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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4024
To require approval of an application for compensation for the death of
Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
Mr. DICKEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require approval of an application for compensation for
the death of Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr., who died on October 5, 1986,
shall be deemed to have been an employee of the United
States Government in the performance of his duties at the
time of his death for the purpose of determining eligibility
for compensation for his death under section 8102 of title
5, United States Code, and the application for such com-
pensation which was filed on February 5, 1988, on behalf
of Kasanee Sawyer, widow of Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr., shall
be approved.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.
A claim or award for compensation for legal or other
services rendered in connection with obtaining relief au-
thorized by section 1 shall be valid only if approved by
the Secretary of Labor, any contract to the contrary not-
withstanding.
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104TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4025 
For the relief of the estate of Gail E. Dobert. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of the estate of Gail E. Dobert. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PAYMENT. 
(a) PAYMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall make a lump sum payment to the estate 
of Gail E. Dobert (social security account number 082– 
52–7101). 
(b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The payment authorized 
by subsection (a)— 
(1) shall be equal to twice the gross annual pay 
of Ms. Dobert at the time of her death; 
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(2) shall be payable out of amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated;
(3) shall not be subject to income taxes; and
(4) shall be in full satisfaction of all claims
against the United States in connection with the
death of Ms. Dobert.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.
Not more than a total of 10 percent of the payment
authorized by section 1 shall be paid to or received by any
agent or attorney for services rendered in connection with
obtaining such payment, any contract to the contrary not-
withstanding. Any person who violates this section shall
be fined not more than $1,000.
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waii State Admission Act, and shall notify the Chairman
and Congress of the determination of the Secretary.
(c) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.—If, pur-
suant to subsection (b), the Secretary determines that the
proposed amendment requires the approval of Congress, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives—
(1) a draft joint resolution approving the
amendment;
(2) a description of the change made by the pro-
posed amendment and an explanation of how the
amendment advances the interests of the beneficiaries;
(3) a comparison of the existing law (as of the
date of submission of the proposed amendment) that
is the subject of the amendment with the proposed
amendment;
(4) a recommendation concerning the advisabil-
ity of approving the proposed amendment; and
(5) any documentation concerning the amend-
ments received from the Chairman.
SEC. 205. LAND EXCHANGES.
(a) NOTICE TO THE SECRETARY.—If the Chairman
recommends for approval an exchange of Hawaiian Home
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Private Calendar No. 11
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4025
[Report No. 104–813]
For the relief of the estate of Gail E. Dobert.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
SEPTEMBER 20, 1996
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed
A BILL
For the relief of the estate of Gail E. Dobert.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
(a) PAYMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the
Treasury shall make a lump sum payment to the estate
of Gail E. Dobert (social security account number 082–
52–7101).
(b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The payment authorized
by subsection (a)—
(1) shall be equal to twice the gross annual pay
of Ms. Dobert at the time of her death;
(2) shall be payable out of amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated;
(3) shall not be subject to income taxes; and
(4) shall be in full satisfaction of all claims
against the United States in connection with the
death of Ms. Dobert.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.
Not more than a total of 10 percent of the payment
authorized by section 1 shall be paid to or received by any
agent or attorney for services rendered in connection with
obtaining such payment, any contract to the contrary not-
withstanding. Any person who violates this section shall
be fined not more than $1,000.
Private Calendar No. 11
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4025
[Report No. 104–813]
A BILL
For the relief of the estate of Gail E. Dobert.
SEPTEMBER 20, 1996
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and
ordered to be printed
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4026
To assist the State of New Hampshire in examining the historical significance
of the Berlin, New Hampshire, area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Mr. BASS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To assist the State of New Hampshire in examining the
historical significance of the Berlin, New Hampshire, area.
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 ‘‘Berlin, New Hamp-
shire Historic Recognition Act’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist the State of New
Hampshire in examining the historical significance of the
Berlin, New Hampshire, area.
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Lands, the Chairman shall submit a report to the Secretary
on the proposed exchange. The report shall contain—
(1) a description of the acreage and fair market
value of the lands involved in the exchange;
(2) surveys and appraisals prepared by the De-
partment of Hawaiian Home Lands, if any; and
(3) an identification of the benefits to the parties
of the proposed exchange.
