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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Increase in INS investigators to enforce employer sanctions.
Sec. 3. Increase in Department of Labor investigators to enforce labor stand-
ards.
Sec. 4. Increase in investigators in Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-
Related Unfair Employment Practices to enforce antidiscrimi-
nation provisions.
Sec. 5. Subpoena and related authority.
Sec. 6. Reducing the number of employment verification documents.
Sec. 7. Increasing penalties for document fraud.
Sec. 8. Joint targeted efforts by the INS and the Department of Labor to in-
vestigate employer sanctions and labor standards.
Sec. 9. Employer education.
Sec. 10. Increasing civil money penalties for hiring, recruiting, and referral vio-
lations.
Sec. 11. Increasing penalties for repeated or willful violations of labor stand-
ards.
Sec. 12. Increasing civil money penalties for unfair immigration-related employ-
ment practices.
Sec. 13. Immigration-related discrimination.
Sec. 14. Definitions.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INS INVESTIGATORS TO ENFORCE EM-
PLOYER SANCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to such amounts as
are otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years
1996 and 1997 for hiring, training, salaries and expenses
of personnel of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice such amounts as may be necessary—
(1) to provide for an increase each year in the
number of investigators of such Service by 365 full-
time equivalent investigator positions above the
number of such positions authorized as of May 1,
1995; and
(2) to provide such personnel and resources as
are necessary to assist the additional investigators in
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3621 
To provide for access to health insurance coverage of life-sustaining 
treatments furnished by certain providers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2013 
Mr. DUFFY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for access to health insurance coverage of life- 
sustaining treatments furnished by certain providers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROVIDING FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE 
COVERAGE 
OF 
LIFE-SUSTAINING 
TREATMENTS FURNISHED BY CERTAIN PRO-
VIDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in the case of an individual who resides in 
a State and who as of December 31 of a year had in effect 
health insurance coverage that provided benefits for a life- 
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sustaining treatment, with respect to a health condition 
of such individual, furnished by a provider that before 
such date furnished one or more services to such indi-
vidual related to such condition, if— 
(1) such coverage for such individual is not con-
tinued for the plan year beginning after such date; 
and 
(2) there is no health insurance coverage of-
fered in such State that provides for coverage of 
such life-saving treatment by such provider; 
the individual may enroll in health insurance coverage of-
fered in any other State, which provides for coverage of 
such operation by such provider, as if such individual were 
a resident of such other State. 
(b) LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT DEFINED.—For 
purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘life-sustaining treat-
ment’’ means, with respect to an individual, any medical 
device or procedure, including a drug, ventilator, surgery, 
therapy, or artificially provided fluids and nutrients, that, 
as certified by the health care provider of such individual, 
is required to increase life expectancy of such individual 
by restoring or taking over a vital bodily function. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2165
To clarify the application of a certain transitional rule.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1995
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To clarify the application of a certain transitional rule.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF TRANSITIONAL RULE.
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph 
(3) 
of 
section
10631(c) of the Revenue Act of 1987 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following flush sentence:
‘‘For purposes of the preceding sentence, a bond
shall be treated as issued by the authority referred
to in subparagraph (A) if it is issued by any political
subdivision of the State referred to in subparagraph
(A).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2166
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a minimum tax
on certain foreign and foreign-controlled corporations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1995
Mr. HUNTER 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 impose
a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-controlled
corporations.
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 ‘‘Fairness and Equity
Tax Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM TAX ON FOREIGN AND FOREIGN-OWNED
CORPORATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to determination
of tax liability) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new part:
‘‘PART VIII—MINIMUM TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN
AND FOREIGN-OWNED CORPORATIONS
‘‘Sec. 59B. Minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-owned
corporations.
‘‘SEC. 59B. MINIMUM TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN AND FOR-
EIGN-OWNED CORPORATIONS.
‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—In the case of a corpora-
tion to which this section applies, the taxable income of
such corporation for the taxable year from each category
of its business activities shall not be less than 90 percent
of the amount determined by applying the applicable profit
percentage to the gross receipts of such corporation for
the taxable year from such category of business activities.
