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‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2017, for the discretionary 
category $1,039,599,000,000; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2018, for the discretionary 
category $1,064,323,000,000; 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2019, for the discretionary 
category $1,091,408,000,000; 
‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2020, for the discretionary 
category $1,118,618,000,000; and 
‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2021, for the discretionary 
category $1,145,316,000,000;’’. 
SEC. 2. DIRECT SPENDING SEQUESTRATION. 
Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 251A. DIRECT SPENDING SEQUESTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTING DIRECT SPENDING REDUC-
TIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2016–2024.—In its sequestra-
tion preview report for fiscal years 2016 through 2024, 
OMB shall prepare and the President shall order a seques-
tration, effective upon issuance, of nonexempt direct 
spending to achieve the direct spending reductions set 
forth below: 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2016, 6.8 percent for non-
defense and 9.3 percent for defense; 
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Union Calendar No. 36
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1226
[Report No. 105–51]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the unauthorized
inspection of tax returns or tax return information.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 8, 1997
Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Ms. DUNN, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. COYNE, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. HERGER, Mr. CAMP, Mr. EN-
SIGN, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. WELLER, Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut,
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. NEAL of Massa-
chusetts, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. TANNER, Mrs. THURMAN, and Mr.
PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
APRIL 14, 1997
Additional sponsors: Mr. BUNNING, Mrs. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. CUBIN,
Mr. STARK, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr.
GREENWOOD
APRIL 14, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent
the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or tax return
information.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Internal Revenue Serv-
ice Accountability Act’’.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED
ACTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7214 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to offenses by officers and
employees of the United States) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(8),
(2) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (9),
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(10) who willfully and maliciously disregards
such law, or any regulation promulgated under such
law, relating to any proceeding against any tax-
payer;’’, and
(4) by striking ‘‘$10,000, or imprisoned not
more than 5 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000
($1,000, in the case of an offense under paragraph
(10)), or imprisoned not more than 5 years (1 year,
in the case of an offense under paragraph (10), or
both’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to actions by officers or employees
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEES PER-
SONALLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES AND LITIGA-
TION COSTS IN CERTAIN CASES.
(a) LITIGATION COSTS.—Section 7430 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to awarding of costs
and certain fees) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(g) PERSONAL LIABILITY OF INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE
OFFICERS
AND
EMPLOYEES
IN
CERTAIN
CASES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In any proceeding in which
the prevailing party is awarded a judgment for rea-
sonable litigation costs under this section, the court
may assess a portion of such costs against any In-
ternal Revenue Service officer or employee (and such
officer or employee shall not be reimbursed by the
United States for the costs so assessed) if the court
determines that such proceeding resulted from any
arbitrary, capricious, or malicious act of such officer
or employee. For purposes of this section, the term
‘officer or employee’ includes a former officer or em-
ployee.
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION
OF
OFFICER
OR
EM-
PLOYEE.—Upon the request of any Internal Revenue
Service officer or employee, such officer or employee
may be represented by the United States in any pro-
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2884 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to eliminate the firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary 
spending limits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2015 
Mr. RIBBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 to eliminate the firewalls between de-
fense and nondefense discretionary spending limits. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR FIS-
CAL YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2021. 
Paragraphs (3) through (8) of section 251(c) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2016, for the discretionary 
category $1,016,582,000,000; 
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‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2017, 6.9 percent for non-
defense and 9.1 percent for defense; 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2018, 6.8 percent for non-
defense and 8.9 percent for defense; 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2019, 6.5 percent for non-
defense and 8.8 percent for defense; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2020, 6.1 percent for non-
defense and 8.6 percent for defense; and 
‘‘(6) for fiscal years 2021 through 2024, 5.9 
percent for nondefense and 8.4 percent for defense. 
When implementing the sequestration of direct spending 
pursuant to this subsection, OMB shall follow the proce-
dures specified in section 6 of the Statutory Pay-As-You- 
Go Act of 2010, the exemptions specified in section 255, 
and the special rules specified in section 256, except that 
the percentage reduction for the Medicare programs speci-
fied in section 256(d) shall not be more than 2 percent 
for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF REDUCTIONS.—Any re-
ductions imposed under this section shall be implemented 
in accordance with section 256(k). 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—On the dates specified in subsection 
(a), OMB shall submit a report to Congress containing 
a listing of the reductions required for each nonexempt 
direct spending account, and any other data and expla-
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nations that enhance public understanding of this title and 
actions taken under it.’’. 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 985
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 111 West Washington
Street in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the ‘‘Delbert
L. Latta Post Office Building’’.
‘‘(3) Disclosure as required by law by a pro-
vider to the Food and Drug Administration, or on 
a voluntary basis by a provider to a federally estab-
lished patient safety program, with respect to an Ad-
ministration-regulated product or activity for which 
that entity has responsibility, for the purposes of ac-
tivities related to the quality, safety, or effectiveness 
of such Administration-regulated product or activity. 
