datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
centage points which bears the same ratio to the
base percentage as—
‘‘(A) the excess of the taxpayer’s social se-
curity taxes over $3,000 bears to
‘‘(B) the excess of the maximum social se-
curity taxes over $3,000.
‘‘(4) MAXIMUM SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.—The
term ‘maximum social security taxes’ means the
amount which would be the social security taxes of
the taxpayer if the amount on which such taxes are
determined were equal to the maximum amount of
remuneration which may be taken into account
under section 3101(a).
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(A) DOLLAR LIMITATIONS ON PER EM-
PLOYEE BASIS.—The dollar limitations in para-
graphs (1) and (3) shall be applied on a per
employee basis.
‘‘(B) 
SELF-EMPLOYED
INDIVIDUALS.—
Paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘$6,000’ for ‘$3,000’ each place it ap-
pears in the case of the taxes referred to in
subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (d)(1).
‘‘(d) SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.—For purposes of this
section—
retirement accounts) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) DISTRIBUTIONS
FOR
CHARITABLE
PUR-
POSES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No amount shall be
includible in gross income by reason of a quali-
fied charitable distribution from an individual
retirement account to an organization described
in section 170(c).
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO CHARI-
TABLE
REMAINDER
TRUSTS, POOLED
INCOME
FUNDS, AND CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No amount shall
be includible in gross income by reason of
a qualified charitable distribution from an
individual retirement account—
‘‘(I) to a charitable remainder
annuity trust or a charitable remain-
der unitrust (as such terms are de-
fined in section 664(d)),
‘‘(II) to a pooled income fund (as
defined in section 642(c)(5)), or
‘‘(III) for the issuance of a chari-
table gift annuity (as defined in sec-
tion 501(m)(5)).
The preceding sentence shall apply only if
no person holds an income interest in the
amounts in the trust, fund, or annuity at-
tributable to such distribution other than
one or more of the following: the individual
for whose benefit such account is main-
tained, the spouse of such individual, or
any organization described in section
170(c).
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION OF INCLUSION
OF AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED.—In determin-
ing the amount includible in the gross in-
come of any person by reason of a pay-
ment or distribution from a trust referred
to in clause (i)(I) or a charitable gift annu-
ity (as so defined), the portion of any
qualified charitable distribution to such
trust or for such annuity which would (but
for this subparagraph) have been includible
in gross income—
‘‘(I) shall be treated as income
described in section 664(b)(1), and
‘‘(II) shall not be treated as an
investment in the contract.
‘‘(iii) NO INCLUSION FOR DISTRIBU-
TION
TO
POOLED
INCOME
FUND.—No
amount shall be includible in the gross in-
come of a pooled income fund (as so de-
fined) by reason of a qualified charitable
distribution to such fund.
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED
CHARITABLE
DISTRIBU-
TION.—For purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘qualified charitable distribution’ means
any distribution from an individual retirement
account—
‘‘(i) which is made on or after the
date that the individual for whose benefit
the account is maintained has attained age
591⁄2, and
‘‘(ii) which is made directly from the
account to—
‘‘(I) an organization described in
section 170(c), or
‘‘(II) a trust, fund, or annuity re-
ferred to in subparagraph (B).
‘‘(D) 
DENIAL
OF
DEDUCTION.—The
amount allowable as a deduction under section
170 to the taxpayer for the taxable year shall
be reduced (but not below zero) by the sum of
the amounts of the qualified charitable distribu-
tions during such year which would be includ-
ible in the gross income of the taxpayer for
such year but for this paragraph.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(C) the activities the applicant will carry
out under the grant, including a description of,
and justification for, any support services the
institution will offer to participating students;
‘‘(D) the number and funding range of the
scholarships the institution will provide to stu-
dents; and
‘‘(E) the procedures the institution will es-
tablish for entering into, and enforcing, agree-
ments with scholarship recipients regarding
their fulfillment of the service commitment de-
scribed in section 529;
‘‘(5) a description of how the institution will
use funds provided under the grant only to increase
the number of students with high potential to be ef-
fective teachers, participating in its teacher prepara-
tion programs, or in the particular type or types of
preparation programs that the grant would support,
or to increase the number of their graduates with
high potential to be effective teachers who are mi-
nority individuals, including language minority indi-
viduals, or individuals with disabilities;
‘‘(6) a description of commitments, by the part-
ner local educational agencies, to hire qualified
scholarship recipients in their schools and in the
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2824
To provide that annual pay adjustments for Members of Congress shall
not be made in the year immediately following any fiscal year in which
a budget deficit exists, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 5, 1997
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Ms. RIVERS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. TAYLOR of North
Carolina, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr.
SCARBOROUGH, Mr. GRAHAM, and Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on House Over-
sight, 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 committee concerned
A BILL
To provide that annual pay adjustments for Members of
Congress shall not be made in the year immediately
following any fiscal year in which a budget deficit exists,
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 ‘‘Balanced Budget In-
centive Act’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECT OF A BUDGET DEFICIT.
Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘Subject to
subparagraph (B),’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to sub-
paragraph (B) and paragraphs (3) and (4),’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, rates of pay for positions referred to in para-
graph (1) may not be increased, as a result of an adjust-
ment scheduled to take effect under paragraph (2) in a
year, by a percentage greater than the maximum percent-
age allowable for such year.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the maxi-
mum percentage allowable for a year is the percentage by
which benefits under title II of the Social Security Act
are increased (if at all) effective December 1st of the pre-
ceding year—
‘‘(i) as a result of a determination under section
215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)); or
‘‘(ii) pursuant to a law providing a general ben-
efit increase under such title.
‘‘(4)(A) An adjustment which is scheduled to take ef-
fect under paragraph (2) in a calendar year (as limited
by paragraph (3), if applicable) shall not be made if there
was a deficit in the budget of the United States Govern-
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of a parcel of real property authorized or required to be
conveyed by any provision of law is requested by a Federal
agency, the Secretary concerned shall submit a copy of
the notice to Congress.
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL.—If the Sec-
retary concerned submits a notice under subsection (c)
with regard to a parcel of real property, the Secretary con-
cerned may not proceed with the conveyance of the real
property as provided in the provision of law authorizing
or requiring the conveyance if Congress enacts a law re-
scinding the conveyance authority or requirement before
the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date on
which the Secretary concerned submits the notice.
‘‘(e) EXCEPTED CONVEYANCE AUTHORITIES.—The
screening requirements of this section shall not apply to
real property authorized or required to be conveyed under
any of the following provisions of law:
‘‘(1) Section 2687 of this title.
‘‘(2) Title II of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment
Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
‘‘(3) The Defense Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public
Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
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(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 1035. LAND CONVEYANCES, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.
(a) CONVEYANCES AUTHORIZED.—(1) The Secretary
of the Army may convey, without consideration, to the
Borough of Wrightstown, New Jersey (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Borough’’), all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property
(including improvements thereon) consisting of approxi-
mately 39.69 acres located at Fort Dix, New Jersey, for
the purpose of permitting the Borough to develop the par-
cel for economic purposes.
(2) The Secretary may convey, without consideration,
to the New Hanover Board of Education (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Board’’), all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to an additional parcel of real
property (including improvements thereon) at Fort Dix
consisting of approximately five acres for the purpose of
permitting the Board to develop the parcel for educational
purposes.
(b) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—(1) The convey-
ance under subsection (a)(1) shall be subject to the condi-
tion that the Borough—
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress. 
DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 
SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint 
resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the 
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member 
requests a copy. 
DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version 
of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of 
the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of 
the House of Representatives to make any payments from 
any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing 
of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre-
gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 
month. 
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LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO 
HOUSE 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more 
than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States 
Code to all offices of the House of Representatives. 
DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF DISBURSEMENTS 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report 
of disbursements for the operations of the House of Rep-
resentatives under section 106 of the House of Represent-
atives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act 
(2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House 
of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to the Congress). 
DELIVERY OF DAILY CALENDAR 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of 
the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy 
of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives 
which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2826
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the
purchase of a principal residence within an empowerment zone or enter-
prise community by a first-time homebuyer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 5, 1997
Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. CARSON, Ms. FURSE, Mr. PAUL, Ms.
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. FROST, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
FILNER, Mr. TORRES, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. KILPATRICK,
and Mr. CLYBURN) 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 provide
a credit for the purchase of a principal residence within
an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a
first-time homebuyer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
FIRST-TIME 
HOMEBUYER 
CREDIT 
FOR
EMPOWERMENT 
ZONES 
AND 
ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter U of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional in-
centives for empowerment zones) is amended by redesig-
nating part V as part VI, by redesignating section 1397F
as section 1397G, and by inserting after part IV the fol-
lowing new part:
‘‘Part V—First-Time Homebuyer Credit
‘‘Sec. 1397F. First-time homebuyer credit.
‘‘SEC. 1397F. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in-
dividual who is a first-time homebuyer of a principal resi-
dence in an empowerment zone or an enterprise commu-
nity during any taxable year, there shall be allowed as a
credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the tax-
able year an amount equal to so much of the purchase
price of the residence as does not exceed $2,000.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION BASED ON MODIFIED ADJUSTED
GROSS INCOME.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount allowable as a
credit under subsection (a) (determined without re-
gard to this subsection) for the taxable year shall be
reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which
bears the same ratio to the credit so allowable as—
‘‘(A) the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(i) the taxpayer’s modified adjusted
gross income for such taxable year, over
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2825
To establish procedures to ensure a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year
2002 and to create a Social Security reform reserve fund to protect
revenues generated by economic growth.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 5, 1997
Mr. SANFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit-
tee concerned
A BILL
To establish procedures to ensure a balanced Federal budget
by fiscal year 2002 and to create a Social Security re-
form reserve fund to protect revenues generated by eco-
nomic growth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Economic Growth and Social Security Transition Act’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is—
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(1) to ensure a balanced Federal budget by fis-
cal year 2002;
(2) to create a mechanism to monitor total
costs of direct spending programs, and, in the event
that actual or projected costs exceed targeted levels,
to require the President and Congress to address ad-
justments in direct spending; and
(3) to ensure that windfall revenues are used to
help pay for the transition costs to a fully funded
Social Security system that includes individually
owned accounts that are invested in real assets such
as equities, bonds and similar financial instruments.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECT SPENDING AND REVE-
NUE TARGETS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the initial direct spending targets for each
of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 shall equal total
outlays for all direct spending except net interest as
provided in H. Con. Res. 84, the concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 1998, unless such
outlays are reduced by a subsequent concurrent res-
olution on the budget; in which case, the lower level
of total outlays for all direct spending except net in-
terest shall be used; and
‘‘(ii) $70,000 ($110,000 in the case of
a joint return), bears to
‘‘(B) $20,000.
