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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3138 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2013 Mr. Rothfus (for himself, Mr. Dent , Mr. Barletta , and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide that certain emission limits for hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide shall not apply to certain existing electric utility steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act of 2013 or the SENSE Act of 2013 . 2. Inapplicability of certain emission limits for electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (a) Inapplicability of certain emission limits for certain EGUs The emission limits for hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide in table 2 to subpart UUUUU of part 63 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, entitled Emission Limits for Existing EGUs , shall not apply to an electric utility steam generating unit in the subcategory Coal-fired unit not low rank virgin coal if such electric utility steam generating unit— (1) is in operation as of the date of enactment of this Act; (2) utilizes circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy; and (3) (A) derives at least 75 percent of its heat input from coal refuse; or (B) is a qualifying facility. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Coal refuse The term coal refuse means any byproduct of coal mining, physical coal cleaning, or coal preparation operations, that contains coal, matrix material, clay, and other organic and inorganic material. (2) Qualifying cogeneration facility The term qualifying cogeneration facility has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 ). (3) Qualifying facility The term qualifying facility means— (A) a qualifying small power production facility; or (B) a qualifying cogeneration facility. (4) Qualifying small power production facility The term qualifying small power production facility has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 ).
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2013 Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Moran , Mr. Wittman , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Delaney , Mr. Scott of Virginia , and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act . 2. Authorization of appropriations Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 105–312 ) is amended by striking fiscal years and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting fiscal years 2014 through 2018. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3140 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2013 Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Barr , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Rothfus , Mr. Bucshon , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Griffith of Virginia , and Mr. McKinley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit any regulation under such Act concerning the emissions of carbon dioxide from a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit from taking effect until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency makes certain certifications, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013 . 2. No unilateral regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide The Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 329 the following: 330. No unilateral regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (a) Prohibition on regulations concerning emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-Fired electric generating units taking effect (1) Prohibition A regulation under this Act concerning emissions of carbon dioxide from a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit to address climate change may not take effect until the Administrator certifies that a sufficient number of countries have put into effect regulations concerning emissions of carbon dioxide which are at least as stringent as the regulation under this Act. (2) Countries For the purposes of paragraph (1), the term sufficient number means a sufficient number of countries so that, in the aggregate, such countries account for not less than 80 percent of the global carbon dioxide emissions, excluding such emissions in the United States, in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the regulation under this Act would be enforced. (3) Stringency considerations For the purposes of paragraph (1), a country’s regulation concerning carbon dioxide emissions may only be considered to be as stringent as the regulation under this Act if such country’s regulation limits carbon dioxide emissions to a numeric standard that is equal to or less than such a standard under the regulation under this Act in a timeframe that is equal to or less than the timeframe under the regulation under this Act. (b) Rule of Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing the Administrator with any authority to promulgate any regulation concerning, take action relating to, or take into consideration the emissions of carbon dioxide. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3144 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2013 Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of extended care services without regard to a requirement for a 3-day prior hospitalization, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Beneficiaries Act of 2013 . 2. Medicare coverage of extended care services without a 3-day prior hospitalization (a) In general Subsection (f) of section 1812 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395d ) is amended to read as follows: (f) Coverage of extended care services without a 3-Day prior hospitalization (1) In general Coverage shall be provided under this part for an individual for extended care services in a skilled nursing facility that are not post-hospital extended care services if, before the individual is admitted to the skilled nursing facility, a physician or other qualified health care practitioner described in section 1814(a)(2) makes a determination that the provision of extended care services to the individual is medically necessary and has made the certification described in subparagraph (B) of such section with respect to such services (and continues to have such a certification made in the same manner as for post-hospital extended care services). (2) Continued application of certification and other requirements and provisions The requirements of paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 1814(a) and the provisions of subsections (b)(2) and (e) and sections 1852(l), 1861(v)(1)(G)(i), 1861(v)(2)(A), 1861(v)(3), 1861(y), 1861(tt)(1)(B), 1862(a)(18), 1866(a)(1)(H)(ii)(I), 1883(d), 1883(f), and 1888(e) shall apply to extended care services provided under this subsection in the same manner as they apply to post-hospital extended care services. (3) MAC determinations (A) Publication of requirements for determinations Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall publish a set of uniform requirements that will enable the medicare administrative contractors to make determinations as to whether an admission described in paragraph (1) is medically necessary. (B) MAC audits A medicare administrative contractor may audit determinations described in paragraph (1) based on the uniform requirements established under subparagraph (A). In any administrative proceeding to review such determinations, the uniform requirements established by the Secretary shall be binding on administrative law judges. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to extended care services furnished on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3145 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2013 Mr. McDermott (for himself, Mr. Paulsen , and Mr. Ellison ) 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 permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units.