‘‘(b) CORPORATIONS TO WHICH SECTION APPLIES.—
This section shall apply to a corporation for the taxable
year if—
‘‘(1) such corporation is—
‘‘(A) a domestic corporation which is 25-
percent foreign-owned, or
‘‘(B) a foreign corporation which has gross
income which is effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business within the Unit-
ed States, and
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2167
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions
in social security benefits which are required in the case of spouses
and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions
shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined
monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1995
Mr. JEFFERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
that the reductions in social security benefits which are
required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses
who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall
be equal to the amount by which the total amount of
the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and
monthly pension exceeds $1,200.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
101
methods which enhance the survival of the
young of the species; and
‘‘(vii) where appropriate, the demon-
strable commercial or medicinal value of
the species.
‘‘(B) The team shall assess the direct, indi-
rect, and cumulative economic and social im-
pacts on the public and private sectors, includ-
ing local governments, that may result from the
listing determination and any potential manage-
ment measures identified under subparagraph
(A)(vi), including impacts on the cost of govern-
mental actions, tax and other revenues, employ-
ment, the use and value of property, other so-
cial, cultural, and community values, and an as-
sessment of any commercial activity which
could potentially result in a net benefit to the
conservation of the species.
‘‘(C) The team shall assess the impacts on
State and local land use laws, conservation
measures, and water allocation policies that
may result from the listing determination and
from the potential management measures iden-
tified under subparagraph (A)(vi).
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS
FOR SPOUSES AND SURVIVING SPOUSES RE-
CEIVING GOVERNMENT PENSIONS.
(a) 
WIFE’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(b)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal
to two-thirds of’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount (if any) by
which the sum of such benefit (before reduction under this
paragraph) and’’, and by inserting ‘‘exceeds $1,200,’’ be-
fore ‘‘if’’.
(b) HUSBAND’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(c)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal to two-thirds of’’
and inserting ‘‘the amount (if any) by which the sum of
such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph)
and’’, and by inserting ‘‘exceeds $1,200,’’ before ‘‘if’’.
(c) 
WIDOW’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(e)(7)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(7)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal to two-thirds of’’
and inserting ‘‘the amount (if any) by which the sum of
such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph)
and’’, and by inserting ‘‘exceeds $1,200,’’ before ‘‘if’’.
(d) WIDOWER’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal to two-thirds of’’
and inserting ‘‘the amount (if any) by which the sum of
such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph)
and’’, and by inserting ‘‘exceeds $1,200,’’ before ‘‘if’’.
(e) MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202(g)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(g)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal
to two-thirds of’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount (if any) by
which the sum of such benefit (before reduction under this
paragraph) and’’, and by inserting ‘‘exceeds $1,200,’’ be-
fore ‘‘if’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with
respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title
II of the Social Security Act for months after December
1995.
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‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAM.—The
Secretary shall carry out this subtitle acting through the
Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy.
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATOR
OF
STATE
PROGRAMS.—A
funding agreement under subsection (a) for a State for
a fiscal year is that the expenditure of the grant to the
State under such subsection will be administered
through—
‘‘(1) the State office of rural health (operated
pursuant to section 338J, as such section was in ef-
fect for fiscal years 1991 through 1995); or
‘‘(2) a public or nonprofit private entity des-
ignated by the State and approved by the Director
of the Office of Rural Health Policy.
‘‘SEC. 2702. STATE DISCRETION.
‘‘With respect to the expenditure by a State of a
grant under section 2701 for a fiscal year, the State has
discretion to select, from among the purposes described
in section 2703(1), the purposes for which the grant is
expended.
‘‘SEC. 2703. EXPENDITURE OF GRANT; EXPANDED SCOPE
REGARDING 
RELEVANT 
PROGRAMS 
AND
FUNDS.
‘‘Funding agreements under section 2701 for a State
for a fiscal year are as follows:
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3624 
To direct the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to revise the Federal regula-
tions applicable to the declaration of the trans fat content of a food 
on the label and in the labeling of the food when such content is 
less than 0.5 gram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2013 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to revise 
the Federal regulations applicable to the declaration of 
the trans fat content of a food on the label and in 
the labeling of the food when such content is less than 
0.5 gram. 
