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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 580
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that income of
certain spouses will not be aggregated for purposes of the limitations
of sections 401(a)(17) and 404(l) of such Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. COBLE 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 income of certain spouses will not be aggregated
for purposes of the limitations of sections 401(a)(17)
and 404(l) of such Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) paragraph (17) of section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘In determining the
compensation of an employee, the rules of section
414(q)(9) shall apply; except that—
‘‘(A) in applying such rules, the term ‘fam-
ily’ shall only include the spouse of the em-
ployee and any lineal descendants of the em-
ployee who have not attained age 19 before the
close of the year, and
‘‘(B) such rules shall not attribute com-
pensation between spouses if both of such
spouses are licensed to perform services in the
same professional field and perform services in
such field on a full-time basis for the em-
ployer.’’
(b) Subsection (l) of section 404 is amended by strik-
ing the last sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘In de-
termining the compensation of an employee, the rules of
section 414(q)(6) shall apply; except that—
‘‘(1) in applying such rules, the term ‘family’
shall only include the spouse of the employee and
any lineal descendants of the employee who have not
attained age 19 before the close of the year, and
‘‘(2) such rules shall not attribute compensation
between spouses if both of such spouses are licensed
to perform services in the same professional field
and perform services in such field on a full-time
basis for the employer.’’
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply
to years beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 585
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to provide for State
disapproval of issuance of permits for the taking of marine mammals
in protected State waters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. SAXTON, and Mr. BILIRAKIS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
provide for State disapproval of issuance of permits for
the taking of marine mammals in protected State waters.
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 ‘‘Marine Mammal Pub-
lic Display Reform Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. STATE DISAPPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
FOR TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS IN STATE
WATERS.
Subsection (d) of section 104 of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7)(A) The Secretary may not issue a permit under
subsection (c)(2) for the taking of any marine mammal
from protected State waters for the purpose of public dis-
play if—
‘‘(i) issuance of such a permit would be incon-
sistent with State law; and
‘‘(ii) the Governor of the State in which the
taking would occur submits to the Secretary notice
of State disapproval of the permit, including an ex-
planation of the reasons for the disapproval, not
later than 30 days after the date of publication of
notice of application for the permit pursuant to
paragraph (2).
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘pro-
tected State waters’ means State waters that—
‘‘(i) receive special protection by State law from
certain activities; or
‘‘(ii) have been designated by State law as hav-
ing special value.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 586
To provide for a Federal Open Market Advisory Committee, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. HAMILTON (for himself and Mr. OBEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To provide for a Federal Open Market Advisory Committee,
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 ‘‘Monetary Policy Re-
form Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE.
Section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 263(a)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
tions for periods beginning after the first September 30
which occurs not less than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 108. REGULATORY STANDARDS FOR CAPITAL-EFFI-
CIENT DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
Section 39 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as
added by section 132 of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Improvement Act of 1991) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f),
and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respec-
tively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d) STANDARDS FOR CAPITAL-EFFICIENT DEPOSI-
TORY INSTITUTIONS.—Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall
not apply with respect to any capital-efficient insured de-
pository institution.’’.
SEC. 109. AMENDMENT RELATING TO CERTAIN NOTICE RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Section 42 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1831s) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsections:
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY
TO ‘OUTSTANDING’ INSTITU-
TIONS.—This section shall not apply with respect to any
insured depository institution which received a rating of
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Fed-
eral Open Market Advisory Committee (hereafter in
this section referred to as the ‘Advisory Committee’),
which shall consist of the presidents of the Federal
Reserve banks.
‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The president of the Fed-
eral Reserve Bank of New York shall serve as the
chairperson of the Advisory Committee.
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The meetings of the Advisory
Committee shall be held in Washington, District of
Columbia, not less than 4 times a year upon the call
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall
advise the Board on the conduct of open-market
operations.’’.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12A of the Federal
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 263) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Committee’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘REGULATIONS.—’’ be-
fore ‘‘NO FEDERAL RESERVE’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘ACCOMMO-
DATION OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS.—’’ before
‘‘The time’’.
