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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1689
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade of the United States for the vessel MOONSHINE.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 2, 1993
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade of the
United States for the vessel MOONSHINE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883) and section 12106 of title
46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation
may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate
endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade of the
United States for the vessel MOONSHINE (official num-
ber 974226).
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Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any 
Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to 
the contrary notwithstanding’’; 
(4) the Supremacy Clause is useful to supersede 
conflicting Federal and State laws; 
(5) international and transnational organiza-
tions force their rules on people of the United States 
through conventions, multilateral agreements, and 
nonratified treaties, such as agreements that affect 
the private ownership of firearms by law-abiding citi-
zens; and 
(6) United States sovereignty is risked by do-
mestic legal applicability of international treaties 
and executive agreements that have not been voted 
on and congressionally adopted through formal proc-
esses which pose a threat to national sovereignty 
and the liberty of the people of the United States, 
including fundamental rights guaranteed under the 
United States Constitution, such as the right to 
keep and bear arms. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—That it is the sense 
of the Congress that the United States should not adopt 
any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or 
abridges the rights guaranteed by the United States Con-
stitution, such as the right to keep and bear arms, and 
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should cease the provision of financial support to any enti-
ty that does so. 
SEC. 3. CONDITIONAL PROHIBITION ON UNITED NATIONS 
FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the United States may not provide any fund-
ing to the United Nations for a fiscal year unless, before 
the last day of the preceding fiscal year, the President 
makes the certification described in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a certification submitted to the Congress 
by the President, that states that the United Nations has 
not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or other-
wise adversely infringe on the rights of individuals in the 
United States to possess a firearm or ammunition, includ-
ing by imposing burdens on international commerce, or 
abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights 
of citizens of the United States. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 168
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building to be constructed between
Gay and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church
Avenues in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Howard H.
Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building to be constructed between Gay
and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues
in Knoxville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 29 (legis-
lative day, June 28), 1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 168
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
To designate the Federal building to be constructed between Gay and Market
Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the
‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building to be constructed between Gay and Mar-
ket Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues in Knoxville,
Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Howard H.
Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the Federal building referred
to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Howard
H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
18:07 Sep 20, 1993
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 168
To designate the Federal building to be constructed between Gay and Market
Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues in Knoxville, Tennessee,
as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To designate the Federal building to be constructed between
Gay and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church
Avenues in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Howard H.
Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building to be constructed between Gay
and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues
in Knoxville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States
Courthouse’’.
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Demonstration Project, and the Toppenish Enhancement
Project shall be a Federal responsibility and are
nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.
(g) REDESIGNATION OF YAKIMA INDIAN NATION TO
YAKAMA INDIAN NATION.—
(1) REDESIGNATION.—The Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation’’.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law,
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of
the United States to the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation referred to in
subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to
the ‘‘Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Indian Nation’’.
SEC. 5. OPERATION OF YAKIMA BASIN PROJECTS.
(a) WATER SAVINGS FROM BASIN CONSERVATION
PROGRAM.—(1) The Basin Conservation Program is in-
tended to result in reductions in water diversions allowing
for changes in the present operation of the Yakima Project
to improve stream flow conditions in the Yakima River
basin. Except as provided by paragraph (5) of this sub-
section and section 9, commencing with the enactment of
this Act, and notwithstanding that anticipated water sav-
IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 168
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 29 (legislative day, JUNE 22), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building to be constructed between
Gay and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church
Avenues in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Howard H.
Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building to be constructed between Gay
and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues
in Knoxville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 29 (legis-
lative day, June 28), 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
House Calendar No. 55
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 168
[Report No. 103–139]
A BILL
To designate the Federal building to be constructed
between Gay and Market Streets and Cum-
berland and Church Avenues in Knoxville, Ten-
nessee, as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United
States Courthouse’’.
JUNE 17, 1993
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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House Calendar No. 55
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 168
[Report No. 103–139]
To designate the Federal building to be constructed between Gay and Market
Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues in Knoxville, Tennessee,
as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation
JUNE 17, 1993
Additional sponsor: Mr. TRAFICANT
JUNE 17, 1993
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To designate the Federal building to be constructed between
Gay and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church
Avenues in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Howard H.
Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building to be constructed between Gay
and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues
in Knoxville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States
Courthouse’’.
Calendar No. 200
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 168
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building to be constructed
between Gay and Market Streets and Cum-
berland and Church Avenues in Knoxville, Ten-
nessee, as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United
States Courthouse’’.
