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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2438
To encourage the establishment of appropriate trails on abandoned railroad
rights-of-way, while ensuring the protection of certain reversionary prop-
erty rights.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. SNOWBARGER, Mr. LARGENT, Mr.
COBURN, Mr. POMBO, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. METCALF, Mr. TALENT,
Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska,
Mr. HANSEN, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. BOB SCHAF-
FER of Colorado, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, and Mr. THUNE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To encourage the establishment of appropriate trails on
abandoned railroad rights-of-way, while ensuring the pro-
tection of certain reversionary property rights.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
Section 8(d) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1247(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Consistent with the purposes’’
and all that follows through ‘‘rights-of-way for rail-
road purposes.’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘for management of such’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘transfer or use’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘, with respect to the portion of
any railroad right-of-way donated, transferred,
leased, or otherwise conveyed for use for establish-
ment of such a trail, for management of the trail,
for any legal liability arising out of the donation,
transfer, lease, or other conveyance and use’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘Board shall’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘Board may’’;
(4) by inserting ‘‘, in furtherance of the na-
tional policy to preserve established railroad rights-
of-way for future reactivation of rail service,’’ after
‘‘for interim use’’; and
(5) by striking ‘‘, and shall not permit’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘of such use’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘. This subsection shall not preempt
State law with respect to the establishment of, and
rights incident to, an easement, right-of-way, or
other property interest in land’’.
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request that the administrative judge request a
stay described in subsection (f)(3)(A);
‘‘(II) if such claim alleges discrimination in
the Commission or alleges an action appealable
to the Merit Systems Protection Board, a writ-
ten request electing that a determination of
such claim be made under the procedures speci-
fied in either subparagraph (A) or (B) of sec-
tion 7702(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code,
or a request described in subclause (I); or
‘‘(III) if such claim alleges a grievance
that is subject to section 7121 of title 5, United
States Code, but not appealable to the Merit
Systems Protection Board, a written request to
raise such claim under the administrative and
judicial procedures provided in such section
7121 or a request described in subclause (I); or
‘‘(ii) in the 90-day period beginning on the date
the complaint is filed under subsection (c) or in the
90-day period beginning on the date such Federal
employee receives such notice (whichever 90-day pe-
riod begins later), commence a civil action in an ap-
propriate district court of the United States for de
novo review of such claim.
‘‘(3)(A) Such Federal employee may either—
‘‘(ii) any mailing from a Member of Con-
gress to other Members of Congress, or to Fed-
eral, State, or local government officials;
‘‘(iii) any mailing of a news release to the
communications media;
‘‘(iv) any mailing described in clause (iv)
or (v) of section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (39 U.S.C.
3210 note), subject to the same restriction as
specified in such clause (iv) with respect to a
Member of the Senate; or
‘‘(v) a town meeting notice; and
‘‘(B) the term ‘franked mail’ has the meaning
given such term by section 3201(4) of title 39,
United States Code.’’.
SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEMBERS’ OFFICIAL
MAIL ALLOWANCE.
(a) REDUCTION IN MAXIMUM ALLOCATION.—Section
311(e)(2)(B)(i) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5’’.
(b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS.—Paragraph (3) of
section 311(e) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no
amount may be transferred to or from the Official Mail
Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(B) A Member of the House of Representatives may
transfer amounts from the Official Mass Mailing Allow-
ance of the Member to the Official Mail Allowance of the
Member.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect as of the first day of the first regular session
of Congress beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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HR 2440 EAS
missing child case detection, identification, in-
vestigation, and prevention;
‘‘(C) disseminated 15,491,344 free publica-
tions to citizens and professionals; and
‘‘(D) worked with law enforcement on the
cases of 59,481 missing children, resulting in the
recovery of 40,180 children;
‘‘(15) the demand for the services of the Center
is growing dramatically, as evidenced by the fact that
in 1997, the Center handled 129,100 calls, an all-time
record, and by the fact that its new Internet website
(www.missingkids.com) receives 1,500,000 ‘hits’ every
day, and is linked with hundreds of other websites to
provide real-time images of breaking cases of missing
children;
‘‘(16) in 1997, the Center provided policy train-
ing to 256 police chiefs and sheriffs from 50 States
and Guam at its new Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement
Training Center;
‘‘(17) the programs of the Center have had a re-
markable impact, such as in the fight against infant
abductions in partnership with the healthcare indus-
try, during which the Center has performed 668 on-
site hospital walk-throughs and inspections, and
trained 45,065 hospital administrators, nurses, and
SEC. 503. LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF LARGE DONOR
MULTICANDIDATE 
POLITICAL 
COMMITTEE
CONTRIBUTIONS BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES CANDIDATES.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by sections 401 and
501, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(k) A candidate for the office of Representative in,
or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress,
and the authorized political committees of such candidate,
may not, with respect to an election other than a general
election, accept contributions from large donor multican-
didate political committees in excess of 20 percent of the
total accepted from all multicandidate political commit-
tees.’’.
