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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H.R. 1619
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the low-income
housing credit permanent and to facilitate the rehabilitation of public
housing using such credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois 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 make
the low-income housing credit permanent and to facilitate
the rehabilitation of public housing using such credit.
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 ‘‘Public Housing Reha-
bilitation Equity Act’’.
SEC. 2. LOW INCOME HOUSING CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.
Subsection (o) of section 42 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to termination of low-income hous-
ing credit) is hereby repealed.
‘‘(i) the lessee is a public housing
agency (as defined in section 3(b)(6) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937),
‘‘(ii) the lessor agrees to incur suffi-
cient rehabilitation expenditures to be al-
lowed a credit by reason of subsection (e)
not later than the 2d year after entering
into the lease,
‘‘(iii) the term of the lease ends at the
close of the compliance period for the
building, and
‘‘(iv) at the end of the lease term—
‘‘(I) all of the property subject to
the lease is owned by the public hous-
ing agency, and
‘‘(II) in the case of property in
existence on the date of the enactment
of this paragraph, the applicable frac-
tion for the property (relating to low-
income occupancy) is not less than the
applicable fraction for such property
on such date.
‘‘(C) PUBLIC HOUSING.—The term ‘public
housing’ has the meaning given such term by
section 3(b)(1) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937.
‘‘(D) NO OTHER FACTORS TAKEN INTO AC-
COUNT IN DETERMINING WHETHER THERE IS A
LEASE.—If the requirements of subparagraphs
(A) and (B) are met with respect to any trans-
action described in subparagraph (A), no other
factors shall be taken into account in making a
determination as to whether subparagraph
(A)(i) or (ii) applies with respect to the trans-
action.
‘‘(E) 10-YEAR RULE NOT TO APPLY.—Sub-
section (d)(2)(B)(ii) shall not apply to any
property which is the subject of a transaction to
which subparagraph (A) applies.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to agreements entered into after
December 31, 1993.
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ployer of the account beneficiary to the extent 
that the aggregate amount of such contribu-
tions made during the taxable year does not ex-
ceed the limitation in effect under paragraph 
(1) (determined without regard to subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph) for such taxable 
year with respect to such beneficiary. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT.—The 
limitation which would (but for this subpara-
graph) apply under paragraph (1) with respect 
to the eligible individual for any taxable year 
shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the ag-
gregate amount contributed to lifelong learning 
accounts of such individual which is excludable 
from the taxpayer’s gross income for such tax-
able year under subparagraph (A) (and such 
amount shall not be taken into account in de-
termining the credit under subsection (a)). 
‘‘(4) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘applicable percentage’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent with respect to the first 
$500 of contributions taken into account under 
subsection (a) with respect to any eligible indi-
vidual for any taxable year, and 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 161
To limit fees paid to outside attorneys who represent the Federal Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations
A BILL
To limit fees paid to outside attorneys who represent the
Federal Government.
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 ‘‘Outside Counsel Fee
Limitation Act of 1991’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON ATTORNEY FEES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fol-
lowing limitations shall apply with respect to fees, paid
from appropriated sums, to attorneys who are not Federal
employees but who represent the United States (including
any Federal agency or Federal official acting in official
capacity):
(1) No fee shall exceed the rate of $125 per
hour of work.
(2) The total of such fees paid to a single attor-
ney or law firm in a single year shall not exceed
$1,000,000.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1620
To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for
illegal aliens and to end Federal mandates for States to provide benefits
for illegal aliens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. DREIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemploy-
ment benefits for illegal aliens and to end Federal man-
dates for States to provide benefits for illegal aliens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF DIRECT FEDERAL FINANCIAL
BENEFITS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
TO ILLEGAL ALIENS; ELIMINATION OF FED-
ERAL REQUIREMENT FOR PROVISION OF ANY
STATE BENEFITS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision
of law—
(1) no direct Federal financial benefit or social
insurance benefit may be paid or otherwise given to
any person not lawfully present in the United
States, except pursuant to a provision of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act;
(2) no State is required, under title XIX of the
Social Security Act, to provide for medical assistance
for any person not lawfully within the United States;
and
(3) no State (or locality in a State) is required
under any Federal law to provide any form of aid or
assistance (including the provision of educational
services) to any person not lawfully within the Unit-
ed States.
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.—No alien who has
not been granted employment authorization pursuant to
Federal law shall be eligible for unemployment benefits.
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—This section—
(1) shall not apply to the provision of foreign
aid to aliens abroad, and
(2) shall not be construed as affecting the
rights of States to provide with State funds for any
form of assistance for a person not lawfully within
the United States.
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘person not lawfully within the United States’’
means any person who at the time the person applies for,
receives, or attempts to receive a benefit, aid, or assistance
is not a United States citizen, a permanent resident alien,
an asylee, a refugee, a parolee, or a non-immigrant in sta-
tus.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1622
To terminate annual direct grant assistance to the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Natural Resources and Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To terminate annual direct grant assistance to the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF ANNUAL DIRECT GRANT AS-
SISTANCE.