(b) 
UNITED
STATES
OBLIGATIONS.—Section
14(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 355(2))
is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Open Market Commit-
tee’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System’’.
(c) OTHER REFERENCES IN FEDERAL LAW.—Except
as otherwise provided in this section, any reference in Fed-
eral law to the Federal Open Market Committee shall be
construed to be a reference to the Federal Open Market
Advisory Committee.
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SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, regulation, document,
record, map, or other paper of the United States to the
facility referred to in section 1 is deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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(23) KALENA (Hawaii registration number
HA–1923–E).
(24) LAURISA (United States official number
924052).
(25) LIBBY ROSE (United States official
number 236976).
(26) LISERON (United States official number
971339).
(27) MARINE STAR (United States official
number 248329).
(28) MARINER (United States official number
285452).
(29) MARY B (Kentucky registration number
KY–0098–HX).
(30) MOONSHINE (United States official
number 974226).
(31) MYSTIQUE (United States official num-
ber 921194).
(32) NORTHERN LIGHT (United States offi-
cial number 237510).
(33) PAI NUI (Hawaii registration number
HA–6949–D).
(34) PANDACEA (United States official num-
ber 665892).
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(35) PELICAN (United States official number
234959).
(36) PLAY PRETTY (United States official
number 975346).
(37) PRINCE OF TIDES II (United States of-
ficial number 903858).
(38) RBOAT (United States official number
563955).
(39) SABLE (Massachusetts registration num-
ber MS–1841–AM).
(40) SERENA (United States official number
965317).
(41) SHILOH (United States official number
902675).
(42) SIDEWINDER (United States official
number 991719).
(43) SWELL DANCER (United States official
number 622046).
(44) TESSA (United States official number
675130).
(45) TOP DUCK (United States official num-
ber 990973).
(46) VIKING (United States official number
286080).
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(47) WHIT CON TIKI (United States official
number 663823).
(b) Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Ma-
rine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883) or any other law
restricting a foreign-flag vessel from operating in the
coastwise trade, the foreign-flag vessel H851 may engage
in the coastwise trade to transport an offshore drilling
platform jacket from a place near Aransas Pass, Texas,
to a site on the Outer Continental Shelf known as Viosca
Knoll 989.
(c) Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Ma-
rine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June
19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections 12106 and
12107 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of
Transportation may issue certificates of documentation
with a coastwise and Great Lakes endorsement for the
vessels LADY CHARL II (United States official number
541399) and LINETTE (United States official number
654318).
(d) Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Ma-
rine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June
19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title
46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation
may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise
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endorsement for the vessel M/V TWIN DRILL (Panama
official number 8536–PEXT–2) if—
(1) the vessel undergoes a major conversion (as
defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States
Code) in a United States shipyard;
(2) the cost of the major conversion is more
than 3 times the purchase value of the vessel before
the major conversion;
(3) the major conversion is completed and the
vessel is documented under chapter 121 of title 46,
United States Code, with a coastwise endorsement
before June 30, 1995;
(4) the person documenting the vessel contracts
with a United States shipyard to construct an addi-
tional vessel of equal or greater capacity within 12
months of the date of enactment of this Act, for de-
livery within 36 months of the date of such contract,
which vessel shall also be documented under chapter
121 of title 46, United States Code.
(e) Notwithstanding sections 12106 and 12108 of
title 46, United States Code, the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 27 of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Secretary
of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation
with a coastwise and fishery endorsement for the vessel
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REEL CLASS (Hawaii registration number HA–6566–
E).
(f) Notwithstanding section 12108 of title 46, United
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may issue
a certificate of documentation with a fishery endorsement
for the vessel DA WARRIOR (United States official num-
ber 962231).
