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shall establish a State human resource investment council
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘State Council’’) in accord-
ance with title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1792 et seq.) to assist the Governor of such
State in developing a coordinated State strategy for
workforce preparation and development programs, includ-
ing programs for school-to-work transition and lifelong
learning.
(b) EXCEPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of satisfying
the requirement of subsection (a) with respect to the
establishment of the State human resource invest-
ment council in accordance with title VII of the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1792 et seq.),
a State may establish such a council that is com-
posed of the following individuals:
(A) The head of each State agency respon-
sible 
for 
the 
administration 
of 
Federal
workforce preparation and development pro-
grams.
(B) The director of the State Occupational
Information Coordinating Committee.
(C) The head of the State agency respon-
sible for commerce and economic development.
‘‘(8) FEES.—To defray the costs of carrying 
out the duties described in this subsection, a State 
may collect one fee per criminal background check 
from a child care provider or family child care pro-
vider in an amount not to exceed the actual costs to 
the State for the administration of all required 
criminal background checks, and such fee for all re-
quired criminal background checks may not exceed 
a total of $36. 
‘‘(b) STATE COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) TIME LIMITATION.—A State shall imple-
ment the requirements of this section not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of the 
Childcare Accountability and Responsibility Act of 
2012. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF TIME.—The Secretary may 
grant an extension to the date described in para-
graph (1), not longer than 2 years, to a State that 
makes a good faith effort to satisfy the requirements 
of this section. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADULT.—The term ‘adult’ means a person 
who has attained 18 years of age. 
‘‘(2) CHILD CARE PROVIDER.—The term ‘child 
care provider’ means a center-based child care pro-
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vider, a group home child care provider, or other 
provider of child care services for compensation and 
on a regular basis (other than a family child care 
provider) that— 
‘‘(A) is not an individual who is related to 
all children for whom child care services are 
provided; and 
‘‘(B) is licensed, regulated, or registered 
under State law or receives funds provided 
under this subchapter. 
‘‘(3) CHILD CARE STAFF MEMBER.—The term 
‘child care staff member’ means an individual that 
provides child care services for compensation and on 
a regular basis (other than an individual who is re-
lated to the child or children for whom services are 
provided), regardless of whether the services are pro-
vided for a child care provider or a family child care 
provider. 
‘‘(4) FAMILY
CHILD
CARE
PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘family child care provider’ means one indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) provides child care services for fewer 
than 24 hours per day, as the sole caregiver, in 
a private residence; 
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‘‘(B) is not an individual who is related to 
all children for whom child care services are 
provided; and 
‘‘(C) is licensed, regulated, or registered 
under State law or receives funds provided 
under this subchapter. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO CON-
DUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to off-
set the administrative costs to conduct State and national 
criminal background checks under this section.’’. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2913
To eliminate the retroactive tax increases contained in the Revenue
Reconciliation Act of 1993.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. ARMEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To eliminate the retroactive tax increases contained in the
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF RETROACTIVE TAX IN-
CREASES.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Revenue Rec-
onciliation Act of 1993—
(1) the amendments made by sections 13201,
13202, 13203, and 13221 of such Act (relating to
individual and corporate income tax rate increases)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
such Act and the provisions of section 15 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply to the rate
changes provided by such amendments and such
date of enactment shall be treated as the effective
date of such changes for purposes of such section
15, and
(2) the amendments made by section 13208 of
such Act (relating to estate and gift tax rates) shall
only apply to the estates of decedents dying, and
gifts made, after such date of enactment.
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SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN ASSIST-
ANTS AS ATTENDING PHYSICIANS TO SERVE 
HOSPICE PATIENTS. 
(a) RECOGNITION OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN AS-
SISTANTS AS ATTENDING PHYSICIANS TO SERVE HOS-
PICE PATIENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(dd)(3)(B) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(3)(B)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or nurse’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the nurse’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or the physician assist-
ant (as defined in such subsection)’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (aa)(5))’’. 
(2) CLARIFICATION OF HOSPICE ROLE OF PHY-
SICIAN ASSISTANTS.—Section 1814(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395f(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or a 
physician assistant’’ after ‘‘a nurse practitioner’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to items and services furnished on 
or after January 1, 2013. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2914
To provide for the emergency disposition of multifamily housing projects
acquired by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. BAKER of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To provide for the emergency disposition of multifamily hous-
ing projects acquired by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, 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 ‘‘FHA Multifamily
Housing Emergency Disposition Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment has a large and growing inventory of mul-
tifamily housing projects owned by the Department
and multifamily housing projects subject to mort-
gages in foreclosure that are held by the Depart-
ment;
(2) the total number of such housing projects in
the inventory of the Department at the beginning of
fiscal year 1993 was 444 and is likely to increase to
742 by the end of fiscal year 1998;
(3) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment has estimated that the Department will lose
as much as $11,900,000,000 as a result of mortgage
foreclosures on multifamily housing projects insured
by the Department, which is equivalent to 25 per-
cent of the value of all mortgages insured under the
General Insurance Fund;
(4) the Department is not prepared to manage
an inventory of multifamily housing projects as large
as the inventory expected by the end of fiscal year
1993, resulting in increased holding and disposition
costs for such projects; and
(5) existing laws would require the attachment
of $7,000,000,000 of rental assistance in the form
of 15-year contracts under section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 to eliminate the backlog
paragraph (C), including the existence of lim-
ited technological, human, and economic re-
sources.
