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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1997 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2013 Mr. McKeon (for himself and Mr. Peters of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To allow investor participation in the loan rehabilitation program authorized under section 203(k) of the National Housing Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communities Achieving Sustainability Act . 2. Investor participation in FHA rehabilitation program (a) Investor participation (1) In general The Secretary shall, upon application by a mortgagee and approval of such application by the Secretary, insure and make commitments to insure rehabilitation loans (including advances made during rehabilitation) which are eligible for insurance under section 203(k) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709 ) made by financial institutions in order to assist in the rehabilitation of 1- to 4-family structures used primarily for residential purposes. (2) Eligible mortgagors Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, such rehabilitation loans insured pursuant to this Act shall involve a mortgagor who is an investor. (b) Terms and conditions Such commitments to insure and such insurance shall be made upon such terms and conditions which the Secretary may prescribe pursuant to this Act and which are consistent with the provisions of subsections (b), (c), (e), (i), (j), and (k) of section 203 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709 (b), (c), (e), (i), (j), and (k)), except as modified by the provisions of this Act. (c) Maximum loan commitment To be eligible for insurance under this Act, a mortgage shall not exceed 90 percent of the appraised value of the 1- to 4-family structure subject to such mortgage. (d) Calendar year limitation The Secretary may insure, or enter into a commitment to insure, up to four 1- to 4-family structures for an investor described in subsection (a)(2) during a calendar year. (e) Mortgage premium The single premium payment required under section 203(k)(2)(A) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709(k)(2)(A) ) shall be increased by 10 basis points for any mortgage insured pursuant to this Act. (f) Definitions In this Act: (1) Investor (A) In general The term investor means a person who— (i) obtains a rehabilitation loan for a structure described in subsection (a)(1) for the purpose of appreciation or production of income with respect to such structure; and (ii) does not intend on occupying such structure. (B) Person defined As used in this subparagraph, the term person has the meaning given such term in section 551(2) of title 5, United States Code. (2) Mortgagee; mortgagor; mortgage The terms mortgagee , mortgagor , and mortgage have the same meanings as given such terms in section 201 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707). 3. Sunset provision The provisions of this Act shall terminate on the date that is 2 years following the date of the enactment of this Act and the Secretary shall not approve any application described in section 2(a)(1) submitted after the conclusion of such 2-year period.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2013 Mr. Rangel (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Rahall , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Perry , Mr. Jones , Mrs. Capps , Ms. Chu , Ms. Norton , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Walz , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Gary G. Miller of California , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Pocan , and Mr. Roe of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2013 or the VETS Act of 2013 . 2. Licensure of health care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs providing treatment via telemedicine (a) In general Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1730A the following new section: 1730B. Licensure of health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine (a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of law regarding the licensure of health care professionals, a covered health care professional may practice the health profession of the health care professional at any location in any State, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, regardless of where such health care professional or the patient is located, if the health care professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment to an individual under this chapter. (b) Property of Federal Government Subsection (a) shall apply to a covered health care professional providing treatment to a patient regardless of whether such health care professional or patient is located in a facility owned by the Federal Government during such treatment. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered health care professional means a health care professional who is— (A) authorized by the Secretary to provide health care under this chapter, including a private health care professional who provides such care under a contract entered into with the Secretary, including a contract entered into under section 1703 of this title; and (B) licensed to practice the health care profession of the health care professional. (2) The term telemedicine means the use of telecommunication technology and information technology to support the provision of health care in situations where the patient and health care professional are separated by geographic distance. (d) Construction Nothing in this section may be construed to remove, limit, or otherwise affect any obligation of a covered health care professional under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1730A the following new item: 1730B. Licensure of health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2013 Mr. Ryan of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Lowey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of drugs intended for human use to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2013 . 2. Labeling of source of human drug ingredients constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (a) Misbranding Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (bb) If it is a drug— (1) that is intended for human use; (2) that contains an ingredient (other than a polyol) that constitutes or is derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient; and (3) whose label fails to include a parenthetical statement identifying the source of the ingredient so constituted or derived. . (b) Applicability Section 502(bb) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply beginning on the sooner of— (1) a date to be determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (2) the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2006 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2013 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Kildee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Families Save for Education Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) College costs have increased tremendously over the past decade. Between academic year 2002–2003 and academic year 2012–2013— (A) published tuition and fees for students at public 4-year institutions of higher education increased from $5,213 to $8,655 or by 66 percent beyond the rate of inflation, (B) published tuition and fees for students at public 2-year institutions of higher education increased from $2,129 to $3,131 or by 47 percent beyond the rate of inflation, and (C) published tuition and fees for students at private 4-year institutions of higher education increased from $22,974 to $29,056 or by 26 percent beyond the rate of inflation. (2) Federal financial aid for students has also increased rapidly but failed to mitigate the issues of rising college costs. Between academic year 2001–2002 and academic year 2011–2012— (A) the amount of Federal financial aid in the form of Federal Pell Grants, Federal student loans, campus-based aid, veterans educational benefits, and tax credits increased from $72.3 billion to $173.8 billion or by 140 percent beyond the rate of inflation, and (B) the Federal Government’s share of total student aid administered increased from 67 percent to 73 percent. 3. Expansion of Coverdell education savings accounts (a) Increase in age limitation of beneficiary after which contributions to account cannot be made Clause (ii) of section 530(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking age 18 and inserting age 22 . (b) Increase in annual dollar limitation on contributions to account Clause (iii) of section 530(b)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking $2,000 and inserting $10,000 . (c) Effective dates (1) Increase in age limitation The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Increase in annual dollar limitation on contributions The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to contributions made in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2013 Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To eliminate the limitation on the period for which borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.

