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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 760
To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insur-
ance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for screening
mammography and pap smears.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. CARSON, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of
Texas, and Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that
group and individual health insurance coverage and
group health plans provide coverage for screening mam-
mography and pap smears.
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 ‘‘Women’s Preventive
Health Care Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING COVERAGE OF SCREENING MAMMOG-
RAPHY AND PAP SMEARS UNDER HEALTH
PLANS.
(a) GROUP HEALTH PLANS.—
(1) PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICE
ACT
AMEND-
MENTS.—(A) Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of
the Public Health Service Act, as amended by sec-
tion 703(a) of Public Law 104–204, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 2706. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR
SCREENING 
MAMMOGRAPHY 
AND 
PAP
SMEARS.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERAGE OF SCREENING
MAMMOGRAPHY AND PAP SMEARS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan, and a
health insurance issuer offering group health insur-
ance coverage, shall include (consistent with this sec-
tion)—
‘‘(A) coverage for screening pap smears,
and
‘‘(B) coverage for low-dose screening mam-
mography.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS RELATING
TO COVERAGE.—In
this section:
‘‘(1) LOW-DOSE SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY.—
The term ‘low-dose screening mammography’ means
plan year, the plan is operated in accordance with
the requirements of such amendment made by this
title, and
(2) such plan amendment applies retroactively
to the period after such amendment made by this
title takes effect and such first plan year.
A plan shall not be treated as failing to provide definitely
determinable benefits or contributions, or to be operated
in accordance with the provisions of the plan, merely be-
cause it operates in accordance with this subsection.
TITLE 
II—PROTECTION 
OF
RIGHTS OF FORMER SPOUSES
TO 
PENSION 
BENEFITS
UNDER 
CERTAIN 
GOVERN-
MENT 
AND 
GOVERNMENT-
SPONSORED 
RETIREMENT
PROGRAMS
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF TIER II RAILROAD RETIREMENT
BENEFITS TO SURVIVING FORMER SPOUSES
PURSUANT TO DIVORCE AGREEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Railroad Retire-
ment Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231d) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 761
To amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the 1-year transition from disquali-
fication for a current welfare recipient while the recipient’s naturalization
application is pending.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the
1-year transition from disqualification for a current wel-
fare recipient while the recipient’s naturalization applica-
tion is pending.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF 1-YEAR TRANSITION FROM WEL-
FARE 
DISQUALIFICATION 
FOR 
CURRENT
WELFARE RECIPIENTS DURING NATURALIZA-
TION PROCESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(2)(D) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(D)) is amended—
(1) in clauses (i)(III) and (ii)(III), by striking
‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to clause (iii), the’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) EXTENSION OF GRANDFATHER
PROVISIONS
DURING
NATURALIZATION
PROCESS.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The protec-
tion from disqualification provided
under clauses (i)(III) and (ii)(III)
shall continue to apply to an individ-
ual, for months beginning on and
after the date of a redetermination or
recertification with respect to the indi-
vidual, if the individual establishes
that the individual has submitted an
application for naturalization to the
Attorney General, and the application
is regarded as filed and pending under
regulations promulgated by the Attor-
ney General.
‘‘(II) 
DISCONTINUATION.—Sub-
clause (I) shall cease to apply to an
individual for months beginning on
and after the date on which there has
been a final, unappealable administra-
tive or judicial determination to deny
the individual’s application for natu-
ralization.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 402(a)(2)(D) of the Personal Responsibil-
ity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 762
To restrict the advertising and promotion of tobacco products.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. FURSE, Mr.
MCINNIS, and Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To restrict the advertising and promotion of tobacco
products.
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 ‘‘Youth Protection From
Tobacco Addiction Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
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(1) Cigarette smoking and tobacco use account
for approximately 450,000 deaths each year in the
United States.
(2) Cigarette smoking accounts for approxi-
mately $65,000,000,000 each year in lost productiv-
ity and health care costs.
