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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An insurer or group
health plan providing health coverage shall pro-
vide that if a covered individual is in a period
of continuous coverage (as defined in subpara-
graph (B)(i)) with respect to particular services
as of the date of application for coverage (de-
termined without regard to any waiting period
for coverage), any period of exclusion of cov-
erage with respect to a preexisting condition for
such services or type of services shall be re-
duced by 1 month for each month in the period
of continuous coverage.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this sub-
section:
‘‘(i) PERIOD
OF
CONTINUOUS
COV-
ERAGE.—The term ‘period of continuous
coverage’ means, with respect to particular
services, the period beginning on the date
an individual has health coverage (includ-
ing coverage under title XVIII or XIX)
which provides substantially the same or
similar benefits with respect to such serv-
ices and ends on the date the individual
does not have such coverage for a continu-
ous period of more than 3 months.
Government Accountability Office in GAO–14–648, such es-
timates shall conform to relevant Federal guidance for cost 
and schedule estimates. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall review the update of 
the cost and schedule estimates under subsection (b) 
to evaluate the quality and reliability of such esti-
mates. 
(2) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the completion of the update of the cost and schedule 
estimates under subsection (b), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the results of the review required by 
paragraph (1). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 2674(f)(2) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
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Union Calendar No. 122 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1640 
[Report No. 114–166] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
submit to Congress a report on the Department 
of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation 
project in the National Capital Region, and for 
other purposes. 
JUNE 17, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4338
To provide relief for domestic producers of tailored wool apparel from
increased imports of such apparel from Canada.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 1, 1996
Mr. LAFALCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide relief for domestic producers of tailored wool
apparel from increased imports of such apparel from Canada.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RENEGOTIATION OF QUANTITIES OF WOOL AR-
TICLES ELIGIBLE FOR TARIFF PREFERENCE
LEVELS.
By not later than January 1, 1998, the President
shall take the necessary steps to renogotiate with Canada
the annual quantity limitations of tailored wool apparel
assembled in Canada from fabric or yarn produced or ob-
tained in a country other than a NAFTA country, that
is eligible for preferential tariff treatment under Appendix
6.B.1 to Annex 300–B of the NAFTA, to reflect current
conditions in the wool apparel industry located in Canada
and the United States, including the ability of tailored
wool apparel producers to obtain supplies of wool fabric
within the territories of Canada and the United States.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES.
For purposes of part 1 of subtitle A of title III of
the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementa-
tion Act (19 U.S.C. 3351 and following)—
(1) the term ‘‘Canadian article’’ shall be
deemed to include tailored wool apparel assembled in
Canada from fabric or yarn produced or obtained in
a country other than a NAFTA country, that is eli-
gible for preferential tariff treatment under Appen-
dix 6.B.1 to Annex 300–B of the NAFTA; and
(2) subsection (d)(2) of section 302 of the
North American Free Trade Agreement Implemen-
tation Act (19 U.S.C. 3352(d)(2)) shall not apply to
articles described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘NAFTA’’ means the North
American Free Trade Agreement approved by the
Congress under section 101(a) of the North Amer-
ican Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19
U.S.C. 3311(a)); and
(2) the term ‘‘NAFTA country’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 2(4) of the North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (19 U.S.C. 3301(2)).
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL SPECTRUM INCENTIVES. 
(a) NOTICE TO COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 113(g)(4) of the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(4)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking the heading and inserting 
‘‘NOTICE TO COMMISSION.—’’; 
(B) in the second sentence of subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘shall notify the Com-
mission’’ and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ‘‘shall notify the Commission— 
‘‘(i) of estimated relocation or sharing 
costs and timelines for such relocation or 
sharing; or 
‘‘(ii) that, instead of relocation or 
sharing costs under this subsection and 
section 118, a Federal entity will receive 
payment under section 120 because such 
entity is— 
‘‘(I) discontinuing the operations 
that the Federal entity conducts on 
such eligible frequencies without relo-
cating such operations to other fre-
quencies; or 
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A BILL 
To designate the building utilized as a United States court-
house located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘Randy D. Doub United States Court-
house’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 433
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the casualty loss
deduction for disaster losses without regard to the 10-percent adjusted
gross income floor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 9, 1995
Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.
