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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3988
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure
appropriate access to mental health services under Medicare+Choice plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 3, 1998
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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
A BILL
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
to assure appropriate access to mental health services
under Medicare+Choice plans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare+Choice
Mental Health Coverage Access Assurance Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. ASSURING ADEQUATE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE+CHOICE PLANS.
(a) ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE CARE IN CASES OF
EMERGENCY MENTAL ILLNESS.—
(1) INCLUSION OF THREAT OF SELF-HARM IN
DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION.—
Section 1852(d)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w–22(d)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting
‘‘and including an attempt or threat to inflict injury
to self’’ after ‘‘including severe pain’’.
(2) INCLUSION OF MENTAL HEALTH IN COORDI-
NATION
OF
POST-STABILIZATION
CARE.—Section
1852(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(d)(2))
is amended by inserting ‘‘physical and mental
health’’ after ‘‘appropriate’’.
(b) ADEQUATE
INFORMATION
ABOUT
MENTAL
HEALTH BENEFITS.—
(1) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON MENTAL
HEALTH
COVERAGE.—Section 1851(d)(3)(A)(i) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–21(d)(3)(A)(i)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding hospitalization, outpatient, and drug cov-
erage available for the treatment of mental illness
and addiction disorder’’.
(2) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON ANY UTILI-
ZATION RESTRICTIONS ON MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES.—Section 1852(c)(2)(B) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w–22(c)(1)(B)) is each amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘, including services
and expenditures related to treatment of mental ill-
ness’’.
(c) ASSURING ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES.—Section 1852(d)(1)(D) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(d)(1)(D)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘physical and mental health’’
after ‘‘appropriate’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including inpatient psy-
chiatric hospital services’’ after ‘‘services’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section are effective for contract years beginning on
or after January 1, 1999.
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competitive selection process, as provided in this sec-
tion.
(B)(i) As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promul-
gate appropriate regulations establishing the com-
petitive selection process.
(ii) The regulations shall include provisions for
establishing a procedure for the resolution of dis-
putes between the Secretary and a concessioner in
those instances where the Secretary has been unable
to meet conditions or requirements or provide such
services, if any, as set forth in a prospectus pursu-
ant to paragraph (3).
(2) TEMPORARY
CONTRACT.—Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph (1), the Secretary may
award a temporary concession contract in order to
avoid interruption of services to the public at a park,
except that prior to making such a determination,
the Secretary shall take all reasonable and appro-
priate steps to consider alternatives to avoid such an
interruption.
(3) PROSPECTUS.—(A)(i) Prior to soliciting
proposals for a concession contract at a park, the
Secretary shall prepare a prospectus soliciting pro-
posals, and shall publish a notice of its availability
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 398
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt pesticide rinse water
degradation systems from subtitle C permit requirements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 9, 1997
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt pesticide
rinse water degradation systems from subtitle C permit
requirements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM SUBTITLE C PERMIT RE-
QUIREMENT FOR PESTICIDE RINSE WATER
DEGRADATION SYSTEMS.
Section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6925) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(k) PESTICIDE RINSE WATER DEGRADATION SYS-
TEMS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,
a person owning or operating a pesticide rinse water deg-
radation system that meets the criteria set forth in para-
graph (2) is not subject to the requirement to obtain a
permit under this section for the treatment or disposal of
pesticide rinse water in such system.
‘‘(2) To qualify for the exemption under paragraph
(1), a pesticide rinse water degradation system must meet
the following criteria:
‘‘(A) The system uses evaporation and biologi-
cal degradation to treat or dispose of pesticide rinse
water.
‘‘(B) The system contains an above-ground
tank or double-walled tank that can be inspected for
leaks and that is a tank within the meaning of such
term as used in this subtitle or the regulations pro-
mulgated under this subtitle.
‘‘(C) The system includes a secondary contain-
ment system capable of collecting and containing
any leaks from the tank.
‘‘(D) There is no discharge of fluid from the
system.
‘‘(E) The system, including the secondary con-
tainment system, is protected from rainfall.