‘‘(4) Disclosures of patient safety work product 
in accordance with this part by a provider to a pa-
tient safety organization. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT OF TRANSFER, DISCLOSURE.—The fol-
lowing shall not be treated as a waiver of any privilege 
or protection established under this part: 
‘‘(1) The transfer of any patient safety work 
product between a provider and a patient safety or-
ganization. 
‘‘(2) Disclosure of patient safety work product 
as described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) The unauthorized disclosure of patient 
safety work product. 
‘‘(e) PENALTY.—
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in this 
part, and subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), it shall 
be unlawful for any person to disclose patient safety
the use of alternative compliance methods by units 
equipped with an alternative monitoring system as 
may be necessary to preserve the orderly functioning 
of the allowance system, and which will ensure the 
emissions reductions contemplated by this title. 
Where 2 or more units utilize a single stack, a sepa-
rate CEMS shall not be required for each unit, and 
for such units the regulations shall require that the 
owner or operator collect sufficient information to 
permit reliable compliance determinations for each 
such unit. 
‘‘(2)(A) The owner and operator of any facility 
subject to this title shall be required to install and 
operate CEMS to monitor the emissions from each 
affected unit at the facility, and to quality assure 
the data for—
‘‘(i) sulfur dioxide, opacity, and volumetric 
flow for all affected units subject to subpart 2 
of part B at the facility, 
‘‘(ii) nitrogen oxides for all affected units 
subject to subpart 2 of part C at the facility, 
and 
‘‘(iii) mercury for all affected units subject 
to part D at the facility.
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‘‘(B) a unit subject to subsection (b)(2) cannot 
meet the applicable rate using the technology on 
which the Administrator based the applicable emis-
sion limitation. 
‘‘(2) The permitting authority shall base such deter-
mination upon a showing satisfactory to the permitting 
authority, in accordance with regulations established by 
the Administrator, that the owner or operator—
‘‘(A) has properly installed appropriate control 
equipment designed to meet the applicable emission 
rate; 
‘‘(B) has properly operated such equipment for 
a period of 15 months (or such other period of time 
as the Administrator determines through the regula-
tions), and provides operating and monitoring data 
for such period demonstrating that the unit cannot 
meet the applicable emission rate; and 
‘‘(C) has specified an emission rate that such 
unit can meet on an annual average basis. The per-
mitting authority shall issue an operating permit for 
the unit in question, in accordance with section 404 
and title V—
‘‘(i) that permits the unit during the dem-
onstration period referred to in subparagraph
(A) by striking ‘‘National Council on the
Arts and the’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘, respectively,’’, and
(6) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Chairperson of the
National Endowment for the Arts and
the’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘sections 5(c) and’’
and inserting ‘‘section’’,
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘either of the Endow-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘National Endow-
ment for the Humanities’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘involved’’, and
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘that provided such fi-
nancial assistance’’ each place it appears,
and
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking
‘‘the National Endowment for the Arts
or’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 122
To amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
of 1965 to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the Na-
tional Council on the Arts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. NORWOOD)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National Endow-
ment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts.
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 ‘‘Privatization of Art
Act’’.
(i) No applicant nor any other person 
may be eligible for a license or certificate 
of suitability under this section if such ap-
plicant or person has been convicted of ac-
cepting bets or wagers from any other per-
son through an Internet poker facility in 
felony violation of Federal or State law. 
The ineligibility of an applicant or other 
person under this subparagraph shall ter-
minate on the date that is 5 years after 
the date on which the first license is issued 
under this section. 
(ii) No applicant or person who has 
purchased the assets of a person described 
in clause (i) subsequent to the enactment 
of this Act shall be eligible for a license or 
certificate of suitability under this section 
until the date that is 5 years after the date 
on which the first license is issued. 
(3) ONGOING REQUIREMENT.—A licensee (and 
any other person who is required to be determined 
to be suitable for licensing in connection with such 
licensee) shall meet the standards necessary to be 
suitable for licensing or to receive a certificate of 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1232
To require country of origin labeling of perishable agricultural commodities
imported into the United States and to establish penalties for violations
of such labeling requirements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 8, 1997
Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.
WELDON of Florida, Mr. NEY, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. MICA, Mr. STEARNS, Mr.
HUNTER, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. WEXLER,
Mr. KING, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GOSS, Mr.
CONDIT, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP, and
Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To require country of origin labeling of perishable agricul-
tural commodities imported into the United States and
to establish penalties for violations of such labeling re-
quirements.
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 ‘‘Imported Produce La-
beling Act of 1997’’.
menting standards as determined by the Secretary 
through rulemaking) not less often than every 3 
years, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) Revocation of any such certification by the 
Secretary or other such governmental organization 
that issued the certification, upon a showing of 
cause. 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA.—A patient safety organization must 
meet the following criteria as conditions of certification: 
‘‘(1) The mission of the patient safety organiza-
tion is to conduct activities that are to improve pa-
tient safety and the quality of health care delivery 
and is not in conflict of interest with the providers 
that contract with the patient safety organization. 
