datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
in Vol. 66A of the Patent Records of the State of Texas.
The metes and bounds description of such lands is as fol-
lows:
(1) FIRST TRACT.—One Hundred Seventy-one
(171) acres of land known as the North part of the
East part of said survey Seventy-eight (78) afore-
said, described by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at a stone 20 x 12 x 3 inches
marked X, set by W.D. Twichell in 1905, for
the Northeast corner of this survey and the
Northwest corner of Section 59;
Thence, South 0 degrees 12 minutes East
with the West line of said Section 59, 999.4
varas to the Northeast corner of the South 160
acres of East half of Section 78;
Thence, North 89 degrees 47 minutes
West with the North line of the South 150
acres of the East half, 956.8 varas to a point
in the East line of the West half Section 78;
Thence, North 0 degrees 10 minutes West
with the East line of the West half 999.4 varas
to a stone 18 x 14 x 3 inches in the middle of
the South line of Section 79;
Thence, South 89 degrees 47 minutes East
965 varas to the place of beginning.
‘‘(D) the release of pathogenic or poi-
sonous biological or chemical material, and it 
appears that one purpose of the act of ter-
rorism was to release such material.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to the Program Year 
for the Terrorism Insurance Program established by 
title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 
(15 U.S.C. 6701 note) that begins on January 1, 
2016, and Program Years thereafter. 
(b) FEDERAL SHARE OF INSURED LOSS COMPENSA-
TION.—Subparagraph (A) of section 103(e)(1) (15 U.S.C. 
6701 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the 
Federal share’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘an insurer during the Transi-
tion period’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘an in-
surer— 
‘‘(I) during the Transition period,’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘through the Program Year 
ending on December 31, 2015,’’ after ‘‘each Pro-
gram Year thereafter’’; 
(4) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
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ment under Federal or State law to the extent 
otherwise applicable, or any requirement pursu-
ant to a written agreement in effect between 
the original source of any non-publicly available 
data or information and the source of such data 
or information to the Secretary, regarding the 
privacy or confidentiality of any data or infor-
mation in the possession of the source to the 
Secretary, shall continue to apply to such data 
or information after the data or information 
has been provided pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(C) 
INFORMATION-SHARING
AGREE-
MENT.—Any data or information obtained by 
the Secretary under this subsection may be 
made available to State insurance regulatory 
authorities, individually or collectively through 
an information-sharing agreement that— 
‘‘(I) shall comply with applicable Fed-
eral law; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not constitute a waiver of, 
or otherwise affect, any privilege under 
Federal or State law (including any privi-
lege referred to in subparagraph (A) and 
the rules of any Federal or State court) to 
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II
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2778
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 6, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing
services for the peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, and Macedonia shall be entitled
to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services
were performed in a combat zone, and for other pur-
poses.
HR 2779 EAS
by a State government, local government, Indian
tribe, or any private entity.’’.
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION IN ACQUISITION OF FEDERAL FA-
CILITIES.
(a) The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205
et sec.) is amended by inserting after section 13 the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTATION IN ACQUISITION OF CON-
STRUCTION SERVICES AND MATERIALS FOR
FEDERAL FACILITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Construction services and mate-
rials for Federal facilities shall be procured in accordance
with the policies and procedures set forth in chapter 137
of title 10, United States Code, section 2377 of title 10,
United States Code, title III of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.),
and section 3(2) of this Act. Determination of a design
method shall be based upon preliminary market research
as required under section 2377(c) of title 10, United States
Code, and section 314B(c) of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 264b(c)). If
the requirements of this Act conflict with the provisions of
section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, or section 314B
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
Union Calendar No. 225
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2778
[Report No. 104–465]
A BILL
To provide that members of the Armed Forces per-
forming services for the peacekeeping effort in
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be
entitled to certain tax benefits in the same man-
ner as if such services were performed in a com-
bat zone.
FEBRUARY 29, 1996
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
(8) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO HEADING.— 
The heading of section 3210 of such title is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3210. Mail transmitted by Members of Congress 
and congressional officials’’. 
(c) PAYMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.— 
(1) PAYMENTS
TO
POSTAL
SERVICE
FROM 
AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAIL 
COSTS.—Section 3216(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘under the franking privilege’’ and inserting 
‘‘as Congressional mail’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘franked 
mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; and 
(C) by striking the last sentence. 