1. Elimination of limitation on period borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance Section 319 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1949 ) is amended by striking subsection (b).
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2008 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2013 Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit United States assistance for Afghanistan unless the United States and Afghanistan enter into a bilateral agreement which provides that work performed in Afghanistan by United States contractors is exempt from taxation by the Government of Afghanistan.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxing American Assistance to Afghanistan Act . 2. Prohibition on United States assistance for Afghanistan unless work performed in Afghanistan by United States contractors is exempt from taxation (a) Prohibition No funds made available to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ) or any other Act may be made available to provide assistance for Afghanistan unless the President certifies to Congress that a bilateral agreement between the United States and Afghanistan is in effect which provides that work performed in Afghanistan under a contract in Afghanistan is exempt from taxation by the Government of Afghanistan. The prohibition on assistance under this subsection shall not apply with respect to a contract under which the contractor or subcontractor is not a national of the United States or a contract involving commercial operations of United States diplomatic missions in Afghanistan. (b) Waiver The President may waive the prohibition on assistance under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the President determines and certifies to Congress that it is in the national interests of the United States to do so. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Contract in Afghanistan The term contract in Afghanistan has the meaning given the term contract in Iraq or Afghanistan in section 864(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), except that each reference in such section to or Iraq is deemed to be deleted. (2) Government of Afghanistan (A) In general The term Government of Afghanistan includes the government of any political subdivision of Afghanistan, and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Afghanistan. (B) Agency or instrumentality For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term agency or instrumentality of the Government of Afghanistan means an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with each reference in such section to a foreign state deemed to be a reference to Afghanistan . (d) Effective date This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to funds made available to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other Act for fiscal year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2009 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service admitted that it singled out advocacy groups, based on ideology, seeking tax-exempt status. (2) This action raises pertinent questions about the agency’s ability to implement and oversee Public Law 111–148 and Public Law 111–152 . (3) This action could be an indication of future Internal Revenue Service abuses in relation to Public Law 111–148 and Public Law 111–152 given that it is their responsibility to enforce a key provision, the individual mandate. (4) Americans accept the principle that patients, families, and doctors should be making medical decisions, not the Federal Government. 3. Prohibiting enforcement of PPACA and HCERA The Secretary of the Treasury, or any delegate of the Secretary, shall not implement or enforce any provisions of or amendments made by Public Law 111–148 or 111–152.

