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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1831
To terminate the United States participation in the International Space
Station program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 1997
Ms. FURSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Science
A BILL
To terminate the United States participation in the
International Space Station program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION.
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration shall terminate the participation of
the United States in the International Space Station pro-
gram.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION EXPENSES.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration $700,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 for termi-
nation costs related to carrying out section 1.
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) payment of court-awarded compensation
for representation of claimants pursuant to section
981 of title 18, United States Code.’’.
(e) FORFEITURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.—Section
7325 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for 3 weeks’’
through ‘‘such notice’’ and inserting ‘‘in accordance
with section 981(j)(1) of title 18, United States
Code’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), by amending the head to
read ‘‘Filing of claim’’ and by striking ‘‘stating his
interest in the articles seized’’ through ‘‘description
of the goods seized,’’ and inserting ‘‘stating such
person’s interest in the articles seized. Such person
shall transmit a duplicate list or description of the
goods seized’’; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by amending the heading
to read ‘‘Sale’’ and by striking ‘‘and no bond is
given within the time above specified’’.
of denying eligibility for services to population groups oth-
erwise eligible to be served under Federal law.
‘‘(f) RETROCESSION.—An Indian tribe may retro-
cede, fully or partially, to the Secretary programs, serv-
ices, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) included
in the compact or funding agreement. Unless the Indian
tribe rescinds the request for retrocession, such retroces-
sion will become effective within the time frame specified
by the parties in the compact or funding agreement. In
the absence of such a specification, such retrocession shall
become effective on—
‘‘(1) the earlier of—
‘‘(A) one year from the date of submission
of such request; or
‘‘(B) the date on which the funding agree-
ment expires; or
‘‘(2) such date as may be mutually agreed by
the Secretary and the Indian tribe.
‘‘(g) WITHDRAWAL.—
‘‘(1) PROCESS.—An Indian tribe may fully or
partially withdraw from a participating inter-tribal
consortium or tribal organization its share of any
program, function, service, or activity (or portions
thereof) included in a compact or funding agree-
ment. Such withdrawal shall become effective within
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‘‘(C) The Coast Guard, for the purpose of 
securing the maritime borders of the United 
States. 
‘‘(D) Other Department personnel, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(E) Other Federal departments and agen-
cies, as appropriate. 
‘‘(F) Appropriate State law enforcement 
agencies. 
‘‘(G) Foreign law enforcement partners. 
‘‘(H) Local law enforcement agencies from 
affected border cities and communities. 
‘‘(I) Appropriate tribal law enforcement 
agencies. 
‘‘(2) LOCATION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to establish IBETs in regions in which such teams 
can contribute to IBET missions, as appropriate. 
When establishing an IBET, the Secretary shall con-
sider the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the region in which the 
IBET would be established is significantly im-
pacted by cross-border threats. 
‘‘(B) The availability of Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement re-
sources to participate in an IBET. 
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(6) Congress has reviewed the results of the
Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project and
finds that—
(A) transferring full control and funding to
tribal governments, upon tribal request, over
decision making for Federal programs, services,
functions and activities (or portions thereof) is
an appropriate and effective means to imple-
ment the Federal policy of government-to-gov-
ernment relations with Indian tribes; and
(B) transferring full control and funding to
tribal governments, upon tribal request, over
decision making for Federal programs, services,
functions and activities strengthens the Federal
policy of Indian self-determination.
SEC. 3. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the Congress to permanently estab-
lish and implement tribal self-governance within the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, and to call for
full cooperation from the Department and its constituent
agencies in the implementation of self-governance—
(1) to enable the United States to maintain and
improve its unique and continuing relationship with,
and responsibility to, Indian tribes;
ficiaries, and interested public interest groups, and may
consult with other entities as appropriate.
‘‘SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this title, the
Secretary may use definitions provided in title V.
‘‘(b) AGENCY.—For purposes of this title, the term
‘agency’ shall mean any agency or other organizational
unit of the Department of Health and Human Services,
other than the Indian Health Service.
‘‘SEC. 604. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years 1999 and 2000 such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this title. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.’’.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS CLARIFYING CIVIL PROCEEDINGS.
(a) BURDEN OF PROOF IN DISTRICT COURT AC-
TIONS.—Section 102(e)(1) of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450f(e)(1))
is amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or any civil action conducted pursuant to section
110(a)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to any proceedings commenced
after October 25, 1994.
SEC. 6. SPEEDY ACQUISITION OF GOODS, SERVICES, OR
SUPPLIES.
Section 105(k) of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j(k)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘deemed an executive agency’’
and inserting ‘‘deemed an executive agency and part
of the Indian Health Service’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘At the request of an Indian tribe, the Secretary
shall enter into an agreement for the acquisition, on
behalf of the Indian tribe, of any goods, services, or
supplies available to the Secretary from the General
Services Administration or other Federal agencies
that are not directly available to the Indian tribe
under this section or any other Federal law, includ-
ing acquisitions from prime vendors. All such acqui-
sitions shall be undertaken through the most effi-
cient and speedy means practicable, including elec-
tronic ordering arrangements.
