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tectural resources and sites in the Heritage
Area;
(E) assist units of government, regional
planning organizations and nonprofit organiza-
tions in the restoration of any historic building
relating to the themes of the Heritage Area;
(F) encourage by appropriate means eco-
nomic viability in the corridor consistent with
the goals of the plan;
(G) encourage local governments to adopt
land use policies consistent with the manage-
ment of the Heritage Area and the goals of the
plan; and
(H) assist units of government, regional
planning organizations and nonprofit organiza-
tions to ensure that clear, consistent, and envi-
ronmentally appropriate signs identifying access
points and sites of interest are put in place
throughout the Heritage Area;
(3) consider the interests of diverse govern-
mental, business, and nonprofit groups within the
Heritage Area;
(4) conduct public meetings at least quarterly
regarding the implementation of the management
plan;
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SEC. 910. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide
any assistance under this title after September 30, 2012.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
cation for program participation; except that the Ad-
ministrator may waive such requirement in appro-
priate cases.
‘‘(C) A requirement that such concern certify
that it has not received and will not assert eligibility
to receive a procurement contract pursuant to sec-
tion 8(a) of this Act.
‘‘(4) The Administrator shall also issue regulations
establishing a limitation on the personal net worth of a
program participant.
‘‘(A) Each program participant shall annually
submit to the Administration—
‘‘(i) a personal financial statement for each
owner upon whom eligibility was based; and
‘‘(ii) such other information as the Admin-
istration may deem necessary to make the de-
terminations required by this paragraph.
‘‘(B)(i) Whenever, on the basis of information
provided by a program participant pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) or otherwise, the Administration has
reason to believe that the amount of funds or other
assets withdrawn from a program participant for the
personal benefit of its owners or any person or en-
tity affiliated with such owners may have been un-
duly excessive, the Administration shall conduct a
review to determine whether such withdrawal of
funds or other assets was detrimental to the achieve-
ment of the targets, objectives, and goals contained
in such program participant’s business plan.
‘‘(ii) If the Administration determines, pursuant
to such review, that funds or other assets have been
withdrawn to the detriment of the program partici-
pant’s business, the Administration shall—
‘‘(I) initiate a proceeding to terminate the
program participant pursuant to subsection
(b)(1)(F), subject to the right to a hearing
under paragraph (6); or
‘‘(II) require an appropriate reinvestment
of funds or other assets and such other steps as
the Administration may deem necessary to en-
sure the protection of the concern.
‘‘(C) Whenever the Administration computes
personal net worth for any purpose under this para-
graph, it shall exclude from such computation—
‘‘(i) the value of investments that eligible
veteran owners have in their concerns, except
that such value shall be taken into account
under this paragraph when comparing such
concerns to other concerns in the same business
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 407
To terminate the International Space Station Alpha program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
A BILL
To terminate the International Space Station Alpha 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 may not enter into any contract in
furtherance of the International Space Station Alpha pro-
gram. The Administrator shall take such other actions as
are necessary to terminate the International Space Station
Alpha program.
Æ
‘‘(D)(i) Promptly after certification under para-
graph (2) a program participant shall submit a busi-
ness plan (hereinafter in this section referred to as
the ‘plan’) as described in clause (ii) of this subpara-
graph for review by the veterans business counselor
assigned to assist such program participant. The
plan may be a revision of a preliminary business
plan submitted by the program participant or re-
quired by the Administration as a part of the appli-
cation for certification under this section. Such plan,
and subsequent modifications submitted under
clause (iii) of this subparagraph, shall be approved
by the veterans business counselor prior to the pro-
gram participant being eligible for award of a con-
tract pursuant to subsection (a).
‘‘(ii) The plans submitted under this subpara-
graph shall include the following:
‘‘(I) An analysis of market potential and
other business analyses estimating the program
participant’s prospects for profitable operations
during the term of program participation and
after graduation.
‘‘(II) An analysis of the program partici-
pant’s strengths and weaknesses with particular
attention to financial, managerial, technical,
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 ‘‘Bureau Advisory Com-
mission Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FACA. 
Section 1013 of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5493) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(h) APPLICATION OF FACA.—Notwithstanding any 
provision of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.), such Act shall apply to each advisory com-
mittee of the Bureau and each subcommittee of such an 
advisory committee.’’. 
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‘‘(B) TERMINATION
DATE.—The exemp-
tion under subparagraph (A) shall apply during 
the 6-year period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 205. PARTICIPATION IN THE INNOVATION CORPS PRO-
GRAM. 