‘‘(F) When the system is dismantled or any ma-
trix or media used in the tank is replaced, if the ma-
trix or media contains any hazardous waste, the ma-
trix or media is treated, stored, or disposed of in ac-
cordance with this subtitle and regulations promul-
gated under this subtitle.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘pes-
ticide rinse water degradation system’ means a system for
treating or disposing of water used to rinse pesticide appli-
cation equipment.
‘‘(4) This subsection shall apply with respect to pes-
ticide rinse water degradation systems in operation as of
January 1, 1987.’’.
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date of enactment of this Act, or January 1, 1999,
whichever occurs later.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is
amended by striking out the first section and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938’.
‘‘TITLE I—WAGES AND HOURS’’.
(2) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is
amended by striking out ‘‘this Act’’ each place it oc-
curs and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘this title’’.
(3) Section 17 of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 217) is amended by inserting
‘‘or violations of title II’’ before the period.
SEC. 402. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
202 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘SEC. 247. REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COV-
ERAGE.
‘‘A health insurance issuer (as defined in section
2791(a)) that offers health insurance coverage (as defined
in section 2791(a)) to an employer on behalf of the em-
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6416 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2016 
Mr. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 
Mr. BOST, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and Mr. ABRAHAM) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Armed Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health 
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016’’. 
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purposes of section 3311(f)(2) of title 38, United 
States Code, any member of the Armed Forces who 
died during the period beginning on September 11, 
2001, and ending on December 31, 2005, is deemed 
to have died on January 1, 2006.’’. 
(b) ELECTION
ON RECEIPT
OF CERTAIN BENE-
FITS.—Section 3311(f) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘A surviving 
spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in para-
graph (4), a surviving spouse’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An election made 
under paragraph (3) by a spouse described in 
subparagraph (B) may not be treated as irrev-
ocable if such election occurred before the date 
of the enactment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
SURVIVING
SPOUSE.—A 
spouse described in this subparagraph is an in-
dividual— 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3991
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion
from gross income for foster care payments shall also apply to payments
by certain nongovernmental placement agencies, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1998
Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that the exclusion from gross income for foster care
payments shall also apply to payments by certain non-
governmental placement agencies, 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. EXCLUSION FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS TO
APPLY TO PAYMENTS BY CERTAIN NON-
GOVERNMENTAL PLACEMENT AGENCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
131(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report on benefits paid pursuant 
to covered claims. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) The number of covered claims adju-
dicated during the one-year period preceding 
the date of the report, disaggregated by the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Claims in which the claimant was 
entitled to benefits under chapters 13 or 
15 or sections 2302, 2307, or 5121 of title 
38, United States Code, on the basis of the 
claimant’s status as the spouse of a de-
ceased veteran. 
(ii) Claims in which the claimant was 
entitled to such benefits on the basis of the 
claimant’s status as the child of a deceased 
veteran. 
(iii) Claims in which the claimant was 
entitled to such benefits on the basis of the 
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qualified foster care payment) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) which is paid by—
‘‘(i) a State or political subdivision
thereof, or
‘‘(ii) a nongovernmental organization
which is licensed by, or contracts (directly
or indirectly) with, a State (or political
subdivision thereof) as a placement agency,
and’’.
(b) QUALIFIED FOSTER INDIVIDUALS TO INCLUDE
INDIVIDUALS PLACED BY CERTAIN NONGOVERNMENTAL
PLACEMENT AGENCIES.—Subparagraph (B) of section
131(b)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) 
a 
nongovernmental 
organization
which is licensed by, or contracts (directly or in-
directly) with, a State (or political subdivision
thereof) as a placement agency.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3992
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 5-year recovery
period for petroleum storage facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1998
Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. MATSUI) 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 establish
a 5-year recovery period for petroleum storage facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLASS LIFE FOR PETROLEUM STORAGE FACILI-
TIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section
168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to classification of certain property) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (v), by striking the period
at the end of clause (vi) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and adding
at the end the following new clause:
‘‘(vii) any section 1245 property described in
section 1245(a)(3)(E).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (B)
of section 168(g)(3) of such Code (relating to special rules
for determining class life) is amended by inserting after
the item relating to subparagraph (B)(iii) in the table con-
tained therein the following new item:
‘‘(B)(viii) ....................................................................................................
9’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to property which is placed in serv-
ice on or after the date of enactment of this Act. A tax-
payer may elect (in such form and manner as the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may prescribe) to have such
amendment apply with respect to any property placed in
service before such date.
