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then the basis of any property acquired with such 
money during the 12-month period beginning on the 
day the contribution is received shall be reduced by 
the amount of such contribution. The excess (if any) 
of the amount of such contribution over the amount 
of the reduction under the preceding sentence shall 
be applied to the reduction (as of the last day of the 
period specified in the preceding sentence) of the 
basis of any other property of the partnership. The 
particular properties to which the reductions re-
quired by this paragraph shall be allocated shall be 
determined under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(c) NO INCREASE IN BASIS OF PARTNER’S INTER-
EST.—Subparagraph (B) of section 705(a)(1) of such 
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than amounts ex-
cluded from gross income under section 118)’’ after ‘‘ex-
empt from tax under this title’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for 
section 118 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘OF A 
CORPORATION’’ and inserting ‘‘OF
CORPORATIONS 
AND PARTNERSHIPS’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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H. R. 3116
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
An Act
To address the Year 2000 computer problems with regard to financial institutions,
to extend examination parity to the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision
and the National Credit Union Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Examination Parity and Year
2000 Readiness for Financial Institutions Act’’.
SEC. 2. YEAR 2000 READINESS FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the Year 2000 computer problem poses a serious chal-
lenge to the American economy, including the Nation’s banking
and financial services industries;
(2) thousands of banks, savings associations, and credit
unions rely heavily on internal information technology and
computer systems, as well as outside service providers, for
mission-critical functions, such as check clearing, direct deposit,
accounting, automated teller machine networks, credit card
processing, and data exchanges with domestic and international
borrowers, customers, and other financial institutions; and
(3) Federal financial regulatory agencies must have suffi-
cient examination authority to ensure that the safety and
soundness of the Nation’s financial institutions will not be
at risk.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the terms ‘‘depository institution’’ and ‘‘Federal banking
agency’’ have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act;
(2) the term ‘‘Federal home loan bank’’ has the same mean-
ing as in section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act;
(3) the term ‘‘Federal reserve bank’’ means a reserve bank
established under the Federal Reserve Act;
(4) the term ‘‘insured credit union’’ has the same meaning
as in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act; and
(5) the term ‘‘Year 2000 computer problem’’ means, with
respect to information technology, any problem which prevents
such technology from accurately processing, calculating,
comparing, or sequencing date or time data—
(A) from, into, or between—
(i) the 20th and 21st centuries; or
(ii) the years 1999 and 2000; or
(B) with regard to leap year calculations.
by contract or otherwise, any services author-
ized under this Act or any applicable State law,
whether on or off its premises—
‘‘(i) such performance shall be subject
to regulation and examination by the Di-
rector to the same extent as if such serv-
ices were being performed by the savings
association itself on its own premises; and
‘‘(ii) the savings association, service
corporation, subsidiary, holding company,
affiliate, or entity shall notify the Director
of the existence of the service relationship
before the end of the 30-day period begin-
ning on the earlier of—
‘‘(I) the date on which the con-
tract is entered into; or
‘‘(II) the date on which the per-
formance of the service is initiated.
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION
BY
THE
DIREC-
TOR.—The Director may prescribe such regula-
tions and issue such orders, including regula-
tions prescribed or orders issued pursuant to
section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
as may be necessary to enable the Director to
administer and carry out the purposes of this
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5539 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
contributions to the capital of a partnership, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2016 
Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. ROSKAM) 
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 exclude 
from gross income contributions to the capital of a part-
nership, 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 ‘‘Preserving Investment 
in Needy Neighborhoods Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPITAL OF 
PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 118 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by insert-
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ing before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and, in 
the case of a partnership, gross income shall not include 
contributions to the capital of the partnership’’. 
(b) BASIS OF PROPERTY CONTRIBUTED TO PART-
NERSHIP.—Section 723 of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The basis of property’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the basis of property’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPITAL.— 
‘‘(1) PROPERTY OTHER THAN MONEY.—If prop-
erty other than money— 
‘‘(A) is acquired by a partnership as a con-
tribution to capital, and 
‘‘(B) is not contributed by a partner as 
such, 
then the basis of such property shall be zero. 