SEPTEMBER 14 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 7), 1993
Reported without amendment
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Calendar No. 200
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 168
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 29 (legislative day, JUNE 22), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
SEPTEMBER 14 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 7), 1993
Reported by Mr. BAUCUS, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building to be constructed between
Gay and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church
Avenues in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Howard H.
Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building to be constructed between Gay
and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues
in Knoxville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
HR 168 RS
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 29 (legis-
lative day, June 28), 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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‘‘(1) conduct and coordinate scientific research
within the National Institutes of Health relating to
dietary supplements and the extent to which the use
of dietary supplements can limit or reduce the risk
of diseases such as heart disease, cancer, birth de-
fects, osteoporosis, cataracts, or prostatism;
‘‘(2) collect and compile the results of scientific
research relating to dietary supplements, including
scientific data from foreign sources or the Office of
Alternative Medical Practice;
‘‘(3) serve as the principal advisor to the Sec-
retary and to the Assistant Secretary for Health,
and to provide advice to the Director of the National
Institutes of Health, the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, on issues relating to die-
tary supplements including—
‘‘(A) dietary intake regulations;
‘‘(B) the safety of dietary supplements;
‘‘(C) claims characterizing the relationship
between—
‘‘(i) dietary supplements; and
‘‘(ii)(I) prevention of disease or other
health-related conditions; and
‘‘(II) maintenance of health; and
management of the Yakima Federal Reclamation
Project, Washington.
SEC. 3. YAKIMA RIVER BASIN WATER CONSERVATION PRO-
GRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the State of Washington, the Yakima Indian Na-
tion, Yakima River Basin irrigators, and other interested
parties, shall establish and administer a Yakima River
Basin Water Conservation Program for the purpose of
evaluating and implementing measures to improve the
availability of water supplies for irrigation and the protec-
tion and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources, in-
cluding wetlands, while improving the quality of water in
the Yakima Basin. The provisions of this section shall not
be applicable to the Yakima Indian Nation except as to
any funds specifically applied for from the Basin Con-
servation Program. The Secretary may make grants to eli-
gible entities for the purposes of carrying out this Act
under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
require.
(b) FOUR PHASES OF PROGRAM.—The Basin Con-
servation Program shall encourage and provide funding
assistance for four phases of water conservation, which
shall consist of the following:
† HR 1905 EAS 
on the websites of the Department of the Treas-
ury and the Department of State. 
SEC. 705. WAIVER. 
The President may waive the requirement to include 
a person on a list required by section 702, 703, or 704 or 
to impose sanctions pursuant to any such section if the 
President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the reasons for that deter-
mination. 
SEC. 706. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this title and any 
sanctions imposed pursuant to this title shall terminate on 
the date on which the President submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees— 
(1) the certification described in subsection (b); 
and 
(2) a certification that— 
(A) the Government of Syria is democrat-
ically elected and representative of the people of 
Syria; or 
(B) a legitimate transitional government of 
Syria is in place.
† HR 1905 EAS 
(b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—A certification de-
scribed in this subsection is a certification by the President 
that the Government of Syria— 
(1) has unconditionally released all political 
prisoners; 
(2) has ceased its practices of violence, unlawful 
detention, torture, and abuse of citizens of Syria en-
gaged in peaceful political activity; 
(3) has ceased its practice of procuring sensitive 
technology designed to restrict the free flow of unbi-
ased information in Syria, or to disrupt, monitor, or 
otherwise restrict the right of citizens of Syria to free-
dom of expression; 
(4) has ceased providing support for foreign ter-
rorist organizations and no longer allows such orga-
nizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and Pales-
tinian Islamic Jihad, to maintain facilities in terri-
tory under the control of the Government of Syria; 
and 
(5) has ceased the development and deployment 
of medium- and long-range surface-to-surface ballistic 
missiles; 
(6) is not pursuing or engaged in the research, 
development, acquisition, production, transfer, or de-
ployment of biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons,
† HR 1905 EAS 
and has provided credible assurances that it will not 
engage in such activities in the future; and 
(7) has agreed to allow the United Nations and 
other international observers to verify that the Gov-
ernment of Syria is not engaging in such activities 
and to assess the credibility of the assurances pro-
vided by that Government. 