1. Students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans permitted to occupy low-income housing units (a) In general Section 42(i)(3)(D)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses (IV) and (V) and inserting after subclause (I) the following new subclauses: (II) a student who was (prior to occupying such unit) a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act), (III) a student who was (prior to occupying such unit) a homeless veteran (as defined in section 2002 of title 38, United States Code), . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to determinations made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3151 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2013 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Young of Indiana , and Mr. Griffin of Arkansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to modify the State maintenance of effort requirement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act . 2. Modification of State maintenance of effort requirement (a) In general Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I) ) is amended— (1) in item (aa), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , but not including (except as provided in item (dd)) cash assistance provided to families that would be eligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part but for the application of section 408(a)(7) ; and (2) by redesignating items (dd) and (ee) as items (ee) and (ff) and inserting after item (cc) the following: (dd) Transitional assistance provided to families that would be eligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part but for the application of section 408(a)(7) in an amount not more than the amount necessary to replace the loss of any food assistance, rent assistance, low-income energy assistance, and childcare assistance lost as a result of increased family income from earnings or child support payments, for not more than 1 year after such loss. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to qualified State expenditures made by a State in any fiscal year that begins on or after October 1, 2014.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3152 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2013 Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services , House Administration , Ways and Means , Energy and Commerce , and Veterans’ Affairs , 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 prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments to seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act . 2. Prohibition (a) In general A Member of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any Executive department shall not receive basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any Executive agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. (b) Retroactive Pay Prohibited No pay forfeited in accordance with subsection (a) may be paid retroactively. 3. Continuation of payments for certain purposes During any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2014 when interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not been enacted, from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the appropriate Secretary such amounts as are necessary to provide the following: (1) Pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve component members, who perform active service. (2) Benefits under— (A) the TRICARE for Life program under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code; (B) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and (C) title II of the Social Security Act. (3) Benefits and programs under title 38, United States Code. 4. Definitions For purposes of this Act— (1) the term Executive department has the meaning given such term by section 101 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) the term Executive agency has the meaning given such term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2013 Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Campbell , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Cole , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Crawford , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Fincher , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gowdy , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Harper , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Hurt , Mr. Jones , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Long , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Olson , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Stutzman , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Womack , Mr. Young of Indiana , Mr. Mica , and Mr. Stockman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act . 2. Payment of higher wages Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (a) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either— (A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or (B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3158 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2013 Mr. Payne (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to promote preparedness and planning for manmade and natural disasters at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure America for Education in Our Schools Act or the SAFE in Our Schools Act . 2. Minimum contents of application for certain Homeland Security grant funds Section 2004(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 605(b)(2) ) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as paragraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) a certification that— (i) the State requires each institution of education for kindergarten through twelfth grade to develop an emergency response plan that includes provisions for— (I) evacuation relocation; (II) family-child reunification; (III) children with special needs; and (IV) addressing multiple disasters; and (ii) the State has adopted a strategy to ensure that each such institution develops a plan in accordance with clause (i) by the beginning of the academic year for 2015 or September 1, 2015, whichever is earlier; .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3162 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2013 Mr. Griffith of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.