(E) Communicating the results of assess-
ments under this paragraph to relevant Fed-
eral, 
State, 
and 
local 
government
decisionmakers and the public.
(3) To serve as the foremost provider and
facilitator in the United States of access to current
and easy-to-use scientific and technical information
about the environment. The provision and facilita-
tion of access to information under this paragraph
shall include the following:
(A) Providing and facilitating access to
credible environmental information (including
scientific and technological results of environ-
mental research) for relevant Federal, State,
and local government decisionmakers, policy an-
alysts, researchers, resource managers, edu-
cators, information professionals (including
computer and telecommunications specialists),
and the general public.
(B) Establishing an electronic network
that—
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3831 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition 
of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice 
patients. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2012 
Mr. TERRY (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of California) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for the recognition of attending physician assistants as 
attending physicians to serve hospice patients. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Hospice Care 
Access Act of 2012’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 169
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3188
[Report No. 103–316]
A BILL
To amend the Central Bering Sea Fisheries
Enforcement Act of 1992.
NOVEMBER 2, 1993
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
tives for activities that involve multiple Program 
Component Areas, relate to the objectives of the 
Program identified in the strategic plan required 
under subsection (e); 
‘‘(F) include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the funding required 
by the National Coordination Office to perform 
the functions specified under section 102(b) for 
the next fiscal year by category of activity; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the funding required 
by such Office to perform the functions speci-
fied under section 102(b) for the current fiscal 
year by category of activity; and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of funding provided for 
such Office for the current fiscal year by each 
agency participating in the Program; and’’. 
(f) DEFINITION.—Section 4 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5503) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) ‘cyber-physical systems’ means physical or 
engineered systems whose networking and informa-
tion technology functions and physical elements are
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation shall use 
its existing programs, in collaboration with other 
agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching 
and learning of networking and information tech-
nology at all levels of education and to increase par-
ticipation in networking and information technology 
fields, including by women and underrepresented mi-
norities;’’. 
SEC. 8. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 3.—Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5502) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ 
and inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’; 
(B) in subparagraphs (A), (F), and (G), by 
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ each
‘‘TITLE XXVII—NATIONAL INDOOR AIR
STRATEGY
‘‘SEC. 2701 STRATEGY.
‘‘Not later than 2 years after the enactment of this
title, the Administrator shall, in coordination with other
appropriate agencies, promulgate a national strategy to
reduce human exposure to indoor air pollutants.
‘‘SEC. 2702. GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFYING AND PREVENT-
ING INDOOR AIR HAZARDS.
‘‘(a) LIST.—(1) Not later than 2 years after the en-
actment of this title, the Administrator shall promulgate
a list of common indoor air hazards.
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 2 years after the
enactment of this title, the Administrator shall promulgate
guidelines for identifying, eliminating, and preventing
those indoor air hazards listed under subsection (a). Such
guidelines shall include guidelines for both the operation
and maintenance of existing buildings and the design and
construction of new buildings. Such guidelines may also
include guidelines for building renovation and sources of
indoor air pollution, and such other guidelines as nec-
essary to identify, eliminate, or prevent indoor air hazards
listed under subsection (a). Compliance with such guide-
lines shall be voluntary unless the Administrator deter-
mines otherwise.
‘‘(c) REVIEW
AND REVISION.—The Administrator
shall periodically review and, as necessary, revise the list
of indoor air hazards and the guidelines. At a minimum,
one such review and revision shall be completed not later
than 4 years after the initial promulgation of the list and
guidelines.
‘‘SEC. 2703. INDOOR AIR CONTRACTORS.
‘‘(a) ACCREDITATION.—Not later than 2 years after
the enactment of this title, the Administrator shall estab-
lish a program to accredit persons to train individuals in
the identification, elimination, and prevention of indoor air
hazards. At a minimum, such program shall require ac-
credited persons to provide training on compliance with
the guidelines established under section 2702.