(g) Notwithstanding any other law or any agreement
with the United States Government, the vessels UST AT-
LANTIC (United States official number 601437) and
UST PACIFIC (United States official number 613131)
may be sold to a person that is not a citizen of the United
States and transferred to or placed under a foreign reg-
istry.
(h) Notwithstanding any other law, the vessel AMY
CHOUEST (United States official number 995631) is
deemed to be less than 500 gross tons, as measured under
chapter 145 of title 46, United States Code, for purposes
of the maritime laws of the United States.
SEC. 4. NAUTICAL CHARTING AND MARINE SAFETY IM-
PROVEMENTS.
No later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce may deploy a
Physical Ocean Real-Time System consisting, at a mini-
mum, of current, wind, tide, salinity, and water level
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measuring devices and necessary computer links, in Gal-
veston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel.
SEC. 5. PILOT PROGRAM ON SEALIFT TRAINING.
The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 3-
year pilot program for Sealift Training at the Massachu-
setts Maritime Academy.
Passed the House of Representatives November 20,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
which operates and maintains a Liberty Ship or Victory
Ship as a memorial to merchant mariners.
(b) VESSELS DESCRIBED.—Vessels which may be
conveyed under subsection (a) are vessels which—
(1) are in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
on the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) are not less than 10,000 displacement tons;
(3) have no usefulness to the Government; and
(4) are scheduled to be scrapped.
(c) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of
conveying any vessel to an organization under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall require that before the date of the
conveyance the organization enter into an agreement
under which the organization shall—
(1) sell the vessel for scrap purposes;
(2) use the proceeds of that scrapping for the
purpose of refurbishing and making seaworthy a
Liberty Ship or Victory Ship which the organization
maintains as a memorial to merchant mariners, to
enable the ship to participate in 1994 in commemo-
rative activities in conjunction with the 50th anni-
versary of the Normandy invasion; and
(3) return to the United States any proceeds of
scrapping carried out pursuant to paragraph (1)
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for the vessel DA WARRIOR (United States official num-
ber 962231).
(g) Notwithstanding any other law or any agreement
with the United States Government, the vessels UST AT-
LANTIC (United States official number 601437) and
UST PACIFIC (United States official number 613131)
may be sold to a person that is not a citizen of the United
States and transferred to or placed under a foreign reg-
istry.
(h) Notwithstanding any other law, the vessel AMY
CHOUEST (United States official number 995631) is
deemed to be less than 500 gross tons, as measured under
chapter 145 of title 46, United States Code, for purposes
of the maritime laws of the United States.
SEC. 4. NAUTICAL CHARTING AND MARINE SAFETY IM-
PROVEMENTS.
No later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce may deploy a
Physical Ocean Real-Time System consisting, at a mini-
mum, of current, wind, tide, salinity, and water level
measuring devices and necessary computer links, in Gal-
veston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel.
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SEC. 5. PILOT PROGRAM ON SEALIFT TRAINING.
The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a
3-year pilot program for Sealift Training at the Massachu-
setts Maritime Academy.
Passed the House of Representatives November 20,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
By DALLAS L. DENDY, JR.,
Assistant to the Clerk.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 597
To institute management reforms and eliminate conflicts-of-interest on boards
of directors of depository institutions and depository holding companies,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. KANJORSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To institute management reforms and eliminate conflicts-
of-interest on boards of directors of depository institu-
tions and depository holding companies, 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 ‘‘Management and Con-
flict of Interest Reform Amendments of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Section 202 of the Depository Institution Man-
agement Interlocks Act (12 U.S.C. 3201) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) the term ‘depository institution’ means a
commercial bank, a foreign bank, a savings bank, a
trust company, a savings association, a building and
loan association, a homestead association, a coopera-
tive bank, an industrial bank, or a credit union;’’;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) the term ‘outside counsel’ means any indi-
vidual who is not a full time employee of the deposi-
tory institution or depository holding company and
who receives compensation, either directly or
through a law firm, partnership, or corporation, for
legal services or advice rendered to the depository in-
stitution or depository holding company or any of its
subsidiaries, affiliates, or holding companies;
‘‘(8) the term ‘outside accountant’ means any
individual who is not a full time employee of the de-
pository institution or depository holding company
and who receives compensation, either directly or
through an accounting firm, partnership, or corpora-
tion, for accounting services or advice rendered to
SECTION 1. PRESUMPTION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABIL-
ITY BENEFITS UNDER THE BLACK LUNG BEN-
EFITS PROGRAM.