(3) Tobacco products are as addictive as co-
caine and heroin.
(4) Each day in the United States, approxi-
mately 3,000 children try their first cigarette, many
of whom will become addicted and will die pre-
maturely.
(5) 
The 
tobacco 
industry 
spends 
over
$6,000,000,000 each year to promote and advertise
its products using images of sexual attraction, so-
phistication, athletic abilities, and good health.
(6) The present advertising and promotional
themes used by the tobacco industry strongly influ-
ence youth tobacco use and it is in the Government’s
interests to prohibit tobacco advertising and pro-
motion to discourage the use of tobacco by the Na-
tion’s youth.
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(7) In spite of the well established and well
known dangers of tobacco products, the tobacco in-
dustry has for years denied that their products cause
disease or are addictive.
(8) Of adult smokers, 82 percent smoked their
first cigarette before the age of 18. Of young people
who become regular smokers, 70 percent regret their
decision to smoke.
(9) Voluntary agreements with the tobacco in-
dustry, which have been attempted for more than 30
years, have been shown to be ineffective.
SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS ON TOBACCO ADVERTISING, PRO-
MOTION, AND PACKAGING.
(a) ADVERTISING.—It shall be unlawful for any man-
ufacturer, packer, distributor, importer, or seller of to-
bacco products in or affecting commerce to advertise or
cause to be advertised any tobacco product.
(b) PROMOTION.—It shall be unlawful to—
(1) distribute any tobacco product as a free
sample or to make any tobacco product available at
no cost as the result of coupons or other method
which allows tobacco products to be obtained for free
or for reduced cost;
(2) sponsor or cause to be sponsored any ath-
letic, music, artistic, or other event in the name of
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(B) subject to the availability of funds and
the provisions of annual budgets of the Mu-
seum, purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise
acquire artifacts and other property for addi-
tion to the collections of the Museum;
(C) establish policy with respect to the uti-
lization of the collections of the Museum; and
(D) establish policy regarding program-
ming, education, exhibitions, and research, with
respect to the life and culture of African Ameri-
cans, the role of African Americans in the his-
tory of the United States, and the contributions
of African Americans to society;
(3) consistent with the general policy estab-
lished by the Board of Regents, have authority to—
(A) provide for restoration, preservation,
and maintenance of the collections of the Mu-
seum;
(B) solicit funds for the Museum and de-
termine the purposes to which those funds shall
be used;
(C) approve expenditures from the endow-
ment of the Museum, or of income generated
from the endowment, for any purpose of the
Museum; and
(2) CERTIFICATION OF CURRENCY VALUES.—If
the Secretary of the Treasury, after consulting with
appropriate government agencies and citizen organi-
zations, determines that the exchange rates between
the United States dollar and both the Canadian dol-
lar and the Mexican peso are within 10 percent of
the exchange rates when NAFTA took effect, the
Secretary shall so certify.
(3) CERTIFICATION OF NAFTA’S EFFECTS ON
UNITED STATES JOBS AND LIVING STANDARDS.— If
the Secretary of Labor, after consultation with ap-
propriate government agencies and citizen organiza-
tions, determines that—
(A) the number of specific United States
jobs resulting from increased exports of United
States manufactured goods to other NAFTA
Parties exceeds the number of specific jobs lost
because of imports of manufactured goods from
other NAFTA Parties since January 1, 1994,
by comparing jobs created with jobs lost, and
(B) the hourly real wage rate of wage
earners in the United States has not decreased
since January 1, 1994,
the Secretary shall so certify to the Congress.
‘‘(ii) $5 in the case of an adjustment
of the $250 amount in paragraph (1)(B).’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to calendar years after 1997.
