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(3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured 
goods produced in the United States will increase 
the cost of the overall project by more than 25 per-
cent. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—If the head of a Federal depart-
ment or agency determines that it is necessary to waive 
the application of subsection (a) based on a finding under 
subsection (b), the head of the department or agency shall 
publish in the Federal Register a detailed written justifica-
tion as to why the provision is being waived. 
(d) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREE-
MENTS.—This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
SEC. 18. WAGE RATE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) WAGE RATES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and in a manner consistent with other provi-
sions in this Act, all laborers and mechanics employed by 
contractors and subcontractors on projects funded directly 
by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Fed-
eral Government pursuant to this Act shall be paid wages 
at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a 
character similar in the locality as determined by the Sec-
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retary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chap-
ter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 
(b) LABOR STANDARDS.—With respect to the labor 
standards specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor 
shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 
U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
(c) PROJECTS.—Projects as defined under title 49, 
United States Code, funded directly by or assisted in 
whole or in part by and through the Federal Government 
pursuant to this Act shall be subject to the requirements 
of section 5333(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3503 
To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to make Public Company 
Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary proceedings open to the public. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2011 
Mr. WESTMORELAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to make Public 
Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary pro-
ceedings open to the public. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS. 
Section 105 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 
U.S.C. 7215) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Hearings under this 
section shall be public unless the Board, on its own 
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motion or after considering the motion of a party, 
orders otherwise.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘(once 
any stay on the imposition of such sanction has been 
lifted)’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2562
To direct the Administrator of General Services to design, and acquire a
site for, a Federal building to be constructed in Steubenville, Ohio.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1993
Mr. APPLEGATE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of General Services to design,
and acquire a site for, a Federal building to be con-
structed in Steubenville, Ohio.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGN AND SITE ACQUISITION FOR FEDERAL
BUILDING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General
Services shall design, and acquire a site for, a Federal
building to be constructed in Steubenville, Ohio.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Federal building to be de-
signed under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum,
the following:
(1) A courtroom and other facilities to house
the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Ohio.
(2) A courtroom and other facilities to house a
bankruptcy court.
(3) A courtroom and other facilities to house an
Administrative Law Judge.
(4) Office space and other facilities to house a
United States Attorneys’ office.
(5) Office space and other facilities sufficient to
meet the reasonably foreseeable needs of Govern-
ment officers and employees in the locality.
(6) Adequate parking facilities.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1994—
(1) such sums as may be necessary to design
the Federal building described in section 1; and
(2) $500,000 to acquire a site for such Federal
building.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2563
To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-
6-dodecyl-4-methylphenol, branched and linear.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1993
Mr. CALLAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on 2-(2H-
benzotriazol-2-yl)-6-dodecyl-4-methylphenol, 
branched
and linear.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
2-(2H-BENZOTRIAZOL-2-YL)-6-DODECYL-4-
METHYLPHENOL, BRANCHED AND LINEAR.
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:
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9902.31.12
2-(2H-
benzotriazol-2-
yl)-6-dodecyl-4-
methylphenol,
branched and
linear (provided
for in sub-
heading
2933.90.37) ......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/94
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SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the fifteenth day after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2564
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to apply reductions in water supply
during dry years to agricultural water contractors within areas of origin.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1993
Mr. FAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to apply reductions
in water supply during dry years to agricultural water
contractors within areas of origin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DRY YEAR ALLOCATIONS.
For any year in which the Secretary of the Interior
determines that no interim water is available for Central
Valley Project contractors within counties, watersheds, or
other areas of origin, as those terms are utilized under
California law, the Secretary is authorized and directed
to allocate water supply, including any water shortage per-
centage reduction, to agricultural or municipal and indus-
trial water contractors within those counties, watersheds,
or other areas of origin on the basis of the greater of the
amount of (1) project water under contract, or (2) histori-
cal use (including any interim or transferred water supply
used) prior to the date of enactment of this Act, deter-
mined on a per contractor basis. This section shall only
apply to those contractors which have a contract with the
Secretary for Central Valley Project water that does not
include a provision limiting the amount or percentage by
which their water supply can be reduced for dry years.
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3506 
To strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2011 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. PAULSEN, and Mr. THOMPSON of California) in-
troduced the following 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 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs. 
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 ‘‘Hospice Evaluation 
and Legitimate Payment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENSURING TIMELY ACCESS TO HOSPICE CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1814(a)(7)(D)(i) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3508 
To require the President to impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions 
that conduct transactions with the Central Bank of Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2011 
Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. MCINTYRE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the President to impose sanctions on foreign 
financial institutions that conduct transactions with the 
Central Bank of Iran. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(B) Eyeglasses and hearing aids and ex-
aminations therefor.