SEC. 7. PATIENT RECORDS.
Section 105 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(o) At the option of an Indian tribe or tribal organi-
zation, Indian patient records may be deemed to be Fed-
eral records under the Federal Records Act of 1950 for
the limited purposes of making such records eligible for
storage by Federal Records Centers to the same extent
and in the same manner as other Department of Health
and Human Services patient records.’’.
SEC. 8. REPEAL.
Title III of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450f note) is hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 9. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Funds appropriated for title III of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450f note) shall be available for use under title V of such
Act.
SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 5,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
(2) to permit each Indian tribe to choose the
extent of the participation of such Indian tribe in
self-governance;
(3) to coexist with the provisions of the Indian
Self-Determination Act relating to the provision of
Indian services by designated Federal agencies;
(4) to ensure the continuation of the trust re-
sponsibility of the United States to Indian tribes and
Indian individuals;
(5) to strengthen the government-to-government
relationship between the United States and Indian
tribes;
(6) to permit an orderly transition from Federal
domination of programs and services to provide In-
dian tribes with meaningful authority, control, fund-
ing and discretion to plan, conduct, redesign and ad-
minister programs, services, functions and activities
(or portions thereof) that meet the needs of the indi-
vidual tribal communities;
(7) to provide for a measurable parallel reduc-
tion in the Federal bureaucracy as programs, serv-
ices, functions and activities (or portions thereof)
are assumed by Indian tribes;
(8) to encourage the Secretary to identify all
programs, services, functions and activities (or por-
tions thereof) of the Department that may be man-
aged by an Indian tribe under this Act and to assist
Indian tribes to assume responsibility for such pro-
grams, services, functions and activities (or portions
thereof); and
(9) to provide Indian tribes with the earliest op-
portunity to administer programs, services, functions
and activities (or portions thereof) in the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 4. TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE.
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new title:
‘‘TITLE V—TRIBAL SELF-
GOVERNANCE
‘‘SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT.
‘‘The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
establish and carry out a program within the Department
of Health and Human Services to be known as Tribal Self-
Governance in accordance with this title.
‘‘SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the defini-
tions set out in sections 4(a) through (g), (j), (l), and (m)
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act shall apply to this title as if fully set forth herein,
provided that reference therein to a contract or self-deter-
mination contract shall include a compact and funding
agreement authorized under this title.
‘‘(b) For purposes of this title—
‘‘(1) the term ‘inherent Federal functions’
means those functions which by express provision of
the Constitution or Federal statute must be per-
formed by officials of the United States and there-
fore may not be delegated to Indian tribes;
‘‘(2) the term ‘inter-tribal consortium’ means a
coalition of two or more separate Indian tribes that
join together for the purpose of participating in Self-
Governance, including a tribal organization;
‘‘(3) the term ‘tribal shares’ means an Indian
tribe’s portion of all funds and resources that sup-
port secretarial programs, services, functions, and
activities (or portions thereof) that are not required
by the Secretary for performance of inherent Fed-
eral functions;
‘‘(4) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services; and
‘‘(5) the term ‘Self-Governance’ means the pro-
gram established in section 501.
‘‘(c) Where an Indian tribe has authorized another
Indian tribe, an inter-tribal consortium, or a tribal organi-
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‘‘(ii) proof of lawful presence in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) enhance training requirements to en-
sure that trusted agents at transportation secu-
rity card enrollment centers receive training to 
identify fraudulent documents. 
‘‘(3) EXPIRATION.—A transportation security 
card issued under this section expires on the date of 
its expiration or on the date on which the individual 
to whom such card is issued is no longer lawfully en-
titled to be present in the United States, whichever 
is earlier.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
information on the following: 
(1) The average time for the completion of an 
appeal under the appeals process established pursu-
ant to paragraph (4) of subsection (c) of section 
70105 of title 46, United States Code. 
(2) The most common reasons for any delays at 
each step in such process. 
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(3) Recommendations on how to resolve any 
such delays as expeditiously as possible. 
SEC. 14. REPEALS. 
The following provisions of the Security and Account-
ability for Every Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–347) 
are repealed: 
(1) Section 105 (and the item relating to such 
section in the table of contents of such Act). 
(2) Subsection (c) of section 108. 
(3) Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 121 
(6 U.S.C. 921). 
(4) Section 122 (6 U.S.C. 922) (and the item 
relating to such section in the table of contents of 
such Act). 
(5) Section 127 (and the item relating to such 
section in the table of contents of such Act). 
(6) Subsection (c) of section 233 (6 U.S.C. 
983). 
(7) Section 235 (6 U.S.C. 984) (and the item 
relating to such section in the table of contents of 
such Act). 
(8) Section 701 (and the item relating to such 
section in the table of contents of such Act). 
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(9) Section 708 (and the item relating to such 
section in the table of contents of such Act). 
Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(A) to enable the United States to maintain
and improve its unique and continuing relation-
ship with, and responsibility to, Indian tribes;
(B) to permit each Indian tribe to choose
the extent of its participation in Self-Govern-
ance;
(C) in accordance with the provisions of the
Indian Self-Determination Act relating to the
provision of Federal services to Indian tribes;
(D) to ensure the continuation of the trust
responsibility of the United States to Indian
tribes and Indian individuals;
(E) to affirm and enable the United States
to fulfill its obligations to the Indian tribes
under treaties and other laws;
(F) to strengthen the government-to-govern-
ment relationship between the United States and
Indian tribes through direct and meaningful
consultation with all tribes;
(G) to permit an orderly transition from
Federal domination of programs and services to
provide Indian tribes with meaningful authority,
control, funding and discretion to plan, conduct,
redesign and administer programs, services,
functions and activities (or portions thereof) that
available to the extent and in the manner which would be
provided by the pertinent appropriation Act for fiscal year
1997, including all of the terms and conditions and the
apportionment schedule imposed with respect to the ap-
propriation made or funds made available for fiscal year
1997 or authority granted for the program, project, or ac-
tivity under current law.
(b) Appropriations made by this Act shall be available
to the extent and in the manner which would be provided
by the pertinent appropriation Act.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when-
ever the rate for operations for any continuing project or
activity would result in a furlough or a reduction-in-force
of Government employees, that rate for operations shall
be increased to a level that would preclude a furlough or
reduction-in-force.
COVERAGE
SEC. 4. Appropriations and funds made available,
and authority granted, for any program, project, or activ-
ity for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this Act shall cover
all obligations or expenditures incurred for that program,
project, or activity during the portion of fiscal year 1998
for which this Act applies to that program, project, or ac-
tivity.
appoint counsel to represent that person with respect to
the claim.
‘‘(B) In determining whether to appoint counsel to
represent the person filing the claim, the court shall take
into account—
‘‘(i) the nature and value of the property sub-
ject to forfeiture, including the hardship to the
claimant from the loss of the property seized, com-
pared to the expense of appointing counsel;
‘‘(ii) the claimant’s standing to contest the for-
feiture; and
‘‘(iii) whether the claim appears to be made in
good faith or to be frivolous.
‘‘(C) The court shall set the compensation for that
representation, which shall—
‘‘(i) be equivalent to that provided for court-ap-
pointed representation under section 3006A of this
title, and
‘‘(ii) be paid from the Justice Assets Forfeiture
Fund established under section 524 of title 28, or in
a case under the jurisdiction of the Treasury De-
partment, from the Customs Forfeiture Fund estab-
lished under section 613A of the Tariff Act of 1930.
‘‘(4) In all suits or actions (other than those arising
under section 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930) brought for
SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR MERCEDES
DEL CARMEN QUIROZ MARTINEZ CRUZ.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz
Martinez Cruz shall be classified as an immediate relative
within the meaning of section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act for purposes of approval
of a relative visa petition filed under section 204 of such
Act by Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz and
the filing of an application for an immigrant visa or for
adjustment of status.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Mercedes Del Car-
men Quiroz Martinez Cruz enters the United States before
the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be
considered to have entered and remained lawfully and
shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of
status under section 245 of the Immigration and National-
ity Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the pe-
tition and the application for issuance of an immigrant
visa or the application for adjustment of status are filed
by Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz with ap-
propriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3589 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure continuing funding for 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure continuing 
funding for the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
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 ‘‘Midshipmen Education 
Certainty Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTINUING FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES 
MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
Section 51301 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CONTINUING FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 
general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as 
are necessary for operations of the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy for any period during 
which interim or full-year appropriations are not in 
effect for the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy, for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year there-
after. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—Funds made available for 
a fiscal year by this subsection shall remain available 
until whichever of the following first occurs: 
‘‘(A) The enactment into law of an appro-
priation for such fiscal year (including a con-
tinuing appropriation) for such operations. 
‘‘(B) The enactment into law for the Mari-
time Administration of the applicable regular 
appropriation for such fiscal year, or continuing 
appropriations resolution for such fiscal year, 
without any appropriation for such oper-
ations.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1834
AN ACT
For the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz
Martinez Cruz.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1834
AN ACT
For the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez
Cruz.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
idence to Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz, the
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to re-
duce by 1, for the following fiscal year, the total number
of immigrant visas available under section 201(c)(1)(A)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 6,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION. 
Section 9 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1819) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before issuing a regulation 
or order the Corporation shall assess other Federal 
regulations and orders to determine the interaction 
between the proposed regulation or order and other 
Federal regulations and orders. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a deter-
mination of the interaction between the proposed 
regulation or order and other Federal regulations, 
the Corporation shall evaluate the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the proposed regulation or 
order is in conflict with other Federal regula-
tions or orders. 
‘‘(B) Whether the proposed regulation or 
order is inconsistent with other Federal regula-
tions or orders. 
‘‘(C) Whether the proposed regulation or 
order is duplicative of other Federal regulations 
or orders. 
‘‘(D) Whether other Federal regulations or 
orders are outdated. 
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