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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 368 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an audiometric test of each member of the Armed Forces before the separation of the member.

1. Audiometric test required before separation of members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Chapter 59 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1179. Audiometric test required Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department shall ensure that a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary receives an audiometric test at the 8000 Hz frequency (or other test that the Secretary of Defense determines has the ability to discover potential future hearing loss) to evaluate the hearing of the member during the 90-day period before the date on which the member is discharged, separated, or retired. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1178 the following new item: 1179. Audiometric test required. . (c) Effective date Section 1179 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a member being discharged, separated, or retired from the Armed Forces on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Broun of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committees on House Administration , Oversight and Government Reform , and Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Budget or Bust Act . 2. Repeal of requirement that President submit annual budget to Congress Sections 1105 and 1106 of title 31, United States Code, are repealed. 3. Change in congressional budget process timetable Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking April 1 and inserting March 15 and by striking April 15 and inserting April 1 . 4. Holding salaries of members of congress in escrow if congress fails to adopt budget resolution (a) Escrow If on or before April 1 of any year Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for the compensation of Members of Congress in an escrow account, and shall release such payments to the Members only upon the adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year. (b) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under subsection (a) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to subsection (a). (c) Coordination with House and Senate The Secretary of the Treasury shall enter into such agreements with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may be necessary to carry out this section. (d) Member of Congress Defined In this section, the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ). 5. Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gohmert , and Mr. Mulvaney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for State approval of national monuments, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act . 2. Designation of national monuments The Act of June 8, 1906 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 2 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 ), by striking Sec. 2. That the and inserting the following: 2. Designation of national monuments After obtaining approval from the Governor and the legislature of each State within the boundaries of which the proposed national monument would be located, the ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: 5. Restrictions on public use The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) providing for public input and State approval under section 2. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 383 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Gibson (for himself, Mr. Amash , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Fortenberry , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Reed , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Rooney , Mr. Ross , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , and Mr. Stivers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the War Powers Resolution to limit the use of funds for introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the War Powers Reform Act . 2. Purpose and policy Section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541(c) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking are exercised and inserting may be exercised ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after attack the following: or imminent threat of attack . 3. Consultation and reporting Section 3 of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1542 ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by inserting and reporting after consultation ; (2) by striking The President and inserting the following: (a) Consultation The President ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Reporting The President in every possible instance shall submit to Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances a report, in writing, setting forth the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement. . 4. Reporting Section 4(a) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1543(a) ) is amended by inserting or a specific statutory authorization after a declaration of war . 5. Limitation on use of funds for introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking sections 5, 6, and 7; (2) by redesignating sections 8, 9, and 10 as sections 6, 7, and 8, respectively; and (3) by inserting after section 4 the following: 5. limitation on use of funds (a) No funds available for the United States Armed Forces may be obligated or expended for introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in the absence of a declaration of war, specific statutory authorization, or a national emergency created by an attack or imminent threat of attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Armed Forces. (b) It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution that would make funds available in violation of subsection (a). .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Griffin of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Womack , Mr. Crawford , and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse .

1. Designation The United States courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, shall be known and designated as the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse . 2. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 389 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the submission to the Congress of annual reports on the tobacco user fees assessed and collected under section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013 . 2. Reporting on tobacco user fees Section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387s ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Reporting (1) In general Beginning with fiscal year 2014, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under this section, the Secretary shall, with respect to such fiscal year, prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report concerning such fees. (2) Contents Each report under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to the fiscal year involved, include at a minimum the following: (A) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section. (B) A description of how such fees have been, or are intended to be, used. (C) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section which have not been obligated. (D) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section which have been obligated, but have not been expended. (E) Of the fees assessed and collected under this section, the portion of such fees which have been, or are intended to be, provided to public or private entities outside of the Federal Government. (F) The total number of tobacco products for which an application is received, or an order is issued, under section 910. (G) Of the applications received under section 910— (i) the number of such applications disposed of; and (ii) the number of such applications which remain pending. (H) The total number of modified risk tobacco products (as defined in section 911(b)) for which an application is received, or an order is issued, under section 911. (I) Of the applications received under section 911— (i) the number of such applications disposed of; and (ii) the number of such applications which remain pending. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 391 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself and Mr. Griffith of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , 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 provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President.