(2) EXCLUSIVE SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.—Sec-
tion 3216(c) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘under the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘as Congressional 
mail which is subject to this section’’. 
(3) DEPOSIT
OF
FUNDS
IMPROPERLY
COL-
LECTED.—Section 3216(d) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘under the franking privilege’’ and in-
serting ‘‘as Congressional mail which is subject to 
this section’’. 
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(8) Certain lands in the Custer National For-
est, which comprise approximately 28,000 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Custer Absa-
roka Beartooth Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’
(Burnt Mountain, Timberline Creek, Stateline, Line
Creek Plateau, and Mystic Lake), dated March
1994, and which are hereby incorporated in and
shall be deemed to be a part of the Absaroka
Beartooth Wilderness.
(9) Certain lands in the Deerlodge and Helena
National Forests, which comprise approximately
26,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Blackfoot Meadow-Electric Peak Wilderness—
Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and which shall be
known as the Blackfoot Meadow Unit of the Howard
Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.
(10) Certain lands in the Flathead and
Kootenai National Forests, which comprise approxi-
mately 120,400 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘North Fork Wilderness—Proposed
(Tuchuck, Thompson-Seton, and Mount Hefty)’’,
dated March 1994, and which shall be known as the
North Fork Wilderness.
(11) Certain lands in the Flathead, Helena,
Lolo, and Lewis and Clark National Forests, which
‘‘(o) MANDATORY ACTIONS APPLICABLE TO LEVEL
II.—If the Corporation is classified as within level II, the
Corporation shall—
‘‘(1) within the time period determined by the
Director, submit to the Director a capital restoration
plan and, after approval, carry out the plan; and
‘‘(2) not make any payment of dividends that
would result in the Corporation being reclassified as
within level III or IV.
‘‘(p) RECLASSIFICATION FROM LEVEL II TO LEVEL
III.—The Director shall immediately reclassify the Cor-
poration as within level III (and the Corporation shall be
subject to the provisions of section (q)) if—
‘‘(1) the Corporation is within level II; and
‘‘(2)(A) the Corporation does not submit a cap-
ital restoration plan that is approved by the Direc-
tor; or
‘‘(B) the Director determines that the Corpora-
tion has failed to make, in good faith, reasonable ef-
forts necessary to comply with such a capital res-
toration plan and fulfill the schedule for the plan ap-
proved by the Director.
‘‘(q) SUPERVISORY ACTIONS APPLICABLE TO LEVEL
III.—If the Corporation is classified as within level III—
A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965) for such calendar year
is not less than such average for the preceding
calendar year, or
‘‘(B) in any case in which such average for
the calendar year is less than such average for
the preceding calendar year, there is a percent-
age reduction in State expenditures for all pur-
poses which is at least as great as the percent-
age reduction in such average.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, State fund-
ing shall be determined without regard to any dedi-
cated State tax on net wagering proceeds to the ex-
tent the amount of such tax on such proceeds does
not exceed 5 percent of such proceeds.
‘‘SEC. 4416. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.
‘‘(a) WAGER.—For purposes of section 4415, the
term ‘wager’ means—
‘‘(1) any wager placed with a person engaged in
the business of accepting wagers,
‘‘(2) any wager placed in a wagering pool if
such pool is conducted for profit, and
‘‘(3) any wager placed in a lottery conducted
for profit.
Such term shall not include bingo.
‘‘(D) the impact on trade;
‘‘(E) the impact on competition for Federal
contracts;
‘‘(F) the impact on jobs;
‘‘(G) the impact on the competitiveness of Unit-
ed States firms; and
‘‘(H) the cost to the Federal Government.