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 ‘‘Trans Fat Truth in 
Labeling Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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such modified report available to the public on the Web 
site of the Department’’ before the period at the end. 
(i) HIGH-RISK RURAL ROADS BEST PRACTICES RE-
PORT.—Section 1112(b)(2)(A) of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 
148 note) is amended by striking ‘‘submit to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘make 
available to the public on the Web site of the Depart-
ment’’. 
(j) COMPLETION TIME ASSESSMENT REPORT.—Sec-
tion 1323(a)(2) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 553) is amended 
by striking ‘‘submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘make available to the public on 
the Web site of the Department’’. 
(k) ADDITIONAL
REPORT.—Section 1323(b) of 
MAP–21 (126 Stat. 554) is amended by striking ‘‘submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘make available to the public on the Web site of the 
Department’’. 
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for the purposes of owning, constructing, maintain-
ing, and operating a bridge or tunnel or a bridge
and tunnel project across the Potomac River; and
(3) to direct the Secretary of Transportation
and the Federal Highway Administration to con-
tinue working with the parties which comprise the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Coordination
Committee to complete all environmental studies and
documentation, planning, and preliminary engineer-
ing and design efforts, and related work, and to re-
port back to Congress by October 1, 1996, on the
selected alternative, implementation schedule, project
costs, and a recommended Federal share for the
project.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means
a non-Federal entity or entities to be designated by
an interstate compact between Capital Region juris-
dictions.
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the
board of directors of the Authority established under
section 6.
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 216
To provide that certain new Federal programs shall terminate no later than
5 years after the date of enactment of the law that establishes the programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. CUNNINGHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To provide that certain new Federal programs shall termi-
nate no later than 5 years after the date of enactment
of the law that establishes the programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), any Federal program established after the date of en-
actment of this Act shall terminate on the earlier of—
(1) any termination date specified for the pro-
gram by the provisions of the Act which authorizes
that program; or
(2) the date which is 5 years after the date of
enactment of such Act.
(b) NOT APPLICABLE
TO ENTITLEMENTS.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply to a program that requires a
payment by the United States to a person (including a
governmental entity) if, under the provisions of the Act
that authorizes the program, the United States is obli-
gated to make such payment to any person that meets
the eligibility requirements established under the program
for such payment.
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paragraph to any qualified organization or qualified
person for educational or propagation purposes, who
has demonstrated the ability to propagate, handle, or
recover species for a minimum of 15 years or who had
at least 10 permits in the aggregate issued pursuant
to this Act or any of the laws listed in subparagraph
(H).
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall issue a permit within
90 days of receipt of a completed application from
any qualified organization or person who currently
does not hold any permit but who has demonstrated
the ability to handle or recover species for a mini-
mum of 15 years of who has received at least 10 per-
mits in the aggregate and who has not violated any
terms or conditions of any permits previously issued
pursuant to this Act or the laws listed in subpara-
graph (H).
‘‘(C) A permit referred to in paragraph
(1)(A)(ii) shall be for a term of not less than 6 years.
‘‘(D) A permit referred to in paragraph
(1)(A)(ii) shall also authorize the permittee to import,
export, sell, purchase, or otherwise transfer possession
of the affected species.
(1) Part VIII of subchapter A of chapter 61 of
subtitle F of such Code (relating to designation of
income tax payments to Presidential Election Cam-
paign Fund).
(2) Subtitle H (relating to financing of Presi-
dential election campaigns).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) TABLE OF PARTS.—The table of parts of
subchapter A of chapter 61 of subtitle F of such
Code is amended by striking the item relating to
part VIII.
(2) TABLE OF SUBTITLES.—The table of sub-
titles of such Code is amended by striking the item
relating to subtitle H.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX PAYMENTS
TO
FUND.—The amendment made by subsection
(a)(1) applies to taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 1996.