‘‘(2) MONEY.—If money— 
‘‘(A) is received by a partnership as a con-
tribution to capital, and 
‘‘(B) is not contributed by a partner as 
such, 
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(f) NO INFERENCE.—Nothing contained in this sec-
tion or the amendments made by this section shall be con-
strued to create any inference under the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of contribu-
tions to the capital of partnerships made on or before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3117
To reauthorize the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. SCOTT) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To reauthorize the United States Commission on Civil
Rights, 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 ‘‘Civil Rights Commis-
sion Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 6 of the Civil Rights Com-
mission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975d) is amended by
striking ‘‘1996’’ and inserting ‘‘2001’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The first sentence of section
5 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C.
1975c) is amended to read ‘‘There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this Act for fiscal years through fiscal year 2001.’’.
SEC. 3. STAFF DIRECTOR.
Section 4(a) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975b(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There shall’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(i)’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(ii)’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of
the Staff Director shall be 4 years.
‘‘(3) REVIEW AND RETENTION.—The Commis-
sion shall annually review the performance of the
staff director.’’.
SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, PRI-
VACY, SUNSHINE, AND ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEE ACTS.
Section 4 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983
(42 U.S.C. 1975b) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(f) APPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—The Commission shall be considered to be an agen-
cy, as defined in section 551(1) of title 5, United States
Code, for the purposes of sections 552, 552a, and 552b
of title 5, United States Code, and for the purposes of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’.
SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT AUDIT.
Section 4 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983
(42 U.S.C. 1975b) is further amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(g) INDEPENDENT AUDIT.—Beginning with the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1998, and each year there-
after, the Commission shall prepare an annual financial
statement in accordance with section 3515 of title 31,
United States Code, and shall have the statement audited
by an independent external auditor in accordance with sec-
tion 3521 of such title.’’.
(10) ENFORCEMENT
REPORT.—A report con-
taining an evaluation of the enforcement of policies 
to combat illicit finance. 
(11) ENFORCEMENT.—A discussion of the cur-
rent policies of the United States to enforce the pro-
visions of the Bank Secrecy Act and related laws re-
garding the financing of terrorism and other forms 
of illicit finance, together with recommendations for 
improving enforcement. 
(12) TREASURY
ATTACHE´S.—A discussion of 
the Department of the Treasury attache´s, includ-
ing— 
(A) a list of embassies where Department 
of the Treasury attache´s are posted and a dis-
cussion of their effectiveness in the fight 
against illicit finance; 
(B) a list of the United States embassies 
at which a Department of the Treasury attache´ 
is assigned for temporary duty, the length of 
such assignments, and the reason why such as-
signments are not considered to be permanent 
assignments; 
(C) how the Department of the Treasury’s 
interests relating to economic and anti-terror fi-
nance issues are handled at other embassies, in-
HR 3130 RFS
ing and maintaining the system for 5 years, and the
Secretary has agreed with the estimates.’’.
(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES.—Section 455(a)(1) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 655(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) equal to 66 percent of the sums expended
by the State during the quarter for an alternative
statewide system for which a waiver has been grant-
ed under section 452(d)(3), but only to the extent
that the total of the sums so expended by the State
on or after the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph does not exceed the least total cost esti-
mate submitted by the State pursuant to section
452(d)(3)(C) in the request for the waiver;’’.
TITLE II—CHILD SUPPORT
INCENTIVE SYSTEM
SEC. 201. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651–669) is amended by inserting
after section 458 the following:
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(c) Section 432(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 632(a)(8)) is amended by adding ‘‘; and’’ at the
end.
(d) Section 453(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 653(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘parentage,’’ and inserting
‘‘parentage or’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘or making or enforcing child
custody or visitation orders,’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (A), by decreasing the in-
dentation of clause (iv) by 2 ems.
