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II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 533 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2013 Mrs. Hagan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06, Topsail, North Carolina.

1. Replacement of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map (a) In general The map included in the set of maps entitled Coastal Barrier Resources System referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) ) and relating to Unit L06 in North Carolina is hereby replaced by another map relating to the same unit entitled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Corrected Unit L06 and dated ______. (b) Availability The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(b) ).
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 535 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2013 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Risch , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Paul , and Mr. Scott ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To require a study and report by the Small Business Administration regarding the costs to small business concerns of Federal regulations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulation Costs to Small Business Act . 2. Small Business Administration study on the cost of Federal regulations (a) In general The Administrator shall conduct an annual study of the total costs to small business concerns of Federal regulations. (b) Requirement In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall use a methodology that is substantially similar to the methodology used in conducting the study described in the report entitled The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms (September 2010), prepared on behalf of the Office of Advocacy of the Administration. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a), which shall include an estimate of the total annual costs of Federal regulations to small business concerns, by agency, as such term is defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (d) Funding (1) In general The Administration shall carry out this section using unobligated funds otherwise made available to the Administration. (2) Sense of Congress regarding funding It is the Sense of Congress that no additional funds should be made available to the Administration to carry out this Act. 3. Definitions In this Act— (1) the terms Administration and Administrator mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively; and (2) the term small business concern has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ).
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 536 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2013 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require a study and report by the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the costs of Federal regulations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulation Costs to America Act . 2. GAO study on the cost of federal regulations (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an annual study of the total costs of Federal regulations. (b) Requirement In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall use a methodology substantially similar to the methodology used in conducting the study described in the report entitled The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms (September 2010), prepared on behalf of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a), which shall include an estimate of the total annual costs of Federal regulations by agency, as such term is defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (d) Funding The General Accountability Office shall carry out this section using unobligated funds otherwise made available to the General Accountability Office. (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that no additional funds should be made available to carry out this section.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 537 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2013 Ms. Landrieu introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To require the Small Business Administration to make information relating to lenders making covered loans publicly available, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act or the CLEAR SBA Act . 2. SBA lender activity index Section 4 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 633 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) SBA lender activity index (1) Definition In this subsection, the term covered loan means a loan made or debenture issued under this Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 661 et seq. ) by a private individual or entity. (2) Requirement Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall make publicly available on the website of the Administration a user-friendly database of information relating to lenders making covered loans (to be known as the Lender Activity Index ). (3) Data included (A) In general The database made available under paragraph (2) shall include, for each lender making a covered loan— (i) the name of the lender; (ii) the number of covered loans made by the lender; (iii) the total dollar amount of covered loans made by the lender; (iv) a list of each ZIP Code in which a recipient of a covered loan made by the lender is located; (v) a list of the industries of the recipients to which the lender made a covered loan; (vi) whether the covered loan is for an existing business or a new business; (vii) the number and total dollar amount of covered loans made by the lender to— (I) small business concerns owned and controlled by women; (II) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A)); and (III) small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans; and (viii) whether the covered loan was made under section 7(a) or under the program to provide financing to small business concerns through guarantees of loans under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ). (B) Incorporation of data The Administrator shall— (i) include in the database made available under paragraph (2) information relating to covered loans made during fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013; and (ii) incorporate information relating to covered loans on an ongoing basis. (C) Period of data availability The Administrator shall retain information relating to a covered loan in the database made available under paragraph (2) until not earlier than the end of the third fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year during which the covered loan was made. .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 538 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2013 Mrs. McCaskill introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial.

1. Modification of authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (a) Inclusion of written justification for certain actions on sentences Paragraph (2) of section 860(c) of title 10, United States Code (article 60(c) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In taking such an action (other than an action to approve a sentence), the convening authority or other person taking such action shall prepare a written justification of such action, which written justification shall be made a part of the record of the court-martial. . (b) Prohibition on dismissal of finding or change to finding of guilty of lesser included offense Such section (such article) is further amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking the second sentence; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) If a convening authority or other person acts on the findings of a court-martial, the convening authority or other person may not— (A) dismiss any charge or specification by setting aside a finding of guilty thereto; or (B) change a finding of guilty to a charge or specification to a finding of guilty to an offense that is a lesser included offense of the offense stated in the charge or specification. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to findings and sentences of courts-martial reported to convening authorities under section 860 of title 10, United States Code (article 60 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as so amended, on or after that date.
113th CONGRESS 2d Session In the House of Representatives, U. S., February 11, 2014 AMENDMENT:

That the bill from the Senate (S. 540) entitled An Act to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center . , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act . 2. Temporary extension of public debt limit (a) In general Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on March 15, 2015. (b) Special rule relating to obligations issued during extension period Effective March 16, 2015, the limitation in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall be increased to the extent that— (1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on March 16, 2015, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Restoring Congressional authority over the national debt (a) Extension limited to necessary obligations An obligation shall not be taken into account under section 2(b)(1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred pursuant to law by the Federal Government that required payment before March 16, 2015. (b) Prohibition on creation of cash reserve during extension period The Secretary of the Treasury shall not issue obligations during the period specified in section 2(a) for the purpose of increasing the cash balance above normal operating balances in anticipation of the expiration of such period.

Lorraine Miller Clerk.
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen S. 540 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To temporarily extend the public debt limit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act . 2. Temporary extension of public debt limit (a) In general Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on March 15, 2015. (b) Special rule relating to obligations issued during extension period Effective March 16, 2015, the limitation in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall be increased to the extent that— (1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on March 16, 2015, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Restoring Congressional authority over the national debt (a) Extension limited to necessary obligations An obligation shall not be taken into account under section 2(b)(1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred pursuant to law by the Federal Government that required payment before March 16, 2015. (b) Prohibition on creation of cash reserve during extension period The Secretary of the Treasury shall not issue obligations during the period specified in section 2(a) for the purpose of increasing the cash balance above normal operating balances in anticipation of the expiration of such period.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 540 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center .

1. Designation of Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (a) In general The air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and any successor air route traffic control center at that location, shall be known and designated as the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the air route traffic control center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center .

Passed the Senate March 21, 2013. Secretary
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 540 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2013 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Ayotte ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center .

1. Designation of Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (a) In general The air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and any successor air route traffic control center at that location, shall be known and designated as the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the air route traffic control center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center .
IC 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 540 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure AN ACT To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center .

1. Designation of Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (a) In general The air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and any successor air route traffic control center at that location, shall be known and designated as the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the air route traffic control center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center .

Passed the Senate March 21, 2013. Nancy Erickson, Secretary
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 541 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2013 Ms. Landrieu (for herself and Mr. Graham ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) unlike cows, pigs, and other domesticated species, horses and other members of the equidae family are not raised for the purpose of human consumption; (2) equines raised in the United States are frequently treated with substances that are not approved for use in horses intended for human consumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe within the meaning of section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (3) equines raised in the United States are frequently treated with drugs, including phen­yl­bu­ta­zone, acepromazine, boldenone un­dec­y­len­ate, omep­ra­zole, ketoprofen, xy­la­zine, hy­al­uron­ic acid, ni­tro­fu­ra­zone, polysulfated gly­cos­ami­no­gly­can, clenbuterol, tolazoline, and ponazuril, which are not approved for use in horses intended for human consumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe within the meaning of section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (4) consuming parts of an equine raised in the United States likely poses a serious threat to human health and the public should be protected from these unsafe products. 3. Prohibitions Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 331 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (ccc) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section— (1) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under section 409 of this Act; (2) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under section 512 of this Act; and (3) the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption is hereby prohibited. .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 542 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2013 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing licenses and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2013 . 2. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing license and license description (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing license and license description (a) In general This chapter— (1) does not establish a maritime lien on a license that— (A) authorizes a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing; and (B) is issued under State or Federal law; and (2) does not authorize any civil action to enforce a maritime lien on such a license. (b) Fishing license described A fishing license— (1) is governed solely by the State or Federal law under which it was issued; and (2) is not included in the whole of a vessel or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel for any purpose. (c) Limitation on statutory construction Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanction any Federal fishery license issued by the Secretary of Commerce or to bring a civil action to enforce such modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction. . (b) Table of sections amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31309 the following: 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing license and license description. .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 550 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2013 Mr. Risch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to provide for increased limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 . 2. In general Section 303(b)(2)(B) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking $225,000,000 and inserting $350,000,000 .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 553 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2013 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Ms. Collins , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Isakson , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Landrieu , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Moran , Mr. Roberts , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Tester , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Cochran , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act . 2. Exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs (a) In general Paragraph (4) of section 108(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking or after such Act, , (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a), or under any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such State. , and (3) by striking state in the heading and inserting other . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received by an individual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
II Calendar No. 26 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 558 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2013 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read the first time March 14, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity outside the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition against funding certain foreign programs, projects, and activities Section 103 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7403 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Prohibition against funding foreign programs, projects, and activities The Administrator shall not award any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under this section for any program, project, or activity that will be carried out outside the United States or the territories and possessions of the United States. .