1. Equity for certain eligible survivors (a) Rebuttable presumption Section 411(c)(4) of the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 921(c)(4) ) is amended by striking the last sentence. (b) Continuation of benefits Section 422(l) of the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 932(l) ) is amended by striking , except with respect to a claim filed under this part on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981 . (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to claims filed under part B or part C of the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 921 et seq. , 931 et seq.) after January 1, 2005, that were pending on or after March 23, 2010. 2. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of any Act that repeals section 1556 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ).
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3164 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2013 Mr. Kingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committees on House Administration and 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 clarify the application of all laws, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the Federal Government and Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Application of general laws to Executive Branch and Congress Congress and the Executive Branch are expressly and equally bound by any Federal law which is intended to be broadly enforced upon the American people. 2. No Federally funded health care premium subsidies for Members of Congress, the President, and other civilian Federal workers until ACA is fully repealed (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), until the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) is fully repealed, a Member or employee of Congress, the President, the Vice-President, any employee of the Executive Office of the President, and any other civilian Federal worker is not eligible for any Federally funded health care premium subsidies. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to the provision of a health care premium subsidy— (1) under title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act; (2) for coverage under a health care program under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code; or (3) for medical coverage under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including coverage under the TRICARE program. 3. Moving all civilian Federal workers into Exchange plans (a) In general Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) ) is amended— (1) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting and other civilian Federal officials and employees after Members of Congress ; (2) in clause (i)— (A) by striking and congressional staff and inserting and any employee of Congress, the President, the Vice-President, any employee of the Executive Office of the President, and any other civilian Federal worker ; and (B) by striking or congressional staff and inserting or other such employee, officer, or worker ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Clarification of effect on uniformed services, TRICARE, and VA health plans Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as affecting the eligibility of an individual to enroll in a health plan made available pursuant to, or to otherwise receive health care under, chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, or chapters 17 or 18 of title 38, United States Code. . (b) Maintaining current FEHBP coverage of annuitants Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be construed as affecting the continued coverage of annuitants under health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, as in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3167 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2013 Mr. Terry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the bases for ineligibility for designation of countries as beneficiary developing countries under title V of the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act . 2. Designation of beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences program (a) Countries ineligible for designation Section 502(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraphs: (I) Such country fails to provide adequate and effective protection for intellectual property rights. (J) Such country maintains local content requirements, other than requirements that apply only to the procurement by governmental agencies of products purchased for governmental purposes and not with a view to commercial resale or with a view to use in the production of goods for commercial sale. ; and (2) in the matter following subparagraph (J) (as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection)— (A) by striking and (H) and inserting (H) ; and (B) by striking shall not and inserting , (I), and (J) shall not . (b) Factors affecting country designation Section 502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2462(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (5); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively. (c) Effective date This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to the designation of any country as a beneficiary developing country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after such date of enactment.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3169 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2013 Mr. Michaud (for himself and Mr. Denham ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Small Business , 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 clarify the application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act to the Internal Revenue Service, to require the Service to convene a regulatory review panel for certain rules, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. Clarification of application of G to Internal Revenue Service (a) In general Section 603(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after to the extent that such interpretative rules the following: , or the statutes under which such rules are made, ; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: or recordkeeping requirement . (b) Definitions Section 601 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and (2) in paragraphs (7) and (8) to read as follows: (7) the term collection of information has the meaning given such term in section 3502(3) of title 44, United States Code; and (8) the term recordkeeping requirement has the meaning given such term in section 3502(13) of title 44, United States Code. . 3. Internal Revenue Service required to convene regulatory review panel Section 609(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) the Internal Revenue Service. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3171 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2013 Mr. Womack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve waivers under the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social Security Act that are related to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2013 . 2. Provider tax rule exemption for certain continuing care retirement communities In the case of a State that has a provider tax that does not apply to continuing care retirement communities or life care communities (as such terms are used for purposes of section 1917(g) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396p(g) ) that have no beds that are certified to provide medical assistance (as such term is defined under section 1905(a) of such Act) under title XIX of the Social Security Act or that do not provide services for which payment may be made under title XIX of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall approve a waiver under section 433.68(e)(2)(iii) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations regardless of whether the Secretary determines that the State satisfies the requirements of section 433.68(e)(2)(iii)(B) of such title.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3173 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2013 Mr. Griffin of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To clarify that volunteers at a children’s consignment event are not employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children’s Consignment Event Recognition Act of 2013 . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to ensure that individuals and families may pool their resources, time, efforts, and energies, with or without the assistance of a facilitator, to sell, purchase, and otherwise exchange children’s clothing, toys, bedding, furniture, and related accessories, and maternity clothing and accessories without fear that they will be deemed to be employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ). 3. Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and (4) and inserting , (4), (5), and (6) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) (A) The term employee does not include— (i) individuals who volunteer their services before, during, or after a children’s consignment event with or without the assistance of a facilitator and— (I) provide not less than 15 items for sale at such children’s consignment event; (II) receive a right to shop from the facilitator at such children’s consignment event before such event is open to the general public; or (ii) the spouse, children, spouses of children, grandchildren, parents, and parents of spouses of the individuals described in clause (i). (B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term children’s consignment event means a sale or other event in which— (i) not less than 90 percent of the fair market value, in the aggregate, of the items offered for sale at such event are— (I) children’s or maternity items; and (II) resale items offered for sale on consignment by consignors; and (ii) such event is held in a single physical location and is open to the public for the sale of goods for 8 or fewer sale days within any 30-day period. (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term facilitator means a person that organizes or hosts a children’s consignment event, or otherwise actively provides an opportunity for individuals described in subparagraph (A) to volunteer at a children’s consignment event. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3174 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013, and for other purposes.

