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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 746 
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane treatment of animals 
by Federal Government facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Ms. 
SLAUGHTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane 
treatment of animals by Federal Government facilities. 
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 ‘‘The Animal Welfare 
in Agricultural Research Endeavors Act’’ or the ‘‘AWARE 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANIMAL WELFARE. 
Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
2144) is amended— 
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(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Any’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
any Federal research facility or any other’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Any’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) ANIMAL EXHIBITION.—Any’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS NOT APPLICABLE.—For pur-
poses of the application of standards and other re-
quirements described in paragraph (1) to a Federal 
research facility or any other department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States having labora-
tory animal facilities, the exclusions contained in 
section 2(g)(3) shall not apply.’’. 
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(B) by striking ‘‘BASE PERIOD RESEARCH 
EXPENSES’’ in the heading and inserting ‘‘AV-
ERAGE QUALIFIED RESEARCH EXPENSES’’. 
(7) Section 280C(c) of such Code is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘basic research expenses 
(as defined in section 41(e)(2))’’ in paragraph 
(1) and inserting ‘‘basic research payments (as 
defined in section 41(e)(1))’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘basic research expenses’’ 
in paragraph (2)(B) and inserting ‘‘basic re-
search payments’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2014. 
(2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendment made 
by subsection (b) shall apply to amounts paid or in-
curred after December 31, 2014. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4146
To encourage States to require a holding period for any student expelled
for bringing a gun to school.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1998
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Ms. FURSE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. HOOLEY of
Oregon, and Mr. WISE) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To encourage States to require a holding period for any
student expelled for bringing a gun to school.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HOLDING PERIOD FOR STUDENTS BRINGING A
GUN TO SCHOOL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 222 of
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5632) or any other provision of law, for
fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter, the
amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under
that section for a fiscal year shall be increased for preven-
tion and intervention related to school violence by 25 per-
cent, if the State has in effect a State law described in
subsection (b) by not later than the first day of that fiscal
year.
(b) STATE LAW DESCRIBED.—A State law is de-
scribed in this subsection if it requires that—
(1) any administrator or employee of a public
or private school who has reasonable cause to believe
that a student is or has been in possession of a fire-
arm while in or on the premises of a school building
in violation of Federal or State law, shall imme-
diately report the student’s conduct to an appro-
priate law enforcement agency and to an appropriate
juvenile department or agency of the State;
(2) upon receipt of a report under paragraph
(1), the appropriate law enforcement agency shall
immediately cause an investigation to be made to de-
termine whether there is probable cause to believe
that the student, while in or on the premises of a
public building, possessed a firearm in violation of
Federal or State law;
(3) if a determination of probable cause is made
under paragraph (2)—
(A) the student shall immediately be de-
tained by the appropriate law enforcement
agency for not more than 72 hours in an appro-
priate juvenile justice setting for purposes of
psychological evaluation and for a judicial de-
termination (pursuant to a hearing) regarding
whether the student is a danger to himself or
herself or to others; and
(B) a parent, guardian, or other adult with
responsibility for the student shall be notified of
that detention and the purposes of that deten-
tion; and
(4) if the court makes a determination under
paragraph (3)(A) that the student is a danger to
himself or herself or others, the student shall be
placed in an appropriate juvenile justice setting to
receive professional psychological counseling.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4147
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum
annual contribution to education individual retirement accounts to $5,000
for higher education purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1998
Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HORN, Mr. FATTAH, Ms.
STABENOW, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. THURMAN, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of
Texas) 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 increase
the maximum annual contribution to education individual
retirement accounts to $5,000 for higher education pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Higher Education Af-
fordability Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO
EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT AC-
COUNT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 530(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
‘‘$500’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 530(d)(4)(C) of such Code is
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$5,000’’.
(2) Section 4973(e)(1)(A) of such Code is
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$5,000’’.
