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the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year in-
volved to make the payments.
(d) LIMITATION.—A State or territory shall be eligi-
ble to receive only 1 implementation grant under sub-
section (a) or subsection (b), as the case may be.
SEC. 213. APPLICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries may not provide
an implementation grant under section 212 to a State un-
less the State submits to the Secretaries an application
in such form and containing such information as the Sec-
retaries may reasonably require.
(b) COORDINATION WITH GOALS 2000: EDUCATE
AMERICA ACT.—A State seeking assistance under both
this Act and the Goals 2000: Educate America Act may—
(1) submit a single application containing plans
that meet the requirements of both Acts and ensure
that both plans are coordinated and not duplicative;
or
(2) if such State has already submitted its ap-
plication for funds under the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act, submit its application under this Act
as an amendment to the Goals 2000: Educate Amer-
ica Act application so long as such amendment
meets the requirements of this Act and is coordi-
‘‘(I) is governed by a policy board 
of local government officials from 
units of general local government with 
additional representation of other 
State, local, business, and community 
leaders, 
‘‘(II) represents all or part of a 
metropolitan 
statistical 
area 
or 
micropolitan statistical area, 
‘‘(III) is authorized under Fed-
eral, State, or local law to carry out 
planning activities. 
‘‘(ii) ORGANIZATIONS
SPECIFICALLY 
INCLUDED.—Such term shall include— 
‘‘(I) any metropolitan planning 
organization (as defined by section 
134(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, or section 5303(b) of title 49, 
United States Code), 
‘‘(II) any multi-service regional 
organization with State and locally de-
fined boundaries that is accountable 
to a unit of general local government, 
administers more than one Federal, 
State, or local program, performs 
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(A) consists of employers, representatives
of local educational agencies and local post-
secondary educational institutions (including
representatives of area vocational education
schools, where applicable), local educators (such
as teachers, counselors, or administrators), rep-
resentatives of organized labor, other represent-
atives of non-managerial employees, and stu-
dents; and
(B) may include other entities, such as—
(i) employer organizations;
(ii) community-based organizations;
(iii) national trade associations work-
ing at the local levels;
(iv) industrial extension centers;
(v) rehabilitation agencies and organi-
zations;
(vi) registered apprenticeship agen-
cies;
(vii) local vocational education enti-
ties;
(viii) proprietary institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 481(b) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1088(b)) which continue to meet
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(e) APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN.—In developing the
State plan that meets the requirements described in sub-
section (d)—
(1) the Governor shall approve those portions of
the plan under the jurisdiction of the Governor; and
(2) other appropriate officials or entities shall
approve those portions that address matters that,
under State or other applicable law, are not under
the jurisdiction of the Governor.
SEC. 214. REVIEW OF APPLICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall review each
application submitted by a State under section 213, in-
cluding the State plan contained in such application, and
shall approve or disapprove such application in accordance
with this section.
(b) APPROVAL CRITERIA.—The Secretaries may ap-
prove an application only if the State demonstrates in the
application—
(1) that the State plan is replicable, sustain-
able, and innovative;
(2) that the officials listed in section 213(d)(3)
will collaborate in the planning and development of
the proposed plan;
(3) that other Federal, State, and local re-
sources will be used to implement the proposed plan;
commercially significant purpose or use other 
than to circumvent, or is marketed for use in 
circumventing, a technological measure that ef-
fectively controls access to a work protected by 
that copyright; or 
(B) is primarily designed or produced for 
the purpose of circumventing, has only limited 
commercially significant purpose or use other 
than to circumvent, or is marketed for use in 
circumventing, protection afforded by a techno-
logical measure that effectively protects the 
rights of the copyright owner in a work or a 
portion of a work. 
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the United States International Trade 
Commission shall prescribe regulations— 
(1) to provide for procedures for receiving infor-
mation from the public about Internet sites dedi-
cated to infringing activity (as defined in section 
337A(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as added by sec-
tion 2 of this Act)); 
(2) to provide guidance to intellectual property 
rights holders about— 
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(A) what information those rights holders 
should provide to initiate an investigation pur-
suant to section 337A(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (as added by section 2 of this Act); and 
(B) how to supplement an ongoing inves-
tigation initiated pursuant to that section; 
(3) to establish standards for the prioritization 
of investigations initiated under that section; and 
(4) to provide appropriate resources and proce-
dures for case management and development to af-
fect timely disposition of investigations initiated 
under that section. 
SEC. 6. STUDY AND REPORTS BY REGISTER OF COPY-
RIGHTS. 
The Register of Copyrights shall— 
(1) in consultation with appropriate Federal 
agencies and other stakeholders, conduct a study 
on— 
(A) the enforcement and effectiveness of 
section 337A of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as 
added by section 2 of this Act); and 
(B) any modifications to the authorities 
provided in that section necessary to address 
emerging technologies; and 
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(2) not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Fi-
nance and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate, and to the Committee on the Ways and 
Means and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives, a report containing the 
results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) 
and any recommendations that the Register may 
have as a result of the study. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1994.
