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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1112 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its reporting requirements to require public companies to report certain expenditures made to influence public opinion on any matter other than the promotion of the company’s products or services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporate Propaganda Sunshine Act . 2. Reporting of expenditures Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise its regulations issued pursuant to sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m and 78 o (d)) to require that issuers include in the reports required under those sections any expenditure or series of expenditures of the issuer totaling $1,000 or more made for the purpose of influencing public opinion on any matter other than the promotion of the issuer’s products or services. Such disclosures shall include the date, amount, and purpose of the expenditure and identify (by name, address, and phone number) the person to whom it was made.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1113 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To make the antitrust laws applicable to a political committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 which is established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation pursuant to section 316(b)(2)(C) of such Act.

1. Application of antitrust laws to corporate PACs The antitrust laws shall apply to a political committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 which is established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation pursuant to section 316(b)(2)(C) of such Act, and in accordance with such laws, a political committee for multiple legal entities in the same business shall be prohibited. 2. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term antitrust laws has the meaning given such term in the first section of the Clayton Act, except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the ban on the making of contributions by certain government contractors to other for-profit recipients of Federal funds, to limit the amount of contributions the employees of for-profit recipients of Federal funds may make during any calendar year in which such funds are provided, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the End Political Kickbacks Act of 2013 . 2. Extension of Government Contractor Contribution Ban to For-Profit Recipients of Federal Funds (a) In General Section 317 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441c ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) It shall be unlawful— (1) for any for-profit entity which receives Federal funds, during the period which begins on the date on which the entity applies to receive such funds and ends on the later of the date on which the entity’s application for such funds is rejected or the last date on which such funds are paid to the entity, to make any contribution of money or other thing of value, or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution to any political party, committee, or candidate for public office or to any person for any political purpose or use; or (2) for any person knowingly to solicit any such contribution from any such entity, or for any such entity knowingly to solicit any such contribution from any of its employees, during such period. . (b) Limitation on Amount of Contributions by Employees of Recipients (1) In general Section 315 of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 441a ) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (i) and inserting subsections (i) and (k) ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Special Rule for Employees of For-Profit Entities Receiving Federal Funds An individual who is an employee of a for-profit entity which receives Federal funds during a calendar year may not make contributions aggregating more than $1,000 during that calendar year. . (2) Indexing of amount for inflation Section 315(c) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking or (h) and inserting (h), or (k) ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B)— (i) by striking and at the end of clause (i), (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ; and , and (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) for purposes of subsection (k), calendar year 2014. . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to contributions made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1115 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation’s registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008.

1. Prohibiting Transactions on National Securities Exchanges in Securities of Corporations Not Certifying Compliance with Existing Rules Governing Political Contributions and Expenditures (a) Registration Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78l(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) If the issuer is a corporation, a statement certifying that the issuer is in compliance with section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to contributions and expenditures made by the corporation in the most recent quarter and year, as such section applied with respect to elections held in 2008. . (b) Periodic reports Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) ) is amended— (1) at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; (2) at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) the statement required under section 12(b)(4). . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to transactions effected on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the approval of a majority of a public company’s shareholders for any expenditure by that company to influence public opinion on matters not related to the company’s products or services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End the Hijacking of Shareholder Funds Act . 2. Shareholder approval for certain expenditures Any expenditure by a public company to influence public opinion on matters not related to the company’s products or services that has not been approved by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders to approve or disapprove such expenditure shall be considered a breach of a fiduciary duty of the officers and directors who authorized such an expenditure. The officers and directors who authorize such an expenditure without first obtaining such approval of shareholders shall be jointly and severally liable in any action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction to any shareholder or class of shareholders for the amount of such expenditure. 3. Definitions As used in this Act— (1) the term public company means any issuer that is required to submit periodical or other reports under section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m ); and (2) the term shareholder means any person who owns or holds a share of stock in a public company.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest.

