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II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 623 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 20, 2013 Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Vitter ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Medicare payment for imaging services Section 1848(b)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(b)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Limitation on application of multiple procedure payment reduction The Secretary may not apply a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services furnished on or after 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, until the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register the following: (i) An analysis of the information used in the final rule to implement the physician fee schedule under this section in 2013 to determine what, if any, efficiencies exist within the professional component of imaging services when 2 or more studies are performed on the same patient on the same day. (ii) Detailed information on— (I) which activities in the vignettes in such rule were assigned reduction percentages of 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 percent; (II) how such percentage reductions for the pre-, intra-, and post-service work were determined and calculated; and (III) the clinical aspects that went into those decisions. .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 629 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 20, 2013 Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mr. Boozman , Mr. Tester , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Harkin , Mr. Begich , Mr. Franken , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2013 . 2. Provision of status under law by honoring certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces as veterans (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 107 the following new section: 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 of title 10 to retired pay for nonregular service or, but for age, would be entitled under such chapter to retired pay for nonregular service shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 107 the following new item: 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components. .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 632 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2013 Mr. McCain (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Nelson , Ms. Ayotte , Mr. Kirk , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Warner , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.

1. Repeal of duplicative program (a) In general Effective on the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.), section 11016 of that Act ( Public Law 110–246 ; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made by that section are repealed. (b) Application The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. ) and the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) shall be applied and administered as if section 11016 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made by that section had not been enacted.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 633 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2013 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Leahy , Mr. Baucus , Mr. Begich , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

1. Coverage under Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiary travel program of travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation (a) In general Section 111(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) A veteran with vision impairment, a veteran with a spinal cord injury or disorder, or a veteran with double or multiple amputations whose travel is in connection with care provided through a special disabilities rehabilitation program of the Department (including programs provided by spinal cord injury centers, blind rehabilitation centers, and prosthetics rehabilitation centers) if such care is provided— (i) on an in-patient basis; or (ii) during a period in which the Secretary provides the veteran with temporary lodging at a facility of the Department to make such care more accessible to the veteran. . (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the beneficiary travel program under section 111 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), including— (1) the cost of the program; (2) the number of veterans served by the program; and (3) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2013 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Tester , Mr. Johanns , Mr. Warner , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Toomey , and Mr. Blunt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice requirement.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 . 2. Exception to annual written privacy notice requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Section 503 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6803 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Exception to annual written notice requirement A financial institution that— (1) provides nonpublic personal information in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(2) or (e) of section 502 or regulations prescribed under section 504(b); (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from the policies and practices that were disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers in accordance with this section; and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by regulations prescribed under section 504, shall not be required to provide an annual written disclosure under this section, until such time as the financial institution fails to comply with paragraph (1), (2), or (3). .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 636 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2013 Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR Technology under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 . 2. Application of Medicare HITECH payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (a) In general Subsection (n)(6)(B) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww ) is amended by striking subsection (d) hospital and inserting hospital that is a subsection (d) hospital or a subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (b)(3)(B)(ix) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act is amended— (A) in subclause (I), by striking (n)(6)(A) and inserting (n)(6)(B) ; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking a subsection (d) hospital and inserting an eligible hospital . (2) Paragraphs (2) and (4)(A) of section 1853(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(m) ) are each amended by striking 1886(n)(6)(A) and inserting 1886(n)(6)(B) . (c) Implementation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendments made by this section by program instruction or otherwise. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–3 ), except that, in order to take into account delays in the implementation of this section, in applying subsections (b)(3)(B)(ix), (n)(2)(E)(ii), and (n)(2)(G)(i) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act as amended by this section, any reference in such subsections to a particular year shall be treated with respect to a subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital as a reference to the year that is 2 years after such particular year.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2013 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2013 . 2. Authorization of appropriations for housing assistance Section 824 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4243 ), as added by section 513 of Public Law 106–569 (114 Stat. 2969), is amended by striking fiscal years and all that follows and inserting the following: fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. . 3. Loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing Section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b ), as added by section 514 of Public Law 106–569 (114 Stat. 2989), is amended as follows: (1) Authorization of appropriations In subsection (j)(7), by striking fiscal years and all that follows and inserting the following: fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. . (2) Authority In subsection (b), by striking or as a result of a lack of access to private financial markets . (3) Eligible housing In subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph: (2) Eligible housing The loan will be used to construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-family dwellings that are standard housing and are located on Hawaiian Home Lands. .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 647 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2013 Mr. Nelson (for himself and Mr. Burr ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act . 2. Modification of prohibition Section 211 of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–88) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by striking by a designated national ; and (B) by inserting before the period that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bonafide successor-in-interest has expressly consented ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking by a designated national or its successor-in-interest ; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section shall apply only if the person or entity asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time when the person or entity acquired the rights asserted that the mark, trade name, or commercial name was the same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated. ; and (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking In this section: and all that follows through (2) The term and inserting In this section, the term .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 654 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2013 Ms. Landrieu (for herself, Mr. Enzi , Mr. Carper , and Mr. Roberts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2013 . 2. Charitable organizations permitted to make collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (a) In general Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.) is amended by redesignating subsection (s) as subsection (t) and by inserting after subsection (r) the following new subsection: (s) Treatment of organizations making collegiate housing and infrastructure improvement grants (1) In general For purposes of subsection (c)(3) and sections 170(c)(2)(B), 2055(a)(2), and 2522(a)(2), an organization shall not fail to be treated as organized and operated exclusively for charitable or educational purposes solely because such organization makes collegiate housing and infrastructure grants to an organization described in subsection (c)(7) which applies the grant to its collegiate housing property. (2) Housing and infrastructure grants For purposes of paragraph (1), collegiate housing and infrastructure grants are grants to provide, improve, operate, or maintain collegiate housing property that may involve more than incidental social, recreational, or private purposes, so long as such grants are for purposes that would be permissible for a dormitory or other residential facility of the college or university with which the collegiate housing property is associated. A grant shall not be treated as a collegiate housing and infrastructure grant for purposes of paragraph (1) to the extent that such grant is used to provide physical fitness facilities. (3) Collegiate housing property For purposes of this subsection, collegiate housing property is property in which, at the time of a grant or following the acquisition, lease, construction, or modification of such property using such grant, substantially all of the residents are full-time students at the college or university in the community where such property is located. (4) Grants to certain organizations holding title to property, etc For purposes of this subsection, a collegiate housing and infrastructure grant to an organization described in subsection (c)(2) or (c)(7) holding title to property exclusively for the benefit of an organization described in subsection (c)(7) shall be considered a grant to the organization described in subsection (c)(7) for whose benefit such property is held. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to grants made in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 659 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2013 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes.

