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4012a(f)(8)) and subsection 1366(e) and paragraphs 
(2) and (3) of section 1367(b) of the National Flood 
Insurance
Act
of
1968
(42
U.S.C.
4104c(e), 
4104d(b)(2)–(3)): Provided further, That total ad-
ministrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the 
total appropriation. 
NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND 
For the predisaster mitigation grant program under 
section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), $22,500,000 
(increased by $7,655,000) to remain available until ex-
pended. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out the emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That total ad-
ministrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total 
amount made available under this heading.
moderate-income persons under risk-sharing agree-
ments with private mortgage insurers; and
(4) otherwise provide for the complete elimi-
nation of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to section 101.
(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—
(1) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Congress a plan to carry
out subsection (a), which shall include any rec-
ommendations for—
(A) legislation necessary to carry out sub-
section (a);
(B) transfers of functions and activities,
including all existing obligations to other exist-
ing or successor Federal or State agencies.
(2) PRIVATIZATION OF FHA.—Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report
which shall include—
(A) recommendations and a strategic plan
for the complete privatization of the Federal
Housing Administration; and
(B) a description of the projected cost sav-
ings to the Federal Government that would be
(1) the proposed appropriations included for 
each project and activity tied to mission require-
ments, program management capabilities, perform-
ance levels, and specific capabilities and services to 
be delivered; 
(2) the total estimated cost and projected 
timeline of completion for all multi-year enhance-
ments, modernizations, and new capabilities that are 
proposed in such budget or underway; 
(3) a detailed accounting of operations and 
maintenance and contractor services costs; and 
(4) a current acquisition program baseline for 
each project, that— 
(A) notes and explains any deviations in 
cost, performance parameters, schedule, or esti-
mated date of completion from the original ac-
quisition program baseline; 
(B) aligns the acquisition programs cov-
ered by the baseline to mission requirements by 
defining existing capabilities, identifying known 
capability gaps between such existing capabili-
ties and stated mission requirements, and ex-
plaining how each increment will address such 
known capability gaps; and
tiable instrument by an agent of the issuer of
the instrument that is authorized to do so; or
(C) the transmittal of money by wire, in
any form or by any method or manner;
(4) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal
Trade Commission;
(5) the term ‘‘depository institution’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c));
(6) the term ‘‘Federally chartered credit union’’
means a credit union having an organization certifi-
cate approved by the National Credit Union Board
under section 102 of the Federal Credit Union Act
(123 U.S.C. 1752a);
(7) the term ‘‘government check’’ means any
check issued by the United States or any agency of
the United States;
(8) the term ‘‘insured depository institution’’
has the meaning given that term in section 3(c) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813(c));
(9) the term ‘‘insured credit union’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 101(7) of the
Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752(7));
(10) the term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and the territories and posses-
sions of the United States; and
(11) 
the 
term 
‘‘sufficient 
identification’’
means—
(A) a valid driver’s license that bears the
name and address of the person providing the
license as identification;
(B) a valid photo-identification card issued
by a State or Federal agency; or
(C) a valid United States passport.
(b) TERMS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF SEC-
TION 4.—A term used in section 4 that is not defined in
this Act shall have the meaning given that term by—
(1) section 3(s) of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(s)); or
(2) in the case of a term not defined in the Act
referred to in paragraph (1), section 1(b) of the
International Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C.
3101).
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SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Of-
fice acquisition and deployment of radiological detection 
systems in accordance with the global nuclear detection 
architecture, $42,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 
of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropria-
tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 
to appropriation accounts for such activities established 
pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the 
applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be ac-
counted for as one fund for the same time period as origi-
nally enacted. 
SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2014, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail-
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1096
To assure compliance with the guarantees of the 5th, 14th, and 15th amend-
ments to the Constitution by prohibiting the intentional creation of
legislative districts based on race, color, or language minority status
of voters within such districts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 1995
Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To assure compliance with the guarantees of the 5th, 14th,
and 15th amendments to the Constitution by prohibiting
the intentional creation of legislative districts based on
race, color, or language minority status of voters within
such districts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivi-
sion, in the establishment of districts for the election of
members to any Federal, State, or local multi-member
body with legislative functions, to create any such district
with the intent to assure that a majority of the voters in
that district are people of a particular race or color or
language minority (as such term is used in title I of the
Voting Rights Act of 1965).
SEC. 2. CIVIL ACTION.
Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of section
1 may, in a civil action, obtain appropriate relief.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1097
To terminate the Office of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 1995
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. JONES, and Mr.
