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SEC. 2. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL 
TRAINING 
TO 
MEET 
REQUIRE-
MENTS 
FOR 
BECOMING 
CIVILIAN 
EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 314 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 315. ASSISTING VETERANS WITH MILITARY EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL TRAINING TO MEET RE-
QUIREMENTS 
FOR 
BECOMING 
CIVILIAN 
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram consisting of awarding demonstration grants to 
States to streamline State requirements and procedures 
in order to assist veterans who completed military emer-
gency medical technician training while serving in the 
Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, 
licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming 
an emergency medical technician in the State. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received as a dem-
onstration grant under this section shall be used to pre-
pare and implement a plan to streamline State require-
ments and procedures as described in subsection (a), in-
cluding by— 
‘‘(1) determining the extent to which the re-
quirements for the education, training, and skill level 
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of emergency medical technicians in the State are 
equivalent to requirements for the education, train-
ing, and skill level of military emergency medical 
technicians; and 
‘‘(2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for 
military emergency medical technicians to forego or 
meet any such equivalent State requirements. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State shall demonstrate that the State has 
a shortage of emergency medical technicians. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress an annual report on the program under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $200,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2013 through 2017.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4127 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt certain requests 
by physicians for consultations by radiation oncologists from the limita-
tion on certain physician referrals under Medicare. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2012 
Mr. HECK (for himself, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. 
BERKLEY, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, 
and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt 
certain requests by physicians for consultations by radi-
ation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician 
referrals under Medicare. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. EXEMPTING CERTAIN REQUESTS BY PHYSI-
CIANS FOR CONSULTATIONS BY RADIATION 
ONCOLOGISTS FROM THE LIMITATION ON 
CERTAIN 
PHYSICIAN 
REFERRALS 
UNDER 
MEDICARE. 
Section 1877(h)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395nn(h)(5)(C)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘With respect to an individual 
admitted as an inpatient of a hospital, a request by a phy-
sician, after such admission, for a consultation by a radi-
ation oncologist that results in an order for radiation ther-
apy for such individual does not constitute a referral by 
a referring physician.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4128 
To recognize a primary measure of national unemployment for purposes 
of the Federal Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2012 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 
DENHAM, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. ISSA, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. BACHMANN, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. WALSH 
of Illinois, and Mr. BILBRAY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To recognize a primary measure of national unemployment 
for purposes of the Federal Government. 
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 ‘‘Real Unemployment 
Calculation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRIMARY MEASURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT. 
The measure of unemployment issued by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics known as U5 shall be treated by the 
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Bureau as the official unemployment rate and shall be 
considered by the Federal Government as the primary 
measure of unemployment in the United States. 
Æ 
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(b) PREVENTION OF INTIMIDATION.—Section 901 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘actual or perceived’’ before 
‘‘race, color’’ each place that term appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘sexual orientation (as defined 
in section 802), gender identity (as so defined), mar-
ital status (as so defined), source of income (as so 
defined)’’ after ‘‘sex,’’ each place that term appears. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 802 of the Fair Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(p) ‘Gender identity’ means the gender-related iden-
tity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related 
characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to 
the individual’s designated sex at birth. 
‘‘(q) ‘Marital status’ has the same meaning given that 
term for purposes of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(r) ‘Sexual orientation’ means homosexuality, het-
erosexuality, or bisexuality. 
‘‘(s) ‘Source of income’ means the receipt of Federal, 
State, or local public assistance including medical assist-
ance, or the receipt by a tenant or applicant of Federal, 
State, or local housing subsidies, including rental assist-
ance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4129 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2012 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. CICILLINE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlan-
tic Fishery Management Council. 
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 ‘‘Rhode Island Fisher-
men’s Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Rhode Island fishermen participate in fish-
eries managed by the New England Fishery Man-
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agement Council (NEFMC) and the Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council (MAFMC). 
(2) Rhode Island currently has voting member-
ship on the NEFMC under the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act but does 
not have voting membership on the MAFMC. 
(3) Rhode Island lands more MAFMC-managed 
stocks than any other MAFMC member except the 
State of New Jersey. 
(4) A higher percentage of Rhode Island’s com-
mercial landings (by weight or value) traditionally 
have come from species that are managed by the 
MAFMC as compared to species managed by 
NEFMC. 
