under this
section, the Secretary shall assure an equitable distribu-
tion of assistance among the States, among urban and
rural areas of the United States, and among urban and
rural areas of a State.
‘‘(b) GRANT PERIOD.—Grants may be awarded for
a period not to exceed 3 years.
‘‘SEC. 2455. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) The term ‘Community Learning Center’ means
the provision of educational, recreational, health, and so-
cial service programs for residents of all ages of a local
community in public school buildings, primarily in rural
and inner city areas, operated by the local educational
agency in conjunction with local governmental agencies,
businesses, vocational education programs, community col-
leges, universities, and cultural, recreational, and other
community and human service entities.
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dividual responsibility and respect for the rights of
others, and to resolve conflicts without violence;
‘‘(4) violence prevention programs for school-
aged youth, which emphasize students’ sense of indi-
vidual responsibility and may include—
‘‘(A) the dissemination of information
about school safety and discipline;
‘‘(B) the professional development of
school personnel, parents, students, law enforce-
ment officials, judicial officials, and community
leaders in designing and implementing strate-
gies to prevent school violence;
‘‘(C) the implementation of strategies, such
as conflict resolution and peer mediation, stu-
dent pledges to renounce the use of violence,
student non-violence awareness days, student
outreach efforts against violence, anti-crime
youth councils (which work with school and
community-based organizations to discuss and
develop crime prevention strategies), and the
use of mentoring programs, to combat school vi-
olence and other forms of disruptive behavior,
such as sexual harassment; and
817
‘‘(A) describe procedures for the prompt resolu-
tion of disputes regarding the educational placement
of homeless children and youth;
‘‘(B) describe programs for school personnel
(including principals, attendance officers, teachers
and enrollment personnel), to heighten the aware-
ness of such personnel of the specific needs of run-
away and homeless youth;
‘‘(C) describe procedures that ensure that
homeless children and youth who meet the relevant
eligibility criteria are able to participate in Federal,
State, or local food programs;
‘‘(D) describe procedures that ensure that—
‘‘(i) homeless children have equal access to
the same public preschool programs, adminis-
tered by the State agency, as provided to other
children; and
‘‘(ii) homeless children and youth who
meet the relevant eligibility criteria are able to
participate in Federal, State, or local before-
and after-school care programs;
‘‘(E) address problems set forth in the report
provided to the Secretary under subsection (f)(4);
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ments Act of 1988, the Indian Health Care Amend-
ments of 1988, and the Disadvantaged Minority
Health Improvements Act of 1990.
‘‘(21) Despite the success of the programs estab-
lished under the Native Hawaiian Education Act of
1988, the education needs of Native Hawaiians con-
tinue to be severe:
‘‘(A) Native Hawaiian students continue to
score below national norms on standardized edu-
cation achievement tests;
‘‘(B) Both public and private schools con-
tinue to show a pattern of low percentages of Na-
tive Hawaiian students in the uppermost
achievement levels and in gifted and talented
programs;
‘‘(C) Native Hawaiian students continue to
be overrepresented among those qualifying for
special education programs provided to learning
disabled, educable mentally retarded, handi-
capped, and other such students;
‘‘(D) Native Hawaiians continue to be dis-
proportionately represented in many negative so-
cial and physical statistics, indicative of special
educational needs—
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1203 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General 
for the judicial branch, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspec-
tor General for the judicial branch, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Judicial Transparency 
and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH. 
(a) CREATION AND DUTIES.—Part III of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(e)(1) In prescribing regulations to govern the dis-
charge and conditions of employment of educators, the
Secretary shall require—
‘‘(A) that procedures be established for the
rapid and equitable resolution of grievances of edu-
cators;
‘‘(B) that no educator may be discharged with-
out notice of the reasons therefore and opportunity
for a hearing under procedures that comport with
the requirements of due process; and
‘‘(C) educators employed in Bureau schools
shall be notified sixty days prior to the end of the
school year whether their employment contract will
be renewed for the coming year.
‘‘(2) The supervisor of a Bureau school may dis-
charge (subject to procedures established under paragraph
(1)(B) for cause (as determined under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary) any educator employed in such
school. Upon giving notice of proposed discharge to an ed-
ucator, the supervisor involved shall immediately notify
the local school board for the school of such action. A de-
termination by the local school board that such educator
shall not be discharged shall be followed by the supervisor.
The supervisor shall have the right to appeal such action
to the superintendent for education of the appropriate
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Title III
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to contracts made on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) The term ‘‘Authority’’ means the District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority established under section
101(a).
(2) The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of
the District of Columbia.
(3) The term ‘‘control period’’ has the meaning
given such term in section 209.
(4) The term ‘‘control year’’ means any fiscal
year for which a financial plan and budget approved
by the Authority under section 202(b) is in effect,
and includes fiscal year 1996.
(5) The term ‘‘District government’’ means the
government of the District of Columbia, including
any department, agency or instrumentality of the
government of the District of Columbia; any inde-
pendent agency of the District of Columbia estab-
lished under part F of title IV of the District of Co-
lumbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorga-
nization Act or any other agency, board, or commis-
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SEC. 311. ENTRY UNDER REGULATIONS.
Section 498(a) (19 U.S.C. 1498(a)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) Merchandise, when—
‘‘(A) the aggregate value of the shipment
does not exceed an amount specified by the Sec-
retary by regulation, but not more than $2,500;
or
‘‘(B) different commercial facilitation and
risk considerations that may vary for different
classes or kinds of merchandise or different
classes of transactions may dictate;’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘$10,000’’ in paragraph (2)
and inserting ‘‘such amounts as the Secretary may
prescribe’’.
SEC. 312. AMERICAN TRADEMARKS.
Section 526(e)(3) (19 U.S.C. 1526(e)(3)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking out ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘90
days’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘appropriate customs offi-
cers’’ and inserting ‘‘the Customs Service’’.
SEC. 313. SEIZURE.
Section 612 (19 U.S.C. 1612) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a)—
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‘‘(A) reports on matters identified by the 
Assistant Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) reports on other matters identified by 
a majority of the members of the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Advisory Committee 
shall submit to the Assistant Secretary an annual re-
port providing information on the activities, findings, 
and recommendations of the Advisory Committee, in-
cluding its subcommittees, for the preceding year. Not 
later than 6 months after the date that the Secretary 
receives the annual report, the Secretary shall publish 
a public version describing the Advisory Committee’s 
activities and such related matters as would be in-
formative to the public consistent with the policy of 
section 552(b) of title 5. 
‘‘(5) FEEDBACK.—Not later than 90 days after 
receiving recommendations transmitted by the Advi-
sory Committee under paragraph (4), the Assistant 
Secretary shall respond in writing to the Advisory 
Committee with feedback on each of the recommenda-
tions, an action plan to implement any of the rec-
ommendations with which the Assistant Secretary 
concurs, and a justification for why any of the rec-
ommendations have been rejected.