1. Extension of Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (a) Termination of authority Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2214(c) ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2241 ) is amended— (1) by striking $90,000,000 and inserting $110,000,000 ; and (2) by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 .
II Calendar No. 130 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 659 [Report No. 113–73] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2013 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources July 15, 2013 Reported by Mr. Wyden , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes.

1. Extension of Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (a) Termination of authority Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2214(c) ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2241 ) is amended— (1) by striking $90,000,000 and inserting $110,000,000 ; and (2) by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 . (b) Authorization of Appropriations Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2241 ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 .

July 15, 2013 Reported with an amendment
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 663 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2013 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To provide for the inclusion of the State of California as a separate Federal milk marketing order upon the petition and approval of California dairy producers of such inclusion.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the California Milk Marketing Order Act . 2. Inclusion of California as separate milk marketing order (a) Inclusion authorized Upon the petition and approval of California dairy producers in the manner provided in section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act ( 7 U.S.C. 608c ), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, the Secretary of Agriculture shall designate the State of California as a separate Federal milk marketing order. (b) Special considerations If designated under subsection (a), the order covering California shall have the right to reblend and distribute order receipts to recognize quota value.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 666 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2013 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Kirk , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Vitter , Ms. Ayotte , Ms. Collins , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Landrieu , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Mikulski , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Thune , Mr. Wyden , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on attending an animal fight or causing a minor to attend an animal fight Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the heading, by striking Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in and inserting Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in, Attending, or Causing a Minor To Attend ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the heading, by striking In general and inserting Sponsoring or exhibiting ; and (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3) ; (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Attending or causing a minor to attend It shall be unlawful for any person— (A) to knowingly attend an animal fighting venture; or (B) to knowingly cause a minor to attend an animal fighting venture. ; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking section— and inserting section: ; (B) by striking the term each place it appears and inserting The term ; (C) in each of paragraphs (1) through (3), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; (D) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (5), and (1), respectively, and moving so as to appear in numerical order; and (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) the following: (4) The term minor means a person under the age of 18 years old. . 3. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions Section 49 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whoever and inserting the following: (a) In general Whoever ; (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1)), by striking subsection (a), and inserting subsection (a)(1), ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Attending an animal fighting venture Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for each violation. (c) Causing a minor To attend an animal fighting venture Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, for each violation. .
113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building .

1. Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building .

Passed the Senate August 1, 2013. Secretary
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2013 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building .

1. Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building .
IC 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building .

1. Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building .

Passed the Senate August 1, 2013. Nancy Erickson, Secretary
II Calendar No. 157 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2013 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 31, 2013 Reported by Mr. Carper , without amendment A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building .

1. Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, shall be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building .

July 31, 2013 Reported without amendment
VI 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 671 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Deniss Nikanorov.

1. Naturalization for Deniss Nikanorov Notwithstanding title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq. ), or any other provision of law relating to naturalization, Deniss Nikanorov is deemed to be a naturalized citizen of the United States as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 672 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Mr. Isakson (for himself and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of containment, removal, decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program under part D of the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2013 . 2. Coverage of containment, removal, decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program under Medicare part D (a) In general Section 1860D–2(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(e)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after regulations of the Secretary the following: and including devices approved for home use by the Food and Drug Administration for the safe and effective containment, removal, decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2014.
II Calendar No. 35 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 680 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Ms. Ayotte (for herself and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time April 10, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To rescind amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, and for other purposes.

1. Rescission of amounts for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (a) Rescission The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of division C of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–6 ) under the heading Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), namely $380,900,000, is hereby rescinded. (b) Increase in amount for Operation and Maintenance The aggregate amount appropriated by title II of division C of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 is increased by $205,000,000, with the amount to be allocated among accounts funded by that title in a manner determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the allocation of funds among accounts pursuant to this subsection.

April 10, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 682 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Mr. Coburn (for himself, Mr. Burr , and Mr. Alexander ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act . 2. Interest rates under the Direct Loan Program Section 455(b)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(7) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) Interest rate provision for new loans after July 1, 2013 (i) In general Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this subsection or subparagraph (A) or (B), for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and any Federal Direct PLUS Loan, for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 2013, the applicable rate of interest shall, during any 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, be determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal to— (I) the bond equivalent rate of 10-year Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1; plus (II) 3.0 percent. (ii) Consultation The Secretary shall determine the applicable rate of interest under this subparagraph after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and shall publish such rate in the Federal Register as soon as practicable after the date of determination. (iii) Rate The applicable rate of interest determined under clause (i) for a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan shall be fixed for the life of the Loan. . 3. Savings for deficit reduction (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall determine the savings to the Federal Government resulting from the amendment made by section 2. (b) Amount To be used for deficit reduction Any savings determined under subsection (a) shall be transferred to the Treasury for deficit reduction. 4. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 685 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To address the concept of Too Big To Fail with respect to certain financial entities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act . 2. Report to Congress on institutions that are too big to fail Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to Congress a list of all commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies that the Secretary believes are too big to fail, which shall include, but is not limited to, any United States bank holding companies that have been identified as systemically important banks by the Financial Stability Board (in this Act referred to as the Too Big to Fail List ). 3. Breaking-up too big to fail institutions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall break up entities included on the Too Big To Fail List, so that their failure would no longer cause a catastrophic effect on the United States or global economy without a taxpayer bailout. 4. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term Too Big to Fail means any entity that has grown so large that its failure would have a catastrophic effect on the stability of either the financial system or the United States economy without substantial Government assistance.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 686 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Mr. Pryor introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act of 2013 . 2. Right of appeal to Merit Systems Protection Board Section 1005(a)(4)(A)(ii)(I) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (I) is a career or noncareer employee of the Postal Service who— (aa) is not represented by a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203; and (bb) is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule; and .
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 687 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Roberts , Ms. Ayotte , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Kirk , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Pryor , Mr. Udall of New Mexico , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Warner , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Franken , and Mr. Nelson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the closing of air traffic control towers, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on closure of air traffic control towers (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may not, during fiscal year 2013 or 2014, suspend or terminate the operation of any air traffic control tower in operation on March 1, 2013, without regard to whether the tower is operated by the Federal Aviation Administration or a contractor. (b) Resumption of operation of closed towers If the Administrator suspended or terminated the operation of an air traffic control tower described in subsection (a) after March 1, 2013, and before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide for the resumption of the operation of that tower as soon as practicable after such date of enactment.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 688 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction.