(5) MAFMC has found that Rhode Island’s cir-
cumstance parallels that of Florida and North Caro-
lina, which each have voting membership on two dif-
ferent fishery management councils. 
SEC. 3. ADDITION OF RHODE ISLAND TO THE MID-ATLAN-
TIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1852(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘Rhode Island,’’ after ‘‘States 
of’’; 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘Rhode Island,’’ after ‘‘except 
North Carolina,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘23’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting ‘‘14’’. 
Æ 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4131 
To facilitate land acquisition for the consolidation of lands located within 
the boundaries of, or abutting the boundaries of, El Yunque National 
Forest in Puerto Rico, and to further the protection of the ecological 
integrity and biological diversity of the National Forest, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2012 
Mr. PIERLUISI
(for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BORDALLO, and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To facilitate land acquisition for the consolidation of lands 
located within the boundaries of, or abutting the bound-
aries of, El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, 
and to further the protection of the ecological integrity 
and biological diversity of the National Forest, 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 ‘‘El Yunque National Forest 
Preservation Act’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 412 
To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety 
Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain off-highway 
vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2011 
Mr. REHBERG (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. DUNCAN of 
Tennessee, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 
JONES, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. MCKIN-
LEY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 
SIMPSON, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. TERRY, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 
WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. WESTMORELAND, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer 
Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide 
an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles, 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 ‘‘Kids Just Want to 
Ride Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES. 
(a) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MATERIALS OR PROD-
UCTS AND INACCESSIBLE COMPONENT PARTS.—Section 
101(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act 
of 2008 is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6) and inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) EXCEPTION
FOR
OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHI-
CLES.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION BY COMMISSION.— 
Subsection (a) shall not apply to off-highway 
vehicles. 
‘‘(B) 
OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLES
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘off-highway vehicle’ means any motorized vehi-
cle designed to travel on 2, 3, or 4 wheels, hav-
ing a seat designed to be straddled by the oper-
ator and handlebars for steering control, and 
such term also includes snowmobiles.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘any’’. 
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tee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways
and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives on the construction of the
geographic 
cost 
of 
practice 
index 
under 
section
1848(e)(1)(A)(i) of such Act.
(d) REPORT ON REVIEW PROCESS.—Not later than
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall study and
report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives
on—
(1) the data necessary to review and revise the
indices established under section 1848(e)(1)(A) of
the Social Security Act, including—
(A) the shares allocated to physicians’
work effort, practice expenses (other than mal-
practice expenses), and malpractice expenses;
(B) the weights assigned to the input com-
ponents of such shares; and
(C) the index values assigned to such com-
ponents;
(2) any limitations on the availability of data
necessary to review and revise such indices at least
every three years;
(3) ways of addressing such limitations, with
particular attention to the development of alternative
data sources for input components for which current
index values are based on data collected less fre-
quently than every three years; and
(4) the costs of developing more accurate and
timely data.
(e) DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR USE IN DE-
TERMINING PAYMENT LOCALITIES.—The Physician Pay-
ment Review Commission shall conduct a study to develop
criteria that would be used to refine the fee schedule areas
that are used within States, in applying geographic adjust-
ment factors for computing payment amounts, under sec-
tion 1848 of the Social Security Act. The Commission
shall include a report on such study in its recommenda-
tions submitted to the Congress under section 1845(b) of
such Act in 1994.
Æ
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 
to this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
Æ 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3170
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to consult with representatives of physi-
cians and to use the most recent available data in making geographic
adjustments to the payment rates for physicians’ services under part
B of the medicare program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 29, 1993
Mr. CHAPMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consult
with representatives of physicians and to use the most
recent available data in making geographic adjustments
to the payment rates for physicians’ services under part
B of the medicare 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. MODIFICATIONS TO GEOGRAPHIC COST OF
PRACTICE INDEX UNDER MEDICARE PHYSI-
CIAN FEE SCHEDULE.
(a) REQUIRING CONSULTATION WITH REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF PHYSICIANS IN REVIEWING GEOGRAPHIC AD-
JUSTMENT FACTORS.—Section 1848(e)(1)(C) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)(C)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘shall review’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, in con-
sultation with appropriate representatives of physicians,
review’’.
