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Whereas small businesses are responsible for more than 50 
percent of the private, nonfarm product of the gross do-
mestic product; 
Whereas small businesses generated 64 percent of net new 
jobs created between 1993 and 2011; 
Whereas 87 percent of consumers in the United States agree 
that the success of small businesses is critical to the over-
all economic health of the United States; 
Whereas 89 percent of consumers in the United States agree 
that small businesses contribute positively to the local 
community by supplying jobs and generating tax revenue; 
Whereas 93 percent of consumers in the United States agree 
that it is important to support the small businesses in 
their community; and 
Whereas November 24, 2012, would be an appropriate date 
to designate as ‘‘Small Business Saturday’’: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of a ‘‘Small Busi-
ness Saturday’’; and 
(2) supports efforts— 
(A) to encourage consumers to shop lo-
cally; and 
(B) to increase awareness of the value of 
locally owned small businesses and the impact 
of locally owned small businesses on the econ-
omy of the United States. 
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(C) the advisability of open enrollment pe-
riods;
(3) guaranteed issue with respect to all health
insurance coverage products;
(4) the establishment of an adjusted community
rating system with adjustment factors limited to age
(with no more than a 2:1 variation in premiums
based on age) and geography;
(5) solvency standards for health insurance
plans regulated under Federal and State law, includ-
ing the development of risk-based capital standards
for health plans, solvency standards for health plans,
self-funded employer-sponsored health plans, and
multiple employer welfare arrangements and associa-
tion plans;
(6) stop-loss standards for self-funded health
insurance plans and multi-employer welfare arrange-
ments and association plans;
(7) the identification of minimum employer size
for self-funding and the interrelationship between
self-funding and the community-rated pool of enroll-
ees; and
(8) any other areas determined appropriate by
the Secretary (including enforcement of standards
under this section).
IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 794 
Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action nec-
essary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as 
part of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional three 
States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 
Mr. ANDREWS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Requiring the House of Representatives to take any legisla-
tive action necessary to verify the ratification of the 
Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution 
when the legislatures of an additional three States ratify 
the Equal Rights Amendment. 
Resolved, That, when the legislatures of an additional 
three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 
House of Representatives shall take any legislative action 
necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights 
Amendment as part of the Constitution. 
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a government-sponsored enterprise in accordance
with such section is completed.
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF NIC.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.—The National In-
frastructure Development Corporation is hereby estab-
lished as a wholly owned Government corporation subject
to chapter 91 of title 31 (commonly referred to as the Gov-
ernment Corporation Control Act), except as otherwise
provided in this Act.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE INSURANCE CORPORATION.—The National Infra-
structure Insurance Corporation is hereby established as
a subsidiary of the Corporation and as a wholly owned
Government corporation subject to chapter 91 of title 31,
except as otherwise provided in this Act.
(c) SELF-SUPPORTING ENTITIES.—The Corporation
and the Insurance Corporation shall each conduct their
respective businesses as self-supporting entities.
SEC. 6. CORPORATION’S POWERS AND LIMITATIONS.
(a) GENERAL POWERS.—In order to carry out the
purposes of the Corporation as set forth in this Act, the
Corporation shall have the following powers:
(1) To make senior and subordinated loans and
purchase senior and subordinated debt securities
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3387
AN ACT
To designate the Southern Piedmont Conservation
Research Center located at 1420 Experimental
Station Road in Watkinsville, Georgia, as the ‘‘J.
Phil Campbell, Senior Natural Resource Con-
servation Center’’.
Union Calendar No. 339
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3396
[Report No. 104–664]
A BILL
To define and protect the institution of marriage.
JULY 9, 1996
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
(both taxable and tax exempt) and equity securities,
and enter into a binding commitment to make any
such loan or purchase any such security, on such
terms as the Corporation may determine, in the Cor-
poration’s discretion, to be appropriate, the proceeds
of which are to be used to finance or refinance the
development of 1 or more infrastructure facilities,
and subject to the provisions of paragraph (8) of
subsection (b), provide preconstruction phase assist-
ance in accordance with section 8(f).
(2) To issue and sell debt securities and voting
and nonvoting equity securities of the Corporation
on such terms as the board of directors of the Cor-
poration may determine, subject to the provisions of
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b), to be
appropriate and to pay such dividends on any out-
standing stock as the board of directors shall deter-
mine from time to time.
(3) To make the determinations with respect to
public benefit bonds pursuant to section 72(w) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(4) To make agreements and contracts with any
entity in furtherance of the business of the Corpora-
tion.
(1) ACTIONS CONSISTENT WITH SELF-SUPPORT-
ING
ENTITY
STATUS.—The Insurance Corporation
shall conduct its business in a manner consistent
with the requirement of section 5(c).
(2) INSURANCE
CORPORATION
RATING
RE-
QUIREMENT.—The Insurance Corporation shall not
issue any primary insurance or letter of credit with
respect to 1 or more infrastructure facilities unless,
at the time of such issuance, the Insurance Corpora-
tion’s claims-paying ability is then rated by a nation-
ally recognized statistical rating organization at the
highest rating of such organization.