Passed the House of Representatives August 2, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2009 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Price of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Long , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Harris , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Jones , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Hall , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Daines , Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Perry , Mr. Marchant , and Mr. Coble ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service admitted that it singled out advocacy groups, based on ideology, seeking tax-exempt status. (2) This action raises pertinent questions about the agency’s ability to implement and oversee Public Law 111–148 and Public Law 111–152 . (3) This action could be an indication of future Internal Revenue Service abuses in relation to Public Law 111–148 and Public Law 111–152 given that it is their responsibility to enforce a key provision, the individual mandate. (4) Americans accept the principle that patients, families, and doctors should be making medical decisions, not the Federal Government. 3. Prohibiting enforcement of PPACA and HCERA The Secretary of the Treasury, or any delegate of the Secretary, shall not implement or enforce any provisions of or amendments made by Public Law 111–148 or 111–152.
II Calendar No. 192 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2009 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2013 Received September 17, 2013 Read the first time September 18, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service admitted that it singled out advocacy groups, based on ideology, seeking tax-exempt status. (2) This action raises pertinent questions about the agency’s ability to implement and oversee Public Law 111–148 and Public Law 111–152 . (3) This action could be an indication of future Internal Revenue Service abuses in relation to Public Law 111–148 and Public Law 111–152 given that it is their responsibility to enforce a key provision, the individual mandate. (4) Americans accept the principle that patients, families, and doctors should be making medical decisions, not the Federal Government. 3. Prohibiting enforcement of PPACA and HCERA The Secretary of the Treasury, or any delegate of the Secretary, shall not implement or enforce any provisions of or amendments made by Public Law 111–148 or 111–152.

Passed the House of Representatives August 2, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

September 18, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2010 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Fleming , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Posey , and Mr. Stutzman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , 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 amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to apply to Delegates and Resident Commissioners to the Congress, and to employees of committees and leadership offices of Congress, the requirement of such Act that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff are plans created or offered through an Exchange established under such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Live by the Laws You Write Act . 2. Treatment of delegates, committee staff, and leadership office staff under patient protection and affordable care act (a) Application of Same Requirements Applicable to Members and Employees of Member Offices Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) ) is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) Treatment of delegates and resident commissioner In this subparagraph, the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. (iii) Congressional staff defined In this subparagraph, the term Congressional staff means a full-time or part-time employee of any of the following offices: (I) The office of any Member of Congress. (II) The office of any standing, select, or joint committee of Congress. (III) An office of the House of Representatives for which the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the office for the year involved is provided under the heading House Leadership Offices in the Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year involved (in addition to any office of a Member of Congress referred to in subclause (I)). (IV) The offices of the President pro tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders, Majority and Minority Whips, Conferences of the Majority and of the Minority, and Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the Senate (in addition to any office of a Member of Congress referred to in subclause (I)). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a two-year extension of the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Two-year extension of Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Section 3692 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting 31, after 30, ; and (B) by striking and the Persian Gulf War and inserting the Persian Gulf War, and the post-9/11 operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking December 31, 2013 and inserting December 31, 2015 .

Passed the House of Representatives October 28, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Delaney (for himself and Mr. Renacci ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a two-year extension of the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Two-year extension of Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Section 3692 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting 31, after 30, ; and (B) by striking and the Persian Gulf War and inserting the Persian Gulf War, and the post-9/11 operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking December 31, 2013 and inserting December 31, 2015 .
IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2011 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 29, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a two-year extension of the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Two-year extension of Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Section 3692 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting 31, after 30, ; and (B) by striking and the Persian Gulf War and inserting the Persian Gulf War, and the post-9/11 operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking December 31, 2013 and inserting December 31, 2015 .

Passed the House of Representatives October 28, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 155 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2011 [Report No. 113–211] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Delaney (for himself and Mr. Renacci ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs September 17, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Barber , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Heck of Nevada , Mr. O'Rourke , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Enyart , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Jones , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Carney , and Mr. Fortenberry September 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a two-year extension of the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Two-year extension of Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Section 3692 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting 31, after 30, ; and (B) by striking and the Persian Gulf War and inserting the Persian Gulf War, and the post-9/11 operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking December 31, 2013 and inserting December 31, 2015 .