March 14, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 560 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not be construed as a tax.

1. Findings Congress finds that on June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate imposed by section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and amended by section 10106 of such Act and sections 1002 and 1004 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ), has certain functional characteristics of a tax and could be sustained as an exercise of Congress's power to tax under article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution. 2. Classification of individual mandate as non-tax (a) In general Section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Rule of construction Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed as imposing any tax or as an exercise of any power of Congress enumerated in article I, section 8, clause 1 of, or the 16th amendment to, the Constitution. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 563 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Corker (for himself, Mr. Warner , Mr. Vitter , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide certainty that Congress and the Administration will undertake substantive and structural housing finance reform, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jumpstart GSE Reform Act . 2. Definitions As used in this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Enterprise The term enterprise has the same meaning as in section 1303 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992. (2) Guarantee fee The term guarantee fee has the same meaning as in section 1327(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4547(a)). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury. (4) Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement The term Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement means— (A) the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 26, 2008, as such Agreement has been amended on May 6, 2009, December 24, 2009, and August 17, 2012, respectively, and as such Agreement may be further amended and restated, entered into between the Department of the Treasury and each enterprise, as applicable; and (B) any provision of any certificate in connection with such Agreement creating or designating the terms, powers, preferences, privileges, limitations, or any other conditions of the Variable Liquidation Preference Senior Preferred Stock of an enterprise issued or sold pursuant to such Agreement. 3. Prohibition on use of guarantee fees to offset other government spending An increase in the guarantee fee required to be charged by an enterprise may not be used to offset an increase in outlays or a reduction in revenues for any purpose other than those related to the enterprises' business functions under— (1) the congressional budget; (2) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; or (3) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 4. Limitations on sale of preferred stock Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any provision of the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, the Secretary may not sell, transfer, relinquish, liquidate, divest, or otherwise dispose of any outstanding shares of senior preferred stock acquired pursuant to the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, until such time as Congress has passed and the President has signed into law legislation that includes a specific instruction to the Secretary regarding the sale, transfer, relinquishment, liquidation, divestiture, or other disposition of the senior preferred stock so acquired.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 564 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to remove the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site reservation.

1. Removal of authority to collect land use fees for certain land Section 10(e)(1) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 803(e)(1) ) is amended in the first sentence by inserting after enjoyment of its lands or other property the following: (which, for purposes of this section, shall not include land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership, but that is subject to a power site reservation under section 24) .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 568 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Reid , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Heller , Mr. Nelson , Mr. Schumer , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Udall of New Mexico , Mr. Udall of Colorado , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the Smithsonian American Latino Museum, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smithsonian American Latino Museum Act . 2. Establishment of museum There is established within the Smithsonian Institution a museum to be known as the Smithsonian American Latino Museum . 3. Location and authorization (a) Arts and Industries Building The Arts and Industries Building of the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall at 900 Jefferson Drive, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, including a new underground annex facility, is designated as the location of the Smithsonian American Latino Museum. (b) Planning and Construction The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission, and with other appropriate Federal and local agencies, is authorized to prepare plans, design, renovate, rehabilitate, and construct the Smithsonian American Latino Museum facility, as referred to in the May 2011 Report to Congress of the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. (c) Schedule and funding (1) In general The Board of Regents is authorized to prepare a plan of action for the Smithsonian American Latino Museum, and to identify and evaluate viable funding models for both construction and operation of the Museum. (2) Timing The plan of action authorized in paragraph (1) shall be concluded not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 4. Agreement with Secretary of the interior The Secretary of the Interior and the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution shall enter into an agreement that— (1) allows for the planning, design, and construction of the underground annex facility by the Board of Regents, in a manner harmonious with and to protect the open space and visual sightlines of the Mall; and (2) provides a timeline for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction, if necessary, of the appropriate subsurface area from the Secretary of the Interior to the Smithsonian Institution. 5. Consideration of recommendations of commission In carrying out its duties under this Act, the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution shall take into consideration the reports and plans submitted by the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino under section 333 of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–229 ; 122 Stat. 784).
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 569 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013 . 2. Counting a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare (a) In general Section 1861(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(i) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this subsection, an individual receiving outpatient observation services shall be deemed to be an inpatient during such period, and the date such individual ceases receiving such services shall be deemed the hospital discharge date (unless such individual is admitted as a hospital inpatient at the end of such period). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to receipt of outpatient observation services beginning on or after January 1, 2013, but applies to a period of post-hospital extended care services that was completed before the date of the enactment of this Act only if an administrative appeal is or has been made with respect to such services not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement such amendment through an interim final regulation, program instruction, or otherwise.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 572 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Boozman , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Risch , Mr. Moran , Mr. Chambliss , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Thune , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act . 2. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes In any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. .
II Calendar No. 164 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 572 [Report No. 113–86] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Boozman , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Risch , Mr. Moran , Mr. Chambliss , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Thune , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Cochran , and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs September 4, 2013 Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of August 1, 2013, without amendment A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act . 2. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes In any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. .