(3) LIMITATION ON REINSURANCE.—The Insur-
ance Corporation may write reinsurance in respect
of all or a portion of a primary insurance policy with
respect to 1 or more infrastructure facilities issued
by a bond insurer if the claims-paying ability of such
insurer is rated, at the time of issuance of such rein-
surance, by a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization at the highest rating of such organiza-
tion.
(4) LIMITATION ON INSURANCE AND OTHER AC-
TIVITIES.—The Insurance Corporation may issue
primary insurance or a letter of credit with respect
to 1 or more infrastructure facilities, except that not
IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 798 
Expressing support for the designation of the third week in October as 
National School Bus Safety Week and for the designation of Wednesday 
of that week as National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 
Mr. PETERSON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of the third week 
in October as National School Bus Safety Week and 
for the designation of Wednesday of that week as Na-
tional School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day. 
Whereas school bus drivers and all school transportation 
staff, including managers, monitors, trainers, mechanics, 
and dispatchers, make substantial contributions to the 
future of America and to the development of our Nation’s 
young people as knowledgeable, responsible and produc-
tive citizens; 
Whereas excellence in education is dependent on safe, secure, 
and peaceful routes to school and school settings; 
Whereas the safety and well-being of many students rely on 
school bus drivers and the school transportation team to 
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get them to and from school and other events in a safe, 
professional manner; 
Whereas school bus drivers and all school transportation 
staff, including managers, monitors, trainers, mechanics 
and dispatchers, are an invaluable component of our edu-
cational system and have performed an outstanding job 
transporting our most precious resource, young students; 
and 
Whereas the third week in October will be designated as Na-
tional School Bus Safety Week and the Wednesday of 
that week will be designated as National School Bus 
Drivers Appreciation Day to promote efforts to provide 
all our Nation’s schools with positive and safe learning 
climates: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the dedication and contributions 
that school bus drivers, managers, trainers, mon-
itors, mechanics and dispatchers make for our chil-
dren every day across the country; 
(2) supports the goals and ideals of National 
School Bus Safety Week and National School Bus 
Drivers Appreciation Day; and 
(3) calls upon the people of the United States 
to observe such a week and such a day with appro-
priate ceremonies, programs, and activities. 
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H. Res. 79 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 10, 2011. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 514) 
to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improve-
ment and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Re-
form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to ac-
cess to business records, individual terrorists as agents of for-
eign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate, 
with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judi-
ciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
•HRES 79 EH 
chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IV 
House Calendar No. 8 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 79 
[Report No. 112–8] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 514) to extend expiring provisions 
of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 
and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating 
to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign 
powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2011 
Mr. DREIER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 514) to extend 
expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement 
and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access 
to business records, individual terrorists as agents of 
foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 
2011. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
514) to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT 
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Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 re-
lating to access to business records, individual terrorists 
as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until De-
cember 8, 2011. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except: (1) one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
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House Calendar No. 8 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 79 
[Report No. 112–8] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 514) 
to extend expiring provisions of the USA PA-
TRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 
2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to busi-
ness records, individual terrorists as agents of 
foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until Decem-
ber 8, 2011. 
FEBRUARY 9, 2011 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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H. Res. 7 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 5, 2011. 
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE: Mr. Peterson of Min-
nesota. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Mr. Dicks. 
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Mr. Smith of Wash-
ington. 
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET: Mr. Van Hollen. 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE: Mr. 
George Miller of California. 
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE: Mr. Waxman. 
COMMITTEE
ON FINANCIAL SERVICES: Mr. Frank of 
Massachusetts. 
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Mr. Berman. 
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: Mr. Thompson 
of Mississippi.
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COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION: Mr. Brady of 
Pennsylvania. 
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: Mr. Conyers. 
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES: Mr. Markey. 
COMMITTEE
ON OVERSIGHT
AND GOVERNMENT RE-
FORM: Mr. Cummings. 
COMMITTEE ON RULES: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McGovern, 
Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Polis. 
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY: 
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas. 
COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS: Ms. Vela´zquez. 
COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION
AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE: Mr. Rahall. 
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS: Mr. Filner. 
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: Mr. Levin. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 809 IH 
Whereas in 2011, a total of 365 events were held in 47 
States and the District of Columbia, finalizing the adop-
tions of 4,187 children from foster care and celebrating 
an additional 1,030 adoptions finalized during November 
or earlier in the year; 
Whereas National Adoption Month celebrates the gift of 
adoption, recognizing the adoptive and foster families 
who share their hearts and homes with children in need, 
and raises awareness of the need for families for the 
many waiting children, particularly older children and 
teens, children of color, members of sibling groups, and 
children with physical and emotional challenges; and 
Whereas November 2012 is National Adoption Month and 
November 17, 2012, is National Adoption Day, and ac-
tivities 
and 
information 
are 
available 
at 
www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/nam 
and 
www.nationaladoptionday.org: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Adoption Day and National Adoption Month; 
(2) recognizes that every child in foster care de-
serves a permanent and loving family; and 
(3) encourages the citizens of the United States 
to consider adoption of children in foster care who 
are waiting for a permanent, loving family. 