September 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act . 2. Repeal of Davis-Bacon wage requirements (a) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Reference Any reference in any law to a wage requirement of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be null and void. 3. Effective date and limitation The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not affect any contract in existence on such date of enactment or made pursuant to invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2014 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Amash (for himself, Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Mulvaney , and Mr. Polis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal section 2703(c)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telephone Records Protection Act . 2. Repeal Subparagraph (C) of section 2703(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Stivers (for himself, Mr. Tiberi , and Mrs. Beatty ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to identify the persons who are eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and or other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013 . 2. Persons eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (h) A person may request a headstone or marker to commemorate a decedent under this section if the person is— (1) the decedent’s next of kin; (2) a person authorized in writing by the decedent’s next of kin to make such request; (3) a personal representative authorized in writing by the decedent to make such request; (4) in the case of a decedent for whom no person described in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) may be identified, a State veterans service agency, a military researcher, a local historian, or a genealogist or other person familiar with the research sources and methods necessary to prove the identity of the decedent; or (5) in the case of a decedent who is a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces at least 62 years before the date on which the headstone or marker is requested, any person. (i) In the case of a request for a headstone or marker under this section for a decedent for whom insufficient information exists regarding the religious beliefs of the individual to select an appropriate emblem of belief for the headstone or marker of the decedent, the person requesting the headstone or marker may request a headstone or marker without an emblem of belief. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a request for a headstone or marker submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Cartwright (for himself and Mr. Roskam ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Tuition Act of 2013 . 2. Notice of tuition levels (a) Amendment Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (30) (A) The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program— (i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. (B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A) — (i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and (ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. (C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. (D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2025 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Gosar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the termination of employment of IRS employees for discrimination against any taxpayer on basis of political affiliation, and for other purposes.

1. Termination of employment for discrimination against any taxpayer on basis of political affiliation (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note) is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting ; and , and by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) discriminating against any taxpayer on the basis of political affiliation. . (b) Discrimination on the basis of political affiliation defined Section 1203 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Discrimination on the basis of political affiliation For purposes of subsection (b), discrimination on the basis of political affiliation is treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based membership or belief in a particular political party, organization, or ideology. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any action taken after the date of the enactment of this Act. 2. Termination of employment for misuse of government resources (a) In general Paragraph (10) of section 1203(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note), as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting or out of arbitrary or capricious or politically motivated reasons before the semicolon at the end. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any action taken after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Awarding of costs and fees to taxpayers wrongfully discriminated against (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 7430 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or wrongfully discriminated against, after title, . (b) Wrongful discrimination defined Subsection (c) of section 7430 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Wrongful discrimination Wrongful discrimination occurs if a final determination is made in an administrative or judicial proceeding that there has been a violation of a right specified in section 1203(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to civil actions or proceedings commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself, Mr. Schrader , Mr. Benishek , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Walden , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Rahall , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Kingston , Mr. Jones , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Barrow of Georgia , Mr. Peterson , and Mr. Hastings of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013 . 2. Silvicultural activities Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342(l) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Silvicultural activities (A) NPDES permit requirements for silvicultural activities The Administrator shall not require a permit or otherwise promulgate regulations under this section or directly or indirectly require any State to require a permit under this section for a discharge of stormwater runoff resulting from the conduct of the following silviculture activities: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation and subsequent cultural treatment, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, and road use, construction, and maintenance. (B) Permits for dredged or fill material Nothing in this paragraph exempts a silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge of dredged or fill material from any permitting requirement under section 404. .
IB Union Calendar No. 452 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2026 [Report No. 113–607] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself, Mr. Schrader , Mr. Benishek , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Walden , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Rahall , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Kingston , Mr. Jones , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Barrow of Georgia , Mr. Peterson , and Mr. Hastings of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure November 12, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Owens , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Fleming , Mr. Gibson , Mrs. Roby , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Hurt , Mr. Duffy , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Southerland , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Womack , Mr. Daines , Mr. Harper , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Gibbs , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Enyart , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Bachus , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Denham , Mr. Griffith of Virginia , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Sanford , Mr. McIntyre , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Goodlatte , Mr. Forbes , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Barletta , and Mr. Walberg November 12, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013 . 2. Silvicultural activities Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342(l) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Silvicultural activities (A) NPDES permit requirements for silvicultural activities The Administrator shall not require a permit or otherwise promulgate regulations under this section or directly or indirectly require any State to require a permit under this section for a discharge of stormwater runoff resulting from the conduct of the following silviculture activities: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation and subsequent cultural treatment, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, and road use, construction, and maintenance. (B) Permits for dredged or fill material Nothing in this paragraph exempts a silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge of dredged or fill material from any permitting requirement under section 404. .