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address unmet core service needs identified in
the comprehensive plan;
(H) a plan for the phased-in development
of comprehensive school-based and community-
based health and social services centers with
amounts received under this Act to achieve a
citywide, countywide, or Statewide service deliv-
ery network of both in-school and out-of-school
youth;
(I) a plan for the phased-in expansion of
services available through the entity by identify-
ing additional opportunities for collaboration
with providers offering services in addition to
the core services required under subsection (a)
which have been identified as needs of such
youth populations;
(J) a description of the process by which
program development, implementation, and
evaluation (including the criteria and decision-
making process that will be used in allocating
funds within the youth services center system)
will be carried out within the entity;
(K) an identification of the fiscal agent or
State agency administering the program and
the manner in which program funds received
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4114 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2012, the rates of compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2012 
Mr. RUNYAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2012, the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected dis-
abilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity com-
pensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensa-
tion Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012’’. 
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(c) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—The grant application
from a partnership shall include a plan for local School-
to-Work Opportunities programs that—
(1) describes how the partnership will meet the
requirements of this Act;
(2) includes the State’s comments, if any;
(3) contains information that is consistent with
the content requirements for a State plan that are
specified in section 212(b) (4) through (10);
(4) designates a fiscal agent to receive and be
accountable for funds under this section; and
(5) provides other information that the Sec-
retaries may require.
(d) CONFORMITY WITH APPROVED STATE PLAN.—
The Secretaries shall not award a grant under this section
to a partnership in a State that has an approved plan un-
less the Secretaries determines, after consultation with the
State, that the plan submitted by the partnership is in
accord with the approved State plan.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES.—Funds awarded
under this section shall be expended by a partnership only
for activities undertaken to implement School-to-Work Op-
portunities programs under this Act, including, but not
limited to, the activities specified in section 212(g)(2).
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3783 
To provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran’s growing presence 
and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 18, 2012 
Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. MACK, Mr. 
MCCAUL, Mrs. MYRICK, Ms. HOCHUL, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. 
KING of Iowa, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. WALSH of 
Illinois, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. 
LUMMIS, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. CULBERSON, 
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. BILI-
RAKIS, and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran’s 
growing presence and hostile activity in the Western 
Hemisphere, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Iran in 
the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
December 12, 2012. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3783) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for a com-
prehensive strategy to counter Iran’s growing hostile presence 
and activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
On page 11, strike lines 17–19 and insert the fol-
lowing: 
(d) FORM.—The strategy in this section may be sub-
mitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassified 
summary of policy recommendations to address the growing 
Iranian threat in the Western Hemisphere. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2461 
To amend the Small Business Act to make permanent the Small Loan 
Advantage program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2013 
Ms. HAHN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to make permanent the 
Small Loan Advantage program, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SBA Loan Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. SMALL LOAN ADVANTAGE PROGRAM. 
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) SMALL LOAN ADVANTAGE.— 
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‘‘(A) PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator shall carry out a Small Loan Ad-
vantage program in accordance with this para-
graph. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—Ex-
cept as otherwise provided under this para-
graph, the Administrator shall carry out the 
Small Loan Advantage program in the same 
manner as the Small Loan Advantage loan ini-
tiative of the Administration— 
‘‘(i) under which lenders were eligible 
to begin submitting loans on February 15, 
2011; and 
‘‘(ii) as in effect on June 1, 2013. 
‘‘(C) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
PILOT
PRO-
GRAM LIMITATIONS.—No limitation under para-
graph (25)(A) applies to the Small Loan Ad-
vantage program under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) INCREASED FLEXIBILITY.—The Ad-
ministrator is authorized to increase the pro-
gram’s maximum loan amount, to reduce the 
program’s fees, and to further streamline the 
program’s loan approval process if the Adminis-
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trator determines that such adjustments would 
be fair and appropriate.’’. 
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under this section will be disbursed and mon-
itored; and
(L) a description of the strategy for secur-
ing the long-term financing necessary to con-
tinue to provide the services made available
through the entity after the termination of the
grant period.
(4) ASSURANCES.—An application submitted
under this subsection shall contain assurances
that—
(A) core services will be provided in a co-
ordinated manner to in-school and out-of-school
youth through a system of comprehensive serv-
ices centers providing ready access to the youth
and their families to be served;
(B) core services will be targeted to youth
populations and subpopulations identified in the
comprehensive plan and will be delivered in a
culturally sensitive and linguistically appro-
priate manner;
(C) amounts provided to the applicant
under this section will be used to coordinate ex-
isting services before such amounts are used to
provide directly the services;
(D) amounts provided to the applicant
under this section and used to deliver services
will be utilized in conformity with the unmet
needs as identified in the comprehensive plan of
the entity; and
(E) entities awarded grants under this title
will provide comprehensive services that extend
beyond traditional school or service hours, in-
cluding access to year-round programs and pro-
grams that provide services in the evenings or
on weekends.