TAYLOR of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To terminate the Office of the Surgeon General of the Public
Health Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That all authorities, funds, and personnel of the Office
of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service are
transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the
Department of Health and Human Services, and such Of-
fice, and the position of such Surgeon General, are termi-
nated.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1099
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the applicability
of the generation-skipping transfer tax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 1995
Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. JACOBS)
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 limit the
applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF GENERA-
TION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2651 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to generation assignment) is
amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f),
and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection:
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE
FOR PERSONS WITH
A DE-
CEASED PARENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determin-
ing whether any transfer is a generation-skipping
transfer, if—
‘‘(A) an individual who has an interest in
property is a descendant of a parent of the
transferor (or the transferor’s spouse or former
spouse), and
‘‘(B) such individual’s parent who is a lin-
eal descendant of the parent of the transferor
(or the transferor’s spouse or former spouse) is
dead at the time the transfer from which such
interest is established or derived is subject to a
tax imposed by chapter 11 or 12 upon the
transferor (and if there shall be more than 1
such time, then at the latest such time),
such individual shall be treated as if such individual
were a member of the generation which is 1 genera-
tion below the lower of the transferor’s generation or
the generation assignment of the youngest living an-
cestor of such individual who is also a descendant of
the parent of the transferor (or the transferor’s
spouse or former spouse), and the generation assign-
ment of any descendant of such individual shall be
adjusted accordingly.
‘‘(2) LIMITED APPLICATION OF SUBSECTION TO
COLLATERAL
HEIRS.—This subsection shall not
apply to any individual who is not a lineal descend-
ant of the transferor (or the transferor’s spouse or
former spouse) if, at the time of the transfer, such
transferor has any living lineal descendant.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 2612(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining direct skip) is amended by
striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating para-
graph (3) as paragraph (2).
(2) Section 2612(c)(2) of such Code (as so re-
designated) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section
2651(e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2651(f)(2)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to terminations, distributions, and
transfers occurring on or after January 1, 1995.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 109
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the effective date
for discontinuance of compensation and pension paid by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall be the date on which the recipient dies, rather
than the last day of the preceding month, in the case of a veteran
with a surviving spouse, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
the effective date for discontinuance of compensation and
pension paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
be the date on which the recipient dies, rather than
the last day of the preceding month, in the case of
a veteran with a surviving spouse, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISCONTINUANCE OF
CERTAIN VETERANS’ BENEFITS BY REASON
OF DEATH OF RECIPIENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5112(b)(1) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) by reason of—
‘‘(A) the marriage or remarriage of the
payee, shall be the last day of the month before
the month during which such marriage or re-
marriage occurs; and
‘‘(B) the death of the payee, shall be (i)
the last day of the month before the month dur-
ing which the death occurs, or (ii) in the case
of a payee who was in receipt of compensation
or pension and who has a surviving spouse, the
date on which the death occurs;’’.
(b) PAYMENT OF BENEFIT FOR FINAL MONTH.—
Section 5112 of such title is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) In the case of discontinuance of payment of com-
pensation or pension covered by subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii),
the payment for the final calendar month (or any portion
thereof) for which such benefit is payable shall (notwith-
standing any other provision of law) be payable to the sur-
viving spouse.’’.
(c) COMMENCEMENT
DATE
FOR
DIC.—Section
5110(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the effective
date of an award of dependency and indemnity compensa-
tion for which application is received within one year from
the date of death shall, in the case of a surviving spouse
to whom an amount is payable pursuant to section
5111(d) of this title, be the day following the date on
which the death occurred.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to the death of com-
pensation and pension recipients occurring after the later
of (1) September 30, 1995, or (2) the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall carry out through the Bureau all func-
tions, powers, and duties vested in the Secretary re-
lating to the administration of a comprehensive pro-
gram of offshore mineral and renewable energy re-
sources management. 
(2) SPECIFIC
AUTHORITIES.—The Director 
shall promulgate and implement regulations— 
(A) for the proper issuance of leases for 
the exploration, development, and production of 
nonrenewable and renewable energy and min-
eral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf; 
(B) relating to resource identification, ac-
cess, evaluation, and utilization; 
(C) for development of leasing plans, lease 
sales, and issuance of leases for such resources; 
and 
(D) regarding issuance of environmental 
impact statements related to leasing and post 
leasing activities including exploration, develop-
ment, and production, and the use of third 
party contracting for necessary environmental 
analysis for the development of such resources.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1101
To abolish the Board of Review of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 1995
Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. DAVIS, and Mrs. MORELLA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
A BILL
To abolish the Board of Review of the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ABOLITION OF BOARD OF REVIEW AND RELAT-
ED AUTHORITY.
(a) ABOLITION
OF BOARD
OF REVIEW.—Section
6007 of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of
1986 (100 Stat. 1783–379) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (f) and (h);
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(g).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) RELATIONSHIP TO AND EFFECT OF OTHER
LAWS.—Section 6009(b) of the Metropolitan Wash-
ington Airports Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 1783–384)
is amended by striking ‘‘or by reason of the author-
ity’’ and all that follows through the end of the sub-
section and inserting a period.
(2) SEPARABILITY.—Section 6011 of the Met-
ropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (100
Stat. 1783–385) is amended by striking ‘‘Except as
provided in section 6007(h), if ’’ and inserting ‘‘If ’’.
(c) PROTECTION
OF CERTAIN ACTIONS.—Actions
taken by the Airports Authority and submitted to the
Board of Review pursuant to section 6007(f)(4) of the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 before
April 1, 1995, shall remain in effect and shall not be set
aside solely by reason of a judicial order invalidating cer-
tain functions of the Board of Review.