TITLE VI—CONSIDERATION OF
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
SEC. 601. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any provision of this Act or any
amendment made by this Act is found unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court, the provisions of section 2908 (other
than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of
a joint resolution described in section 602 in the same
manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution de-
scribed in section 2908(a) of such Act.
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of applying sub-
section (a) with respect to such provisions, the following
rules shall apply:
(1) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on the Judici-
ary of the House of Representatives and any ref-
erence to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(2) Any reference to the date on which the
President transmits a report shall be deemed a ref-
erence to the date on which the Supreme Court finds
a provision of this Act or an amendment made by
this Act unconstitutional.
SEC. 602. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT DESCRIBED.
For purposes of section 601, a joint resolution de-
scribed in this section is a joint resolution proposing the
following text as an amendment to the Constitution of the
United States:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. Congress may provide for reasonable re-
strictions on contributions and expenditures in campaigns
for election for Federal office as necessary to protect the
integrity of the electoral process.
‘‘SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation. No legislation enacted
to enforce this article shall apply with respect to any elec-
tion held after the last day of the year of the third Presi-
dential election held after the date of the enactment of
the legislation, unless the period in which such legislation
is in effect is extended by an Act of Congress which is
signed into law by the President.’’.
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‘‘(2)(A) A Federal employee who believes that an en-
tity of the Federal Government has discriminated against
such employee in violation of this section, to whom sub-
section (c)(1)(A)(ii) applies, who has requested such entity
to provide the conciliation described in subsection
(c)(1)(A)(ii), and who is the subject of, or about to be
the subject of, a personnel action to be taken against such
employee as a result of expressing that belief or requesting
such conciliation may file with the Commission a request
for a stay of such personnel action, together with an affi-
davit made by such employee in support of such request.
‘‘(B) Immediately after receiving such request so sup-
ported, the Commission shall appoint an administrative
judge to review such request. Subsection (f)(3) shall apply
with respect to such review and to the issuance of a stay
requested under subparagraph (A).’’.
(C) in the third sentence by striking ‘‘The’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) The’’,
(D) in the fourth sentence by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A)
and (B), respectively,
(E) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘With’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) With’’, and
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2440
AN ACT
To make technical amendments to section 10 of
title 9, United States Code.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2440
AN ACT
To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9,
United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VACATION OF AWARDS.
Section 10 of title 9, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by indenting the margin of paragraphs (1)
through (4) of subsection (a) 2 ems;
(2) by striking ‘‘Where’’ in such paragraphs
and inserting ‘‘where’’;
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and insert-
ing a semicolon and by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of
paragraph (3);
(4) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Where an
award’’ and inserting ‘‘If an award’’, by inserting a
comma after ‘‘expired’’, and by redesignating the
paragraph as subsection (b).
Passed the House of Representatives November 12,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2440
To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9,
United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VACATION OF AWARDS.
Section 10 of title 9, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by indenting the margin of paragraphs (1)
through (4) of subsection (a) 2 ems;
(2) by striking ‘‘Where’’ in such paragraphs
and inserting ‘‘where’’;
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and insert-
ing a semicolon and by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of
paragraph (3);
(4) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Where an
award’’ and inserting ‘‘If an award’’, by inserting a
comma after ‘‘expired’’, and by redesignating the
paragraph as subsection (b).
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2440
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9,
United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VACATION OF AWARDS.
Section 10 of title 9, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by indenting the margin of paragraphs (1)
through (4) of subsection (a) 2 ems;
(2) by striking ‘‘Where’’ in such paragraphs
and inserting ‘‘where’’;
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and insert-
ing a semicolon and by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of
paragraph (3);
(4) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Where an
award’’ and inserting ‘‘If an award’’, by inserting a
comma after ‘‘expired’’, and by redesignating the
paragraph as subsection (b).
Passed the House of Representatives November 12,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
development and poverty alleviation in eligible poor coun-
tries (as defined in section 1626(c)), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall commence immediate efforts within the 
Paris Club of Official Creditors, as well as the Inter-
national Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and 
the other international financial institutions (as defined 
in section 1701(c)(2)), to ensure that the provision of debt 
cancellation to the countries is not conditioned on any 
agreement by such a country to implement or comply with 
policies that deepen poverty or degrade the environment, 
including any policy that— 
‘‘(1) implements or extends user fees on pri-
mary education or primary health care, including 
prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS, tu-
berculosis, malaria, and infant, child, and maternal 
well-being; 
‘‘(2) provides for increased cost recovery from 
poor people to finance basic public services such as 
education, health care, or sanitation; 
‘‘(3) would have the effect of increasing the cost 
to consumers with incomes of less than $2 per day 
for access to clean drinking water through—
‘‘(A) decreased public subsidy for water 
supply, treatment, disposal, distribution, or 
management; 
‘‘(B) reduced intrasectoral or intersectoral 
subsidization of residential water consumers 
with incomes of less than $2 per day; 
‘‘(C) reduced government ability to regu-
late; or 
‘‘(D) mandated privatization of water; or 
‘‘(4) undermines workers’ ability to exercise ef-
fectively their internationally recognized worker 
rights, as defined under section 526(e) of the For-
eign Operations, Export Financing and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1995 (22 U.S.C. 262p– 
4p). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Not 
later than December 31 of each year, the President shall 
submit to the Committees on Financial Services and on 
International Relations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report, 
which shall be made available to the public, on the activi-
ties undertaken under this section, and other progress
made in accomplishing the purposes of this section, for 
the prior fiscal year.’’. 
