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(44) Section 5000A(c)(4)(A) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the number of individuals for whom the 
taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 
(relating to allowance of deduction for personal ex-
emptions) for the taxable year’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
sum of 1 (2 in the case of a joint return) plus the 
number of the taxpayer’s dependents for the taxable 
year’’. 
(45) Section 6013(b)(3)(A) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘had less than the exemp-
tion amount of gross income’’ in clause (ii) and 
inserting ‘‘had no gross income’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘had gross income of the 
exemption amount or more’’ in clause (iii) and 
inserting ‘‘had any gross income’’, and 
(C) by striking the flush language fol-
lowing clause (iii). 
(46) Section 6103(l)(21)(A)(iii) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) the number of the taxpayer’s de-
pendents,’’. 
(47) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (H). 
(48) Section 6334(d)(2) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1977 
To establish an alternative accountability model. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2013 
Mr. POLIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish an alternative accountability model. 
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 ‘‘Growth to Excellence 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL. 
Section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(E) ASSESSMENTS
ABOVE
AND
BELOW 
GRADE LEVEL.— 
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less than 3 years, whichever oc-
curs earlier. 
‘‘(cc) Progress in closing 
achievement gaps between each 
group of students listed in para-
graph (2)(C)(v)(II) and the over-
all student population of the 
school over a period of 2 or more 
years. 
‘‘(dd) For secondary schools 
that award diplomas, a contin-
uous and substantial increase in 
the graduation rate (as defined 
in section 200.19(b)(1) of title 
34, Code of Federal Regula-
tions). 
‘‘(ee) Year-to-year growth 
and growth to proficiency on the 
assessments adopted under para-
graphs (3) and (11). 
‘‘(ff) Attendance for all pub-
lic elementary school students. 
‘‘(gg) The percentage of stu-
dents who earn sufficient credits 
to be promoted to the next grade. 
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‘‘(B) establishing a State licensing applica-
tion process through which any individual seek-
ing to operate a covered program would be re-
quired to disclose all previous substantiated re-
ports of child abuse and neglect and all child 
deaths at any businesses previously or currently 
owned or operated by such individual, except 
that substantiated reports of child abuse and 
neglect may remain confidential and all reports 
shall not contain any personally identifiable in-
formation relating to the identity of individuals 
who were the victims of such child abuse and 
neglect; 
‘‘(C) conducting unannounced site inspec-
tions not less often than once every two years 
at each location of a covered program; 
‘‘(D) creating a non-public database, to be 
integrated with the annual State data reports 
required under section 106(d), of reports of 
child abuse and neglect at covered programs op-
erating in the State, except that such reports 
shall not contain any personally identifiable in-
formation relating to the identity of individuals 
who were the victims of such child abuse and 
neglect; and 
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graph (A),’’ and inserting ‘‘In the case of any tax-
payer not described in paragraph (1),’’. 
(2) Section 36B(b)(3)(B)(ii)(I)(aa) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(aa) who is described in 
section 1(b)(1)(B) and who does 
not have any dependents for the 
taxable year,’’. 
(3) Section 486B(b)(1) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘maximum rate in effect’’ 
and inserting ‘‘highest rate specified’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 1(e)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 1’’. 
(4) Section 511(b)(1) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—There is hereby im-
posed for each taxable year on the unrelated busi-
ness taxable income of every trust described in para-
graph (2) a tax computed as provided in section 1. 
In making such computation for purposes of this 
section, the terms ‘taxable income’ and ‘modified ad-
justed gross income’ as used in section 1 shall both 
be read as ‘unrelated business taxable income’ as de-
fined in section 512.’’. 
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SEC. 302. EFFECTIVENESS OF OIL SHALE REGULATIONS, 
AMENDMENTS TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
PLANS, AND RECORD OF DECISION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other law or 
regulation to the contrary, the final regulations regarding 
oil shale management published by the Bureau of Land 
Management on November 18, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 69,414) 
are deemed to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements 
under any law, including the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), and the Secretary of the Interior shall imple-
ment those regulations, including the oil shale leasing pro-
gram authorized by the regulations, without any other ad-
ministrative action necessary. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS 
AND RECORD OF DECISION.—Notwithstanding any other 
law or regulation to the contrary, the November 17, 2008 
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Approved Resource 
Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision for Oil 
Shale and Tar Sands Resources to Address Land Use Allo-
cations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Pro-
grammatic Environmental Impact Statement are deemed 
to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements under any 
law, including the Federal Land Policy and Management 
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SEC. 115. COST SAVINGS RELATED TO DATA CENTER OPTI-
MIZATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO TRACK COSTS.—Each covered 
agency shall track costs resulting from implementation of 
the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative within 
the agency and submit a report on those costs annually 
to the Federal Chief Information Officer. Covered agencies 
shall determine the net costs from data consolidation on 
an annual basis. 