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 2 years after
the enactment of this title, the Administrator shall estab-
lish a program to certify indoor air contractors. At a mini-
mum, no person may be certified as an indoor air contrac-
tor unless—
‘‘(1) such person demonstrates an ability to
comply with the guidelines established under section
2702; and
‘‘(2) all individuals engaged in indoor air haz-
ard identification, elimination, or prevention on be-
half of such person complete a course of training
A BILL 
To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 
to authorize activities for support of networking and 
information technology research, and for other purposes. 
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‘‘(i) the 2–year period beginning on the date of
the expiration of the period of priority ; or
‘‘(ii) if the first application is rejected or with-
drawn, an appropriate period after the rejection or
withdrawal, to be determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(B) An event occurring within the period of priority
(such as the filing of another application or use of the
variety that is the subject of the first application) shall
not constitute a ground for rejecting the application or
give rise to any third party right.’’.
SEC. 6. CONTENTS AND TERM OF PLANT VARIETY PROTEC-
TION.
Section 83 (7 U.S.C. 2483) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by
striking ‘‘by variety name’’;
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘eighteen’’ and inserting
‘‘20’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ‘‘, except that, in the case of
a tree or vine, the term of the plant variety pro-
tection shall expire 25 years from the date of
issue of the certificate’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘repository:
Provided, however, That’’ and inserting ‘‘repository,
division thereof, to find or declare a person dead for pur-
poses of the law of such State or political subdivision.
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘member of the immediate fam-
ily’ means the spouse, each adopted or natural child,
each parent, and each sibling.
‘‘(2) The term ‘military installation’ means a
base, camp, post, station, yard, center, or other ac-
tivity under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a
military department.
‘‘(3) The term ‘missing person’ means—
‘‘(A) a member of the armed forces on ac-
tive duty who is missing; or
‘‘(B) a civilian officer or employee serving
with or accompanying an armed force under or-
ders who is missing.
‘‘(4) The term ‘missing status’ means the sta-
tus of a missing person who is determined to be ab-
sent in a status of—
‘‘(A) missing;
‘‘(B) missing in action;
‘‘(C) interned in a foreign country;
‘‘(D) captured, beleaguered, or besieged by
a hostile force; or
‘‘interoperability and usability of networking 
and information technology systems’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
AND NETWORK’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING
AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘sensitive’’. 
(h) SECTION 205.—Section 205(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
(i) SECTION 206.—Section 206(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational 
research’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology research’’. 
(j) SECTION 207.—Section 207(b) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5527(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’. 
(k) SECTION 208.—Section 208 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5528) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘High- 
performance computing and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Networking and information’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technologies’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computers and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3834 
AN ACT 
To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 
1991 to authorize activities for support of net-
working and information technology research, 
and for other purposes.
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2920
To suspend until January 1, 1996, the duty on certain textile spinning
machines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mrs. CLAYTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend until January 1, 1996, the duty on certain
textile spinning machines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN TEXTILE SPINNING MACHINES.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new subheading:
structure required to support the Program, including the 
roadmap required by subsection (a)(2)(E). 
‘‘(4) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The entities involved in 
developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1) shall 
take into consideration the recommendations— 
‘‘(A) of the advisory committee established 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) of the stakeholders whose input was solic-
ited by the National Coordination Office, as required 
under section 102(b)(3). 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the 
National Coordination Office shall transmit the strategic 
plan required under paragraph (1) to the advisory com-
mittee, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.— 
Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘edu-
cation,’’ after ‘‘networking,’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘
9902.84.52
Textile machines
for spinning man-
made fibers (pro-
vided for in sub-
heading
8445.20.00), and
their associated
parts, accessories,
and equipment
(provided for in
subheading
8448.39.10), the
foregoing machines
having winders
with variable
speeds with a maxi-
mum take-up speed
of 8,000 meters per
minute, when im-
ported as an en-
tirety .....................
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/95
’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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effective date of this provision as well as plant varieties pro-
tected under this Act as amended by the Plant Variety Pro-
tection Act Amendments of 1994.
‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall affect any other
rights or remedies of producers or owners that may exist
under other Federal or State laws.
‘‘(c) This section shall apply equally to—
‘‘(1) any variety that is essentially derived from
a protected variety, unless the protected variety is an
essentially derived variety;
‘‘(2) any variety that is not clearly distinguish-
able from a protected variety;
‘‘(3) any variety whose production requires the
repeated use of a protected variety; and
‘‘(4) harvested material (including entire plants
and parts of plants) obtained through the unauthor-
ized use of propagating material of a protected vari-
ety, unless the owner of the variety has had a reason-
able opportunity to exercise the rights provided under
this Act with respect to the propagating material.
‘‘(d) It shall not be an infringement of the rights of
the owner of a variety to perform any act concerning propa-
gating material of any kind, or harvested material, includ-
ing entire plants and parts of plants, of a protected variety
that is sold or otherwise marketed with the consent of the