[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H6767-H6769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Coble, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Marino, Mr. Farenthold, and 
             Mr. Holding):
       H.R. 3309. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements 
     and technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Takano, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Moran, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Negrete 
             McLeod, Ms. Speier, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Fudge, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Enyart, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Lynch, 
             Ms. Hahn, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Delaney, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, and Mr. Lowenthal):
       H.R. 3310. A bill to provide for additional protections and 
     disclosures to consumers when financial products or services 
     are related to the consumers' military or Federal pensions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs, Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STEWART:
       H.R. 3311. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into agreements with States to allow continued 
     operation of facilities and programs that have been 
     determined to have a direct economic impact on tourism, 
     mining, timber, or general transportation in the State and 
     which would otherwise cease operating, in whole or in part, 
     during a Federal Government shutdown that is the result of a 
     lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Rooney, and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3312. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to allow for monthly 
     installment payments for flood insurance under the National 
     Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to cap the annual cost of flood 
     insurance under that Act, to provide for a ten-year phase-in 
     of premium increases resulting from the enactment of the 
     Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Denham, 
             Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Garcia):
       H.R. 3313. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall take that land into trust for the benefit of 
     the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 3314. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     limit recoupments of separation pay, special separation 
     benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members of 
     the Armed Forces subsequently receiving retired or retainer 
     pay; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Denham):
       H.R. 3315. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to allow the repair, expansion, and construction, 
     without elevation, of agricultural structures located in 
     special flood hazard zones, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.

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           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Issa, and Mr. 
             Walberg):
       H.R. 3316. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide transparency and require certain standards in the 
     award of Federal grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 3317. A bill to strengthen the Federal statutes 
     designed to deter money laundering and terrorism financing, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Courtney, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Kuster, Mr. 
             Cardenas, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Swalwell of 
             California, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Walz, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pocan, 
             Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Jones, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Titus, and Ms. 
             Tsongas):
       H.R. 3318. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the above-the-line deduction for 
     certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Mulvaney):
       H.R. 3319. A bill to modernize the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BUCSHON:
       H.R. 3320. A bill to ensure appropriate coverage of 
     ventricular assist devices under the Medicare program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3321. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require each voter registration agency in a 
     State which requires an individual to present a government-
     issued photo identification as a condition of voting in an 
     election for Federal office to provide such an identification 
     without charge upon request to any such individual who does 
     not otherwise possess one, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Chu, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 3322. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prevent and treat diabetes, to promote and improve the care 
     of individuals with diabetes, and to reduce health 
     disparities, relating to diabetes, within racial and ethnic 
     minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic 
     American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific 
     Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs. Black, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Bass, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mrs. 
             Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Murphy of 
             Florida, Mr. Sires, and Mr. Takano):
       H.R. 3323. A bill to realign structures and reallocate 
     resources in the Federal Government, in keeping with the core 
     American belief that families are the best protection for 
     children and the bedrock of any society, to bolster United 
     States diplomacy and assistance targeted at ensuring that 
     every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and 
     loving family, and to strengthen intercountry adoption to the 
     United States and around the world and ensure that it becomes 
     a viable and fully developed option for providing families 
     for children in need, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
           By Mr. HARRIS (for himself and Mr. Fleming):
       H.R. 3324. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to reduce burdensome paperwork, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mr. 
             Holt):
       H.R. 3325. A bill to award grants to improve equality of 
     access to technology-enabled education innovations and 
     understanding of how partnerships of educational agencies and 
     research institutions design and implement such innovations 
     in ways that improve student outcomes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HUFFMAN:
       H.R. 3326. A bill to provide for an exchange of land 
     between the United States and the Trinity Public Utilities 
     District of Trinity County, California, involving a parcel of 
     National Forest System land in Shasta-Trinity National 
     Forest; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 3327. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an extension of the work opportunity tax 
     credit for veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:
       H.R. 3328. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an extension of the work opportunity tax 
     credit for certain targeted groups; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Murphy 
             of Florida, Mr. Quigley, and Ms. Kuster):
       H.R. 3329. A bill to enhance the ability of community 
     financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve 
     their communities, boost small businesses, increase 
     individual savings, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for 
             herself, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Yoder, 
             Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Enyart, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             O'Rourke, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Tsongas, and 
             Mr. Ribble):
       H.R. 3330. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the limitation on the number of veterans authorized to 
     be enrolled in programs of independent living services and 
     assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, 
             Ms. Waters, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 3331. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     ensure that persons who form corporations or limited 
     liability companies in the United States disclose the 
     beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability 
     companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting 
     United States corporations and limited liability companies 
     for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, 
     preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and 
     other misconduct involving United States corporations and 
     limited liability companies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Holt, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 3332. A bill to provide safe, fair, and responsible 
     procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret 
     privilege; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
             Polis):
       H.R. 3333. A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to award mitigation financial assistance in 
     certain areas affected by wildfires; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. 
             Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Schwartz, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 3334. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of certified adult day 
     services under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 3335. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to 
     commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions 
     on interstate firearms transactions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Ms. Speier, Mr. Higgins, 
             and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 3336. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     the National Institutes of Health for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the

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     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 3337. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize payment of expenses for a stopover of the remains 
     of decedents covered by section 1481 of such title en route 
     to the final destination; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, and Mr. Barr):
       H.J. Res. 98. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to applying 
     laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the 
     Federal Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Nolan, 
             Mr. Walz, Mr. Paulsen, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Peterson, 
             and Mr. Kline):
       H. Res. 389. A resolution congratulating the Minnesota Lynx 
     women's basketball team on winning the 2013 Women's National 
     Basketball Association Championship; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 390. A resolution honoring the lives, work, and 
     sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 
     two United States Postal Service employees and Washington, 
     DC, natives who died as a result of their contact with 
     anthrax while working at the United States Postal Facility 
     located at 900 Brentwood Road, NE, Washington, DC, during the 
     anthrax attack in the fall of 2001, United States Postal 
     Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in 
     service to the people of the United States notwithstanding 
     the anthrax attacks, as well as the three other Americans who 
     died and the 17 who became ill in the attacks; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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