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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 354 
For the relief of Lauli’i Matu’u. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2011 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Lauli’i Matu’u. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR LAULI’I 
MATU’U. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Lauli’i Matu’u shall be eligible for issuance of an im-
migrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 
permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Lauli’i Matu’u en-
ters the United States before the filing deadline specified 
in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered 
and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be 
eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Lauli’i Matu’u, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current 
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total 
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Lauli’i Matu’u shall not, 
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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tional security, and economic competitiveness which have
less than 1,000 students engaged in study at institutions
of higher education in the United States.
‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) LIST OF LESSER KNOWN AND STUDIED
LANGUAGES.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with other appropriate agencies, shall develop a
list of the lesser known and studied languages.
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Secretary of State shall
award grants under this section to institutions of
higher education or consortia of institutions of high-
er education (in conjunction with nonprofit or Fed-
eral agencies, or both) that provide evidence that
they are developing programs, classes, curriculum
material, and faculty for study in the lesser known
and studied languages. No such grant may exceed
$1,000,000.
‘‘(3) FELLOWSHIPS.—The Secretary of State
shall award fellowships under this section to individ-
uals who are enrolled at an accredited institution of
higher education in a degree or certificate program
in a lesser known and studied language leading to
proficiency in such language. Fellowships under this
section shall be $5,000 for each semester of study.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2618
To provide for a pay adjustment for the Chairman, Members, and General
Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 13, 1993
Mr. CLAY (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To provide for a pay adjustment for the Chairman, Members,
and General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations
Authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 5314 by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘Chairman, Federal Labor Relations Author-
ity.’’;
(2) in section 5315 by striking ‘‘Chairman,
Federal Labor Relations Authority.’’ and inserting
‘‘Members, Federal Labor Relations Authority (2)
and its General Counsel.’’; and
(3) in section 5316 by striking ‘‘Members, Fed-
eral Labor Relations Authority (2) and its General
Counsel.’’.
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) the lands described in section 3(b) con-
stitute an isolated tract acquired by the United
States in 1936 for purposes of a Forest Service fire
lookout, but such lands are no longer needed for
that or any other National Forest purpose, and all
improvements have been removed from such lands;
(3) the lands described in section 3(b) are en-
tirely surrounded by private lands owned by a family
one of whose members also owns the lands described
in section 3(a); and
(4)(A) the owners of the land described in sec-
tion 3(a) are willing to transfer those lands to the
United States in exchange for the lands described in
section 3(b); but
(B) under existing law, such an exchange can-
not be accomplished administratively.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the lands de-
scribed in section 3(a) through an equal-value exchange
for the lands described in section 3(b).
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR EXCHANGE.
Solely for purpose of acquisition by the Secretary of
the Interior (on behalf of the United States) of the lands
described in section 3(a) through an equal-value exchange
pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 261
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide that the percentage
of total apportionments of funds allocated to any State from the Highway
Trust Fund in any fiscal year be at least 100 percent of the percentage
of estimated tax payments paid into the Highway Trust Fund which
are attributable to highway users in such State in the latest fiscal
year for which data is available.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. NEAL of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide that
the percentage of total apportionments of funds allocated
to any State from the Highway Trust Fund in any
fiscal year be at least 100 percent of the percentage
of estimated tax payments paid into the Highway Trust
Fund which are attributable to highway users in such
State in the latest fiscal year for which data is available.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That subsection (a)(4) of section 157 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘90 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100
percent’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, other than the Mass Transit
Account,’’.
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3552 
To extend the additional duty on ethanol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2011 
Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. 
ENGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the additional duty on ethanol. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL DUTY ON ETH-
ANOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9901.00.50 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
by striking ‘‘1/1/2012’’ in the effective period column and 
inserting ‘‘1/1/2015’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), the lands de-
scribed in section 3(b) shall, for the 36-month period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, be deemed
to be public lands, as defined in section 103(e) of such
Act (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)).
SEC. 3. LAND DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) OHV AREA TRACT.—The lands whose acquisition
through exchange is specifically authorized by this Act are
described as follows: S1⁄2SW1⁄4 of section 26, township 33
north, range 7 west, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian,
Shasta County, California, comprised of 80 acres, more
or less.
(b) DELTA POINT LOOKOUT TRACT.—The lands
which under this Act are deemed to be public lands for
purposes of exchange is a parcel described as follows:
Mount Diablo Meridian, township 36 north, range 5 west,
section 
23, 
SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, comprised of 40
acres, more or less.
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HR 1271 EH
SEC. 2. FAMILY PRIVACY PROTECTION.
(a) RESTRICTION ON SEEKING INFORMATION FROM
MINORS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
subject to section 6, in conducting a program or activity
funded in whole or in part by the Federal Government
a person may not, without the prior written consent of
at least one parent or guardian of a minor or, in the case
of an emancipated minor, the prior consent of the minor,
require or otherwise seek the response of the minor to a
survey or questionnaire which is intended to elicit, or has
the effect of eliciting, information concerning any of the
following:
(1) Parental political affiliations or beliefs.