‘‘SEC. 2122. EXCLUSIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this sec-
tion, section 1862 shall apply to expenses incurred for
items and services provided under this title the same man-
ner as such section applies to items and services provided
under title XVIII.
‘‘(b) BENEFITS EXCEPTION.—
‘‘(1) CHILDRENS’ SERVICES.—In applying sec-
tion 1862(a) with respect to services described in
section 2121(d)(2)(A) (relating to well-child serv-
ices), payment shall not be denied under paragraph
(1), (7), or (12) of such section 1862(a) if the serv-
ices are provided in accordance with the periodicity
schedule described in section 2121(d)(2)(B).
‘‘(2) SERVICES
FOR
PREGNANT
WOMEN.—In
applying section 1862(a) with respect to services de-
scribed in section 2121(e)(1) (other than subpara-
graph (A) thereof), payment shall not be denied
under paragraph (1) or (7) of such section 1862(a)
if the services are provided in accordance with the
periodicity schedule described in section 2121(e)(2).
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF EYEGLASSES AND HEAR-
ING AIDS FOR CHILDREN AND LOW-INCOME INDIVID-
(D) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’. 
SEC. 4. HOSPICE SURVEY REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(dd)(4) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(4)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Any entity seeking certification as a hospice pro-
gram shall be subject to an initial survey by an appro-
priate State or local survey agency, or an approved accred-
itation agency, as determined by the Secretary, not later 
than 6 months after beginning operations, and any entity 
which is certified as a hospice program shall be subject 
to a standard survey not less frequently than every 36 
months.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) takes effect on the date that is 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and applies to hos-
pice programs on or after such date. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3507 
To halt removal of aliens to Haiti until a report is made to the Congress 
on the status of post-earthquake humanitarian, reconstruction, and devel-
opment efforts in Haiti. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2011 
Ms. WILSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To halt removal of aliens to Haiti until a report is made 
to the Congress on the status of post-earthquake human-
itarian, reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti. 
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 ‘‘Cease Haitian Depor-
tations Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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by this Act and for ensuring the substantive involvement
of affected States, Indian tribes, communities, and the
public in the conduct of the activities of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry that are provided
for in such amendments. The plan shall include provisions
for the appropriate involvement of the scientific commu-
nity to ensure the scientific credibility of such activities.
SEC. 5. PROVISION OF PERSONNEL FOR ATSDR.
The President shall ensure that the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry has adequate staff to
carry out its activities under this Act and the amendments
made by this Act.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Energy and the Administrator of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry such sums as may
be necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments
made by this Act. Such sums shall be credited to the De-
fense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
Account established by section 3134(a) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and
1993 (Public Law 102–190; 105 Stat. 1575).
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(e) MAXIMUM GRANT.—A grant to a local edu-
cational agency may not exceed $400,000 for each fiscal
year.
SEC. 6. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds shall be used to initiate or
expand elementary school counseling programs that com-
ply with the requirements in subsection (b).
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each program as-
sisted under this Act shall—
(1) be comprehensive in addressing the per-
sonal, social, emotional, educational, and career de-
velopment needs of all students;
(2) use a developmental, preventive approach to
counseling;
(3) increase the range, availability, quantity,
and quality of counseling services in the elementary
schools of the local educational agency;
(4) ensure a team approach to school counsel-
ing by maintaining a ratio in the elementary schools
of the local educational agency that does not exceed
one school counselor to two hundred and fifty stu-
dents, one school social worker to 800 students and
one school psychologist to 1,000 students;
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2566
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a Great
Lakes Research Council.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1993
Mr. FINGERHUT (for himself, Mr. QUINN, Mr. STOKES, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr.
YATES, Mr. LAFALCE, and Mr. BARCIA of Michigan) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Public Works
and Transportation and Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
establish a Great Lakes Research 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 ‘‘Great Lakes Federal
Effectiveness Act’’.
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES RESEARCH COUNCIL.
Subsection (d) of section 118 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended to
read as follows:
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2567
To amend the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize the use
of civil air defense sirens to warn persons living near prison facilities
of the escape of an inmate of the facility.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1993
Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize
the use of civil air defense sirens to warn persons living
near prison facilities of the escape of an inmate of the
facility.
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 ‘‘Prisoner Escape Alarm
Act’’.