‘‘(4) After the head of the agency has rendered a de-
cision regarding a recommendation of the ombudsman, the
ombudsman shall be responsible for communicating the
decision to all appropriate policy, design, planning, pro-
curement, and notifying personnel in the agency. The om-
budsman shall conduct appropriate monitoring as required
to ensure the decision is implemented, and may submit
further recommendations, as needed. The head of the
agency’s decision on the ombudsman’s recommendations,
and any supporting documentation, shall be provided to
affected parties and made available to the public in a time-
ly manner.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
II
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2779
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 24, 1996
Received
JULY 29, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
AN ACT
To provide for appropriate implementation of the Metric
Conversion Act of 1975 in Federal construction projects,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2779 RDS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Savings in Construc-
tion Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 was en-
acted in order to set forth the policy of the United
States to convert to the metric system. Section 3 of
that Act requires that each Federal agency use the
metric system of measurement in its procurements,
grants and other business related activities, unless
that use is likely to cause significant cost or loss of
markets to United States firms, such as when for-
eign competitors are producing competing products
in non-metric units.
(2) Currently, many Federal agencies are re-
quiring as a condition of obtaining Federal construc-
tion contracts that all bidders must agree to use
products measured in round metric units, materials
which are known as ‘‘hard-metric’’ products. This
can require retooling, substantial capitalization
costs, and other expensive production changes for
some suppliers to physically change the size of the
product.
(3) This ‘‘hard-metric’’ conversion requirement
has sometimes been imposed without appropriate re-
‘‘(B) the Corporation may require each small
business investment company to make payments of
nonrefundable capital contributions to the Corpora-
tion not to exceed 1 percent of any increases in the
private capital of such company;
‘‘(C) the Corporation also may require each
small business investment company which issues a
small business investment security to the Corpora-
tion to make, or commit to make, a nonrefundable
capital contribution to the Corporation not to exceed
1 percent of the unpaid principal balance or
unredeemed original issue amount of such security;
‘‘(D) the Corporation, from time to time, shall
issue to each small business investment company
voting common stock evidencing any capital con-
tributions made pursuant to this subsection;
‘‘(E) such voting common stock shall be re-
tained by such companies in accordance with such
rules as may be established by the Corporation: Pro-
vided, That subject to any stock retention require-
ments established by the Corporation, such voting
common stock may be transferred to another small
business investment company, and such transferred
stock may be used to meet the capital contribution
requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection:
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘quali-
fied employee’ means any employee who is a quali-
fied zone employee or a qualified resident employee. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ZONE EMPLOYEE.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this subsection, the term 
‘qualified zone employee’ means, with respect to any 
period, any employee of an employer if— 
‘‘(A) substantially all of the services per-
formed during such period by such employee for 
such employer are performed within a Promise 
Zone in a trade or business of the employer, 
and 
‘‘(B) the principal place of abode of such 
employee while performing such services is 
within a Promise Zone. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
RESIDENT
EMPLOYEE.—Ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 
term ‘qualified resident employee’ means, with re-
spect to any period, an employee of an employer if 
the principal place of abode of such employee during 
such period is within a Promise Zone, but substan-
tially all of the services performed during such pe-
riod by such employee for such employer are not 
performed within a Promise Zone in a trade or busi-
ness of the employer. 
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HR 2854 EAS
SEC. 209. GENERAL LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE UNDER PUBLIC
LAW 480.
Section 204(a) of the Agricultural Trade Development
and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1724(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘amount that’’
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘amount that for each of fiscal years 1996
through 2002 is not less than 2,025,000 metric tons.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘amount that’’
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘amount that for each of fiscal years 1996
through 2002 is not less than 1,550,000 metric tons.’’;
and
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘No waiver shall be made before the begin-
ning of the applicable fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 210. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP.
Section 205 of the Agricultural Trade Development
and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1725) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘private vol-
untary organizations, cooperatives and indigenous
non-governmental organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘eli-
gible organizations described in section 202(d)(1)’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
whether mail matter may be sent as Congressional 
mail under this section shall be determined’’. 
(6) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR SENDING MAIL.— 
Section 3210(f) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Congressional mail’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘an otherwise frankable 
mass mailing’’ and inserting ‘‘a mass mailing 
which otherwise may be sent as Congressional 
mail’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘is frankable’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘may be sent as Congressional mail’’. 
(7) EXCLUSION OF PAYMENTS FOR CONGRES-
SIONAL MAIL FROM TREATMENT AS CAMPAIGN CON-
TRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE.—Section 3210(g) of 
such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘franked mail mailed under 
the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Congress, and the cost’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Congress which is mailed under 
this section, and the cost’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘such frankable matter for 
such mailing under the frank’’ and inserting 
‘‘such Congressional mail for such mailing’’. 