(a) TERMINATION.—Pursuant to section 704(d) of
the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United
States of America (48 U.S.C. 1681 note), the annual pay-
ments under section 702 of the Covenant shall terminate
as of September 30, 1993.
(b) REPEAL.—Sections 3 and 4 of the Act of March
24, 1976 (Public Law 94–241; 48 U.S.C. 1681 note), as
amended, are repealed, effective October 1, 1993.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1623
To apply the immigration laws of the United States to the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on the Judiciary and Natural Resources
A BILL
To apply the immigration laws of the United States to the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 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. APPLICATION OF IMMIGRATION LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF
THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
(a) APPLICATION.—Consistent with the reservation
of authority by the United States in the Covenant to Es-
tablish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
in Political Union with the United States of America (ap-
proved by Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 263; 48 U.S.C.
than the 60th day after the day on which the 
beneficiary receives the payment or distribution. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—This paragraph shall 
not apply to any amount described in subpara-
graph (A) received by an individual from a life-
long learning account if, at any time during the 
1-year period ending on the day of such receipt, 
such individual received any other amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) from a lifelong 
learning account to which paragraphs (1) and 
(2) did not apply by reason of the application 
of this paragraph. 
‘‘(6) TRANSFER OF ACCOUNT INCIDENT TO DI-
VORCE.—The transfer of an individual’s interest in 
a lifelong learning account to an individual’s spouse 
or former spouse under a divorce or separation in-
strument described in subparagraph (A) of section 
71(b)(2) shall not be considered a taxable transfer 
made by such individual notwithstanding any other 
provision of this subtitle, and such interest shall, 
after such transfer, be treated as a lifelong learning 
account with respect to which such spouse is the ac-
count beneficiary. 
‘‘(7) TREATMENT AFTER DEATH OF ACCOUNT 
BENEFICIARY.— 
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1681 note), the immigration laws of the United States,
including the Immigration and Nationality Act, shall apply
in their entirety to the Northern Mariana Islands to the
same extent and in the same manner as such laws apply
to a State of the United States.
(b) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Section
101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101) is amended as follows:
(1) STATE.—Paragraph (36) of such section is
amended by inserting ‘‘Northern Mariana Islands,’’
after ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’.
(2) UNITED STATES.—Paragraph (38) of such
section is amended by inserting ‘‘Northern Mariana
Islands,’’ after ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’.
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trator shall publish in the Federal Register a
notice setting forth the decision and its basis.
‘‘(5) DOCKET.—For each rulemaking under
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall establish a
docket. The docket shall include a copy of the notice
under paragraph (3), of any notice issued under
paragraph (4), of the notice of proposed rulemaking
under paragraph (6), of each timely comment filed
with the Administrator, of the report of the Sci-
entific Advisory Panel under paragraph (8), of a
record of each hearing held by the Administrator in
connection with the rulemaking, and of the final rule
or decision to withdraw the rule. Information in the
docket shall be made available to the public consist-
ent with the requirements of section 10. No factual
material that has not been entered into the docket
in a timely manner may be relied upon by the Ad-
ministrator in issuing a final rule or in withdrawing
a proposed rule or by any person in a judicial review
proceeding, except for—
‘‘(A) information of which the Adminis-
trator may properly take official notice, or
‘‘(B) information of which a court may
properly take judicial notice.
‘‘(6) NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING.—
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1626
To extend until January 1, 1995, the existing temporary suspension of duty
on umbrella frames.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend until January 1, 1995, the existing temporary
suspension of duty on umbrella frames.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UMBRELLA FRAMES.
Heading 9902.66.03 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking ‘‘12/
31/92’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/94’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the amendment made by section 1 applies with respect
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for con-
sumption, after the 15th day after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(b) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision
of law to the contrary, upon a request filed with the appro-
priate customs officer before the 90th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from
warehouse for consumption of goods to which the amend-
ment made by section 1 applies and that was made—
(1) after December 31, 1992; and
(2) before the 15th day after the date of the en-
actment of this Act;
and with respect to which there would have been a lower
duty if the amendment made by section 1 had applied to
such entry or withdrawal, shall be liquidated or
reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal had oc-
curred on such 15th day.
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(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the fee shall be, for 
each acre of land from which oil or natural gas is produced 
for less than 90 days in a calendar year— 
(1) in the case of onshore land— 
(A) for each of the first 3 years of the 
lease, $4 per acre in 2011 dollars; 
(B) for the fourth year of the lease, $6 per 
acre in 2011 dollars; and 
(C) for the fifth year of the lease and each 
year thereafter for which the lease is otherwise 
in effect, $8 per acre in 2011 dollars; and 
(2) in the case of offshore land— 
(A) for each of the third, fourth, and fifth 
years of the lease, $4 per acre in 2011 dollars; 
(B) for the sixth year of the lease, $6 per 
acre in 2011 dollars; and 
(C) for the seventh year of the lease and 
each year thereafter for which the lease is oth-
erwise in effect, $8 per acre in 2011 dollars. 