Section 422 of the Federal Coal Mine Health and
Safety Act of 1969 (30 U.S.C. 932) is amended by adding
after subsection (l) the following new subsection:
‘‘(m)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or reg-
ulation, in the case of any claim filed under this part be-
tween July 1, 1973, and April 1, 1980, with respect to
a miner who has engaged in coal mining employment for
at least 10 years, such miner shall be presumed to be to-
tally disabled due to pneumoconiosis, or to have been to-
tally disabled due to pneumoconiosis, or the death of such
miner shall be presumed to be due to pneumoconiosis,
arising out of that employment, if any of the following
medical requirements is met:
‘‘(A) A single positive chest roentgenogram (X-
ray), biopsy, or autopsy indicates the existence of
pneumoconiosis.
‘‘(B) A single set of positive ventiliatory studies
indicates the presence of a chronic respiratory or
pulmonary disease.
‘‘(C) A single set of positive blood gas studies
indicates the presence of an impairment in the
transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the blood.
SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON DATA COLLECTION WHICH IS
UNRELATED TO SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS.
(a) LIMITATION
ON DATA COLLECTION AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as
added by section 5 of this Act) is amended by inserting
after subsection (b) (as added by section 7 of this Act)
the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON DATA COLLECTION WHICH IS
NOT RELATED TO SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act other than section
8, an appropriate Federal banking agency may not require
an insured depository institution to submit any informa-
tion which is not related to—
‘‘(1) the safety or soundness of the institution;
‘‘(2) the insured deposits of the institution; or
‘‘(3) reserve requirements applicable with re-
spect to the institution,
in connection with any report, application, notice or other
document otherwise authorized or required under this
Act.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF OTHER REPORTING BURDENS.—
(1) Section 122 of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 is re-
pealed.
SEC. 6. BOARD SUBJECT TO BUDGET PROCESS.
Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code (relating
to budget contents and submission to Congress), is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD BUDGET TREAT-
MENT.—Not later than October 16 of each year, the esti-
mated receipts and proposed expenditures of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and all Fed-
eral Reserve Banks for the current year and the next 2
succeeding years shall be transmitted by the Board to the
President. The President shall transmit to the Congress
the information received in accordance with this sub-
section, without change, together with the budget trans-
mitted to the Congress under subsection (a).’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 588
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 20 South Main in Beaver, Utah, as the ‘‘Abe
Murdock United States Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 20 South Main in Beaver, Utah, is designated
as the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States Post Office
Building’’.
SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, regulation, document,
record, map, or other paper of the United States to the
facility referred to in section 1 is deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 588
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 South
Main in Beaver, Utah, as the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
20 South Main in Beaver, Utah, is designated as the ‘‘Abe Murdock
United States Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map,
or other paper of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 is deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Abe Murdock
United States Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 588
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
20 South Main in Beaver, Utah, as the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States
Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 20 South Main in Beaver, Utah, as the ‘‘Abe
Murdock United States Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 20 South Main in Beaver, Utah, is designated
as the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States Post Office
Building’’.
SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, regulation, document,
record, map, or other paper of the United States to the
facility referred to in section 1 is deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States Post Office Building’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 588
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 25 (legislative day, APRIL 19), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 20 South Main in Beaver, Utah, as the ‘‘Abe
Murdock United States Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 20 South Main in Beaver, Utah, is designated
as the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States Post Office
Building’’.