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(2) in paragraph (51B)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘family farms or’’ after
‘‘other than’’; and
(B) by striking all after ‘‘thereto’’ and in-
serting a semicolon;
(3) in paragraph (35)(B) by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (21B) and (33)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (23) and (35)’’;
(4) in each paragraph, by inserting ‘‘The term’’
after the paragraph designation;
(5) in each paragraph (as amended by para-
graph (4)) by inserting after the paragraph designa-
tion a heading, the text of which is—
(A) comprised of the term defined in the
paragraph;
(B) printed in capital and small capital
typeface; and
(C) followed by a period and a 1-em dash;
(6) in paragraphs (35A) and (38) by striking ‘‘;
and’’ at the end and inserting a period;
(7) in paragraphs (1) through (35), in para-
graphs (36) and (37), and in paragraphs (40)
through (55), by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting a period; and
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‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require
the Secretary to replace horses or otherwise increase the number
of horses within the boundaries of the seashore where the herd
numbers fall below 100 as a result of natural causes, including,
but not limited to, disease or natural disasters.
‘‘(6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as creating
liability for the United States for any damages caused by the
free roaming horses to property located inside or outside the bound-
aries of the seashore.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
‘‘(i) the trustee elected under paragraph (1)
shall be considered to have been selected and ap-
pointed for purposes of this section, and
‘‘(ii) the service of any trustee appointed under
subsection (d) shall terminate.
‘‘(B) In the case of any dispute arising out of an elec-
tion under subparagraph (A), the court shall resolve the
dispute.’’.
SEC. 27. ABANDONMENT OF RAILROAD LINE.
Section 1170(e)(1) of title 11, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘section 11347’’ and inserting
‘‘section 11326(a)’’.
SEC. 28. CONTENTS OF PLAN.
Section 1172(c)(1) of title 11, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘section 11347’’ and inserting
‘‘section 11326(a)’’.
SEC. 29. DISCHARGE.
Subsections (a) and (c) of section 1228 of title 11,
United 
States 
Code, 
are 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘1222(b)(10)’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘1222(b)(9)’’.
SEC. 30. CONTENTS OF PLAN.
Section 1322 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(d)’’, and
(2) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘default, shall’’
and inserting ‘‘default shall’’.
SEC. 31. DISCHARGE.
Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 1328(a) of
title 11, United States Code, are amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) provided for under section 1322(b)(5) of
this title;
‘‘(2) of the kind specified in paragraph (5), (8),
or (9) of section 523(a) of this title; or
‘‘(3) for restitution, or a criminal fine, included
in a sentence on the debtor’s conviction of a crime.’’.
SEC. 32. BANKRUPTCY CASES AND PROCEEDINGS.
Section 1334(d) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘made under this subsection’’
and inserting ‘‘made under subsection (c)’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘This subsection’’ and inserting
‘‘Subsection (c) and this subsection’’.
SEC. 33. KNOWING DISREGARD OF BANKRUPTCY LAW OR
RULE.
Section 156(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in the first undesignated paragraph—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1) the term’’ before
‘‘ ‘bankruptcy’’, and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(2) in the second undesignated paragraph—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(2) the term’’ before
‘‘ ‘document’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘this title’’ and inserting
‘‘title 11’’.
SEC. 34. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives November 12,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 764
To make technical corrections to title 11, United States Code, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. GEKAS, and Mr. MCCOLLUM) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make technical corrections to title 11, United States
Code, 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 ‘‘Bankruptcy Amend-
ments of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘In this title—’’ and inserting
‘‘In this title:’’;
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caused by the free roaming horses to property located in-
side or outside the boundaries of the seashore.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
(c) EVENTUAL REPEAL OF INTEGRATION RULES.—
Effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1,
2004—
(1) subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section
401(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to pension integration exceptions under non-
discrimination requirements for qualification) are re-
pealed, and subparagraph (E) of such section
401(a)(5) is redesignated as subparagraph (C); and
(2) subsection (l) of section 401 of such Code
(relating to nondiscriminatory coordination of de-
fined contribution plans with OASDI) is repealed.
