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that was partitioned and the plan created by the partition 
order. 
‘‘(e) In addition to the payment of guaranteed bene-
fits under subsection (d)(2)(B), each eligible participant 
or beneficiary of the plan created by the partition order 
shall receive a monthly benefit for each month the benefit 
is in pay status in an amount that— 
‘‘(1) the corporation, in consultation with the 
Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate, determines 
to be fair to the plan, the participant or beneficiary, 
the employers, and the corporation; and 
‘‘(2) is at least equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the monthly nonforfeitable benefit for 
such participant or beneficiary payable under 
the plan that was partitioned; or 
‘‘(B) 80 percent of the maximum benefit 
commencing at age 65 guaranteed under sec-
tion 4022(a) for participants and beneficiaries 
in terminated single employer plans, unreduced 
for early retirement. 
Such monthly benefit may be combined with the monthly 
payment under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(f)(1) The corporation shall establish a legacy fund 
for the purposes of funding the administrative and benefit 
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Union Calendar No. 167 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2843 
[Report No. 114–221] 
A BILL 
To require certain improvements in the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’s PreCheck expe-
dited screening program, and for other purposes. 
JULY 22, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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H. R. 1198
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City of Grants
Pass, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
promptly convey to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘City’’), without monetary compensation, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property
described in subsection (b).
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The real property referred to in sub-
section (a) is that parcel of land depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Merlin Landfill Map’’ and dated June 20, 1997, consisting
of—
(A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of Land
Management land on which the City has operated a landfill
under lease; and
(B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of Land
Management land that are adjacent to the land described
in subparagraph (A).
(2) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary of the
Interior may determine more particularly the real property
described in paragraph (1).
(c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the City to agree to
H. R. 1198—2
indemnify the Government of the United States for all liability
of the Government that arises from the property.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1198
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City
of Grants Pass, Oregon.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. SMITH of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS,
OREGON.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall promptly convey to the City of Grants Pass,
Oregon (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), without
monetary compensation, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the real property described in sub-
section (b).
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The real property referred
to in subsection (a) is that parcel of land depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘llllll’’ and dated
llllll, 1997, consisting of—
(A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land on which the City has
operated a landfill under lease; and
(B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land that are adjacent to
the land described in subparagraph (A).
(2) DETERMINATION
BY
SECRETARY.—The
Secretary of the Interior may determine more par-
ticularly the real property described in paragraph
(1).
(c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require
the City to agree to indemnify the Government of the
United States for all liability of the Government that
arises from the property.
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costs to the corporation arising from partitions under this 
section, as described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) Any administrative and benefit costs to the cor-
poration arising from a partition ordered under this sec-
tion in excess of amounts available in such legacy fund 
shall be paid from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed 
for multiemployer plans. 
‘‘(g) Only one partition order shall be issued with re-
spect to each eligible multiemployer plan. 
‘‘(h) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘eligi-
ble participant or beneficiary’ means a participant or ben-
eficiary of an eligible multiemployer plan that is parti-
tioned in accordance with a petition order under this sec-
tion, and who is an employee or beneficiary of an employee 
of an employer that is described in subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(i) Not later than 14 days after the issuance of a 
partition order under this section, the corporation shall 
provide notice of such order to the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
of Representatives, and to all eligible participants or bene-
ficiaries whose guaranteed benefits will be paid directly or 
indirectly by the plan created by the partition order.’’. 
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IIA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1198
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 9, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1198 RFS
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS,
OREGON.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall promptly convey to the City of Grants Pass,
Oregon (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), without
monetary compensation, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the real property described in sub-
section (b).
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The real property referred
to in subsection (a) is that parcel of land depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘Merlin Landfill Map’’ and
dated June 20, 1997, consisting of—
(A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land on which the City has
operated a landfill under lease; and
(B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land that are adjacent to
the land described in subparagraph (A).
(2) DETERMINATION
BY
SECRETARY.—The
Secretary of the Interior may determine more par-
ticularly the real property described in paragraph
(1).
(c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require
the City to agree to indemnify the Government of the
HR 1198 RFS
United States for all liability of the Government that
arises from the property.
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
II
Calendar No. 135
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1198
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 9, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
JULY 30, 1997
Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, without amendment
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1198 RS
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS,
OREGON.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall promptly convey to the City of Grants Pass,
Oregon (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), without
monetary compensation, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the real property described in sub-
section (b).
