The provisions, which include a call for a new strategic plan on information technology R&D, were originally spelled out in a bill (H.R. 967) that passed the House last April on a 406-11 vote. .
Another point of contention, Kendall said, was a provision called a "true-up," which would have partly accounted for any revenue that exceeded projections.
BuzzFeed also noticed a provision, called a ratchet, in the S-1 that could give some investors even more.
The farm bill that President Barack Obama signed this month contains a provision -- called "Cock-A-Doodle-Don't" by the magazine Modern Farmer and the "Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act" by the rather stodgier Congress -- making it a federal crime to attend an animal fight.
Most bonds have a "call" provision, allowing the issuer to redeem the issue, usually at a price above face value.
A feature of almost all fixed-income securities is a call provision.
And while digital products today are supposedly not covered by the first-sale provision, a Web site called ReDigi already runs a secondhand market for digital content.
This provision, called a leverage ratio, is an attempt to require banks to hold reserves against all their money at risk, with no leeway to play games with accounting rules.
In the final days of the state legislative session in Jefferson City last week, a death penalty moratorium was rejected, but the House, which Republicans control, passed a provision calling for a commission to study the question.
Lawmakers and aides were still ironing out the other major parts of the pending energy legislation Friday night, including details of a provision calling for a huge increase in production of fuels made from corn and other renewable sources.