MOORHEAD, and Mr. DIXON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the
casualty loss deduction for disaster losses without regard
to the 10-percent adjusted gross income floor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF 10 PERCENT FLOOR FOR DIS-
ASTER LOSSES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subparagraph (A) of section
165(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to net casualty loss allowed only to the extent it exceeds
10 percent of adjusted gross income) is amended by strik-
ing clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(i) the amount of the personal cas-
ualty gains for the taxable year,
‘‘(ii) the amount of the federally de-
clared disaster losses for the taxable year
(or, if lesser, the net casualty loss), plus
‘‘(iii) the portion of the net casualty
loss which is not deductible under clause
(ii) but only to the extent such portion ex-
ceeds 10 percent of the adjusted gross in-
come of the individual.
For purposes of the preceding sentence the
term ‘net casualty loss’ means the excess of
personal casualty losses for the taxable year
over personal casualty gains.’’
(b) FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER LOSS DE-
FINED.—Paragraph (3) of section 165(h) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(C) FEDERALLY
DECLARED
DISASTER
LOSS.—The term ‘federally declared disaster
loss’ means any personal casualty loss attrib-
utable to a disaster occurring in an area subse-
quently determined by the President of the
United States to warrant assistance by the Fed-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The building utilized as a United States courthouse 
located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Randy D. Doub 
United States Courthouse’’ during the period in which the 
building is utilized as a United States courthouse. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
With respect to the period in which the building re-
ferred to in section 1 is utilized as a United States court-
house, any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to that build-
ing shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Randy D. 
Doub United States Courthouse’’. 
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eral Government under the Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act.’’
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for para-
graph (2) of section 165(h) of such Code is amended by
striking ‘‘NET
CASUALTY
LOSS’’ and inserting ‘‘NET
NONDISASTER CASUALTY LOSS’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to losses attributable to disasters
occurring on or after January 17, 1994, including for pur-
poses of determining the portion of such losses allowable
in taxable years ending before such date pursuant to an
election under section 165(i) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1642 
To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located 
at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Randy D. 
Doub United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. BUTTERFIELD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the building utilized as a United States court-
house located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘Randy D. Doub United States Court-
house’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The building utilized as a United States courthouse 
located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Randy D. Doub 
United States Courthouse’’ during the period in which the 
building is utilized as a United States courthouse. 
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
With respect to the period in which the building re-
ferred to in section 1 is utilized as a United States court-
house, any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to that build-
ing shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Randy D. 
Doub United States Courthouse’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4340
To prohibit, in connection with the termination of Army activities at the
Stratford Army Engine Plant, the expenditure of Federal funds to cover
the costs of relocating a Government contractor located at that installa-
tion.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 3, 1996
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To prohibit, in connection with the termination of Army
activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant, the ex-
penditure of Federal funds to cover the costs of relocat-
ing a Government contractor located at that installation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF RELOCATION
COSTS 
FOR 
GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTOR,
STRATFORD ARMY ENGINE PLANT.
In connection with the termination of Army activities
at the Stratford Army Engine Plant, Stratford, Connecti-
cut, pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law
101–510), none of the funds available to the Department
of Defense may be used to relocate, to pay the costs of
relocating, or to make payments under any contract relat-
ing to the relocation of, any Government contractor lo-
cated at that installation.
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House Calendar No. 30 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1642 
[Report No. 114–106] 
To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located 
at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Randy D. 
Doub United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. BUTTERFIELD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
MAY 8, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. WALKER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
MCHENRY, Mr. ROUZER, Mrs. ELLMERS
of North Carolina, Mr. 
PITTENGER, Ms. FOXX, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and 
Ms. ADAMS 
MAY 8, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
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House Calendar No. 30 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1642 
[Report No. 114–106] 
A BILL 
To designate the building utilized as a United 
States courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in 
Greenville, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Randy D. 
Doub United States Courthouse’’. 
MAY 8, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4341
To establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal child support
obligations, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 3, 1996
Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal
child support obligations, 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 ‘‘Child Support Recov-
ery Amendments Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FELONY VIOLATIONS.