(1) FACTORS.—In calculating net costs each 
year under subsection (a), a covered agency shall use 
the following factors: 
(A) Energy costs. 
(B) Personnel costs. 
(C) Real estate costs. 
(D) Capital expense costs. 
(E) Operating system, database, and other 
software license expense costs. 
(F) Other appropriate costs, as determined 
by the agency in consultation with the Federal 
Chief Information Officer. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO TRACK SAVINGS.—Each cov-
ered agency shall track savings resulting from implemen-
tation of the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative 
within the agency and submit a report on those savings 
annually to the Federal Chief Information Officer. Cov-
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(2) Section 6501(m) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 30(e)(6),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after Decem-
ber 31, 2011. 
SEC. 1306. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 30B 
(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections for such subpart). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 38(b) is amended by striking para-
graph (25). 
(2) Section 1016(a) is amended by striking 
paragraph (35). 
(3) Section 6501(m) is amended by striking 
‘‘30B(h)(9),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property purchased after De-
cember 31, 2014. 
SEC. 1307. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE RE-
FUELING PROPERTY CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 30C 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1968 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award 
grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out projects for the 
purpose of reducing energy costs and increasing resilience to improve 
security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2013 
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot pro-
gram to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals 
to carry out projects for the purpose of reducing energy 
costs and increasing resilience to improve security. 
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 ‘‘Hospital Energy Con-
servation Act’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1967 
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
to expand the cause of action relating to the pattern or practice of 
conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of rights 
protected by the Constitution to such conduct relating to adults as 
well as juveniles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2013 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 to expand the cause of action relating to 
the pattern or practice of conduct by a governmental 
authority that deprives a person of rights protected by 
the Constitution to such conduct relating to adults as 
well as juveniles. 
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 ‘‘Right to Counsel and 
Taxpayer Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PATTERN OR PRACTICE LITIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 210401(a) of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 14141(a)) is amended— 
(1) after ‘‘responsibility for the administration 
of’’, by striking ‘‘juvenile justice’’ and inserting 
‘‘criminal justice, juvenile justice,’’ ; and 
(2) after ‘‘or the incarceration of’’, by striking 
‘‘juveniles’’ and inserting ‘‘persons (including juve-
niles)’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 210401(b) of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION GRANT AND LOAN GUAR-
ANTEE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a pilot program to award grants and loan 
guarantees to hospitals to carry out energy conservation 
projects for the purpose of— 
(1) significantly improving the energy efficiency 
of such hospitals; and 
(2) encouraging onsite power generation and 
energy storage, capable of operating independent of 
the grid, and providing sufficient onsite emergency 
backup power for essential hospital functions. 
(b) NUMBER OF HOSPITALS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants and loan guarantees under the pilot program 
to no more than 6 hospitals during the period described 
in subsection (f). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—A hospital seeking a grant or 
loan guarantee under the pilot program shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting a hospital to 
award a grant or loan guarantee to under the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary shall give special consideration to ap-
plications from such hospitals that can demonstrate that 
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they are able to commence an energy conservation project 
more promptly. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘hos-
pital’’ and ‘‘energy conservation project’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 391 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this sec-
tion such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 
and 2015, to be derived from funds otherwise authorized 
to be appropriated for related purposes. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 196 
To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2013 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MILLER of Flor-
ida, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. LANCE, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
MARCHANT, and Mr. LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of 
Congress, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUST-
MENTS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
31(2)) is repealed. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 601(a)(1) 
of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘, as adjusted by paragraph (2) 
of this subsection’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on December 31, 2014. 
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(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections for such subpart). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 38(b) is amended by striking para-
graph (26). 
(2) Section 1016(a) is amended by striking 
paragraph (36). 
(3) Section 6501(m) is amended by striking 
‘‘30C(e)(5),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2014. 