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The real property referred
to in subsection (a) is that parcel of land depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘Merlin Landfill Map’’ and
dated June 20, 1997, consisting of—
(A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land on which the City has
operated a landfill under lease; and
(B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land that are adjacent to
the land described in subparagraph (A).
(2) DETERMINATION
BY
SECRETARY.—The
Secretary of the Interior may determine more par-
ticularly the real property described in paragraph
(1).
(c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require
the City to agree to indemnify the Government of the
HR 1198 RS
United States for all liability of the Government that
arises from the property.
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 135
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1198
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
JULY 30, 1997
Reported without amendment
H. R. 4759—32 
TITLE IV—PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 401. ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS. 
Section 308(4)(A) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
U.S.C. 2518(4)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) a party to a free trade agreement that entered 
into force with respect to the United States after 
December 31, 2003, and before January 2, 2005, a 
product or service of that country or instrumentality 
which is covered under the free trade agreement for 
procurement by the United States.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(ii) AV.—The term ‘‘AV’’ means the 
adjusted value of the good. 
(iii) VNM.—The term ‘‘VNM’’ means 
the value of nonoriginating materials that 
are acquired and used by the producer in 
the production of the good, but does not 
include the value of a material that is self- 
produced. 
(3) BUILD-UP METHOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The regional value-con-
tent of a good may be calculated on the basis 
of the following build-up method: 
VOM 
RVC = ———— × 100 
AV 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In subparagraph (A): 
(i) RVC.—The term ‘‘RVC’’ means 
the regional value-content of the good, ex-
pressed as a percentage. 
(ii) AV.—The term ‘‘AV’’ means the 
adjusted value of the good. 
(iii) VOM.—The term ‘‘VOM’’ means 
the value of originating materials that are 
acquired or self-produced, and used by the 
producer in the production of the good. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN AUTOMOTIVE 
GOODS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (b)(2), the regional value-content of an 
automotive good referred to in Annex 5–A of 
the Agreement shall be calculated by the im-
porter, exporter, or producer of the good, on the 
basis of the following net cost method: 
NC–VNM 
RVC = ———— × 100 
NC 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In subparagraph (A): 
(i) AUTOMOTIVE
GOOD.—The term 
‘‘automotive good’’ means a good provided 
for in any of subheadings 8407.31 through 
8407.34, subheading 8408.20, heading 
8409, or in any of headings 8701 through 
8708. 
(ii) RVC.—The term ‘‘RVC’’ means 
the regional value-content of the auto-
motive good, expressed as a percentage. 
(iii) NC.—The term ‘‘NC’’ means the 
net cost of the automotive good. 
(iv) VNM.—The term ‘‘VNM’’ means 
the value of nonoriginating materials that 
are acquired and used by the producer in 
the production of the automotive good, but 
does not include the value of a material 
that is self-produced.
(C) MOTOR VEHICLES.— 
(i) BASIS
OF
CALCULATION.—For 
purposes of determining the regional value- 
content under subparagraph (A) for an 
automotive good that is a motor vehicle 
provided for in any of headings 8701 
through 8705, an importer, exporter, or 
producer may average the amounts cal-
culated under the formula contained in 
subparagraph (A), over the producer’s fis-
cal year— 
(I) with respect to all motor vehi-
cles in any one of the categories de-
scribed in clause (ii); or 
(II) with respect to all motor ve-
hicles in any such category that are 
exported to the territory of the United 
States or Australia. 
(ii) CATEGORIES.—A category is de-
scribed in this clause if it— 
(I) is the same model line of 
motor vehicles, is in the same class of 
vehicles, and is produced in the same 
plant in the territory of Australia or 
the United States, as the good de-
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2845 
To promote access to benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2015 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Ms. 
BASS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To promote access to benefits under the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AGOA Enhancement 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to support efforts 
to— 
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(3) RECRUITMENT OF UNITED STATES WORK-
ERS.—Section 212(n)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)), as amended
by paragraph (2), is further amended by inserting
after subparagraph (E) the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(F) The employer, prior to filing the applica-
tion, attempted unsuccessfully and in good faith to
recruit a United States worker for the employment
that will be done by the alien whose services are
being sought, using recruitment procedures that
meet industry-wide standards and offering wages
that are at least—
‘‘(i) 100 percent of the actual wage level
paid by the employer to other individuals with
similar experience and qualifications for the
specific employment in question, or
‘‘(ii) 100 percent of the prevailing wage
level for individuals in such employment in the
area of employment,
whichever is greater, based on the best information
available as of the date of filing the application, and
offering the same benefits and additional compensa-
tion provided to similarly-employed workers by the
employer.’’.