(c) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.—The Secretary 
shall assess and collect the fee established under this sec-
tion. 
(d) DEPOSIT.—Amounts received by the United 
States as the fee under this section shall be deposited in 
the general fund of the Treasury. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1628
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the coverage
of a provision that prohibits contributions by foreign nationals in elec-
tions for Federal, State, and local offices, and to provide for an additional
prohibition on contributions by foreign nationals in initiative, referendum,
and recall elections.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. MCCANDLESS (for himself, Mr. MCHUGH, and Mr. GALLEGLY) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
clarify the coverage of a provision that prohibits con-
tributions by foreign nationals in elections for Federal,
State, and local offices, and to provide for an additional
prohibition on contributions by foreign nationals in initia-
tive, referendum, and recall elections.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 319(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘political office’’ the first
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Fed-
eral office or any State office (including any local of-
fice), in connection with any initiative, referendum,
or recall election,’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘political office’’ the second
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Fed-
eral office or any State office (including any local
office)’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1629
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the use and sale
of military medals and decorations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. MCCANDLESS (for himself, Mr. PARKER, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. PAXON, Mr.
DORNAN, and Mr. LAZIO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
the use and sale of military medals and decorations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Whoever’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘not more than $250’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under this title’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) If the decoration or medal involved in an of-
fense under subsection (a) of this section is a Congres-
sional Medal of Honor, in lieu of the punishment provided
in such subsection the offender shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
‘‘(2) As used in subsection (a) of this section with
respect to a Congressional Medal of Honor, the term ‘sells’
includes trades, barters, or exchanges for anything of
value.
‘‘(3) As used in this subsection, the term ‘Congres-
sional Medal of Honor’ is a medal awarded under section
3741 of title 10.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 162
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for
health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite pe-
riod, and to increase the amount of such deduction.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. GRANDY (for himself and Mr. BREWSTER) 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 extend
the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed
individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the
amount of such deduction.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) paragraph (1) of section 162(l) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is amended
by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable
percentage’’.
(b) Paragraph (6) of section 162(l) of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(6) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes
of paragraph (1)—
In the case of taxable
years beginning in
The applicable
calendar year:
percentage is:
1992 or 1993 .............................................
25 percent
1994 or 1995 .............................................
50 percent
1996 or thereafter .....................................
100 percent.’’
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after June 30, 1992.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1630
To prevent unemployment and community disruption caused by the
government subsidization of runaway plants in Puerto Rico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Mr. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To prevent unemployment and community disruption caused
by the government subsidization of runaway plants in
Puerto Rico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Puerto
Rico—U.S. Employment and Community Stabilization
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Puerto Rican Federal Rela-
tions Act (48 U.S.C. 737) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The rights’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)
The rights’’, and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following
new subsections:
‘‘(b) Neither Puerto Rico nor any official of Puerto
Rico shall grant or provide, or continue to grant or pro-
vide, any exemption or other benefit to any business or
group of businesses that is a runaway business.
‘‘(c) No business or group of businesses shall make
application for, or receive or otherwise enjoy continuing
benefit from, any such exemption or other benefit where
such applicant or recipient is a runaway business.
‘‘(d) Puerto Rico shall require applicants or recipients
to certify by sworn statement initially and annually there-
after that such applicant or recipient is not a runaway
business.
‘‘(e) Any governmental unit or any individual em-
ployee or former individual employee of a runaway busi-
ness and the labor union, if any, that represents or pre-
viously represented such employee, that suffer economic
injury because of such runaway business, shall have a
cause of action and may bring suit in the appropriate
United States district court to recover compensation for
the injuries suffered and for the expenses incurred in the
suit, including a reasonable sum for attorneys’ fees, and
to obtain equitable remedies.
‘‘(f) Neither Puerto Rico, nor any official of Puerto
Rico, shall be subject to suit or subject to such cause of
action providing that the appropriate officials of Puerto
Rico have taken all legal steps to ensure compliance with
subsection (d).
‘‘(g) For the purposes of subsections (b), (c), (d), and
(e), a runaway business is a business or group of busi-
nesses that by seeking to do business in Puerto Rico or
by doing business in Puerto Rico substantially and ad-
versely affect the employment or other working conditions
of 25 or more individual employees of that business or
group of businesses in any State of the United States.’’.
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In the Senate of the United States,
May 25 (legislative day, May 16), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1631) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 11, Dis-
trict of Columbia Code, to increase the maximum amount in
controversy permitted for cases under the jurisdiction of the
Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the Superior Court
of the District of Columbia’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Page 1, line 5, strike out ø1993¿ and insert: 1994
Attest:
Secretary.