(2) Mental or psychological problems.
(3) Sexual behavior or attitudes.
(4) Illegal, antisocial, or self-incriminating be-
havior.
(5) Appraisals of other individuals with whom
the minor has a familial relationship.
(6) Relationships that are legally recognized as
privileged, including those with lawyers, physicians,
and members of the clergy.
(7) Religious affiliations or beliefs.
(b) GENERAL EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not
apply to any of the following:
HR 1271 EH
(1) The seeking of information for the purpose
of a criminal investigation or adjudication.
(2) Any inquiry made pursuant to a good faith
concern for the health, safety, or welfare of an indi-
vidual minor.
(3) Administration of the immigration, internal
revenue, or customs laws of the United States.
(4) The seeking of any information required by
law to determine eligibility for participation in a pro-
gram or for receiving financial assistance.
(c) ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE TESTS.—Subsection
(a) shall not apply to tests intended to measure academic
performance except to the extent that questions in such
tests would require a minor to reveal information listed
in a paragraph of subsection (a).
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.
The head of any Federal department or agency which
provides funds for any program or activity involving the
seeking of any response from a minor to any survey or
questionnaire shall establish procedures by which the de-
partment, agency, or its grantees shall notify minors and
their parents of protections provided under this Act. The
procedures shall also provide for advance public availabil-
ity of each questionnaire or survey to which a response
from a minor is sought.
HR 1271 EH
SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE.
The head of each Federal department or agency shall
establish such procedures as are necessary to ensure com-
pliance with this Act and the privacy of information ob-
tained pursuant to this Act by the department or agency
and its grantees. Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to foreclose any individual from obtaining judicial relief.
SEC. 5. MINOR DEFINED.
In this Act, the terms ‘‘minor’’ and ‘‘emancipated
minor’’ will be defined under the laws of the State in which
the individual resides.
SEC. 6. APPLICATION.
This Act does not apply to any program or activity
which is subject to the General Education Provisions Act
(20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.).
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2620
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands in Califor-
nia through an exchange pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 13, 1993
Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. HERGER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain
lands in California through an exchange pursuant to
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds—
(1) the Bureau of Land Management desires to
obtain the lands described in section 3(a) for pur-
poses of an access and staging area being planned
in cooperation with the National Park Service;
‘‘(A) beginning on or after the date of a
determination by the Director that the savings
association is sufficiently viable to begin paying
such assessment; and
‘‘(B) 
continuing 
until 
the 
aggregate
amount of assessments paid under this sub-
section by the association equals or exceeds the
aggregate amount received under subsection
(a)(2) by the association.
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENT.—The amount
of the annual assessment imposed on any savings as-
sociation for any year shall be determined by the Di-
rector after considering—
‘‘(A) the viability and profitability of the
association;
‘‘(B) the amortization period which was
applicable with respect to any supervisory good-
will of the association as of the date such good-
will was first entered on the books of the asso-
ciation; and
‘‘(C) the amount received by the associa-
tion pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
‘‘(3) DEPOSIT
OF
ASSESSMENTS
IN
TREAS-
URY.—
‘‘(A) TRANSFER TO SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.—All amounts received by the Direc-
tor under this subsection shall be transferred to
the Secretary of the Treasury.
‘‘(B) 
PUBLIC
DEBT
REDUCTION.—
Amounts received by the Secretary of the
Treasury under subparagraph (A) shall be de-
posited in the general fund of the Treasury and
shall be used for the sole purpose of reducing
the national debt.
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATIONS
AND
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION OF CAPITAL
OR PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.—No savings associa-
tion may make any capital distribution or pay any
dividend until the sum of the amount of the assess-
ments imposed under subsection (d) equals or ex-
ceeds the replacement amount received by such asso-
ciation under subsection (a)(1)(B).
‘‘(2) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—The Office of
Thrift Supervision may establish any other require-
ments needed to ensure the safe and sound oper-
ation of qualified savings associations.
‘‘(f) FUNDING PROVIDED BY RTC.—The Resolution
Trust Corporation shall provide such funds as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section to the Director of the Of-
fice of Thrift Supervision from amounts made available
to the Corporation under section 21A of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Act.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY
TO CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS.—
Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office
of Thrift Supervision shall promptly make the determina-
tion required under section 15(a)(1)(A) of the Home Own-
ers’ Loan Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section)
for any savings association for which the determination
to appoint a conservator or receiver had been made before
the date of the enactment of this Act but for which a con-
servator or receiver had not been appointed as of such
date.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1271
AN ACT
To provide protection for family privacy.
Subtitle A—Hardrock Mining Reclamation 
Sec. 211. Displaced material reclamation fee. 