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‘‘(C) whether the alien has been convicted of an 
aggravated felony and such conviction has become 
final; and 
‘‘(D) whether the alien was afforded the proce-
dures required by section 238(b)(4). 
‘‘(2) No court shall have jurisdiction to review any 
issue other than an issue described in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 112. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ASYLUM DETERMINATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM.—Section 
208(a) (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3). 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING ASYLUM.—Section 
208(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (D). 
SEC. 113. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS CONCERNING 
APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF ALIENS. 
Section 236 (8 U.S.C. 1226) is amended by striking 
subsection (e). 
SEC. 114. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS CONCERNING 
WAIVERS. 
(a) INADMISSIBLE ALIENS.—Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 
1182) is amended—
(1) by striking the final sentences of sub-
sections (d)(12) and (h); and 
(2) in subsection (i)—
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Union Calendar No. 225
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2440
[Report No. 105–381]
To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
NOVEMBER 5, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9,
United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VACATION OF AWARDS.
Section 10 of title 9, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by indenting the margin of paragraphs (1)
through (4) of subsection (a) 2 ems;
(2) by striking ‘‘Where’’ in such paragraphs
and inserting ‘‘where’’;
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and insert-
ing a semicolon and by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of
paragraph (3);
(4) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Where an
award’’ and inserting ‘‘If an award’’, by inserting a
comma after ‘‘expired’’, and by redesignating the
paragraph as subsection (b).
been selected or is available or qualified to be se-
lected under this subsection to act as participating
administrative entity, the Director may, on a
project-by-project basis—
(A) select another entity described in para-
graph (2), using the criteria under paragraph
(3) to act as the participating administrative
entity for such project;
(B) assign a participating administrative
entity otherwise assigned to a geographic juris-
diction or classification of eligible multifamily
housing projects that does not include such
project to act as the participating administra-
tive entity for such project; or
(C) act as the participating administrative
entity for such project.
(c) PROHIBITION.—No private entity acting or serv-
ing as a participating administrative entity shall share,
participate in, or otherwise benefit from any equity cre-
ated, received, or restructured as a result of a portfolio
restructuring agreement.
(d) LIABILITY.—A participating administrative entity
or a qualified mortgagee shall not be liable for any losses
arising from the development, underwriting, or implemen-
tation of any mortgage restructuring and rental suffi-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to designate the Federal
building referred to in section 2 in honor of William H.
Christian, Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller,
Anthony Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe, who were
slain in the line of duty.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, WASHING-
TON FIELD OFFICE MEMORIAL BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building located at
601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Federal building referred to in subsection
(a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial
Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 18,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2443
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 601
Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia,
as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wash-
ington Field Office Memorial Building’’, in honor
of William H. Christian, Jr., Martha Dixon Mar-
tinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony Palmisano, and
Edwin R. Woodriffe.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2443
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 601 Fourth
Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as the ‘‘Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memo-
rial Building’’, in honor of William H. Christian, Jr.,
Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony
Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
H. R. 2443
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 designate the Federal building located at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District
of Columbia, as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office
Memorial Building’’, in honor of William H. Christian, Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez,
Michael J. Miller, Anthony Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to designate the Federal building
referred to in section 2 in honor of William H. Christian, Jr.,
Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony Palmisano,
and Edwin R. Woodriffe, who were slain in the line of duty.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, WASHINGTON FIELD
OFFICE MEMORIAL BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building located at 601 Fourth
Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington
Field Office Memorial Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a
reference to the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field
Office Memorial Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2443
To designate the Federal building located at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in
the District of Columbia, as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wash-
ington Field Office Memorial Building’’, in honor of William H. Chris-
tian, Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony Palmisano,
and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1997
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. WOLF, Mr. DAVIS of
Virginia, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. MORELLA, and Mr. WYNN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building located at 601 Fourth
Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as the ‘‘Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memo-
rial Building’’, in honor of William H. Christian, Jr.,
Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony
Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to designate the Federal
building referred to in section 2 in honor of William H.
Christian, Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller,
Anthony Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe, who were
slain in the line of duty.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, WASHING-
TON FIELD OFFICE MEMORIAL BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building located at
601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Federal building referred to in subsection
(a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial
Building’’.
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