1. Short title; findings (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Savings Start With Us Act of 2013 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) It is important to bring the Nation’s spending under control and balance the budget. (2) Taxpayers all over the Nation are making do with less money. (3) Congress has asked Federal agencies to make major cuts to their budgets. (4) Members of Congress must do their share to cut spending and reduce their salaries. 2. Reduction in pay for Members of Congress (a) Reduction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be equal to— (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2013 reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100); and (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable rate during 2015, subject to adjustment under paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) ). (b) Member of Congress defined For purposes of this Act, the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ). 3. Reduction in pay for President and Vice President (a) President (1) Reduction Section 102 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking $400,000 and inserting $360,000 . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2015. (b) Vice President Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the per annum rate of salary for the Vice President of the United States shall be equal to— (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2013 reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100); and (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable rate during 2015, subject to adjustment under section 104(a) of title 3, United States Code.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 392 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Moore , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Polis , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student’s parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Privacy Protection Act of 2009 . 2. Access by military recruiters to secondary school student information (a) Amendments Section 9528 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7908 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively; (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following: (a) Military Recruiters (1) Access to student recruiting information Notwithstanding section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide, on a request made by military recruiters, access to the name, address, and telephone listing of each secondary student served by the agency if the parent of the student involved has provided written consent to the agency for the release of such information to military recruiters. (2) Notice; opportunity to consent A local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall— (A) notify the parent of each secondary school student served by the agency of the option to consent to the release of the student’s name, address, and telephone listing to military recruiters; and (B) give the parent an opportunity to provide such consent in writing. ; (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking Policy .— and inserting Institutions of Higher Education .— ; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking military recruiters or ; and (4) by transferring paragraph (3) of subsection (b) (as so redesignated) from the end of such subsection to the end of subsection (a) (as added by paragraph (2)). (b) Application The amendments made by this Act apply only with respect to school years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 396 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Jenkins introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 reduce the annual rates of pay for Members of Congress by 20 percent, and to prohibit an adjustment in such rates during a year unless the Federal Government did not run a deficit in the previous fiscal year.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Pay Adjustment Act . 2. Reduction in annual rates of pay for Members of Congress (a) Reduction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be equal to— (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2013 reduced by 20 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100); and (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable rate during 2013, subject to adjustment under paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) ). (b) Member of Congress defined For purposes of this Act, the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ). 3. Prohibiting adjustments in Member pay unless Federal budget is balanced (a) Restrictions on adjustments Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during any fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2014) unless the Secretary of the Treasury submits a report that a Federal budget deficit did not exist in the previous fiscal year, in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Determination and report (1) Responsibilities of Secretary Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2013), the Secretary of the Treasury shall— (A) make a determination of whether a Federal budget deficit existed in that fiscal year; and (B) submit a report of that determination to Congress. (2) Determination of deficit For purposes of this Act, a Federal budget deficit shall be considered to exist in a fiscal year if total budget outlays of the Government for such fiscal year exceed total revenues of the Government for such fiscal year as of the last day of such fiscal year.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Loebsack (for himself and Mrs. Kirkpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 reduce the rate of pay for Members of Congress by 10 percent and to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act . 2. Reduction in pay (a) In general Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) is amended to read as follows: 601. (a) Effective as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing after the date on which is held the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office following the date of the enactment of the Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act , the annual rate of pay for— (1) each Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, and Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, (2) the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate, and the majority leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and (3) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be equal to the annual rate of pay for that position as of the date on which such general election is held, reduced by 10 percent. . (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect as of the date on which is held the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office following the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 402 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Ryan of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley.

1. Retention of name of Mount McKinley Notwithstanding any other authority of law, the mountain located 63 degrees 04 minutes 12 seconds north, by 151 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds west shall continue to be named and referred to for all purposes as Mount McKinley.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 403 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the percentage of funds appropriated under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 required to be reserved for outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior.

1. Grants for outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior Section 1121(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6331(a) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking a total of 1 percent to provide assistance to ; (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting .5 percent to provide assistance to before the outlying ; and (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting .75 percent to provide assistance to before the Secretary .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Pierluisi , Ms. Norton , Mr. Moran , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Takano , Ms. Slaughter , and Mr. Sherman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act . 2. Sentencing enhancement for certain straw purchasers Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) (1) Whoever violates section 922(a)(6) or subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section— (A) knowing or having reason to believe that the violation will further the transfer of two or more firearms to a person prohibited by law from shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a firearm; and (B) with the intent to conceal from the transferor of the firearm the identity of the person referred to in subparagraph (A), shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided for the violation, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (A) The court shall not place on probation any person convicted of a violation described in paragraph (1). (B) The court shall not reduce a term of imprisonment to be imposed for such a violation so as to compensate for, or otherwise take into account, a term of imprisonment imposed or to be imposed for a separate such violation. (C) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a term of imprisonment imposed on a person under this subsection shall not run concurrently with a term of imprisonment imposed on the person under any other provision of law. (ii) A term of imprisonment imposed on a person for such a violation may, in the discretion of the court, run concurrently, in whole or in part, with another term of imprisonment imposed on the person by the court at the same time for a separate such violation, subject to applicable guidelines and policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to section 994 of title 28. (D) (i) Section 3553(a) shall apply in sentencing under this subsection. (ii) Before imposing a sentence in accordance with section 3553(a), the court shall give the parties reasonable notice of the intent of the court to do so and an opportunity to respond. (iii) If the court imposes a sentence in accordance with section 3553(a), the court shall state, in the written statement of reasons, the factors under section 3553(a) that require imposition of a sentence below the statutory minimum. (3) The Attorney General shall issue regulations requiring any form required to be completed by the purchaser of a firearm from a person licensed under section 923 to include a notice of the provisions of this subsection. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 406 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Serrano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.