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SEC. 4. PHASEOUT OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDI-
VIDUALS HAVING MORE THAN $2,500 OF TAX-
ABLE INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsections
(i) and (j) as subsections (j) and (k), respectively, and by
inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) PHASEOUT OF CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS HAV-
ING MORE THAN $2,500 OF TAXABLE INTEREST AND
DIVIDENDS.—If the aggregate amount of interest and
dividends includible in the gross income of the taxpayer
for the taxable year exceeds $2,500, the amount of the
credit which would (but for this subsection) be allowed
under this section for such taxable year shall be reduced
(but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same
ratio to such amount of credit as such excess bears to
$650.’’
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (j) of sec-
tion 32 of such Code (relating to inflation adjustments),
as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and by inserting the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(2) INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME LIMITA-
TION.—In the case of a taxable year beginning in a
calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount con-
155 
(f) LIABILITY
FOR
DRAWBACK
CLAIMS.—Section 
313(k) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(k)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) LIABILITY FOR DRAWBACK CLAIMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person making a claim 
for drawback under this section shall be liable for the 
full amount of the drawback claimed. 
‘‘(2) LIABILITY
OF
IMPORTERS.—An importer 
shall be liable for any drawback claim made by an-
other person with respect to merchandise imported by 
the importer in an amount equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the amount of duties, taxes, and fees 
that the person claimed with respect to the im-
ported merchandise; or 
‘‘(B) the amount of duties, taxes, and fees 
that the importer authorized the other person to 
claim with respect to the imported merchandise. 
‘‘(3) JOINT
AND
SEVERAL
LIABILITY.—Persons 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be jointly 
and severally liable for the amount described in para-
graph (2).’’. 
(g) REGULATIONS.—Section 313(l) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(l)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) REGULATIONS.— 
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shall become effective October 1, 1997, except to the
extent provided in subparagraph (B).
(B) Section 458 of the Social Security Act, as
in effect prior to the enactment of this section, shall
be effective for purposes of incentive payments to
States for fiscal years prior to fiscal year 1999.
(2) PENALTY REDUCTIONS.—(A) The amend-
ments made by subsection (d) shall become effective
with respect to calendar quarters beginning on and
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) The amendments made by subsection (e)
shall become effective with respect to calendar quar-
ters beginning on and after the date one year after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9413. FEDERAL AND STATE REVIEWS AND AUDITS.
(a) STATE AGENCY ACTIVITIES.—Section 454 (42
U.S.C. 654) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘(14)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(14)(A)’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (14); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(15) provide for—
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 277
To require that any request by the President for a declaration of war include
a cost/benefit statement, and to require that any declaration of war
by the Congress include such a statement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. JACOBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on International Relations
A BILL
To require that any request by the President for a declara-
tion of war include a cost/benefit statement, and to re-
quire that any declaration of war by the Congress include
such a statement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PRESIDENTIAL REQUEST FOR DECLARATION
OF 
WAR 
MUST 
INCLUDE 
COST/BENEFIT
STATEMENT.
Whenever the President submits a request to the
Congress for a declaration of war, the President shall in-
clude with that request a cost/benefit statement that shall
identify areas of risk and uncertainty in terms of the cost
in dollars as well as human misery and sorrow and de-
scribe them clearly so that the decision whether to declare
war can be made with knowledge of the degree of reliabil-
ity of the estimated benefits and costs and the effective-
ness of alternate plans.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF WAR MUST INCLUDE COST/BENE-
FIT STATEMENT.
Any declaration of war by the Congress shall include
a cost/benefit statement that shall identify areas of risk
and uncertainty in terms of the cost in dollars as well as
human misery and sorrow and describe them clearly so
that the decision to declare war is made with knowledge
of the degree of reliability of the estimated benefits and
costs and the effectiveness of alternate plans.
Æ
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4872 
To eliminate the use of the frank for mail transmitted by Members of 
Congress and Congressional officials, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2014 
Mr. WOODALL (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and 
in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate the use of the frank for mail transmitted by 
Members of Congress and Congressional officials, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ending Special Mail 
Privileges for Congress Act of 2014’’. 
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