(d) AMENDMENT
OF LEASE.—The Secretary of
Transportation shall amend the lease entered into with the
Airports Authority under section 6005(a) of the Metro-
politan Washington Airports Act of 1986 to secure the
Airports Authority’s consent to the amendments made by
this Act.
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS IN OTHER LAW.
Any reference in any Federal law, Executive order,
rule, regulation, or delegation of authority to the Board
of Review of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Au-
thority or the provisions of law repealed under this Act
is hereby repealed.
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Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program for 2010–2015 and Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for the Proposed 5-Year Program published January 
21, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 3631). 
(2) VIRGINIA LEASE SALE PLANNING AREA.— 
The term ‘‘Virginia lease sale planning area’’ means 
the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as that term 
is defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)) that is bounded by— 
(A) a northern boundary consisting of a 
straight line extending from the northernmost 
point of Virginia’s seaward boundary to the 
point on the seaward boundary of the United 
States exclusive economic zone located at 37 de-
grees 17 minutes 1 second North latitude, 71 
degrees 5 minutes 16 seconds West longitude; 
and 
(B) a southern boundary consisting of a 
straight line extending from the southernmost 
point of Virginia’s seaward boundary to the 
point on the seaward boundary of the United 
States exclusive economic zone located at 36 de-
grees 31 minutes 58 seconds North latitude, 71 
degrees 30 minutes 1 second West longitude.
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scope of their official duties, who submit informal
complaints to the Secretary under this section, alleg-
ing a violation of section 2 of the Act (7 U.S.C.
499b), to include a filing fee. For licensed persons
that have also paid an annual license fee, such filing
fee shall be $60 per petition. For all other persons,
such fee shall be $100 per petition. If the Secretary
determines under section 6(a) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
499f(a)), that the facts contained in a petition de-
scribed in such section warrant further action, the
person or persons submitting the petition shall sub-
mit to the Secretary a further filing fee. For licensed
persons that have also paid an annual license fee,
such filing fee shall be $300 per petition. For all
other persons, other than Federal employees acting
within the scope of their official duties, such fee
shall be $500 per petition. The Secretary may not
forward a copy of a complaint to the commission
merchant, dealer, broker, or producer involved until
after the Secretary receives the required filing fees.
‘‘(3) In determining the amount of damages in-
curred by a prevailing party in a formal reparation
proceeding under section 7 of this Act (7 U.S.C.
499g), the Secretary shall assess the amount of fil-
ing fees against the losing party: Provided, That a
for the purposes of conducting an investigation under sub-
section (c). The identity of any person filing a written no-
tification under this subsection shall be considered to be
confidential information. The identity of such person, and
any portion of the notification to the extent that it would
indicate the identity of such person, are specifically ex-
empt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Infor-
mation Act), as provided in subsection (b)(3) of such sec-
tion.’’.
(b) GROUNDS AND PROCESS OF INVESTIGATIONS.—
Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS AND NOTIFICA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) COMMENCING OR EXPANDING AN INVES-
TIGATION.—If there appears to be, in the opinion of
the Secretary, reasonable grounds for investigating a
complaint made under subsection (a) or a written
notification made under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall investigate such complaint or notifica-
tion. In the course of the investigation, if the Sec-
retary determines that violations of this Act are in-
dicated other than the alleged violations specified in
the complaint or notification that served as the basis
with the applicant is prohibited from employment
with a licensee under section 8(b).’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
(b) EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT SANCTION.—Section
8(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 499h(b)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary may
extend the period of employment sanction as to a respon-
sibly connected person for an additional one-year period
upon the determination that the person has been unlawfully
employed as provided in this subsection.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING LICENSING
SANCTION.—Section 4 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 499d) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘is prohibited
from employment with a licensee under section 8(b)
or’’ after ‘‘with the applicant,’’ in the matter preced-
ing subparagraph (A); and
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary may not issue
a license to an applicant under this subsection if the
applicant or any person responsibly connected with
the applicant is prohibited from employment with a
licensee under section 8(b).’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to mod-
ernize, streamline, and strengthen the operation of the
Act.’’.
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SEC. 6. STATUTORY TRUST ON COMMODITIES AND SALE
PROCEEDS.
(a) REPEAL OF SECRETARIAL NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—Paragraph (3) of section 5(c) of the Perish-
able Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C.
499e(c)), is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘and
has filed such notice with the Secretary’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF CONTENT
OF NOTIFICA-
TION.—Such paragraph is further amended by inserting
after the first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘The
written notice to the commission merchant, dealer, or
broker shall set forth information in sufficient detail to
identify the transaction subject to the trust.’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL METHOD OF NOTIFICATION FOR LI-
CENSEES.—Such section is further amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) In addition to the method of preserving the ben-
efits of the trust specified in paragraph (3), a licensee may
use ordinary and usual billing or invoice statements to
provide notice of the licensee’s intent to preserve the trust.
The bill or invoice statement must include the information
required by the last sentence of paragraph (3) and contain
on the face of the statement the following: ‘The perishable
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SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall be effective upon enactment.
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