(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. 4148
AN ACT
To amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit
the applicability of the Act to apples.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4148
AN ACT
To amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the
applicability of the Act to apples.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SCOPE OF EXPORT APPLE AND PEAR ACT.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—The Act of June 10, 1933 (7
U.S.C. 581 et seq.; commonly known as the Export Apple
and Pear Act), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 11. This Act may be cited as the ‘Export Apple
Act’.’’.
(b) DEFINITION OF APPLES.—Section 9 of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) The term ‘apples’ means fresh whole apples,
whether or not the apples have been in storage.’’.
(c) ELIMINATION OF REFERENCES TO PEARS.—Such
Act is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and/or pears’’ each place it ap-
pears in the first section and sections 5 and 6; and
(2) by striking ‘‘or pears’’ each place it appears
in the first section and sections 2, 3, and 4.
Passed the House of Representatives October 5,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4148
To amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the applicability of
the Act to apples.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1998
Mr. SMITH of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the
applicability of the Act to apples.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SCOPE OF EXPORT APPLE AND PEAR ACT.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—The Act of June 10, 1933 (7
U.S.C. 581 et seq.; commonly known as the Export Apple
and Pear Act), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 11. This Act may be cited as the ‘Export Apple
Act’.’’.
contractors to financially underwrite the delivery of
health care services under the Civilian Health and
Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.
(3) SUBVENTION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘sub-
vention program’’ means the program established
under section 3 to reimburse the Department of De-
fense, from the Medicare program under title XVIII
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.),
for health care services provided to Medicare-eligible
covered military beneficiaries through the managed
care option of the TRICARE program.
(4) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’
means the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services acting jointly.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBVENTION PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall jointly establish a program to provide the Depart-
ment of Defense with reimbursement, beginning October
1, 1997, in accordance with section 4, from the Medicare
program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) for health care services provided to
Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiaries who agree
to receive the health care services through the managed
care option of the TRICARE program.
(b) DEFINITION OF APPLES.—Section 9 of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) The term ‘apples’ means fresh whole apples,
whether or not the apples have been in storage.’’.
(c) ELIMINATION OF REFERENCES TO PEARS.—Such
Act is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and/or pears’’ each place it ap-
pears in the first section and sections 5 and 6; and
(2) by striking ‘‘or pears’’ each place it appears
in the first section and sections 2, 3, and 4.
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(b) VOLUNTARY ENROLLMENT.—For purposes of the
subvention program, enrollment of Medicare-eligible cov-
ered military beneficiaries in the managed care option of
the TRICARE program shall be voluntary, except that the
total number of Medicare-eligible covered military bene-
ficiaries so enrolled shall be subject to the capacity and
funding limitations specified in section 4.
(c) EFFECT OF ENROLLMENT.—In the case of a
Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiary who enrolls
in the managed care option of the TRICARE program,
payments may not be made under title XVIII of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) other than under
the subvention program for health care services provided
through the managed care option, except that the Sec-
retaries may provide exceptions for emergencies or other
situations as the Secretaries consider appropriate.
(d) TRICARE PROGRAM ENROLLMENT FEE WAIV-
ER.—The Secretary of Defense shall waive the enrollment
fee applicable to any Medicare-eligible covered military
beneficiary enrolled in the managed care option of the
TRICARE program for whom reimbursement may be
made under section 4.
(e) MODIFICATION OF TRICARE CONTRACTS.—In
carrying out the subvention program, the Secretary of De-
fense may amend existing TRICARE program contracts
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U.S.C. 923(b)), and section 14 of the Act of August 29, 
1935 (45 U.S.C. 231m).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2004. 
SEC. 311. MAINTENANCE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDING. 
Section 452(j) (42 U.S.C. 652(j)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or the amount appropriated under this paragraph 
for fiscal year 2002, whichever is greater,’’ before ‘‘which 
shall be available’’. 
SEC. 312. MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR 
SERVICE FUNDING. 