September 4, 2013 Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of August 1, 2013, without amendment
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 573 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Leahy , and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus personal property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2013 or the FOR VETS Act of 2013 . 2. Veterans access to Federal excess and surplus personal property Section 549(c)(3) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (viii), by adding or at the end; and (B) by striking clause (x); and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) for purposes of providing services to veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38), to an organization whose— (i) membership comprises substantially veterans; and (ii) representatives are recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5902 of title 38. .
VI 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 580 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Maha Dakar.

1. Adjustment of status (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ), Maha Dakar shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the United States, and shall be eligible for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) upon filing an application for such adjustment of status. (b) Application and payment of fees Subsection (a) shall apply only if Maha Dakar files an application for adjustment of status, with appropriate fees, not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Reduction of immigrant visa numbers Upon the granting of permanent resident status to Maha Dakar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or subsequent fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the birth of Maha Dakar under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2) ).
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 581 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Coats (for himself and Mr. Donnelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes.

1. Requirement in budget submission with respect to the cost per taxpayer of the deficit Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (37) (relating to the list of outdated or duplicative plans and reports) as paragraph (39); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (40) in the case of a fiscal year in which the budget is projected to result in a deficit, an estimate of the pro rata cost of such deficit for taxpayers who will file individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during such fiscal year. .
II Calendar No. 29 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 582 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Baucus , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Pryor , Mr. Vitter , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Begich , Ms. Murkowski , Ms. Landrieu , Mr. Risch , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Tester , Mr. Donnelly , and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time March 18, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

1. Keystone XL permit approval (a) In general In accordance with clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (delegating to Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations), TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. is authorized to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in accordance with the application filed with the Department of State on May 4, 2012. (b) Presidential permit not required Notwithstanding Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 ( 3 U.S.C. 301 note), section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and any other Executive order or provision of law, no presidential permit shall be required for the facilities described in subsection (a). (c) Environmental impact statement The final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, the Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality on January 3, 2013, and the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement issued on March 1, 2013, regarding the crude oil pipeline and appurtenant facilities associated with the facilities described in subsection (a), shall be considered to satisfy— (1) all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); and (2) any other provision of law that requires Federal agency consultation or review with respect to the facilities described in subsection (a) and the related facilities in the United States. (d) Permits Any Federal permit or authorization issued before the date of enactment of this Act for the facilities described in subsection (a), and the related facilities in the United States shall remain in effect. (e) Federal judicial review The facilities described in subsection (a), and the related facilities in the United States, that are approved by this section, and any permit, right-of-way, or other action taken to construct or complete the project pursuant to Federal law, shall only be subject to judicial review on direct appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

March 18, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II Calendar No. 30 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 583 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2013 Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Wicker , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Burr , Mr. Coats , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Enzi , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Moran , Mr. Risch , Mr. Thune , and Mr. Johanns ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time March 18, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Life at Conception Act of 2013 . 2. Right to life To implement equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant to the duty and authority of the Congress, including Congress' power under article I, section 8, to make necessary and proper laws, and Congress' power under section 5 of the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Human person; human being The terms human person and human being include each member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being. (2) State The term State , and as used in the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States and other applicable provisions of the Constitution, includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other territory or possession of the United States.

March 18, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
VI 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 584 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2013 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez.

1. Permanent resident status for Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 ) , Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez shall each be eligible for the issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154 ) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, or Jorge Rojas Gonzalez enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, or Jorge Rojas Gonzalez, as appropriate, shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully in the United States and shall be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for the issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa numbers Upon granting an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, during the current or subsequent fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez under section 202(e) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(e) ). (e) PAYGO The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.