1. Emergency relief projects The Secretary of Transportation may obligate any funds made available to implement section 125 of title 23, United States Code, for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013, without any limitation on obligations for such projects resulting from a single natural disaster or a single catastrophic failure in a State.

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3174 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2013 Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Polis , Mr. Tipton , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Lamborn , and Mr. Coffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013, and for other purposes.

1. Emergency relief projects The Secretary of Transportation may obligate any funds made available to implement section 125 of title 23, United States Code, for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013, without any limitation on obligations for such projects resulting from a single natural disaster or a single catastrophic failure in a State.
IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3174 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 1, 2013 Received December 20, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013, and for other purposes.

1. Emergency relief projects The Secretary of Transportation may obligate any funds made available to implement section 125 of title 23, United States Code, for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013, without any limitation on obligations for such projects resulting from a single natural disaster or a single catastrophic failure in a State.

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3175 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2013 Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed during a Government shutdown.

1. Emergency appropriation of funds to provide pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces during Government shutdown (a) Appropriation of funds for military pay and allowances If a funding gap occurs during fiscal year 2014 impacting the Armed Forces, amounts are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, at a rate for operations as provided for military personnel accounts by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (division C of Public Law 113–6 ), for the purpose of providing pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the funding gap. (b) Funding gap defined In this section, the term funding gap means any period of time after September 30, 2013, for which interim or full-year appropriations for the military personnel accounts of the Armed Forces for fiscal year 2014 have not been enacted by a law other than this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3176 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2013 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Costa , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Sablan , Ms. Chu , Mr. Hinojosa , Mr. Holt , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Grijalva , and Ms. Hanabusa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes.

1. Extension of Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (a) Termination of authority Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2214(c) ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 . (b) Authorization of Appropriations Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2241 ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3178 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2013 Mr. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Historic Preservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act or PRISM Act . 2. Historic preservation training and degree programs for Hispanic-serving institutions Subparagraph (C) of section 101(j)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 470a(j)(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking and after tribal colleges, ; and (2) by inserting after Hawaiians, the following: and to Hispanic-serving institutions as defined in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5) ), .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3180 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2013 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio , and Mr. Peters of Michigan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects.

1. Inclusion of contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in exception to certain recapture requirements Section 8136(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting , or the provision by the Secretary of a contract or grant for residential care for veterans, after outpatient clinic .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3181 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2013 Mr. Michaud introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify the treatment of administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs during sequestration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2013 . 2. Treatment of administrative expenses of Department of Veterans Affairs during sequestration Section 256(h)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 906(h)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) Department of Veterans Affairs. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3183 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2013 Mr. Westmoreland (for himself, Mr. Renacci , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Jones , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Campbell , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Duffy , Mr. Bachus , Mr. Barr , Mr. Rothfus , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Posey , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Fincher , and Mr. McHenry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection maintains on them, and for other purposes.