November 12, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community College Energy Training Act of 2013 . 2. Sustainable energy training program for community colleges (a) Workforce training and education in sustainable energy From funds made available under subsection (c) , the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall carry out a joint sustainable energy workforce training and education program. In carrying out the program, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in industries and practices such as— (1) alternative energy, including wind and solar energy; (2) high-performance green building construction, design and redevelopment; (3) sustainable energy technologies, including chemical technology, nanotechnology, and electrical technology; (4) water, energy and resource conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming. (b) Award considerations Of the funds made available under subsection (c) for a fiscal year, not less than one-half of such funds shall be awarded to community colleges with existing (as of the date of the award) sustainability programs that lead to certificates, credentials, or degrees in one or more of the industries and practices described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) . (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) Community college The term community college means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ), that— (A) provides a 2-year program of instruction for which the institution awards an associate degree; and (B) primarily awards associate degrees. (2) High-performance green building The term high-performance green building has the meaning given the term in section 401(13) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17061 ).
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Farr , Ms. Chu , Mr. Moran , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Norton , Ms. DeGette , and Mr. Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act . 2. Prohibition of deceptive advertising of abortion services (a) Conduct prohibited Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, promulgate rules to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, any person from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that— (1) such person is a provider of abortion services if such person does not provide abortion services; and (2) such person is not a provider of abortion services if such person does provide abortion services. (b) Enforcement A violation of a rule promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) ). The Commission shall enforce such rules in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person who violates this Act shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). (c) Nonprofit organizations The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this Act with respect to an organization that is not organized to carry on business for its own profit or that of its members as if such organization were a person over which the Commission has authority pursuant to section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2) ). 3. Definitions For purposes of the rules prescribed under section 2, the following definitions apply: (1) Advertise The term advertise means offering of goods or services to the public, regardless of whether such goods or services are offered for payment or result in a profit. (2) Abortion services The term abortion services means providing surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or providing referrals for such procedures. (3) Person The term person has the meaning given such term in section 551(2) of title 5, United States Code.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit certain transfers of radioactive metal by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban All Radioactive Recycling Act of 2013 . 2. Radioactive metal (a) Amendment Subtitle D of title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10171 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 152. Radioactive metal (a) Prohibition The Department of Energy shall not plan or undertake sales, trades, barters, or transfers of any metal that has been used or stored in a radiological area other than for the purposes of storage pursuant to subsection (b). (b) Storage Such metal shall, when removed from the radiological area in which it was used or stored, be stored or disposed of at a site— (1) specifically licensed by the Commission for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste; (2) specifically licensed by a State pursuant to section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2021 ) for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste; or (3) at a site on property owned by the Department of Energy that has been approved by the Secretary for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 151 the following new item: Sec. 152. Radioactive metal. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Vargas , and Ms. McCollum ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of certain veterans while they have disability claims pending under title 38 of the United States Code.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments Section 3(j)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking or at the end, (2) in subparagraph (B) by adding or at the end, and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) has pending under title 38 of the United States Code a claim for compensation for a service-connected disability for which no disposition has yet been made by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs; .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2039 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Ms. Titus (for herself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Cole , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. McCollum , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Cárdenas , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes.

1. Headstones and markers for placement in tribal veterans’ cemeteries Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting or in a veterans’ cemetery on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization (as defined in section 3765(4) of this title) after State ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting a veterans’ cemetery on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization, after a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State, .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2041 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2013 Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Loebsack , and Ms. Jenkins ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

1. Fiduciary exclusion Section 3(21)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002(21)(A) ) is amended by inserting and except to the extent a person is providing an appraisal or fairness opinion with respect to qualifying employer securities (as defined in section 407(d)(5)) included in an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section 407(d)(6)), after subparagraph (B), .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2045 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2013 Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Rooney , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Culberson , and Mr. Benishek ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service from initiating any new audits for 180 days.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HALT the IRS Act . 2. Suspension of authority of IRS to initiate new audits An officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall not initiate any new audit of any taxpayer during the 180-day period beginning with the date of the enactment of this Act.