‘‘(2) MODIFIED
ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME.—
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘modified
adjusted gross income’ means the adjusted gross in-
come of the taxpayer for the taxable year increased
by any amount excluded from gross income under
section 911, 931, or 933.
‘‘(c) FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER.—For purposes of
this section—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘first-time home-
buyer’ means any individual if such individual (and
if married, such individual’s spouse) had no present
ownership interest in a principal residence in either
an empowerment zone or an enterprise community
during the 1-year period ending on the date of the
purchase of the principal residence to which this sec-
tion applies.
‘‘(2) ONE-TIME
ONLY.—If an individual is
treated as a first-time homebuyer with respect to
any principal residence, such individual may not be
treated as a first-time homebuyer with respect to
any other principal residence.
‘‘(3) PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.—The term ‘prin-
cipal residence’ has the same meaning as when used
in section 121.
‘‘(d) CARRYOVER OF CREDIT.—If the credit allowable
under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by
section 26(a) for such taxable year reduced by the sum
of the credits allowable under subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A (other than this section), such excess shall be
carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the
credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section,
rules similar to the rules of subsections (e), (f), (g), and
(h) of section 1400C shall apply.
‘‘(f) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall
apply to property purchased after the date of the enact-
ment of this section and before January 1, 2001.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (d) of section 39 of such Code
is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(9) NO CARRYBACK OF EMPOWERMENT ZONE-
ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITY
FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYER
CREDIT BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.—No portion of
the unused business credit for any taxable year
which is attributable to the first-time homebuyer
credit determined under section 1397F may be car-
ried back to a taxable year ending before the date
of the enactment of section 1397F.’’
(2) Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (26), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (27) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by add-
ing at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(28) in the case of a residence with respect to
which a credit was allowed under section 1397F, to
the extent provided under such section 1397F.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of parts for subchapter U of
chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the
last item and inserting the following:
‘‘Part V. First-time homebuyer credit.
‘‘Part VI. Regulations.’’.
(2) The table of sections for part VI of such
Code, as so redesignated, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘Sec. 1397G. Regulations.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2828
To direct the Capitol Police Board to establish a pay scale and benefit
package for members and civilian employees of the United States Capitol
Police equivalent to the pay scale and benefit package applicable to
members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 5, 1997
Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. NEY) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To direct the Capitol Police Board to establish a pay scale
and benefit package for members and civilian employees
of the United States Capitol Police equivalent to the
pay scale and benefit package applicable to members
of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PAY AND BENEFIT PACK-
AGE FOR UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE
EQUIVALENT TO PACKAGE APPLICABLE TO
UNIFORMED SECRET SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or any other rule or regulation, the pay and
benefits for members and civilian employees of the United
States Capitol Police shall be determined in accordance
with a pay scale and benefit package established and
maintained by the Capitol Police Board which is equiva-
lent to the pay scale and benefit package applicable to
members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed
Division.
(b) APPROVAL BY COMMITTEES.—The pay scale and
benefit package established under subsection (a) shall take
effect only upon approval by the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The pay scale and benefit package established under
section 1(a) shall apply with respect to pay periods begin-
ning on or after January 1, 1998.
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‘‘(b)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Attorney
General may not deliver a certificate of naturalization to
any person to whom the Attorney General previously had
issued an alien registration receipt card indicating the per-
son’s status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, unless—
‘‘(A) the person has surrendered the card to the
Attorney General; or
‘‘(B) the person has submitted an affidavit to
the Attorney General stating that the card was lost,
stolen, or destroyed, and describing any facts known
to the alien with respect to the circumstances of
such loss, theft, or destruction, and a period of not
less than 30 days has elapsed since such submission,
during which period the Attorney General may con-
duct an investigation of such loss, theft, or destruc-
tion.
‘‘(2) The Attorney General may charge a person de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) a fee to cover the cost of an
investigation described in such paragraph.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall take effect on October 1,
1998, and shall apply to certificates of naturaliza-
tion delivered on or after such date.
(F) The ability of the applicant to identify
local community needs in various areas of haz-
ardous materials response training.
(7) GRANT
AMOUNTS.—Each grant recipient
under this section shall receive in a fiscal year 1⁄4 of
the total amount appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion in such fiscal year.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2002, the
Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report on the
results of the program conducted under this section, to-
gether with recommendations concerning continuation and
expansion of the program.
(d) HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘hazardous material’’ means a substance
or material that the Secretary of Transportation des-
ignates under section 5103(a) of title 49, United States
Code.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section a
total of $2,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 through 2001.
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