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ceives funds from the Attorney General under sec-
tion 1803, except that information that would other-
wise be submitted to the State shall be submitted to
the Attorney General.
‘‘SEC. 1803. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) STATE ALLOCATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with regula-
tions promulgated pursuant to this part, the Attor-
ney General shall allocate—
‘‘(A) 0.25 percent for each State; and
‘‘(B) of the total funds remaining after the
allocation under subparagraph (A), to each
State, an amount which bears the same ratio to
the amount of remaining funds described in this
subparagraph as the population of people under
the age of 18 living in such State for the most
recent calendar year in which such data is
available bears to the population of people
under the age of 18 of all the States for such
fiscal year.
‘‘(2) PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION.—If amounts
available to carry out paragraph (1)(A) for any pay-
ment period are insufficient to pay in full the total
payment that any State is otherwise eligible to re-
ceive under paragraph (1)(A) for such period, then
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(349) Section 9704(h) is amended by striking 
‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Commissioner’’. 
(350) Section 9705(b)(1) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘1232(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘1232’’. 
(351) Section 9705(b)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘Act’’. 
(352) Section 9711(c)(4)(B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)(C)’’. 
(353) Section 9712(a)(4)(A) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘section 402 of’’ after ‘‘subsections (h) and 
(i) of’’. 
(354) Section 9812(a)(3)(B)(i) is amended by 
striking the comma at the end and inserting a pe-
riod. 
(355) Section 302 of division P of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2016 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ after ‘‘section 
48(a)(5)(C)’’, and 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘of such 
Code’’ after ‘‘section 48(a)’’. 
(356) Section 32103(a) of the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act is amended by striking 
‘‘section 52106’’ and inserting ‘‘section 32102’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3993
To extend the period for beneficiaries of certain deceased members of the
uniformed 
services 
to 
apply 
for 
a 
death 
gratuity 
under 
the
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance policy of such members.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1998
Mr. GORDON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans Affairs
A BILL
To extend the period for beneficiaries of certain deceased
members of the uniformed services to apply for a death
gratuity under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insur-
ance policy of such members.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 8134 of the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 1994 (38 U.S.C. 1967 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking out ‘‘in
the performance of duty’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘in the line of duty’’; and
(2) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking out
‘‘September 30, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘September 30, 1996’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3994
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to clarify that nothing in that Act shall
prohibit a State from using individuals other than merit-staffed or civil
service employees of the State (or any political subdivision thereof) in
providing employment services under that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1998
Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. HOEKSTRA, and Mr. UPTON) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to clarify that nothing
in that Act shall prohibit a State from using individuals
other than merit-staffed or civil service employees of
the State (or any political subdivision thereof) in provid-
ing employment services under that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3997
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare+Choice
organizations to assure access to obstetrician-gynecologists and to assure
continuity of care.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1998
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,
and Mr. BECERRA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require
Medicare+Choice organizations to assure access to obste-
trician-gynecologists and to assure continuity of care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Consumer
Bill of Rights Conforming Act of 1998’’.
SECTION 1. USE OF INDIVIDUALS OTHER THAN MERIT-
STAFFED OR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF
A STATE IN THE PROVISION OF EMPLOY-
MENT 
SERVICES 
UNDER 
THE 
WAGNER-
PEYSER ACT.
Section 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a State from
using individuals other than merit-staffed or civil service
employees of the State (or any political subdivision there-
of) in providing employment services under this Act.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3995
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage penalty
in the earned income tax credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1998
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mrs. KEN-
NELLY of Connecticut) 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 reduce
the marriage penalty in the earned income tax credit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
REDUCTION 
OF 
MARRIAGE 
PENALTY 
IN
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 32(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to phaseout
amount) is amended by adding at the end the following
flush sentence:
‘‘In the case of a joint return for a taxable year be-
ginning after December 31, 1998, the preceding
table shall be applied by substituting ‘$16,020’ for
‘$11,610’ each place it appears.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of
section 32(j) of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new flush sentence:
‘‘In the case of the $16,020 amounts in subsection
(b)(2), subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall be
applied by substituting ‘calendar year 1998’ for ‘cal-
endar year 1995’.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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