1. Annual disclosure to consumers (a) In general Section 1022(c)(9) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5512(c)(9) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Annual disclosure to consumers (i) In general Once during any 12-month period, upon request of a consumer and without charge to the consumer, the Bureau shall clearly and accurately disclose to the consumer, before the end of the 15-day period beginning on the day the request is made, the following: (I) All information with respect to the consumer held by the Bureau at the time of the request, except that if the consumer to whom the information relates requests that the first 5 digits of the social security number (or similar identification number) of the consumer not be included in the disclosure, and the Bureau has received appropriate proof of the identity of the requester, the Bureau shall so truncate such number in such disclosure. (II) The sources of the information. (III) Any person or other Federal department or agency to which the Bureau disclosed information described under subclause (I). (ii) Method of request The Bureau shall allow consumers to make a request under clause (i)— (I) online, with a link prominently displayed on the Bureau’s website; (II) via United States mail; and (III) via a toll-free telephone number established by the Bureau for such purpose. . (b) Effective date Section 1022(c)(9)(C) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5512(c)(9)(C) ), as added by subsection (a), shall take effect with respect to consumer requests made after the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3187 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2013 Ms. Sinema (for herself and Ms. Gabbard ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , 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 appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a Governmentwide shutdown occurs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Pay Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Emergency appropriation of funds to provide pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces and supporting civilian and contractor personnel during Governmentwide shutdown During a Governmentwide shutdown, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard), out of any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue to provide the following: (1) Pay and allowances (without interruption) to the following: (A) Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the Governmentwide shutdown. (B) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, such civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are providing support to the members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, such personnel of contractors of the Department of Defense who are providing direct support to the members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) Funding necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations during the Governmentwide shutdown. 3. Governmentwide shutdown defined In this Act, the term Governmentwide shutdown means any portion of a fiscal year during which none of the appropriation bills for the fiscal year have become law and an Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year is not in effect.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3188 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2013 Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Walden , Mr. McCarthy of California , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Cook , Mr. Denham , Mr. Hastings of Washington , and Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 expedite the planning and implementation of salvage timber sales as part of Forest Service and Department of the Interior restoration and rehabilitation activities for lands within the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park and Bureau of Land Management lands adversely impacted by the 2013 Rim Fire in California.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act . 2. Expedited salvage timber sales in response to the California Rim Fire (a) Salvage timber sales required As part of the restoration and rehabilitation activities undertaken on the lands within the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park and the Bureau of Land Management lands adversely impacted by the 2013 Rim Fire in California, the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to affected Stanislaus National Forest lands, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to affected Yosemite National Park and Bureau of Land Management lands, shall promptly plan and implement salvage timber sales of dead, damaged, or downed timber resulting from that wildfire. (b) Expedited implementation (1) Legal sufficiency Due to the extraordinary severity of the Rim Fire occurring on the Federal lands described in subsection (a), salvage timber sales conducted under such subsection shall proceed immediately and to completion notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 ( 16 U.S.C. 472a ), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. ), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ), and laws related to the management of timber within Yosemite National Park ( 16 U.S.C. 53 et seq. ). (2) Administrative and judicial review Salvage timber sales conducted under subsection (a) shall not be subject to— (A) administrative review, including, in the case of the Forest Service, the notice, comment, and appeal requirements of section 322 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 ( Public Law 102–381 ; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note); or (B) judicial review in any court of the United States.
IB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3189 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Rights Protection Act . 2. Treatment of water rights The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture— (1) shall not condition the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on the transfer of any water right (including joint and sole ownership) directly to the United States, or any impairment of title, in whole or in part, granted or otherwise recognized under State law, by Federal or State adjudication, decree, or other judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water compact; and (2) shall not require any water user (including any federally recognized Indian tribe) to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under State law as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement. 3. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term water right means any surface, groundwater, or storage use filed, permitted, certificated, confirmed, decreed, adjudicated, or otherwise recognized by a judicial proceeding or by the State in which the user acquires possession of the water or puts it to beneficial use. Such term shall include water rights for federally recognized Indian tribes. 4. Impact on existing authority Nothing in this Act limits or expands any existing legally recognized authority of the Secretaries to issue, grant, or condition any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on Federal lands subject to their respective jurisdictions. 5. Effect on reclamation contracts Nothing in this Act shall in any way interfere with existing or future Bureau of Reclamation contracts entered into pursuant to Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act). 6. Effect on Endangered Species Act Nothing in this Act shall affect the implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). 7. Effect on Federal reserved water rights Nothing in this Act limits or expands any existing reserved water rights of the Federal Government on lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. 8. Effect on Federal Power Act Nothing in this Act limits or expands authorities pursuant to sections 4(e), 10(j), or 18 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) , 803(j), and 811). 9. Effect on Indian water rights Nothing in this Act limits or expands any existing reserved water right or treaty right of any federally recognized Indian tribe.

Passed the House of Representatives March 13, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.