The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the 
Director of the National Science Foundation to enable re-
searchers funded by the Department to participate in the 
National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program. 
TITLE III—ASSESSMENT OF 
IMPACT 
SEC. 301. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report— 
(1) describing the results of the projects devel-
oped under sections 201, 202, and 203, including in-
formation regarding— 
(A) partnerships initiated as a result of 
those projects and the potential linkages pre-
sented by those partnerships with respect to na-
tional priorities and other taxpayer-funded re-
search; and 
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(B) whether the activities carried out 
under those projects result in— 
(i) fiscal savings; 
(ii) expansion of National Laboratory 
capabilities; 
(iii) increased efficiency of technology 
transfers; or 
(iv) an increase in general efficiency 
of the National Laboratory system; and 
(2) assess the scale, scope, efficacy, and impact 
of the Department’s efforts to promote technology 
transfer and private sector engagement at the Na-
tional Laboratories, and make recommendations on 
how the Department can improve these activities. 
Æ 
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(iii) the extent to which granting the re-
quested authorization will expedite the delivery
of new services and products to consumers,
(iv) the extent to which the Commission’s
regulations, or other laws or regulations, will
preclude the applicant from engaging in preda-
tory pricing or other anticompetitive economic
practices with respect to the services that are
the subject of the application,
(v) the extent to which granting the re-
quested authorization will permit collusive acts
or practices between or among Bell operating
companies that are not affiliates of each other,
(vi) whether granting the requested au-
thorization will result, directly or indirectly, in
increasing concentration among providers of the
service that is the subject of the application to
such an extent that consumers will not be pro-
tected from rates that are unjust or unreason-
able or that are unjustly or unreasonably dis-
criminatory, and
(vii) in the case of an application to pro-
vide alarm monitoring services, whether the
Commission has the capability to enforce effec-
tively the regulations established pursuant to
including assisting the program participant to
expand the dollar volume of its competitive
business activity or limiting the dollar volume of
contracts awarded to the program participant
pursuant to subsection (a); except for actions
that would constitute a termination, remedial
measures taken pursuant to this subclause shall
not be reviewable pursuant to subsection (a)(6).
‘‘(2)(A) The Associate Administrator for Veterans
Programs shall be responsible for coordinating and formu-
lating policies relating to Federal assistance to small busi-
ness concerns eligible to receive contracts pursuant to sub-
section (a).
‘‘(B) Any individual upon whom eligibility is based
pursuant to subsection (a), shall be permitted to assert
such eligibility for only 1 small business concern.
‘‘(C) No concern, previously eligible for the award of
contracts pursuant to subsection (a), shall be subsequently
recertified for program participation if its prior participa-
tion in the program was concluded for any of the reasons
described in paragraph (1)(E).
‘‘(D) A concern eligible for the award of contracts
pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligible for such
contracts if there is a transfer of ownership and control
(as defined pursuant to subsection (a)(3)) to individuals
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4081
To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating to submit to the Congress a plan and cost estimate for the
engineering, design, and retrofitting of the icebreaker MACKINAW.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. OBEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. VIS-
CLOSKY, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. HOKE, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. GUTIERREZ,
Mr. STUPAK, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating to submit to the Congress
a plan and cost estimate for the engineering, design,
and retrofitting of the icebreaker MACKINAW.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PLAN FOR THE ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND
RETROFITTING OF THE ICEBREAKER MACKI-
NAW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1, 1997, the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
project using funds appropriated for any other unit
of the National Forest System.
(h) TERM OF PILOT PROJECT.—The Secretary shall
conduct the pilot project during the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the
later of the following:
(1) The date on which the Secretary completes
amendment of the land and resource management
plans for Plumas National Forest, Lassen National
Forest, and Tahoe National Forest pursuant to sub-
section (i).
(2) The date that is five years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(i) CORRESPONDING FOREST PLAN AMENDMENTS.—
Commencing on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall initiate a process to amend the land and
resource management plans for the Plumas National For-
est, Lassen National Forest, and Tahoe National Forest
to, where appropriate—
(1) incorporate the pilot project and area des-
ignations made by subsection (b) and the resource
management activities described in subsection (d);
and
(2) make other changes warranted by the analy-
ses conducted in compliance with section 102(2) of
operating shall submit to the Committees a plan and cost
estimate for the engineering, design, and retrofitting of
the icebreaker MACKINAW (WAGB–83) to equip the ves-
sel with new engines, command and control features, hab-
itability improvements, and other features needed to allow
operation of the vessel by a significantly reduced crew, in-
cluding 24-hour continuous operation when necessary.