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‘‘(4) 
the 
payment 
level 
under 
section
2244(a)(2), for commodities covered under section
2244.
‘‘(d) DETERMINATION OF PAYMENT.—The amount
of payment to a producer under this section shall be deter-
mined by multiplying the payment rate established under
subsection (c) by the portion of the actual harvested crop
on the producer’s farm that is reduced in quality by such
natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘SEC. 2246. EFFECT OF FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE PAY-
MENTS.
‘‘In the case of producers on a farm who obtained
crop insurance for a crop of a commodity under the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall reduce the amount of payments
made available under this subchapter for such crop to the
extent that the amount determined by adding the net
amount of crop insurance indemnity payment (gross in-
demnity less premium paid) received by such producers
for the deficiency in the production of the crop and the
disaster payment determined in accordance with this chap-
ter for such crop exceeds the amount determined by mul-
tiplying—
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2568
To repeal the mandatory 20 percent income tax withholding on eligible rollover
distributions which are not rolled over.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1993
Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To repeal the mandatory 20 percent income tax withholding
on eligible rollover distributions which are not rolled over.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF MANDATORY 20 PERCENT INCOME
TAX WITHHOLDING ON ELIGIBLE IRA ROLL-
OVER 
DISTRIBUTIONS 
WHICH 
ARE 
NOT
ROLLED OVER.
(a) REPEAL
OF WITHHOLDING REQUIREMENT.—
Subsection (b) of section 522 of the Unemployment Com-
pensation Amendments of 1992 (relating to withholding
on eligible rollover distributions which are not rolled over),
and the amendments made by such subsection, are hereby
repealed, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be
applied and administered as if such subsection, and
amendments, had never been enacted.
(b) OFFSET.—The President is authorized to reduce
obligations and expenditures for programs, projects, and
activities authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, except for allocation of funds for countries specified
in law, by such sums as are necessary to offset the loss
of revenues under subsection (a).
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(5) expand counseling services only through
qualified school counselors, school psychologists, and
school social workers, as defined in section 8;
(6) use innovative approaches to increase chil-
dren’s understanding of peer and family relation-
ships, work and self, decisionmaking, academic and
career planning, or to improve social functioning;
(7) provide counseling services with the goal of
developing a highly skilled workforce through a
range of quality educational programs and work-re-
lated experiences that allow students to reach high
school graduation equipped to tackle immediately the
world of work, or to continue in some form of post-
secondary education or training, or both;
(8) provide counseling services that are well-bal-
anced among classroom group and small group coun-
seling, individual counseling, and consultation with
parents, teachers, administrators, and other pupil
services personnel;
(9) include inservice training for school coun-
selors, school social workers, school psychologists,
other pupil services personnel, teachers, and instruc-
tional staff;
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2569
To freeze domestic discretionary spending for fiscal years 1994 and 1995
at fiscal year 1993 levels.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1993
Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred
jointly to the Committees on Government Operations and Rules
A BILL
To freeze domestic discretionary spending for fiscal years
1994 and 1995 at fiscal year 1993 levels.
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 ‘‘Domestic Spending
Freeze Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. SPENDING FREEZE FOR FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND
1995.
(a) SPENDING FREEZE.—The spending limits set
forth in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 for the domestic category with respect to fiscal
years 1994 and 1995 shall not exceed the limits provided
for fiscal year 1993.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—The limits on domestic spend-
ing provided in this Act shall be enforced as provided in
the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 and the amendments
made by such Act, except that for purposes of fiscal years
1994 and 1995 the discretionary spending limit shall be
enforced as provided for fiscal year 1993.
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(10) involve parents of participating students in
the design, implementation, and evaluation of a
counseling program;
(11) involve collaborative efforts with institu-
tions of higher education, businesses, labor organiza-
tions, community groups, social service agencies, or
other public or private entities to enhance the pro-
gram and promote school-linked services integration;
(12) ensure that school counselors, school psy-
chologists or school social workers paid from funds
made available under this Act spend at least 85 per-
cent of their total work time in activities directly re-
lated to the counseling process and not more than
15 percent on administrative tasks (associated with
the counseling program);
(13) provide supervision for professionals who
are hired under this Act by supervisors who are
counselors, school social workers, and school psy-
chologists as defined in section 8; and
(14) evaluate annually the effectiveness and
outcomes of the counseling services and activities
funded under this Act.
SEC. 7. NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
(a) OFFICE
OF PUPIL SERVICES.—The Secretary
shall establish an Office of Pupil Services in the Depart-