1. Discretionary authority with respect to removal, deportation, or exclusion of parents of citizen children Section 240(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Discretion of judge in case of citizen child In the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion who is the parent of a child who is a citizen of the United States, the immigration judge may exercise discretion to decline to order the alien removed, deported or excluded from the United States if the judge determines that such removal, deportation, or exclusion is clearly against the best interests of the child, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to any alien who the judge determines— (i) is described in section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4); or (ii) has engaged in conduct described in paragraph (8) or (9) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 410 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 . 2. Sense of Congress (a) In General That it is the sense of Congress that any executive action issued by the President before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of executive action, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted by law. (b) Definition of Executive Action In this Act, the term executive action includes an Executive order, memoranda, proclamation or signing statement. 3. Vitiation of Effect of Executive Action Any existing or proposed executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution shall have no force or effect. 4. Prohibition Against Use of Funds for Certain Purposes No funds appropriated pursuant to any provision of law may be used to promulgate or enforce any executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution. 5. Standing to challenge executive action which impacts article I, section 8 of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution The following persons may bring an action in an appropriate United States court to challenge the validity of any executive action which infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution. (1) Congress and its members Any Member of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or either or both chambers acting pursuant to vote, if the challenged action— (A) infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution; or (B) violates the Second Amendment to the Constitution. (2) State and local governments The highest governmental official of any State, commonwealth, district, territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, or the designee of such person, if the challenged executive action infringes on a power of such State or on a power afforded to such commonwealth, district, territory, or possession under any congressional enactment or relevant treaty of the United States. (3) Aggrieved persons Any person aggrieved in a liberty or property interest adversely affected by the challenged executive action.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 413 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Hanna , Mr. Cooper , and Mr. Braley of Iowa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To eliminate the 2-year delay in including oral-only ESRD-related drugs in the Medicare ESRD prospective payment system, as provided under section 632(b)(1) of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

1. Eliminating the 2-year delay in implementation of oral-only ESRD-related drugs in the Medicare ESRD prospective payment system Section 632(b) of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–240 ) is amended by striking all that precedes With respect to the implementation and inserting the following:: (b) Monitoring of implementation of oral-Only ESRD-Related drugs in the ESRD prospective payment system With respect to the implementation .
V 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 415 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Gutierrez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Francisca Lino.

1. Permanent resident status for Francisca Lino (a) In General Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act , Francisca Lino shall be eligible for 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of Status If Francisca Lino enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 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 issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Francisca Lino, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Francisca Lino shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 420 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Shimkus , Mrs. Wagner , and Mr. Lipinski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the Stan Musial Memorial Bridge .

1. Stan Musial Memorial Bridge (a) Designation The new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River that connects St. Louis, Missouri, to southwestern Illinois shall be known and designated as the Stan Musial Memorial Bridge . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the bridge referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Stan Musial Memorial Bridge .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 424 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Gosar (for himself and Mr. Franks of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include the county of Mohave, in the State of Arizona, as an affected area for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mohave County Radiation Compensation Act of 2013 . 2. Inclusion under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Section 4(b)(1)(C) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by inserting Mohave, after Apache, .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 425 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Long , Mrs. Hartzler , Ms. Foxx , and Mr. Barletta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the use of funds for the rule entitled Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives published by the Department of Homeland Security on January 3, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 535).