1. Short Title; Findings (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the America is for Americans Act . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Government has a compelling interest in preventing foreign individuals and associations from influencing our Nation's political process. Such entities neither enjoy nor deserve any legal or constitutional right to such influence. (2) The presence of foreign individuals or associations within domestic associations, to any degree, creates an unacceptable risk of foreign influence over our Nation's political process. (3) The law does not allow foreign individuals and associations to vote in our elections; by the same token, the law should not allow them to exercise any influence over our Nation's political process, directly or indirectly, and neither personally nor in alliance or combination with others. 2. Application of Ban on Contributions and Expenditures by Foreign Nationals to Domestic Corporations With Foreign Ownership Section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441e(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) a corporation (other than a foreign principal, as so defined) in which one or more foreign principals directly or indirectly has an ownership interest. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit corporations which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title; Findings (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Pick Your Poison Act of 2013 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Independent expenditures made in connection with elections for public office, including those made by corporations, give rise to corruption and the appearance of corruption, as well as undue influence and access. (2) This corruption, and the appearance of this corruption, threatens to cause the electorate to lose faith in our democracy. 2. Ban on Expenditures and Disbursements for Electioneering Communications by Corporations Employing or Retaining Registered Lobbyists Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441b ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Special Rule for Corporations Employing or Retaining Registered Lobbyists A corporation may not make any expenditure, or make any disbursement for an electioneering communication, if it employs or retains a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1119 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prevent funding provided through the Federal Reserve System from being made available to corporations that finance political campaigns or political propaganda, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bailouts Are Not For Sale Act . 2. Prohibition on access to the Federal reserve discount window for corporations which interfere in elections (a) In general Notwithstanding section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, any other provision of the Federal Reserve Act, or any other provision of law, a corporation which has made any independent expenditure or any disbursement for an electioneering communication, in connection with an election campaign for a Federal office, directly or through any affiliate, after the date of the enactment of such Act may not have any notes discounted by any Federal reserve bank and may not otherwise have access to or receive the benefit of, directly or indirectly through any affiliate or third party, any financing provided by or through the Board or any Federal reserve bank or any credit facility established by the Board or any Federal reserve bank. (b) Prompt reimbursement during transition If any corporation subject to subsection (a) has, before the date of the enactment of this Act, entered into any transaction or financing arrangement prohibited by such subsection, the Board shall require the corporation to unwind the transaction and repay any amount outstanding as soon as practicable but, in any case, before the end of the 90-day period beginning on such date of enactment. (c) Regulations Before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall prescribe, in final form, such regulations as may be appropriate to implement this Act. (d) Definitions For purposes of this section, the terms Board and affiliate have the same meanings as in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. (e) Effective date This Act shall apply as of the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to the effective date of any regulation prescribed under subsection (c).
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1120 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act . 2. Activities by the National Labor Relations Board prohibited Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall cease all activity that requires a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ). The Board shall not appoint any personnel nor implement, administer, or enforce any decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized on or after January 4, 2012, that requires a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in such Act. 3. Termination The provisions of this Act shall terminate on the date on which— (1) all members of the National Labor Relations Board are confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with clause 2 of section 2 of article II of the Constitution, in a number sufficient to constitute a quorum, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ); (2) the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012; or (3) the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress. 4. Effect of certain board actions In the event that this Act terminates pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) of section 3, no appointment, decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized by the Board on or after January 4, 2012, that requires authorization by not less than a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act, may be implemented, administered, or enforced unless and until it is considered and acted upon by a Board constituting a quorum, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act, or the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012.

Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1120 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Roe of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Kline , Mr. Petri , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Price of Georgia , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Bucshon , and Mr. Gowdy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act . 2. Activities by the National Labor Relations Board prohibited Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall cease all activity that requires a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ). The Board shall not implement, administer, or enforce any decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized on or after January 4, 2012, that requires a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in such Act. 3. Termination The provisions of this Act shall terminate on the date on which— (1) all members of the National Labor Relations Board are confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with clause 2 of section 2 of article II of the Constitution, in a number sufficient to constitute a quorum, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ); (2) the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012; or (3) the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress. 4. Effect of certain board actions In the event that this Act terminates pursuant to paragraphs (1) or (3) of section 3, no decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized by the Board on or after January 4, 2012, that requires authorization by not less than a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act, may be implemented, administered, or enforced unless and until it is considered and acted upon by a Board constituting a quorum, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act, or the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012.
IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1120 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act . 2. Activities by the National Labor Relations Board prohibited Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall cease all activity that requires a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). The Board shall not appoint any personnel nor implement, administer, or enforce any decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized on or after January 4, 2012, that requires a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in such Act. 3. Termination The provisions of this Act shall terminate on the date on which— (1) all members of the National Labor Relations Board are confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with clause 2 of section 2 of article II of the Constitution, in a number sufficient to constitute a quorum, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); (2) the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012; or (3) the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress. 4. Effect of certain board actions In the event that this Act terminates pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) of section 3, no appointment, decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized by the Board on or after January 4, 2012, that requires authorization by not less than a quorum of the members of the Board, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act, may be implemented, administered, or enforced unless and until it is considered and acted upon by a Board constituting a quorum, as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act, or the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012.

Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1122 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Neugebauer (for himself, Mr. Benishek , Mr. Bentivolio , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Boustany , Mr. Brady of Texas , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Flores , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Hall , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Jones , Mr. Kingston , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Latta , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Long , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Massie , Mr. Mica , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Olson , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Pompeo , Mrs. Roby , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , and Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary schools and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life in Funding Education Act or the PRO-LIFE Act . 2. Schoolchildren’s protection from abortion providers The General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: E Schoolchildren’s protection from abortion providers 470. Schoolchildren’s protection from abortion providers (a) Limitation on funding Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any State educational agency or local educational agency that enters into a contract or other agreement with a school-based health center relating to the provision of health services to students served by the agency unless such center certifies that— (1) the center will not perform an abortion; and (2) the center will not provide abortion-related materials, referrals, or directions for abortion services to any such student. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a school-based health center from providing non-abortion health services to pregnant students. (c) Definitions For purposes of this part: (1) ESEA terms The terms local educational agency and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2) School-based health center The term school-based health center has the meaning given such term in section 2110(c)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(9)). .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Coble , Mr. Watt , Mr. Poe of Texas , and Ms. DelBene ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To promote consumer choice and wireless competition by permitting consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act . 2. Repeal of existing rule and additional rulemaking by Librarian of Congress (a) Repeal and replace Paragraph (3) of section 201.40(b) of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, as amended and revised by the Librarian of Congress on October 28, 2012, pursuant to his authority under section 1201(a) of title 17, United States Code, shall have no force and effect, and such paragraph shall read, and shall be in effect, as such paragraph was in effect on July 27, 2010. (b) Rulemaking Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, who shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce and report and comment on his or her views in making such recommendation, shall determine, consistent with the requirements set forth under section 1201(a)(1) of title 17, United States Code, whether to extend the exemption for the class of works described in section 201.40(b)(3) of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, as amended by subsection (a), to include any other category of wireless devices in addition to wireless telephone handsets. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act alters, or shall be construed to alter, the authority of the Librarian of Congress under section 1201(a)(1) of title 17, United States Code.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1125 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Schrader 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 provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act . 2. Exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs (a) In general Paragraph (4) of section 108(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking or after such Act, , (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a), or under any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such State. , and (3) by striking state in the heading and inserting other . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received by an individual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To facilitate the completion of an appropriate national memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act . 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (a) Amendments Section 8162 of Public Law 106–79 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended as follows: (1) By redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), and (o), respectively. (2) By inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Terms of members The appointment of a member of the Commission shall be for a term of 4 years. . (3) In subsection (k), (as so redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking appropriated or ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (D) by adding after paragraph (3) the following: (4) ensure that a design is selected for the memorial as an alternative to any designs submitted or selected before the date of the enactment of this paragraph. . (4) By inserting after subsection (m), (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)), the following: (n) Expiration of legislative authority Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, the legislative authority for the memorial shall expire 3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . (5) By amending subsection (o), (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)), to read as follows: (o) Funding No Federal funds may be used to carry out this section. . (b) Effective date Subsection (f) of section 8162 of Public Law 106–79 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 note), as added by subsection (a) of this Act shall take effect as if enacted on the date of the enactment of Public Law 106–79 . (c) Commemorative Works Act Requirements The text under the heading Capital Construction in title III of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended by striking expended: Provided , and all that follows through the final period and inserting expended. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Denham (for himself, Mr. Stivers , Mr. Farenthold , and Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents.

