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HR 4302 RDS
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘April 1, 2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2015’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘April 1, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2015’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF TARGET AMOUNT.—Section 
1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘April 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 
2015’’; and 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘through fis-
cal year 2013 and the portion of fiscal year 
2014 before April 1, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘through fiscal year 2014 and the portion of 
fiscal year 2015 before April 1, 2015’’. 
(2) PERMITTING HOSPITALS TO DECLINE RE-
CLASSIFICATION.—Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww note) is amended by striking ‘‘through the 
first 2 quarters of fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘through the first 2 quarters of fiscal year 2015’’. 
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(3) RIGHTS
OF
FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMIS-
SION.— 
(A) NOTICE TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the attorney general of a 
State shall notify the Federal Trade Com-
mission in writing that the attorney gen-
eral intends to bring a civil action under 
paragraph (1) not later than 10 days be-
fore initiating the civil action. 
(ii) CONTENTS.—The notification re-
quired by clause (i) with respect to a civil 
action shall include a copy of the complaint 
to be filed to initiate the civil action. 
(iii) EXCEPTION.—If it is not feasible 
for the attorney general of a State to pro-
vide the notification required by clause (i) 
before initiating a civil action under para-
graph (1), the attorney general shall notify 
the Federal Trade Commission imme-
diately upon instituting the civil action. 
(B) INTERVENTION
BY
FEDERAL
TRADE 
COMMISSION.—The Federal Trade Commission 
may— 
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property that is subject to the contract. Upon the
resumption of operation or control over the property
by the owner or operator, the provisions of the con-
tract in effect on the date of the foreclosure shall
apply.
‘‘(4) REVIEW.—A determination of the Sec-
retary under this subsection shall be considered to
be an adverse decision for purposes of the availabil-
ity of administrative review of the determination.
‘‘(j) TRANSFER OF INTEREST IN LANDS SUBJECT TO
CONTRACT.—
‘‘(1) EFFECT OF TRANSFER.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), the transfer by an owner or
operator subject to a market transition contract of
the right and interest of the owner or operator in
the eligible farmland under the contract shall result
in the termination of the contract with respect to
that farmland, effective on the date of the transfer,
unless the transferee of the land agrees with the
Secretary to assume all obligations of the contract.
At the request of the transferee, the Secretary may
modify the contract if the modifications are consist-
ent with the objectives of this section as determined
by the Secretary.
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379c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1331 through 1339, 1379b, and 1379c) shall
not be applicable to the 1996 through 2002 crops of
wheat.
(3) SUSPENSION
OF
CERTAIN
QUOTA
PROVI-
SIONS.—The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint reso-
lution relating to corn and wheat marketing quotas
under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as
amended’’, approved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330
and 1340) shall not be applicable to the crops of
wheat planted for harvest in the calendar years 1996
through 2002.
(4) NONAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION 107 PRO-
GRAM.—Section 107 of the Agricultural Act of 1949
(7 U.S.C. 1445a) shall not be applicable to the 1996
through 2002 crops of wheat.
(b) FEED GRAINS.—Section 105 of the Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444b) shall not be applicable to
the 1996 through 2002 crops of feed grains.
(c) COTTON.—
(1) SUSPENSION
OF
BASE
ACREAGE
ALLOT-
MENTS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND RELATED PROVI-
SIONS.—Sections 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, and 377
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1342–1346 and 1377) shall not be applicable
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‘‘(A) $30,500 per inspection for rigs oper-
ating in water depths of 1,000 feet or more; 
and 
‘‘(B) $16,700 per inspection for rigs oper-
ating in water depths of less than 1,000 feet. 
‘‘(7) BILLING.—The Secretary shall bill des-
ignated operators under paragraph (5) within 60 
days after the date of the inspection, with payment 
required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary 
shall bill designated operators under paragraph (6) 
within 30 days of the end of the month in which the 
inspection occurred, with payment required within 
30 days after billing. 
‘‘(8) SUNSET.—No fee may be collected under 
this subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal year 
2024. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the end of each fiscal year beginning 
with fiscal year 2014, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the operation of the Fund dur-
ing the fiscal year. 
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section (b)(1), and the certification required under sub-
section (b)(2). 
‘‘(b) STATE ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this section (except 
as provided by the deadline identified under sub-
section (d)(3)(B)), the Governor of each State shall 
notify the Administrator, in writing, whether such 
State will adopt and implement a coal combustion 
residuals permit program. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 36 
months after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion 
(except 
as 
provided 
in 
subsection 
(f)(1)(A)), in the case of a State that has noti-
fied the Administrator that it will implement a 
coal combustion residuals permit program, the 
head of the lead State implementing agency 
shall submit to the Administrator a certification 
that such coal combustion residuals permit pro-
gram meets the requirements described in sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—A certification sub-
mitted under this paragraph shall include— 
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‘‘(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to 
Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a 
report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can 
take effect. 