Section 453(o) (42 U.S.C. 653(o)) is amended—
(1) in the 1st sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 
amount appropriated under this paragraph for fiscal 
year 2002, whichever is greater,’’ before ‘‘which 
shall be available’’; and 
(2) in the 2nd sentence, by striking ‘‘for each 
of fiscal years 1997 through 2001’’. 
TITLE IV—CHILD WELFARE 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
Section 1130(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1320a–9(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’.
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) CONTRIBUTION RULES.—
‘‘(i) EMPLOYER
MAY
ELECT
3-PER-
CENT
NONELECTIVE
CONTRIBUTION.—An
employer shall be treated as meeting the
requirements of clauses (iii) and (iv) of
subparagraph (A) for any year if, in lieu of
the contributions described in such clauses,
the employer elects to make nonelective
contributions of 3 percent of compensation
for each employee who is eligible to partici-
pate in the arrangement and who has at
least $5,000 of compensation from the em-
ployer for the year. If an employer makes
an election under this clause for any year,
the employer shall notify employees of such
election within a reasonable period of time
before the 60-day period for such year
under paragraph (5)(C).
‘‘(ii) 
DISCRETIONARY
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—A plan shall not be treated as fail-
ing to meet the requirements of subpara-
graph (A)(v) merely because, pursuant to
the terms of the plan, an employer makes
that significantly facilitated the commission or
concealment of the offense;
‘‘(C) if the offense is committed in connec-
tion with an offense under section 513 (relating
to counterfeit or forged securities of the States
and private entities), 514 (relating to fictitious
obligations), 1029 (relating to fraud and related
activity in connection with access devices), 1030
(relating to fraud and related activity in con-
nection with computers), 1341 (relating to mail
frauds and swindles), 1342 (relating to the use
of a fictitious name or address), 1343 (relating
to fraud by wire, radio, or television), 1344 (re-
lating to bank fraud), or 1708 (relating to theft
or receipt of stolen mail matter) of this title, or
any other provision of Federal law relating to
fraud or mail fraud, as determined by the At-
torney General; or
‘‘(D) in the case of a second or subsequent
conviction of an offense under this section;
‘‘(4) a fine under this title or imprisonment for
not more than 25 years, or both, if the offense—
‘‘(A) is committed to facilitate an act of
international terrorism (as defined in section
2331(1) of this title); or
(c) CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 1028(c) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) either—
‘‘(A) the production, transfer, possession,
or use prohibited by this section is in or affects
interstate or foreign commerce; or
‘‘(B) the means of identification, identifica-
tion document, false identification document, or
document-making implement is transported in
the mail in the course of the production, trans-
fer, possession, or use prohibited by this sec-
tion.’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (d) of section 1028 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(d) In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘document-making implement’
means any implement, impression, electronic device,
or computer hardware or software, that is specifi-
cally configured or primarily used for making an
identification document, a false identification docu-
ment, or another document-making implement;
‘‘(2) the term ‘identification document’ means a
document made or issued by or under the authority
grant request. If the Secretary disapproves the re-
quest or determines that the request is incomplete or 
deficient, the Secretary shall include the reason for 
disapproval or the incomplete items or deficiencies in 
a notice to Amtrak. 
‘‘(2) 15-DAY MODIFICATION PERIOD.—Not later 
than 15 days after receiving notification from the 
Secretary under paragraph (1), Amtrak shall submit 
a modified request for the Secretary’s review. 
‘‘(3) REVISED REQUESTS.—Not later than 15 
days after receiving a modified request from Am-
trak, the Secretary shall either approve the modified 
request, or, if the Secretary finds that the request 
is still incomplete or deficient, the Secretary shall 
identify in writing to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate the remaining deficiencies and recommend a 
process for resolving the outstanding portions of the 
request. 