Sec. 212. Fees adjustments. 
Subtitle B—Abandoned Mine Cleanup Fund 
Sec. 221. Establishment of fund. 
Sec. 222. Use and objectives of the fund. 
Sec. 223. Eligible lands and waters. 
Subtitle C—Administrative Provisions 
Sec. 231. Effective date. 
Sec. 232. Fees adjustments. 
Sec. 233. Inspection and monitoring. 
Sec. 234. Regulations. 
Sec. 235. Availability of public records. 
TITLE I—HARDROCK MINING 
REFORM 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Mining Reform and 
Deficit Reduction Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As used in this title: 
(1) The term ‘‘affiliate’’ means with respect to 
any person, any of the following: 
(A) Any person who controls, is controlled 
by, or is under common control with such per-
son. 
(B) Any partner of such person. 
(C) Any person owning at least 10 percent 
of the voting shares of such person. 
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sponse action plan to the Administrator (or State)
at any time prior to final certification. Any such
modification shall be approved or disapproved in the
same manner as the original plan. The Adminis-
trator (or State, if authorized) may require the facil-
ity owner to modify such plan at any time after plan
approval and prior to final certification if, based on
information which become available to the Adminis-
trator (or State) after the date of plan approval, the
Administrator (or the State) determines that the
plan does not satisfy the requirements of this Act.
(e) REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM ADDITIONAL RE-
SPONSE ACTION.—
At any time following notice of the approval of a re-
sponse action plan under subsection (d) for any facility,
the Administrator (or a State, if authorized) may require
additional response actions at that facility, except that any
such additional response may only be required under one
of the following circumstances:
(1) The Administrator (or the State, if author-
ized) learns of significant new information about
risks or threats to public health which was not avail-
able at the time of response action plan approval
and which justify substantially different response ac-
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF DETERMINATION.—
‘‘(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 403(b), the Federal share of the eligible cost of
essential direct Federal assistance necessary to sus-
tain life or to protect property following a cata-
strophic disaster declaration in States certified
under section 201(f) shall be for the first 72 hours
following a Presidential declaration of catastrophic
disaster (and for up to an additional 96 hours, at
the discretion of the President) 100 percent. For
States that have not been so certified, the provisions
of section 403(b), relating to Federal share, shall be
applicable.
‘‘(2) DISASTER RESPONSE.—Upon the declara-
tion of a catastrophic disaster, the head of the Do-
mestic Crisis Monitoring Unit, in consultation with
the leader of the disaster strike team designated
under section 322(a), shall assume an active role in
determining whether ancillary resources, such as the
resources of the Department of Defense, are re-
quired to support any disaster response activities.
Upon the determination that ancillary resources are
required, the head of the Domestic Crisis Monitoring
Unit shall ensure that the necessary resources of
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2690
Relating to the tariff treatment of Benthiocarb.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 21, 1993
Mr. FAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
Relating to the tariff treatment of Benthiocarb.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BENTHIOCARB.
Chapter 29 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States is amended by striking out subheading
2930.90.10 and inserting the following new subheadings
and superior heading thereto with the superior heading
having the same degree of indentation as the superior
heading to subheadings 2930.90.24 and 2930.90.28:
‘‘
Pesticides:
2930.90.11
S-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-N,N-
diethyl-thiolcarbamate
(Benthiocarb) ......................
6.8%
Free (A*, CA,
E, IL, J)
15.4¢/
kg+64.5%
2930.90.13
Other ...................................
12.5%
Free (A*, CA,
E, IL, J)
15.4¢/
kg+64.5%
’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by section
1 shall apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision
of law to the contrary, upon a request filed with the appro-
priate customs officer before the 90th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from
warehouse for consumption of goods to which the amend-
ment made by section 1 applies and that was made—
(1) after December 31, 1988; and
(2) before the 15th day after the date of the en-
actment of this Act;
and with respect to which there would have been a lower
duty if the amendment made by section 1 had applied to
such entry or withdrawal, shall be liquidated or
reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal had oc-
curred on such 15th day.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Nevada Native Nations Land Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 
TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS LAND CONVEYANCE 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Conveyance of land to county. 
TITLE II—CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO INDIAN TRIBES 
Sec. 201. Conveyance of land to be held in trust for certain Indian tribes. 
Sec. 202. Administration. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS 
LAND CONVEYANCE 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘city’’ means the city of 
Elko, Nevada. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means the 
county of Elko, Nevada. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’ and dated January 9, 
2010.
SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO COUNTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 
rights and such terms and conditions as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary and after agreement from the 
county, the Secretary shall convey to the county, without 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the land described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of approximately 275 acres of land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko Dis-
trict, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko 
Motocross Park’’. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 
conveyed under this section. 
(2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor-
rect any minor error in— 
(A) the map; or 
(B) the legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip-
tion shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management.