(2) FINANCING
OF
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
CAMPAIGNS.—The amendment made by subsection
(a)(2) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, except
that no payment may be made from the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund or the Presidential Pri-
mary Matching Payment Account with respect to
any Presidential election occurring more than 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) AMOUNTS REMAINING
IN FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Treasury of
the United States as miscellaneous receipts any amounts
that remain, on the date that is 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, in the Presidential Election
Campaign Fund or the Presidential Primary Matching
Payment Account.
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TITLE 
I—CONSOLIDATION 
OF
PROGRAMS 
REGARDING
HEALTH 
OF 
RURAL 
POPU-
LATIONS
Subtitle A—Provisions Relating to
Public Health Service Act
SEC. 101. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE ACT.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following title:
‘‘TITLE XXVII—HEALTH OF
RURAL POPULATIONS
‘‘Subtitle A—Consolidated Grants
Regarding Health of Rural Pop-
ulations
‘‘SEC. 2701. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of each State that
in accordance with section 2707 submits to the Secretary
an application for fiscal year 1996 or any subsequent fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall make a grant for the year
to the State for the purposes specified in section 2703(1).
The grant shall consist of the allotment determined for
the State under section 2708.
rangement between the plan or insurer and the phy-
sician or physician group in which the physician or
physician group assumes financial risk for the fur-
nishing of the service.’’.
(5) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Paragraphs
(3) and (5) of section 1877(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as redesignated by paragraph
(4), are each amended by striking ‘‘In the case of’’
and inserting ‘‘Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply in
the case of’’.
(b) REVISION OF EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN COM-
PENSATION ARRANGEMENTS.—
(1) EXCEPTION
FOR
ALL
ARRANGEMENTS
MEETING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1877(a)(2)(B)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(a)(2)(B)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘except as provided in sub-
section (e),’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘entity.’’ and inserting
‘‘entity which does not meet the requirements
of subsection (e).’’.
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS
DESCRIBED.—Section
1877(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(e)) is
amended to read to follows:
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMISSIBLE COMPENSA-
TION ARRANGEMENTS.—The requirements under this
subsection with respect to a compensation arrangement
are as follows:
‘‘(1) The arrangement is in writing and is
signed by all parties to the arrangement.
‘‘(2) The arrangement is consistent with fair
market value.
‘‘(3) The amount of compensation under the ar-
rangement is not determined in a manner that takes
into account the volume or value of any referrals or
other business generated between the parties.
‘‘(4) The arrangement would be commercially
reasonable even if no referrals were made between
the parties.
‘‘(5) The services compensated or contracted
for do not exceed those that are reasonable and nec-
essary for the legitimate business purposes of the ar-
rangement.
‘‘(6) The arrangement meets such other re-
quirements as the Secretary may impose as needed
to protect against program or patient abuse.’’.
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF INTRAOCULAR LENS, EYEGLASSES,
AND CONTACT LENSES FROM DESIGNATED
HEALTH SERVICES SUBJECT TO PROHIBI-
TIONS.
Section 1877(h)(6)(H) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395nn(h)(6)(H)) is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, other than
an intraocluar lens inserted during or subsequent to cata-
ract surgery, eyeglasses, or contact lenses.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to re-
ferrals made on or after January 1, 1996.
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Exchange Commission shall revise its general in-
structions on Form S–1 to indicate that a registra-
tion statement filed (or submitted for confidential 
review) by an issuer prior to an initial public offer-
ing may omit financial information for historical pe-
riods otherwise required by regulation S–X (17 
C.F.R. 210.1–01 et seq.) as of the time of filing (or 
confidential submission) of such registration state-
ment, provided that— 
‘‘(A) prior to the issuer distributing a pre-
liminary prospectus to investors, such registra-
tion statement is amended to include all rel-
evant periods required at the date of such 
amendment; and 
‘‘(B) the issuer reasonably believes such fi-
nancial disclosure will no longer be required to 
be included in the Form S–1 at the time of the 
contemplated offering. 
‘‘(2) RELIANCE BY ISSUERS.—Effective 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, an 
issuer filing a registration statement (or submitting 
the statement for confidential review) utilizing Form 
S–1 may omit financial information for historical pe-
riods otherwise required by regulation S–X (17 
C.F.R. 210.1–01 et seq.) as of the time of filing (or 
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