SEC. 102. APPLICATION OF MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIRE-
MENTS WITH RESPECT TO SEPARATE LINES
OF BUSINESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 410 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to minimum
coverage requirements) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘A trust’’ and
inserting ‘‘In any case in which the employer with
respect to a plan is treated, under section 414(r), as
operating separate lines of business for a plan year,
a trust’’, and by inserting ‘‘for such plan year’’ after
‘‘requirements’’; and
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Union Calendar No. 111
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 765
[Report No. 105–179]
To ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses in Cape Lookout National
Seashore.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
JULY 14, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses in Cape
Lookout National Seashore.
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 ‘‘Shackleford Banks
Wild Horses Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE OF WILD HORSES IN CAPE LOOKOUT
NATIONAL SEASHORE.
Section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for
the establishment of the Cape Lookout National Seashore
in the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes’’,
approved March 10, 1966 (16 U.S.C. 459g–4), is amended
by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 5.’’, and by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary, in accordance with this sub-
section, shall allow a herd of free roaming horses in the
seashore.
‘‘(2) Within 180 days after enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with
the Foundation for Shackleford Horses (a nonprofit cor-
poration established under the laws of the State of North
Carolina) to provide for management of free roaming
horses in the seashore. The agreement shall—
‘‘(A) provide for cost-effective management of
the horses; and
‘‘(B) allow the Foundation to adopt any of
those horses that the Secretary removes from the
seashore.
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall accommodate the historic
population level of the free roaming horse herd in the sea-
shore, which shall be considered to be not less than 100
horses and not more than 110 horses.
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(1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(d)’’, and
(2) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘default, shall’’
and inserting ‘‘default shall’’.
SEC. 31. DISCHARGE.
Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 1328(a) of
title 11, United States Code, are amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) provided for under section 1322(b)(5) of
this title;
‘‘(2) of the kind specified in paragraph (5), (8),
or (9) of section 523(a) of this title; or
‘‘(3) for restitution, or a criminal fine, included
in a sentence on the debtor’s conviction of a crime.’’.
SEC. 32. BANKRUPTCY CASES AND PROCEEDINGS.
Section 1334(d) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘made under this subsection’’
and inserting ‘‘made under subsection (c)’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘This subsection’’ and inserting
‘‘Subsection (c) and this subsection’’.
SEC. 33. KNOWING DISREGARD OF BANKRUPTCY LAW OR
RULE.
Section 156(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
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(1) in the first undesignated paragraph—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1) the term’’ before
‘‘ ‘bankruptcy’’, and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(2) in the second undesignated paragraph—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(2) the term’’ before
‘‘ ‘document’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘this title’’ and inserting
‘‘title 11’’.
SEC. 34. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives November 12,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply
when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic
advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or
that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted
to determine therapeutic advantage.
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew
a contract with an entity if—
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with
the United States and is subject to the requirement
in section 4212(d) of title 38, United States Code,
regarding submission of an annual report to the Sec-
retary of Labor concerning employment of certain
veterans; and
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as
required by that section for the most recent year for
which such requirement was applicable to such enti-
ty.
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final stand-
ard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320d–2(b)) providing for, or providing for the as-
signment of, a unique health identifier for an individual
(except in an individual’s capacity as an employer or a
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through
(6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively and
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE WHERE EMPLOYER OPER-
ATES SINGLE LINE OF BUSINESS.—In any case in
which the employer with respect to a plan is not
treated, under section 414(r), as operating separate
lines of business for a plan year, a trust shall not
constitute a qualified trust under section 401(a) un-
less such trust is designated by the employer as part
of a plan which benefits all employees of the em-
ployer.’’.
(b) LIMITATION
ON LINE
OF BUSINESS EXCEP-
TION.—Paragraph (6) of section 410(b) of such Code (as
redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) is
amended by inserting ‘‘other than paragraph (1)(A)’’ after
‘‘this subsection’’.
SEC. 103. DIVISION OF PENSION BENEFITS UPON DIVORCE.
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE OF 1986.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section
414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to qualified domestic relations order defined) is