1. Limitation on the Use of Funds for a Rule Regarding Provisional Waivers of Inadmissibility No Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule entitled Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives published by the Department of Homeland Security on January 3, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 535), or any successor or substantially similar rule.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 428 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to report on the cost differences between providing school meals and supplements in each of the territories of the United States and the 50 States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Meals Reimbursement Rates Comparison Act of 2013 . 2. Report Not later than April 1, 2014, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on— (1) the cost differences between— (A) providing meals and supplements under the Richard B. Russell National School Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) and section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) in Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, respectively; and (B) the average cost of providing meals and supplements under such provisions of law in the 50 States and the District of Columbia; and (2) the relation of the cost differences determined under paragraph (1) to the national average payment rates for meals and supplements prescribed under sections 4, 11, 13, and 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1753 , 1759a, 1761, 1766) and section 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)).
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 429 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To permit the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to designate Federal depository libraries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act of 2013 . 2. Designation of depository libraries by the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Section 1905 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting by the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after District of Columbia, ; and (2) in the last sentence, by inserting the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may designate two depository libraries in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after libraries in the District of Columbia, . 3. Requirements of depository libraries in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Section 1909 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after District of Columbia, ; and (2) in the last sentence, by inserting and, in the case of a library in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Delegate from the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, after Commissioner of the District of Columbia, .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 430 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Ms. Speier (for herself and Mr. Heck of Nevada ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect new members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing basic training from the sexual advances of the members of the Armed Forces responsible for their instruction.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Military Trainees Act . 2. Prohibition on sexual acts and sexual contact between certain military instructors and their trainees (a) Prohibition Section 920 of title 10, United States Code (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as subsections (f) through (h); respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Sexual acts and sexual contact between certain military instructors and trainees (1) Enhanced sexual assault prohibition A military instructor who commits a sexual act upon a member of the armed forces while the member is undergoing basic training (or its equivalent) or within 30 days after completing such training— (A) is guilty of sexual assault if the military instructor exercised any supervisory authority over the member during such training; and (B) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (2) Enhanced abusive sexual contact prohibition A military instructor who commits or causes sexual contact upon or by a member of the armed forces while the member is undergoing basic training (or its equivalent) or within 30 days after completing such training— (A) is guilty of abusive sexual contact if the military instructor exercised any supervisory authority over the member during such training; and (B) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (3) Covered military instructors This subsection applies with respect to the following members of the armed forces otherwise subject to this chapter: (A) Drill Sergeants in the Army. (B) Drill Instructors in the Marine Corps. (C) Recruit Division Commanders in the Navy. (D) Military Training instructors in the Air Force. (E) Company Commanders in the Coast Guard. (F) Such other members of the armed forces as the Secretary concerned may designate as having supervisory authority over new recruits undergoing basic training (or its equivalent). (4) Consent Lack of consent is not an element and need not be proven in any prosecution under this subsection. Consent is not a defense for any conduct in issue in any prosecution under this subsection. . (b) Cross references to definitions Chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended— (1) in section 920b(h)(1) (article 120b(h)(1)), by striking section 920(g) of this title (article 120(g)) and inserting section 920 of this title (article 120) ; and (2) in section 920c(d)(1) (article 120c(d)(1)), by striking section 920(g) of this title (article 120(g))) and inserting section 920 of this title (article 120)) .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 431 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Bishop of New York , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clarke , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Farr , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Norton , Mr. Holt , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Schwartz , Ms. Slaughter , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To restore certain authorities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to administer the firearms laws, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 . 2. Use of firearm trace information in civil proceedings Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall not be immune from legal process, shall be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be admissible as evidence, and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and testimony or other evidence may be permitted based on the data, on the same basis as other information, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding. 3. Requirement to preserve instant criminal background check records for 90 days (a) In general Section 922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 90-day period that begins with the date the system complies with subparagraphs (A) and (B), before destroy . (b) Conforming amendment Section 511 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 112–55 ; 125 Stat. 632) is amended— (1) by striking for— and all that follows through (1) ; and (2) by striking the semicolon and all that follows and inserting a period. 4. Elimination of limitation on imposition of requirement that firearms dealers to conduct physical check of firearms inventory The matter under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses in title I of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112–55 ; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking the 7th proviso. 5. Increased penalties for willful noncompliance with firearm licensee inventory reporting order Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, a person licensed under this chapter who willfully violates an inventory reporting order issued under section 923(g)(1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. . 6. Ineligibility for Federal firearms license of person whose firearms license has been revoked Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 1st sentence the following: The Attorney General may not accept such an application from a person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 432 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2013 Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.

1. Limitation on further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada This proviso of the last sentence of the first section of the Act of September 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849, chapter 950; 16 U.S.C. 431a), is amended by inserting or Nevada after Wyoming .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 434 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2013 Mr. Chabot introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act . 2. Permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (a) In General Section 1101(a) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by striking taxes during the period beginning November 1, 2003, and ending November 1, 2014: and inserting taxes: . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxes imposed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 439 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2013 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 ensure that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority complies with certain Federal regulations and statutes.

1. Application of Federal regulations and statutes (a) Federal acquisition regulation The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Employment of relatives; restrictions Section 3110(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking and ; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; and .