‘‘(2) The patient safety organization has appro-
priately qualified staff, including licensed or certified 
medical professionals. 
‘‘(3) The patient safety organization, within any 
2 year period, contracts with more than 1 provider 
for the purpose of receiving and reviewing patient 
safety work product. 
‘‘(4) The patient safety organization is not a 
component of a health insurer or other entity that 
offers a group health plan or health insurance cov-
erage.
SEC. 2. INDICATION OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF IMPORTED
PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
terms ‘‘perishable agricultural commodity’’ and ‘‘retailer’’
have the meanings given such terms in section 1(b) of the
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C.
499a(b)).
(b) NOTICE OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REQUIRED.—
A retailer of a perishable agricultural commodity imported
into the United States shall inform consumers, at the final
point of sale to consumers, of the country of origin of the
perishable agricultural commodity.
(c) METHOD OF NOTIFICATION.—The information
required by subsection (b) may be provided to consumers
by means of a label, stamp, mark, placard, or other clear
and visible sign on the imported perishable agricultural
commodity itself or on the package, display, holding unit,
or bin containing the commodity at the final point of sale
to consumers. If the imported perishable agricultural com-
modity is already individually labeled regarding country
of origin by the packer, importer, or another person, the
retailer shall not be required to provide any additional in-
formation in order to comply with this section.
(d) VIOLATIONS.—If a retailer fails to indicate the
country of origin of an imported perishable agricultural
commodity as required by subsection (b), the Secretary of
Agriculture may impose a monetary penalty on the retailer
in an amount not to exceed—
(1) $1,000 for the first day on which the viola-
tion occurs; and
(2) $250 for each day on which the same viola-
tion continues.
(e) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Amounts collected under
subsection (d) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the
United States as miscellaneous receipts.
(f) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall
apply with respect to perishable agricultural commodities
imported into the United States after the end of the six-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this section.
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(i) a summary of the selection process
that resulted in the recommendations; and
(ii) with respect to each subsidy which
the Commission recommends to be reduced
or eliminated, an analysis of the savings
that would result from such elimination or
reduction; and
(B) may include legislative language which
if enacted would have the effect of carrying out
the corporate subsidy reductions which are rec-
ommended by the Commission on such list.
(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION.—After
transmitting a report under paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall make available to the Congress and the
Comptroller General of the United States all infor-
mation used by the Commission in making the rec-
ommendations contained in such report.
(c) ASSISTANCE FROM COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—
The Comptroller General of the United States shall—
(1) assist the Commission, to the extent re-
quested by the Commission, in the Commission’s re-
view and analysis of the criteria transmitted by the
Commission under subsection (a); and
(2) not later than 45 days after each trans-
mission required by subsection (b)(1), transmit to
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the 
beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabili-
tation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2015 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. MEEKS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for cov-
erage under the beneficiary travel program of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans 
for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, 
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 ‘‘Veterans Medical Ac-
cess Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COVERAGE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM OF 
CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS FOR TRAVEL 
FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL DISABILITIES REHA-
BILITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(b)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) A veteran with vision impairment, a vet-
eran with a spinal cord injury or disorder, or a vet-
eran with double or multiple amputations whose 
travel is in connection with care provided through a 
special disabilities rehabilitation program of the De-
partment (including spinal cord injury center pro-
grams, blind rehabilitation center programs, and 
prosthetics rehabilitation center programs) if such 
care is provided— 
‘‘(i) on an in-patient basis; or 
‘‘(ii) during a period in which the Sec-
retary provides the veteran with temporary 
lodging at a facility of the Department to make 
such care more accessible to the veteran.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
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report on the beneficiary travel program under section 111 
of title 38, United States Code, including— 
(1) the cost of the program; 
(2) the number of veterans served by the pro-
gram; and 
(3) any other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
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‘‘(5) The patient safety organization is man-
aged, controlled, and operated independently from 
any provider that contracts with the patient safety 
organization for reporting patient safety work prod-
uct. 
‘‘(6) To the extent practical and appropriate, 
the patient safety organization collects patient safety 
work product from providers in a standardized man-
ner that permits valid comparisons of similar cases 
among similar providers. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR COMPONENT ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—If a patient safety organization is a compo-
nent of another organization, the patient safety organiza-
tion must, in addition to meeting the criteria described 
in subsection (c), meet the following criteria as conditions 
of certification: 
‘‘(1) The patient safety organization maintains 
patient safety work product separately from the rest 
of the organization, and establishes appropriate se-
curity measures to maintain the confidentiality of 
the patient safety work product. 
‘‘(2) The patient safety organization does not 
make an unauthorized disclosure under this Act of 
patient safety work product to the rest of the orga-
nization in breach of confidentiality.