(b) COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the
term ‘‘Committees’’ means the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce of the Senate.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 115 
To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from performing secu-
rity screening operations for surface transportation, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. GARRETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from 
performing security screening operations for surface 
transportation, 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 ‘‘Freedom of Travel Act 
of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITIES OF THE TRANSPOR-
TATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Transportation Security Administration 
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may not perform security screening operations other than 
pursuant to sections 44901 and 44935 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(b) NULLIFICATION OF OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.— 
Any Act authorizing the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration to perform security screening operations not de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect. 
(c) VIPR TEAMS.—Section 1303 of Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1112; Public Law 110–53), and the item relating 
to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act, are repealed. 
Æ 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4082
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project on designated
lands within the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests in the
State of California to demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource man-
agement activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group and to amend
current land and resource management plans for these national forests
to consider the incorporation of these resource management activities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot
project on designated lands within the Plumas, Lassen,
and Tahoe National Forests in the State of California
to demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource manage-
ment activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group
and to amend current land and resource management
plans for these national forests to consider the incorpora-
tion of these resource management activities.
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 ‘‘Quincy Library Group
Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECT FOR PLUMAS, LASSEN, AND TAHOE
NATIONAL FORESTS TO IMPLEMENT QUINCY
LIBRARY GROUP PROPOSAL.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) As a consequence of fire suppression and an
over-accumulation of natural fuels, forest stands in
the Sierra Nevada, particularly within the Plumas
National Forest, Lassen National Forest, and the
Sierraville Ranger District of the Tahoe National
Forest in the State of California, have been highly
altered both in structure and function by the devel-
opment of dense, shade tolerant understories that
place such forest stands at an unnatural risk of epi-
demic mortality from disease and insect infestations
and high-intensity stand-replacing fire.
(2) Enhanced resource management activities,
including thinning, salvage logging, pruning, brush
clearing, prescribed fire, and uneven-aged timber
stand management (using individual tree and group
selection) are necessary throughout these three na-
tional forests to mitigate unnatural tree mortality,
reduce fuel loads, break up fuel continuity in areas
competition or funds for a cash prize purse, may 
consist of Federal appropriated funds and funds 
provided by private sector for-profit and nonprofit 
entities. The head of an agency may accept funds 
from other Federal agencies, private sector for-profit 
entities, and nonprofit entities to support such prize 
competitions. The head of an agency may not give 
any special consideration to any private sector for- 
profit or nonprofit entity in return for a donation.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prize 
awards’’ and inserting ‘‘cash prize purses’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘No prize’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘No prize competition’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the prize’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the cash prize purse’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘a 
prize’’ and inserting ‘‘a cash prize purse’’; 
(E) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting 
‘‘competition’’ after ‘‘prize’’; 
(F) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘a 
prize’’ and inserting ‘‘a cash prize purse’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘cash 
prizes’’ and inserting ‘‘cash prize purses’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’ both places it ap-
pears; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—An agency may waive the re-
quirement under paragraph (2). The annual report 
under subsection (p) shall include a list of such 
waivers granted during the preceding fiscal year, 
along with a detailed explanation of the reasons for 
granting the waivers.’’; 
(6) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘prize’’ 
before ‘‘competitions’’ both places it appears; 
(7) in subsection (l), by striking all after ‘‘may 
enter into’’ and inserting ‘‘a grant, contract, cooper-
ative agreement, or other agreement with a private 
sector for-profit or nonprofit entity to administer the 
prize competition, subject to the provisions of this 
section.’’; 
(8) in subsection (m)— 
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SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture shall pro-
vide to Congress a report that describes— 
(1) the use of innovative and alternative drink-
ing water systems described in this Act; 
(2) the range of cost savings for communities 
using innovative and alternative drinking water sys-
tems described in this Act; and 
(3) the use of drinking water technical assist-
ance programs operated by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
Æ 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4083
AN ACT
To extend certain programs under the Energy Pol-
icy and Conservation Act through September 30,
1997.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4083
AN ACT
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act through September 30, 1997.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
AMENDMENTS.
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amend-
ed—
(1) by amending section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246)
to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 166. There are authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 1997 such sums as may be necessary to
implement this part.’’;
(2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking
‘‘June 30, 1996’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30, 1997’’;
(3) by adding at the end of section 256(h) (42
U.S.C. 6276(h)) ‘‘There are authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 1997 such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this part.’’; and
(4) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking
‘‘June 30, 1996’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30, 1997’’.
Passed the House of Representatives 24, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.