‘‘(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take 
effect as otherwise provided by law (including other sub-
sections of this section). 
‘‘§ 802. Congressional approval procedure for major 
rules 
‘‘(a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint 
resolution’ means only a joint resolution addressing a re-
port classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 
801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— 
‘‘(A) bears no preamble; 
‘‘(B) bears the following title (with blanks filled 
as appropriate): ‘Approving the rule submitted by 
lll relating to lll.’; 
‘‘(C) includes after its resolving clause only the 
following (with blanks filled as appropriate): ‘That 
Congress approves the rule submitted by lll re-
lating to lll.’; and 
‘‘(D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(2) After a House of Congress receives a report 
classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 
801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or 
his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, 
if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the House of Representa-
tives, within three legislative days; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of the Senate, within three ses-
sion days. 
‘‘(3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) 
shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of pro-
ceeding. 
‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 
shall be referred in each House of Congress to the commit-
tees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under 
which the rule is issued. 
‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees 
to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 
been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session 
days after its introduction, such committee or committees 
shall be automatically discharged from further consider-
ation of the resolution and it shall be placed on the cal-
endar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be 
taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after 
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‘‘(i) a letter identifying the lead State 
implementing agency, signed by the head 
of such agency; 
‘‘(ii) identification of any other State 
agencies involved with the implementation 
of the coal combustion residuals permit 
program; 
‘‘(iii) an explanation of how the State 
coal combustion residuals permit program 
meets the requirements of this section, in-
cluding a description of the State’s— 
‘‘(I) process to inspect or other-
wise determine compliance with such 
permit program; 
‘‘(II) process to enforce the re-
quirements of such permit program; 
‘‘(III) public participation proc-
ess for the promulgation, amendment, 
or repeal of regulations for, and the 
issuance of permits under, such per-
mit program; 
‘‘(IV) statutes, regulations, or 
policies pertaining to public access to 
information, such as groundwater 
monitoring data; and 
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the date of enactment of this section, sec-
tions 258.11 and 258.15 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(F) AIR
QUALITY.—For all structures 
that receive coal combustion residuals on or 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
revised criteria for air quality described in sec-
tion 258.24 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
‘‘(G) FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE.—For all 
structures that receive coal combustion residu-
als on or after the date of enactment of this 
section, the revised criteria for financial assur-
ance described in subpart G of part 258 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(H) SURFACE WATER.—For all structures 
that receive coal combustion residuals on or 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
revised criteria for surface water described in 
section 258.27 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations. 
‘‘(I) RECORDKEEPING.—For all structures 
that receive coal combustion residuals on or 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
revised criteria for recordkeeping described in 
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the resolution is reported by the committee or committees 
to which it was referred, or after such committee or com-
mittees have been discharged from further consideration 
of the resolution. 
‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee or com-
mittees to which a joint resolution is referred have re-
ported, or when a committee or committees are discharged 
(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a 
joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any 
time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion 
to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion 
to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 
consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The mo-
tion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to post-
pone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re-
main the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed 
of. 
‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 
and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which 
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a schedule C employee (as defined by section
213.3301 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations)
and may not be delegated.
‘‘(2) PRIOR WRITTEN REQUEST REQUIRED.—A
subpoena described in paragraph (1) may only be is-
sued against a lessee during the limitation period
provided in section 115 and only after the Secretary
has in writing requested the records from the lessee
related to the obligation which is the subject of the
subpoena and has determined that—
‘‘(A) the lessee has failed to respond within
a reasonable period of time to the Secretary’s
written request for such records necessary for
an audit, investigation or other inquiry made in
accordance with the Secretary’s responsibilities
under this Act;
‘‘(B) the lessee has in writing denied the
Secretary’s written request to produce such
records in the lessee’s possession or control nec-
essary for an audit, investigation or other in-
quiry made in accordance with the Secretary’s
responsibilities under this Act; or
‘‘(C) the lessee has unreasonably delayed
in producing records necessary for an audit, in-
vestigation or other inquiry made in accordance
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those 
opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit 
debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, 
or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit 
the joint resolution is not in order. 
‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-
sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-
section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 
the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 
shall occur. 
‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 
to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-
dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a) shall be decided without debate. 
‘‘(e) In the House of Representatives, if any com-
mittee to which a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a) has been referred has not reported it to the House 
at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, 
such committee shall be discharged from further consider-
ation of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the 
appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays 
of each month it shall be in order at any time for the 
Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a 
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(b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law to a 
wage requirement of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code, shall after the date of the enact-
ment of this title be null and void. 
SEC. 102. EFFECTIVE DATE AND LIMITATION. 
The amendment made by section 101 shall take effect 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this title but 
shall not affect any contract in existence on such date of 
enactment or made pursuant to invitation for bids out-
standing on such date of enactment. 
TITLE II—UNION CONTRACT NOT 
A BAR TO HIGHER WAGES 
SEC. 201. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES. 
Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) Representatives’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive 
representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and 
conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agree-
ment then in effect, nothing in either— 
‘‘(A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or 
‘‘(B) a collective bargaining contract or agree-
ment renewed or entered into after the date of en-
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actment of the Jumpstarting Opportunities with 
Bold Solutions Act, 
shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the 
unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by 
reason of, his or her services as an employee of such em-
ployer, than provided for in such contract or agreement.’’. 
TITLE III—REPEAL OF PROVI-
SIONS RELATING TO OFFI-
CIAL TIME OF FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES FOR PURPOSES OF 
UNION ORGANIZING 
SEC. 301. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
OFFICIAL TIME OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
FOR PURPOSES OF UNION ORGANIZING. 
Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (c); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (d) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated by 
paragraph (2)), by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 
the preceding subsections of this section—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (a)—’’. 
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TITLE IV—RULEMAKING, INVES-
TIGATIVE, 
AND 
ADJUDICA-
TIVE AUTHORITY OF THE NA-
TIONAL 
LABOR 
RELATIONS 
BOARD 
SEC. 401. AUTHORITIES OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELA-
TIONS BOARD. 
(a) DUTIES OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.—The National Labor Relations 
Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3(d), by striking ‘‘and issuance of 
complaints under section 10, and in respect of the 
prosecution of such complaints before the Board’’; 
and 
(2) in section 4(a), by striking the fourth sen-
tence. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF THE BOARD’S RULEMAKING 
AUTHORITY.—Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such rule-
making authority shall be limited to rules concerning the 
internal functions of the Board and the Board is prohib-
ited from promulgating rules that affect the substantive 
rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organi-
zation.’’. 
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(c) INVESTIGATORY POWER AND ADJUDICATORY AU-
THORITY
OVER
UNFAIR
LABOR
PRACTICE
ALLEGA-
TIONS.—Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 60) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘prevent any person from 
engaging in’’ and inserting ‘‘investigate’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘This power shall’’ and all 
that follows through the end of the subsection; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever it is charged’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Whenever it appears’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or is engaging in’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, is engaging in, or is about to engage 
in’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘the Board, or any agent’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Provided, That no 
complaint shall be issued’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
aggrieved party may bring a civil action for 
such relief (including injunctions) as may be 
appropriate. Any such action may be brought in 
the district court of the United States where 
the violation occurred, or at the option of the 
parties, in the United States District Court for 
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the District of Columbia. No civil action may be 
brought’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘charge with the Board 
and the service of a copy thereof upon the per-
son against whom such charge is made’’ and in-
serting ‘‘civil action’’; and 
(E) by striking ‘‘Any such complaint may 
be amended’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Any 
such proceeding shall, so far as practicable,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Any such proceeding shall’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (k) and 
redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (c); and 
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever it is charged’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Whenever it is alleged’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘charge’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘allegation’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and that a complaint 
should issue, he shall’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the subsection and inserting 
‘‘, the officer or regional attorney shall, on be-
half of the Board, submit a written summary of 
the findings to all parties involved in the alleged 
unfair labor practice.’’. 
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SEC. 402. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this title, the National Labor Relations Board 
shall review and revise all regulations promulgated before 
such date to implement the amendments made by this 
title. 
DIVISION II—DEREGULATION 
TITLE V—UNIFORM COST-BEN-
EFIT ANALYSIS OF REGULA-
TIONS 
SEC. 501. UNIFORM USE OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS. 
Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) Prior to any rulemaking under this section, 
an agency shall comply with the following: 
‘‘(A) The agency shall identify, in the context 
of a coherent conceptual framework and supported 
with objective data— 
‘‘(i) the nature and significance of the 
market failure, regulatory failure, or other 
problem that necessitates regulatory action; 
‘‘(ii) the reasons why national economic 
and income growth, advancing technology, and 
other market developments will not obviate the 
need for the rulemaking; 
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‘‘(iii) the reasons why regulation at the 
State, local, or tribal level could not address the 
problem better than at the Federal level; 
‘‘(iv) the reasons why reducing rather than 
increasing the extent or stringency of existing 
Federal regulation would not address the prob-
lem better; and 
‘‘(v) the particular authority by which the 
agency may take action. 
‘‘(B) Before the agency increases the extent or 
stringency of regulation based on its determinations 
pursuant to subparagraph (A), it shall— 
‘‘(i) set an achievable objective for its regu-
latory action and identify the metrics by which 
the agency will measure progress toward the ob-
jective; 
‘‘(ii) issue a notice of inquiry seeking pub-
lic comment on the identification of a new ob-
jective under clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) give notice to the committees of Con-
gress with jurisdiction over the subject matter 
of the rule. 
‘‘(C) The agency, if the agency is not seeking 
to repeal a rule, shall develop at least 3 distinct reg-
ulatory options, in addition to not regulating, that 
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