‘‘(e) PAYMENT TO AMTRAK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), in each fiscal year for which amounts are 
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an adequate measure for establishing penalties
under the Federal sentencing guidelines;
(2) the number of means of identification, iden-
tification documents, or false identification docu-
ments (as defined in section 1028(d) of title 18,
United States Code, as amended by this Act) in-
volved in the offense, is an adequate measure for es-
tablishing penalties under the Federal sentencing
guidelines;
(3) the extent to which the value of the loss to
any individual caused by the offense is an adequate
measure for establishing penalties under the Federal
sentencing guidelines;
(4) the range of conduct covered by the offense;
(5) the extent to which sentencing enhance-
ments within the Federal sentencing guidelines and
the court’s authority to sentence above the applica-
ble guideline range are adequate to ensure punish-
ment at or near the maximum penalty for the most
egregious conduct covered by the offense;
(6) the extent to which Federal sentencing
guidelines sentences for the offense have been con-
strained by statutory maximum penalties;
(7) the extent to which Federal sentencing
guidelines for the offense adequately achieve the
purposes 
of 
sentencing 
set 
forth 
in 
section
3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code; and
(8) any other factor that the United States
Sentencing Commission considers to be appropriate.
SEC. 6. CENTRALIZED COMPLAINT AND CONSUMER EDU-
CATION SERVICE FOR VICTIMS OF IDENTITY
THEFT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall establish
procedures to—
(1) log and acknowledge the receipt of com-
plaints by individuals who certify that they have a
reasonable belief that 1 or more of their means of
identification (as defined in section 1028 of title 18,
United States Code, as amended by this Act) have
been assumed, stolen, or otherwise unlawfully ac-
quired in violation of section 1028 of title 18, United
States Code, as amended by this Act;
(2) provide informational materials to individ-
uals described in paragraph (1); and
(3) refer complaints described in paragraph (1)
to appropriate entities, which may include referral
to—
(A) the 3 major national consumer report-
ing agencies; and
(B) appropriate law enforcement agencies
for potential law enforcement action.
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H. R. 4818—233
connection with wildland fire management activities: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire
appropriations to enter into non-competitive sole source leases of
real property with local governments, at or below fair market value,
to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such
leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations,
retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facili-
ties, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for
construction activity associated with the lease: Provided further,
That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire
management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000,000,
between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and
expedite jointly funded wildland fire management programs and
projects: Provided further, That funds provided for wildfire suppres-
sion shall be available for support of Federal emergency response
actions.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and
any of its component offices and bureaus for the remedial action,
including associated activities, of hazardous waste substances,
pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $9,855,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
sums recovered from or paid by a party in advance of or as
reimbursement for remedial action or response activities conducted
by the Department pursuant to section 107 or 113(f) of such Act,
shall be credited to this account, to be available until expended
without further appropriation: Provided further, That such sums
recovered from or paid by any party are not limited to monetary
payments and may include stocks, bonds or other personal or real
property, which may be retained, liquidated, or otherwise disposed
of by the Secretary and which shall be credited to this account.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction of buildings, recreation facilities, roads, trails,
and appurtenant facilities, $11,500,000, to remain available until
expended.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and
318(d) of Public Law 94–579, including administrative expenses
and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $11,350,000,
to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and
to remain available until expended.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
For expenses necessary for management, protection, and
development of resources and for construction, operation, and
maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements
on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on
other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant coun-
ties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of
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(i) any program for rental assistance 
under section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f); and 
(ii) the program under section 7 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437e) for desig-
nating public housing for occupancy by 
certain populations; 
(I) activities funded under title I, II, III, 
or IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.); or 
(J) the food stamp program as defined in 
section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2012(h)). 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The head of a 
State entity or of a sub-State entity administering 2 or 
more qualified programs proposed to be included in a dem-
onstration project under this section shall (or, if the 
project is proposed to include qualified programs adminis-
tered by 2 or more such entities, the heads of the admin-
istering entities (each of whom shall be considered an ap-
plicant for purposes of this section) shall jointly) submit 
to the administering Secretary of each such program an 
application that contains the following: 
(1) PROGRAMS INCLUDED.—A statement identi-
fying each qualified program to be included in the