(c) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS AFTER ELECTION OF 
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.—If the President submits to 
the appropriate congressional committees the certification 
described in subsection (a)(2), the President may suspend 
the provisions of this title and any sanctions imposed under 
this title for not more than one year to allow time for a 
certification described in subsection (b) to be submitted. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2667
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 28 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief
from the major, widespread flooding in the Midwest for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pro-
vide emergency supplemental appropriations for relief
from the major, widespread flooding in the Midwest for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other
purposes, namely:
leged to have occurred, or with the Commis-
sion—
‘‘(i) not later than 180 days after the
alleged discrimination occurs, except as
provided in clause (ii); and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a respondent that
provides to such employee a voluntary al-
ternative dispute resolution process ap-
proved by the Commission in accordance
with rules issued by the Commission
under section 6(a)(4) of the Federal Em-
ployee Fairness Act of 1994, after the ex-
piration of the 20-day period beginning
on the date the Federal employee specifi-
cally named in the complaint (or an indi-
vidual authorized to represent such Fed-
eral employee or both) requests and of-
fers to meet once with an individual au-
thorized to represent the respondent in
accordance with subparagraph (B) to en-
gage in the precomplaint conciliation ap-
proved under such section by the Com-
mission to be provided by the respond-
ent, except that such 20-day period shall
(5) A process is established that keeps overall
reimbursements in line with the amount of funding
budgeted for practitioner reimbursements.
SEC. 413. SPECIAL NONPHYSICIAN PRACTITIONER PROVI-
SIONS.
The following principles shall guide the State practi-
tioner reimbursement negotiation board in negotiating re-
imbursement rates for nonphysician practitioners:
(1) When the same services covered under this
Act are provided by practitioners licensed by the
State, reimbursement rates for those same services
shall be the same regardless of the type of practi-
tioner providing such services.
(2) For procedures covered under this Act,
services provided by all practitioners licensed in the
State for those services are to be included in the re-
imbursement fee schedule.
SEC. 414. MANDATORY ASSIGNMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to patient
cost-sharing provisions under section 203 of this Act, no
individual shall be liable for payment of any amount for
health care services or long-term care services covered
under this Act, and payment by a State program shall con-
stitute payment in full for such services.
(3) recruiting, and assisting organizations, gov-
ernmental agencies, and other entities and persons
to recruit existing organizations, depository and
other financial institutions, and other entities and
persons to establish community development banks;
(4) assisting entities and persons interested in
establishing community development lenders in iden-
tifying community lending needs and meeting the
application requirements and preparing applications
under this Act; and
(5) assisting community development lenders
and eligible entities whose applications have been
disapproved under section 6(d) to submit approvable
applications for assistance under section 4.
(b) ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATING COMMUNITY DE-
VELOPMENT LENDERS.—The Secretary shall carry out a
program under this subsection to provide technical assist-
ance to community development lenders, which shall in-
clude—
(1) education and training regarding manage-
ment and operation of the lenders, including design-
ing and utilizing lending practices to target credit to
low-income families and neighborhoods, complying
with financial and accounting standards under the
agreement for the lender under section 7, and imple-
menting effective asset management and fund devel-
opment techniques;
(2) collecting and disseminating information
from various community development lenders re-
garding successful management and operation tech-
niques, lending practices, and lending activities; and
(3) training personnel of lenders to meet re-
quirements under section 5(f).
(c) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may
provide technical assistance under this section directly or
through public or private organizations pursuant to con-
tracts with such organizations or grants to such organiza-
tions.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may provide
for making technical assistance under this section avail-
able to community development lenders and eligible enti-
ties that receive assistance under section 4 pursuant to
a request for such assistance in an application under sec-
tion 6, approval of the application, and the inclusion of
terms in the assistance agreement under section 7 provid-
ing for such assistance.
HR 1905 RFS 
104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 112 of the Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011’’; 
(2) in section 111(a)(1), by striking ‘‘section 5 
of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended by 
section 102 of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 105 
of the Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011’’; 
(3) in section 112(3), by striking ‘‘Iran Sanc-
tions Act of 1996, as amended by section 102 of this 
Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Iran Threat Reduction Act of 
2011’’; and 
(4) in section 201(2), by striking ‘‘section 14 of 
the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 
172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
112 of the Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regula-
tion, document, or other record of the United States to 
the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 shall be deemed to be a 
reference to this title. 
(d) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—Notwith-
standing the repeal made by subsection (a), the modifica-
tion to the Federal Acquisition Regulation made pursuant 
to section 6(b)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 shall 
continue in effect until the modification to such Regula-
tion that is made pursuant to section 106(b)(1) of this 
Act takes effect. 
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