SEC. 1308. REPEAL OF CREDIT FOR NEW QUALIFIED PLUG- 
IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 30D 
(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections for such subpart). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 38(b) is amended by striking para-
graph (35). 
(2) Section 1016(a) is amended by striking 
paragraph (37). 
(3) Section 6501(m) is amended by striking 
‘‘30D(e)(4),’’. 
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options, bonuses, property, and any other 
form of compensation or bonus that the 
Secretary of the Treasury determines is 
appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) PART-YEAR EMPLOYEES.—In the 
case of any part-year employee, the com-
pensation of the employee shall be com-
puted on an annualized basis. 
‘‘(B) EMPLOYER.—All persons treated as a 
single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of 
section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 
414 shall be treated as 1 employer. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING.—Each employer who provides 
compensation in any taxable year to any employee in 
an amount which is more than 25 times the amount 
of the lowest-compensated full-time employee, shall 
file a report with the Secretary containing— 
‘‘(A) the compensation of the lowest-com-
pensated full-time employee, 
‘‘(B) the average pay of all non-managerial 
employees, 
‘‘(C) the average pay of all executive staff, 
and 
‘‘(D) the exact compensation of the top 5 
employees of the company. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1971 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries 
with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2013 
Mr. KLINE (for himself and Mr. THORNBERRY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain 
TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain 
access to TRICARE Prime. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FUTURE AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME 
FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN 
TRICARE PRIME. 
Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1816) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
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(2) by inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) ACCESS TO TRICARE PRIME.— 
‘‘(1) ONE-TIME
ELECTION.—Subject to para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall ensure that each af-
fected eligible beneficiary who is enrolled in 
TRICARE Prime as of September 30, 2013, may 
make a one-time election to continue such enroll-
ment in TRICARE Prime, notwithstanding that a 
contract described in subsection (a)(2)(A) does not 
allow for such enrollment based on the location in 
which such beneficiary resides. The beneficiary may 
continue such enrollment in TRICARE Prime so 
long as the beneficiary resides in the same ZIP code 
as the ZIP Code in which the beneficiary resided at 
the time of such election. 
‘‘(2) ENROLLMENT IN TRICARE STANDARD.—If 
an affected eligible beneficiary makes the one-time 
election under paragraph (1), the beneficiary may 
thereafter elect to enroll in TRICARE Standard at 
any time in accordance with a contract described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A). 
‘‘(3) RESIDENCE AT TIME OF ELECTION.—An 
affected eligible beneficiary may not make the one- 
time election under paragraph (1) if, at the time of 
such election, the beneficiary does not reside in a 
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ZIP code that is in a region described in subsection 
(c)(1)(B).’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO STATES OF PROPERTY INTEREST 
IN STATE SHARE OF ROYALTIES AND OTHER 
PAYMENTS. 
Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
191) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘shall be paid into the Treasury’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall, except as provided in subsection (d), 
be paid into the Treasury’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘and ex-
cept as provided in subsection (d)’’ before ‘‘, any 
rentals’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) CONVEYANCE TO STATES OF PROPERTY INTER-
EST IN STATE SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, on request of a State (other than 
the State of Alaska) and in lieu of any payments to 
the State under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Interior shall convey to the State all right, title, and 
interest in and to 50 percent of all amounts other-
wise required to be paid into the Treasury under 
subsection (a) from sales, bonuses, royalties (includ-
ing interest charges), and rentals for all public land 
or deposits located in the State. 
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‘‘(2) STATE OF ALASKA.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, on request of the State of 
Alaska and in lieu of any payments to the State 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall convey to the State all right, title, and interest 
in and to 90 percent of all amounts otherwise re-
quired to be paid into the Treasury under subsection 
(a) from sales, bonuses, royalties (including interest 
charges), and rentals for all public land or deposits 
located in the State. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, after a conveyance to a State under 
paragraph (1) or (2), any person shall pay directly 
to the State any amount owed by the person for 
which the right, title, and interest has been conveyed 
to the State under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall promptly provide to each holder of a lease of 
public land to which subsection (a) applies that are 
located in a State to which right, title, and interest 
is conveyed under this subsection notice that— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior has con-
veyed to the State all right, title, and interest 
in and to the amounts referred to in paragraph 
(1) or (2); and 
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‘‘(B) the leaseholder is required to pay the 
amounts directly to the State.’’. 
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