(b) USE OF MOST RECENT DATA IN GEOGRAPHIC
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1848(e)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) USE OF RECENT DATA.—In estab-
lishing indices and index values under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall use the most re-
cent data available relating to practice ex-
penses, malpractice expenses, and physician
work effort in different fee schedule areas.’’.
(c) DEADLINE
FOR INITIAL REVIEW
AND REVI-
SION.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall first review and revise geographic adjustment factors
under section 1848(e)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act by
not later than January 1, 1995. Not later than April 1,
1994, the Secretary shall study and report to the Commit-
SEC. 2. LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY, EL YUNQUE NA-
TIONAL FOREST, PUERTO RICO. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LANDS.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to acquire, by donation or 
purchase from willing sellers, tracts of land or interests 
in land, not in Federal ownership as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, that— 
(1) are located within the established bound-
aries of El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico; 
or 
(2) abut the boundaries of El Yunque National 
Forest. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR LAND ACQUISITION.— 
To fund the land acquisition authorized by subsection (a), 
the Secretary may use all amounts generated from El 
Yunque National Forest that are deposited in the National 
Forest Fund, except those amounts required by law to be 
paid to Puerto Rico. Amounts made available to the Sec-
retary under this subsection shall remain available until 
expended and without further appropriation. 
(c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—To the extent the 
Secretary acquires land described in subsection (a)(2), the 
Secretary shall adjust the boundaries of El Yunque Na-
tional Forest to include the acquired lands. For purposes 
of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of El 
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Yunque National Forest, as adjusted pursuant to this sub-
section, shall be considered to be boundaries of the Na-
tional Forest as of January 1, 1965. 
(d) RELATION TO OTHER LAND ACQUISITION AU-
THORITY.—The creation of a dedicated source of funds 
under subsection (b) for the acquisition of land under sub-
section (a) within or abutting the boundaries of El Yunque 
National Forest shall not be construed to prohibit or limit 
the use of amounts in the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund to finance land acquisition associated with El 
Yunque National Forest. The land acquisition authority 
provided by subsection (a), and funds provided under sub-
section (b), are intended to supplement, and not supplant, 
other sources of funds for land acquisition associated with 
El Yunque National Forest. 
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HR 3171 SC
farmers in the state to serve at the pleasure of the Sec-
retary for such term as the Secretary may establish. In
each county or area in which activities are carried out
under this section, the Secretary may establish a county
or area committee. Any such committee shall consist of
five members who are fairly representative of the farmers
in the county or area, three of whom shall be elected by
the farmers in such county or area under such procedures
as the Secretary may prescribe and two of whom shall be
appointed by the Secretary. Members of each county or
area committee shall serve for terms not to exceed three
years. The Secretary may appoint to the state or county
or area committees non-farmer individuals who have expe-
rience or expertise in the area of agricultural finance,
management or law. The Secretary may use the services
of such committees in carrying out programs under this
section and under other authorities administered by the
Secretary including, but not limited to, sections 332 and
333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act. The Secretary shall make such regulations as the Sec-
retary may deem necessary relating to the selection and
exercise of the functions of the respective committees, and
to the administration through such committees of such
programs. In carrying out the provisions of this section,
the Secretary shall, insofar as practicable, protect the in-
899 
† HR 4310 EAS1S 
on the findings of the Administrator with respect 
to the study required by paragraph (1). 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 
(i) An accurate description, based on 
the results of the survey required by para-
graph (2)(A), of the rate of compliance with 
the standards described in paragraph (1) 
among United States fire services, including 
a comparison of the rates of compliance 
among career fire departments, volunteer 
fire departments, combination fire depart-
ments, and fire departments serving com-
munities of different sizes, and such other 
comparisons as Administrator considers rel-
evant. 
(ii) A description of the challenges 
faced by different types of fire departments 
and different types of communities in com-
plying with the standards described in 
paragraph (1). 
(c) TASK FORCE TO ENHANCE FIREFIGHTER SAFE-
TY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4133 
To express the sense of Congress regarding the United States-Israel strategic 
relationship, to direct the President to submit to Congress reports on 
United States actions to enhance this relationship and to assist in the 
defense of Israel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2012 
Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. BER-
MAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To express the sense of Congress regarding the United 
States-Israel strategic relationship, to direct the Presi-
dent to submit to Congress reports on United States 
actions to enhance this relationship and to assist in 
the defense of Israel, 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 ‘‘United States-Israel 
Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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