(4) DEPENDENCE ON H–1B WORKERS.—Section
212(n)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)), as amended by paragraphs (2)
and (3), is further amended by inserting after sub-
paragraph (F) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(G)(i) Whether the employer is dependent on
H–1B workers, as defined in clause (ii) and in such
regulations as the Secretary of Labor may develop
and promulgate in accordance with this paragraph.
‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i), an employer is
‘dependent on H–1B workers’ if the employer—
‘‘(I) has fewer than 41 full-time equivalent
employees who are employed in the United
States and employs four or more non-
immigrants under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b);
or
‘‘(II) has at least 41 full-time equivalent
employees who are employed in the United
States, and employs nonimmigrants described
in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) in a number that
is equal to at least ten percent of the number
of such full-time equivalent employees.
‘‘(iii) In applying this subparagraph, any group
treated as a single employer under subsection (b),
(c), (m), or (o) of section 414 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 shall be treated as a single em-
ployer under this subparagraph. Aliens with respect
to whom the employer has filed such an application
shall be treated as employees, and counted as non-
immigrants 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b),
under this paragraph.’’.
(5) JOB CONTRACTORS.—(A) Section 212(n)(1)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(n)(1)), as amended by paragraphs (2) through
(4), is further amended by inserting after subpara-
graph (G) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(H) In the case of an employer that is a job
contractor (within the meaning of regulations pro-
mulgated by the Secretary of Labor to carry out this
subsection), the contractor will not place any H–1B
employee with another employer unless such other
employer has executed an attestation that the em-
ployer is complying and will continue to comply with
the requirements of this paragraph in the same
manner as they apply to the job contractor.’’.
(B) Section 212(n)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
HR 2845 RFS 
(2) by redesignating subsection (k) (as so 
amended) as subsection (l); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) CONCURRENT COMPACTS.—An eligible country 
that has entered into and has in effect a Compact under 
this section may enter into and have in effect at the same 
time not more than one additional Compact in accordance 
with the requirements of this title if— 
‘‘(1) one or both of the Compacts are or will be 
for purposes of regional economic integration, in-
creased regional trade, or cross-border collabora-
tions; and 
‘‘(2) the Board determines that the country is 
making considerable and demonstrable progress in 
implementing the terms of the existing Compact and 
supplementary agreements thereto.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
613(b)(2)(A) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7712(b)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Compact’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section apply with respect to Compacts entered into be-
tween the United States and an eligible country under the 
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Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 before, on, or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 7, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 11
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit political
action committees from making contributions or expenditures for the
purpose of influencing elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. ARCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit political action committees from making con-
tributions or expenditures for the purpose of influencing
elections for Federal office, 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. BAN ON ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL ACTION
COMMITTEES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘BAN ON FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIVITIES BY POLITICAL
ACTION COMMITTEES
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, no political action committee
may make contributions, solicit or receive contributions,
or make expenditures for the purpose of influencing an
election for Federal office.
‘‘(b) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘political action committee’ means
any political committee which is not—
‘‘(1) the principal campaign committee of a
candidate; or
‘‘(2) a national, State, local, or district commit-
tee of a political party, including any subordinate
committee thereof.’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
301(4)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431(4)(A)) is amended
by inserting after ‘‘persons’’ the following: ‘‘(but not in-
cluding a partnership for purposes of section 323(b))’’.
(2) Section 316(b)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
441b(b)(2)) is amended—
(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B) and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C).
SEC. 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITA-
TION ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS
OTHER THAN INDIVIDUAL IN-STATE RESI-
DENTS.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
may not, with respect to an election for Federal office,
accept contributions from persons other than individual
in-State residents totaling more than 20 percent of the
total of contributions accepted from all sources.
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘individual
in-State resident’ means an individual who resides in the
State in which the congressional district involved is lo-
cated.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to elections for Federal office held after December
31, 1996.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2848 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to penalize aliens who 
overstay their visas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2015 
Mr. BARLETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to penalize 
aliens who overstay their visas, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Visa Overstay Enforce-
ment Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. VISA OVERSTAYS CRIMINALIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Immigration and Nationality 
Act is amended by inserting after section 274D the fol-
lowing: 
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