1. Permanent extension of deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (a) In general Subparagraph (E) of section 163(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking clause (iv). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or accrued after December 31, 2013, and to amounts properly allocable to periods after such date.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 690 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2013 Mr. Schatz (for himself and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. Certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts deemed to be active service (a) In General Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking not after Army of the United States, shall ; and (B) by striking , except benefits under— and all that follows in that subsection and inserting a period; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking not after Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945 shall ; and (B) by striking except— and all that follows in that subsection and inserting a period; (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Determination of eligibility (1) In general In determining the eligibility of the service of an individual under this section, the Secretary shall take into account any alternative documentation regarding such service, including documentation other than the Missouri List, that the Secretary determines relevant. (2) Report Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (A) the number of individuals applying for benefits pursuant to this section during the previous year; and (B) the number of such individuals that the Secretary approved for benefits. ; and (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Relation to Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund Section 1002(h) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (title X of division A of Public Law 111–5 ; 123 Stat. 200; 38 U.S.C. 107 note) shall not apply to an individual described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section. . (b) Conforming Amendments (1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: 107. Certain service deemed to be active service: service in organized military forces of the Philippines and in the Philippine Scouts . (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended to read as follows: 107. Certain service deemed to be active service: service in organized military forces of the Philippines and in the Philippine Scouts. . 3. Effective date (a) In general The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Applicability No benefits shall accrue to any person for any period before the effective date of this Act by reason of the amendments made by this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 692 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2013 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Chambliss , Mr. Coats , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Johanns , Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Paul , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Vitter ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use the funds to reduce the Federal debt.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Returned Exclusively For Unpaid National Debt Act or the REFUND Act . 2. Use of unwanted Federal funds to reduce Federal debt (a) Rescission of unwanted Federal funds There is rescinded, from any Federal funds required to be allocated by formula among all States that agree to use such funds for a specified purpose, an amount equal to the amount of such funds that would have otherwise been allocated to a State that identifies such funds under subsection (b) as unwanted. (b) Identification of funds Subsection (a) shall only apply if, not later than the last date on which an application or State plan must be submitted in order for a State to be allocated, in an annual or biennial budget cycle, funds described in such subsection— (1) the State legislature with jurisdiction over such budget cycle adopts a concurrent resolution identifying the funds as unwanted; and (2) the State submits notice of the resolution described in paragraph (1) to the agency head responsible for allocation of the funds, in such form and manner and containing such information as the agency head determines appropriate to make the determination in subsection (c). (c) Determination of amount To be rescinded An agency head that receives notice described in subsection (b)(2) shall determine and report to the Office of Management and Budget the amount to be rescinded under subsection (a). (d) Use for reduction of Federal debt Amounts rescinded under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Secretary of the Treasury in the special fund account “Gifts to Reduce Debt Held by the Public, Bureau of the Public Debt, Treasury” and used to reduce the Federal debt as provided in section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code. (e) Annual report The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Congress each year a report identifying the amount deposited in the Treasury under subsection (d) with respect to each State in such year. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term agency head means the head of a department or agency of the Federal Government. (2) The term State means— (A) each of the several States; (B) the District of Columbia; or (C) any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2013 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.

1. Project authorization (a) In general The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act ( Public Law 102–575 , title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1656 the following: 1657. City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project (a) Authorization The Secretary, in cooperation with the City of Hermiston, Oregon, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse water in the City of Hermiston, Oregon. (b) Cost share The Federal share of the costs of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost. (c) Limitation The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the project described in subsection (a). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections in section 2 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1656 the following: Sec. 1657. City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project. .
II Calendar No. 132 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 693 [Report No. 113–75] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2013 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources July 15, 2013 Reported by Mr. Wyden , with an amendment Insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.

1. Project authorization (a) In general The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act ( Public Law 102–575 , title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1656 the following: 1657. City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project (a) Authorization The Secretary, in cooperation with the City of Hermiston, Oregon, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse water in the City of Hermiston, Oregon. (b) Cost share The Federal share of the costs of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost. (c) Limitation The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the project described in subsection (a). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections in section 2 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1656 the following: Sec. 1657. City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project. . 2. Deauthorization of Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project, Oregon (a) In general Section 1634 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–16) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents of title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–575 ; 106 Stat. 4602) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1634.

July 15, 2013 Reported with an amendment
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 694 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2013 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To remove the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Service to inspect apples.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Apple Red Tape Elimination Act of 2013 . 2. Removal of AMS inspection authority over apples Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall have no authority to inspect apples prior to export.
II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 695 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2013 Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013 . 2. Extension of authorization of appropriations for payment of a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team Section 322(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 . 3. Extension of authorization of appropriations for assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc Section 521A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (g), by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 ; and (2) in subsection (l), by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 .