(c) TERM
OF
GRANTS
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—
(1) TERM OF GRANTS.—Grants awarded under
this title shall be for a term of not less than 3, or
more than 5, years based on the ability of the grant-
ee to achieve the goals and objectives identified in
the entities application. The Secretary may provide
2-year extension awards to those grantees that, fol-
lowing the initial 3-year grant period, demonstrate
substantial progress in the integration of comprehen-
sive services for at-risk youth, including broadbased
institutional support for collaboration from all mem-
bers of the consortia, and an improvement in the
Title II, Subtitle A
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The District government
may not borrow money during a control year unless
the Authority provides prior certification that both
the receipt of funds through such borrowing and the
repayment of obligations incurred through such bor-
rowing are consistent with the financial plan and
budget for the year.
(2) REVISIONS TO FINANCIAL PLAN AND BUDG-
ET PERMITTED.—If the Authority determines that
the borrowing proposed to be undertaken by the Dis-
trict government is not consistent with the financial
plan and budget, the Mayor may submit to the Au-
thority a proposed revision to the financial plan and
budget in accordance with section 202(e) so that the
borrowing will be consistent with the financial plan
and budget as so revised.
(3) BORROWING DESCRIBED.—This subsection
shall apply with respect to any borrowing under-
taken by the District government, including borrow-
ing through the issuance of bonds under part E of
title IV of the District of Columbia Self-Government
and Governmental Reorganization Act, the exercise
of authority to obtain funds from the United States
Treasury under title VI of the District of Columbia
(4) documents the relationship of Iran, the 
IRGC, its Qods Force, Hezbollah, and Hamas with 
transnational criminal organizations and other ter-
rorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere; 
(5) describes the relationship of Iran, the 
IRGC, its Qods Force, Hezbollah, and Hamas with 
the governments in the Western Hemisphere, includ-
ing military-to-military relations and diplomatic, eco-
nomic, and security partnerships; 
(6) assesses the Federal law enforcement capa-
bilities, military forces, state and local government 
institutions, and other critical elements, such as 
nongovernmental organizations, of the governments 
in the Western Hemisphere that may organize to 
counter the threat posed by Iran, the IRGC, its 
Qods Force, Hezbollah, and Hamas; 
(7) details operations of Iran, the IRGC, its 
Qods Force, Hezbollah, and Hamas at the United 
States-Mexico border and other international borders 
within the Western Hemisphere, including oper-
ations related to drug, human, and arms trafficking, 
human support networks, financial support, and 
technological advancements; and 
(8) includes— 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Iran in 
the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has vital political, eco-
nomic, and security interests in the Western Hemi-
sphere. 
(2) Iran is pursuing cooperation with Latin 
American countries by signing economic and security 
agreements in order to create a network of diplo-
matic and economic relationships to lessen the blow 
of international sanctions and oppose Western at-
tempts to constrict its ambitions. 
(3) According to the Department of State, 
Hezbollah, with Iran as its state sponsor, is consid-
ered the ‘‘most technically capable terrorist group in 
the world’’ with ‘‘thousands of supporters, several 
thousand members, and a few hundred terrorist 
operatives,’’ and officials from the Iranian Islamic 
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force 
have been working in concert with Hezbollah for 
many years. 
(4) The IRGC’s Qods Force has a long history 
of supporting Hezbollah’s military, paramilitary, and 
terrorist activities, providing it with guidance, fund-
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ing, weapons, intelligence, and logistical support, 
and in 2007, the Department of the Treasury placed 
sanctions on the IRGC and its Qods Force for their 
support of terrorism and proliferation activities. 
(5) The IRGC’s Qods Force stations operatives 
in foreign embassies, charities, and religious and cul-
tural institutions to foster relationships, often build-
ing on existing socioeconomic ties with the well es-
tablished Shia Diaspora, and recent years have wit-
nessed an increased presence in Latin America. 
(6) According to the Department of Defense, 
the IRGC and its Qods Force played a significant 
role in some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the 
past two decades, including the 1994 attack on the 
AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 
by generally directing or supporting the groups that 
actually executed the attacks. 
(7) Reports of Iranian intelligence agents being 
implicated in Hezbollah-linked activities since the 
early 1990s suggest direct Iranian government sup-
port of Hezbollah activities in the Tri-Border Area 
of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, and in the past 
decade, Iran has dramatically increased its diplo-
matic missions to Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ec-
uador, Argentina, and Brazil. Iran has built 17 cul-
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tural centers in Latin America, and it currently 
maintains 11 embassies, up from 6 in 2005. 
(8) Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies with a 
presence in Latin America have raised revenues 
through illicit activities, including drug and arms 
trafficking, counterfeiting, money laundering, forg-
ing travel documents, pirating software and music, 
and providing haven and assistance to other terror-
ists transiting the region. 
(9) Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and 
Venezuela expressed their intention to assist Iran in 
evading sanctions by signing a statement supporting 
Iran’s nuclear activities and announcing at a 2010 
joint press conference in Tehran their determination 
to ‘‘continue and expand their economic ties to Iran’’ 
with confidence that ‘‘Iran can give a crushing re-
sponse to the threats and sanctions imposed by the 
West and imperialism’’. 
(10) The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion concluded in 2008 that almost one-half of the 
foreign terrorist organizations in the world are 
linked to narcotics trade and trafficking, including 
Hezbollah and Hamas. 
(11) In October 2011, the United States 
charged two men, Manssor Arbabsiar, a United 
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