1. Commissary and exchange store privileges for involuntarily separated members with a service-connected disability and for their dependents (a) Extension of privileges Section 1146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Members involuntarily separated with service-Connected disability; dependents (1) A member of the armed forces who is involuntarily separated from active duty or the Selected Reserve and who has a service-connected disability shall be permitted to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. (2) A dependent of a member described in paragraph (1) shall be permitted to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a dependent of a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. . (b) Implementation The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that subsection (d) of section 1146 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is fully operational before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Denham (for himself and Mr. Roe of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , 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 direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to jointly ensure that the Vet Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs have access to the Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval system and the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository system.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Efficient Service for Veterans Act . 2. Vet Center access to Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval system and Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository system The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly ensure that each center established under section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, has access to— (1) the Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval system; and (2) the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository system.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Huizenga of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Garrett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain additional disclosure requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act . 2. Repeal of additional disclosure requirements Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 781 note) is hereby repealed and any regulations issued pursuant to such subsection shall have no force or effect.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Norton , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Gutierrez , and Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Violence Against the Homeless Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Inclusion of homeless Section 1(b) of the Hate Crime Statistics Act ( 28 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting homeless status, after sexual orientation, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) As used in this subsection, the term homeless status with respect to an individual, refers to an individual who— (A) lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or (B) has a primary nighttime residence that is— (i) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; (ii) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations, including motels, hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing; or (iii) housing of other persons in which the individual is temporarily staying due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1138 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Ms. Matsui (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky , Mrs. Christensen , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Honda , and Mr. George Miller of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2013 . 2. Clean energy technology loan guarantee program (a) Establishment The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall establish a program under which the Administrator is authorized to guarantee the loans of small business concerns that manufacture a clean energy technology in the United States. (b) Administration Except as otherwise specified in this section and to the extent practicable, the Administrator shall carry out the program under subsection (a) in a manner similar to the loan program under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ). (c) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Clean energy technology The term clean energy technology means a technology related to the production, use, transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that will contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emissions and— (A) reduce the need for additional energy supplies by using existing energy supplies with greater efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with greater effectiveness through the infrastructure of the United States; or (B) diversify the sources of the energy supply of the United States to strengthen energy security and to increase supplies with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the entire technology system is considered. (2) Small business concern The term small business concern has the meaning given that term under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Owens (for himself, Mr. Gibson , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Welch , and Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit aliens who lawfully enter the United States on valid visas as nonimmigrant elementary and secondary school students to attend public schools in the United States for longer than 1 year if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency that administers the school for the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education at such school for the period of the alien’s attendance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening America's Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act . 2. Nonimmigrant elementary and secondary school students Section 214(m)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(m)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking unless— and all that follows through (ii) and inserting unless .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1140 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Owens 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 the medical expenses of dependents who have not attained age 27 to be paid from a health savings account.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Friendly HSA Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Medical expenses of dependents who have not attained age 27 permitted to be paid from health savings accounts (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified medical expenses) is amended by inserting and determined by substituting age of 27 for age of 19 in subsection (c)(3)(A)(i) thereof before ) of such individual . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid from health savings accounts after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1141 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Mr. Wittman , Ms. Norton , Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act . 2. Treatment of hours worked under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes of any determination relating to eligibility for, or the amount of, any overtime pay under this section. (2) For purposes of this section— (A) the term qualified trade-of-time arrangement means an arrangement under which 2 firefighters who are employed by the same agency agree, solely at their option and with the approval of their employing agency, to substitute for one another during scheduled work hours in the performance of work in the same capacity; and (B) the term firefighter means a firefighter as defined by section 8331(21) or 8401(14). .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Simpson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to permit an exchange of land between the city of Ketchum and the Blaine County School District, Idaho.

1. Authorization of exchange of land between city of Ketchum and Blaine County School District, Idaho (a) Authorization The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the Blaine County School District to exchange the parcels described in subsection (d)(1) for the parcels owned by the city of Ketchum, Idaho, described in subsection (d)(2). (b) Release Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall execute a release of any condition providing for a reversion of title to the United States that may be contained in the conveyance by the United States to the Blaine County School District of any parcels described in subsection (d)(1) to be exchanged pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Conditions The Secretary may not execute a release under this section unless the Blaine County School District agrees, in a form satisfactory to the Secretary, that the parcels described in subsection (d)(2) to be acquired by exchange pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the conditions contained in the original conveyance by the United States to the Blaine County School District of the parcels described in subsection (d)(1), including the provision for reversion. (d) Description of lands The parcels of land referred to in subsection (a) are— (1) Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8, Block 53, Ketchum Townsite, Blaine County, Idaho; and (2) Lot 8A, Desnoyers Subdivision, and a fraction of Lots 1 and 2, Block 31, Ketchum Townsite, Blaine County, Idaho. (e) Modification of patent On completion of the exchange authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall amend the original Bureau of Land Management patent numbered 11–69–0013 providing for the conveyance to the Blaine County School District under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), to take into account the exchange.
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1143 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Bureau of Prisons to provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry a firearm.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 . 2. Findings (1) The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, enacted in 2004 and later amended by the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010, gives law enforcement officers, including Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees, the right to carry a concealed firearm in all fifty States for self-protection. (2) The intent of the law is to allow law enforcement officers to protect themselves while off duty. (3) Correctional workers in the BOP have been the targets of assaults and murders while off duty. (4) While this law allows officers to protect themselves off duty, the BOP does not allow staff to carry their personal weapon on the grounds of most facilities when commuting to and from work. (5) The BOP allows carry to and from work and storage at approximately 15 facilities in the BOP, but they do not reasonably explain why they allow some BOP staff to carry on BOP property while others are not allowed. 3. Secure firearms storage in prison (a) In general Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4049. Secure firearms storage in prison The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each prison facility provides a secure firearms storage area for use by all persons employed by the Bureau at the facility who are authorized to carry a firearm, or allow employees authorized to carry a firearm to store their firearm in a Bureau-approved vehicle lockbox. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4049. Secure firearms storage in prison. .
I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing permits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Lien Reform Act . 2. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description (a) In general This chapter— (1) does not establish a maritime lien on a permit that— (A) authorizes a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing; and (B) is issued under State or Federal law; and (2) does not authorize any civil action to enforce a maritime lien on such a permit. (b) Fishing permit described A fishing permit— (1) is governed solely by the State or Federal law under which it was issued; and (2) is not included in the whole of a vessel or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel for any purpose. (c) Limitation on statutory construction Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanction any Federal fishery permit issued by the Secretary of Commerce or to bring a civil action to enforce such modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31309 the following: 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description. .