Section 228 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 228. Failure to pay legal child support obligations
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever—
‘‘(1) willfully fails to pay a support obligation
with respect to a child who resides in another State,
if such obligation has remained unpaid for a period
longer than 1 year, or is greater than $5,000;
‘‘(2) travels in interstate or foreign commerce
with the intent to evade a support obligation, if such
obligation has remained unpaid for a period longer
than 1 year, or is greater than $5,000; or
‘‘(3) willfully fails to pay a support obligation
with respect to a child who resides in another State,
if such obligation has remained unpaid for a period
longer than 2 years, or is greater than $10,000;
shall be punished as provided in subsection (c).
‘‘(b) PRESUMPTION.—The existence of a support ob-
ligation that was in effect for the time period charged in
the indictment or information creates a rebuttable pre-
sumption that the obligor has the ability to pay the sup-
port obligation for that time period.
‘‘(c) PUNISHMENT.—The punishment for an offense
under this section is—
‘‘(1) in the case of a first offense under sub-
section (a)(1), a fine under this title, imprisonment
for not more than 6 months, or both; and
‘‘(2) in the case of an offense under subsection
(a)(2) or (a)(3), or a second or subsequent offense
under subsection (a)(1), a fine under this title, im-
prisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
‘‘(d) MANDATORY RESTITUTION.—Upon a conviction
under this section, the court shall order restitution under
section 3663A in an amount equal to the total unpaid sup-
port obligation as it exists at the time of sentencing.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘support obligation’ means any
amount determined under a court order or an order
of an administrative process pursuant to the law of
a State to be due from a person for the support and
maintenance of a child or of a child and the parent
with whom the child is living; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ includes any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, and any
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4342
To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend certain statutes of
limitation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 3, 1996
Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend certain
statutes of limitation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CAPITAL OFFENSES AND CLASS A FELONIES IN-
VOLVING MURDER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3281 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3281. Capital offenses and Class A felonies involv-
ing murder
‘‘An indictment for any offense punishable by death
or an indictment or information for a Class A felony in-
volving murder (as defined in section 1111 of this title
or as defined under applicable State law in the case of
an offense under section 1963(a) of this title involving
racketeering activity described in section 1961(1) of this
title) may be found at any time without limitation.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to any offense for which the ap-
plicable statute of limitations had not run as of the date
of enactment of such subsection.
SEC. 2. CLASS A VIOLENT AND DRUG TRAFFICKING OF-
FENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 213 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 3295. Class A violent and drug trafficking offenses
‘‘Except as provided in section 3281, no person shall
be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a Class A felony that
is a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime (as de-
fined in section 924(c) of this title) unless the indictment
is returned or the information is filed within 10 years after
the commission of the offense.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (c) shall apply to any offense for which the ap-
plicable statute of limitations had not run as of the date
of enactment of such subsection.
SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 213
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the item relating to section 3281, by in-
serting ‘‘and Class A felonies involving murder’’ be-
fore the period; and
(2) adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘3295. Class A violent and drug trafficking offenses.’’.
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vidual, or for the use of an individual, pur-
suant to a prescription; but
(B) does not include any item or service
that is not furnished for the purpose of main-
taining or improving the health of an individual.
(5) LAW ENFORCEMENT INQUIRY.—The term
‘‘law enforcement inquiry’’ means a lawful investiga-
tion or official proceeding inquiring into a violation
of, or failure to comply with, any criminal or civil
statute or any regulation, rule, or order issued pur-
suant to such a statute.
(6) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes an
authority of the United States, a State, or a political
subdivision of a State.
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern
Mariana Islands.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4343
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from making American communities
non-competitive by using shipping cost differentials attributable to the
application of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 3, 1996
Mr. UNDERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from making American
communities non-competitive by using shipping cost dif-
ferentials attributable to the application of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1920.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON MAKING COMPARISONS
UNDER THE JONES ACT.
The Secretary of Defense, when making cost analysis
or business comparisons between United States and for-
eign bases for the supply of United States Navy activities,
may not use shipping cost differentials that are attrib-
utable to the application of the Merchant Marine Act,
1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 861 et seq.) to the United States
bases.
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