(e)(1) Section 5557(b) of the Balanced Budget Act
of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 608 note) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ‘‘The amendment made by section
5536(1)(A) shall not take effect with respect to a State
until October 1, 2000, or such earlier date as the State
may select.’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 5557
of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–
33; 111 Stat. 637).
(f) Section 473A(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 673b(c)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘November 30, 1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘April 30, 1998’’; and
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3118
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal
medical assistance percentage for Hawaii to 59.8 percent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. MINK of Hawaii) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase
the Federal medical assistance percentage for Hawaii
to 59.8 percent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASED FMAP FOR HAWAII.
(a) INCREASED FMAP.—The first sentence of sec-
tion 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396d(b)), as amended by section 4725(b) of the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33; 111 Stat. 518),
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (3)’’;
and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘, and (4) for purposes of this title and
title XXI, the Federal medical assistance percentage
for Hawaii shall be 59.8 percent’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to—
(1) items and services furnished on or after Oc-
tober 1, 1998, under—
(A) a State plan or under a waiver of such
plan under title XIX; and
(B) a State child health plan under title
XXI of such Act;
(2) payments made on a capitation or other
risk-basis for coverage occurring under plans under
such titles on or after such date; and
(3) payments attributable to DSH allotments
for Hawaii determined under section 1923(f) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)) for fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1999.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3119
To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with respect to the dilution of famous
marks.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. BLUNT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with respect to the
dilution of famous marks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 43(c)(3) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to pro-
vide for the registration and protection of trade-marks
used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain
international conventions, and for other purposes.’’ (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Trademark Act of 1946’’) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such owner-
ship shall be a complete bar to an action against that per-
son under paragraph (1) if the action is commenced more
than 365 days after the date of registration or 365 days
after the person began to use the mark or trade name
in commerce, whichever is later.’’.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 311
To amend the Taiwan Relations Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To amend the Taiwan Relations Act.
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 ‘‘Taiwan Self-Defense
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT.
Section 3 of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C.
3302) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(d) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) super-
sede any provision of the Joint Communique of the United
States and China of August 17, 1982.’’.
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 95 West
#100 South in Provo, Utah, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office
Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 24,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3120
To designate the United States Post Office located at 95 West 100 South
Street in Provo, Utah, as the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. SAN-
FORD, and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To designate the United States Post Office located at 95
West 100 South Street in Provo, Utah, as the ‘‘Howard
C. Nielson Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 95 West
100 South Street in Provo, Utah, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office
Building’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3120
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 25, 1998
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office located at 95
West #100 South in Provo, Utah, as the ‘‘Howard C.
Nielson Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3120 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 95 West
#100 South in Provo, Utah, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office
Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 24,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, 
which shall be known as the ‘‘Labyrinth Canyon 
Wilderness’’. 
(27) CANYONLANDS.—Certain Federal land in 
San Juan County managed by the National Park 
Service comprising approximately 257,606 acres, as 
generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map 
dated June 30, 2016, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Canyonlands Wilderness’’. 
(28) ARCHES.—Certain Federal land in Grand 
County managed by the National Park Service com-
prising approximately 63,808 acres, as generally de-
picted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 
30, 2016, which shall be known as the ‘‘Arches Wil-
derness’’. 
(29) FISHER TOWERS.—Certain Federal land in 
Grand County managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management comprising approximately 1,190 acres, 
as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness 
Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Fisher Towers Wilderness’’. 
(30) MARY
JANE
CANYON.—Certain Federal 
land in Grand County managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management comprising approximately 13,574 
acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder-
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Calendar No. 340
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3120
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 25, 1998
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
APRIL 21, 1998
Reported by Mr. THOMPSON, without an amendment
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office located at 95
West #100 South in Provo, Utah, as the ‘‘Howard C.
Nielson Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 95 West
#100 South in Provo, Utah, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office
Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 24,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 340
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3120
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office located
at 95 West #100 South in Provo, Utah, as the
‘‘Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building’’.
APRIL 21, 1998
Reported without an amendment