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lected excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, archery 
equipment, manufactured fishing tackle, electric trolling 
motors, marine electronics, and motorboat fuel and dis-
tributed these funds in a spirit of cooperation to the 
States through the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice; 
Whereas language in the Federal wildlife and sport fish res-
toration Acts stipulates that for a State to be eligible to 
receive Federal aid, all hunting and recreational angling 
license revenue collected by the State must be used spe-
cifically for fish and wildlife purposes; 
Whereas those Acts created the American system of conserva-
tion funding as it presently stands, permanently linking 
sporting licenses and excise tax revenues to fish and wild-
life management efforts by the States, and stand as tes-
taments to the importance of America’s hunters, anglers, 
and trappers to our fish and wildlife resources; and 
Whereas this cooperative partnership between industry, hunt-
ers, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters, recreational 
shooters, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
and State natural resource agencies has resulted in the 
most successful model of fish and wildlife management in 
the world, restoring fish and wildlife populations from 
coast to coast and in United States territories, Alaska, 
and Hawaii: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes America’s hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational 
boaters, recreational shooters, industry, State fish and 
wildlife agencies, and the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service for their leading role in restoring healthy popu-
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lations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources, both 
game and nongame, to the abundance we see today, 
through the Federal wildlife and sport fish restoration 
programs, in this the 75th anniversary year of America’s 
greatest conservation story and the very foundation of the 
American system of conservation funding. 
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The requirements of paragraph (2) shall not apply to divi-
dends paid before January 1, 1994.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart D of part II of subchapter N of
chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 899. Additional tax on dividends to reflect dividend paid de-
duction.’’.
(c) SECTION 381 TO APPLY TO QUALIFIED DIVI-
DEND ACCOUNT.—Subsection (c) of section 381 (relating
to items of the distributor or transferor corporation) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(27) QUALIFIED DIVIDEND ACCOUNT.—Under
regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the acquir-
ing corporation shall take into account (to the extent
proper to carry out the purposes of this section and
subpart A of part VIII of subchapter B of this chap-
ter) the qualified dividend account of the distributor
or transferor corporation.’’.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Part VIII of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 247 the following:
‘‘Subpart C—Miscellaneous Provisions
‘‘Sec. 248. Organizational expenditures.
‘‘Sec. 249. Limitation on deduction of bond premium on repur-
chase.’’.
eral employees who use those vehicles and the dates, times,
and locations of that use.
(b) LIABILITY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FOR MONE-
TARY PENALTIES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING VIOLA-
TIONS.—
(1) LIABILITY.—An individual who is an em-
ployee of a Federal agency that owns or leases a
motor vehicle and who is authorized to use the vehi-
cle at the time any parking violation under State or
local law is committed with the vehicle shall be liable
for any final monetary penalty that is assessed for
that violation.
(2) NOTIFICATION TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—
The head of each Federal agency that owns or leases
a motor vehicle shall inform each Federal employee
who is authorized to use a motor vehicle owned or
leased by the agency of the potential liability of the
employee under paragraph (1).
(c) PROVISION
OF INFORMATION
TO STATE
AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Upon request from a State or
local government made for the purpose of collecting an
unpaid final monetary penalty for a parking violation
under the laws of the State or local government alleged
to have been committed with a motor vehicle owned or
leased by the Federal agency, the head of a Federal agen-
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Whereas 45 percent of people in the United States believe 
that children enter the foster care system because of ju-
venile delinquency, when in reality the vast majority of 
children in the foster care system were victims of neglect, 
abandonment, or abuse; 
Whereas 46 percent of people in the United States believe 
that foster care adoption is expensive, when in reality 
there is no substantial cost for adopting from foster care, 
and financial support in the form of an adoption assist-
ance subsidy is available to adoptive families of eligible 
children adopted from foster care and continues after the 
adoption is finalized until the child is 18, so that income 
will not be a barrier to becoming a parent to a foster 
child who needs to belong to a family; 
Whereas significant tax credits are available to families who 
adopt children with special needs; 
Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services, Ad-
ministration for Children and Families, in a partnership 
with the Ad Council, supports a national recruitment 
campaign for adoptive parents; 
Whereas the Collaboration to AdoptUsKids features a 
photolisting website for waiting foster children and pro-
spective adoptive families at www.adoptuskids.org, and in 
Spanish at www.adopte1.org; 
Whereas National Adoption Day is a collective national effort 
to find permanent, loving families for children in the fos-
ter care system; 
Whereas since the first National Adoption Day in 2000, over 
30,000 children have joined forever families during Na-
tional Adoption Day; 
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