(b) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after
receiving the information required to be submitted by
the Chairman pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall approve or disapprove the proposed ex-
change.
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify
the Chairman, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives of the reasons
for the approval or disapproval of the proposed ex-
change.
(c) EXCHANGES INITIATED BY SECRETARY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may rec-
ommend to the Chairman an exchange of Hawaiian
Home Lands for Federal lands described in section
203(b)(5), other than lands described in subpara-
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Berlin, New Hampshire, area has been
the site of logging and papermaking for over 125
years.
(2) The multicultural history of such area, built
on the immigrants who came to the area to work in
the forests and mills, is an important part of life in
Berlin, New Hampshire.
(3) The economic situation in such area has
changed drastically in recent years, and the vitality
of the city of Berlin, New Hampshire, depends on its
ability to capitalize on its diverse resources to main-
tain a strong job base.
(4) One of the resources that may provide jobs
is heritage-based development.
(5) Berlin, New Hampshire, has developed a
Heritage Trail to document and promote apprecia-
tion of its many architecturally significant buildings
and sites.
(6) Over 7,000,000 people a year benefit from
the White Mountain National Forest, which owes a
great deal to Berlin, New Hampshire, and its indus-
try, since the Brown Company donated 38,000 acres
of land in the area.
(7) A number of sites in the Berlin, New
Hampshire, area are of historical significance and
could play a role in any designation of National His-
toric Landmarks in the area, including the Brown
Company House, the Nansen Ski Jump, the Brown
Company Research Building, and the Androscoggin
River Boom Piers.
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary of the Interior shall assist the State
of New Hampshire in examining Berlin, New Hampshire,
area and the Androscoggin Valley region for historical sig-
nificance and identification of sites for possible listing on
the National Register of Historic Places.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 881
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit
for a portion of the expenses of providing dependent care services to
employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1995
Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BARRETT of Ne-
braska, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr.
DOGGETT, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mrs. FOWLER,
Mr. FROST, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida,
Mr. KING, Mr. KLUG, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. MCHUGH,
Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. MORAN, Mr. QUINN, Ms. RIVERS,
Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. UNDERWOOD, and Mr.
DEUTSCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow em-
ployers a credit for a portion of the expenses of providing
dependent care services to employees.
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 Care Availability
Incentive Act’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4027
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to forbid recipients of food stamp
benefits to resell, or to barter, food acquired with such benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to forbid recipients
of food stamp benefits to resell, or to barter, food ac-
quired with such benefits.
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 ‘‘Food Stamp Conver-
sion and Profiteering Prohibition Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’,
and
TITLE II—PROMOTING ACCESS 
TO 
CHRONIC 
KIDNEY 
DIS-
EASE TREATMENTS 
SEC. 201. INCREASING ACCESS TO MEDICARE KIDNEY DIS-
EASE EDUCATION BENEFIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(ggg) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ggg)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘ or 
stage V’’ after ‘‘stage IV’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
of a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or 
clinical nurse specialist (as defined in section 
1861(aa)(5)) assisting in the treatment of the 
individual’s kidney condition’’ after ‘‘kidney 
condition’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (i); 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
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under the immigration laws, Executive order, or 
Presidential proclamation. 
SEC. 4. RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF NOTARIO FRAUD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An alien may withdraw, without 
prejudice, an application or other submission for immigra-
tion status or other immigration benefit if the alien sub-
mits information indicating the application or submission 
was prepared or submitted by an individual engaged in 
the unauthorized practice of law or immigration practi-
tioner fraud and attests that the alien had no prior knowl-
edge the application or submission was prepared or sub-
mitted by an individual engaged in the unauthorized prac-
tice of law or immigration practitioner fraud. 
(b) CORRECTED FILINGS.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney 
General shall develop a procedure for submitting corrected 
applications or other submissions withdrawn under para-
graph (1). The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Sec-
retary of State, and the Attorney General shall permit cor-
rected applications or other submissions to be resubmitted 
notwithstanding the numerical and time limitations on the 
filing of the applications or other submissions covered by 
this Act. 
(c) 
WAIVER
OF
BAR
TO
REENTRY.—Section 
212(a)(9)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
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‘‘(1) establishes policies and procedures for 
when law enforcement officers should wear, activate, 
and deactivate body-worn cameras; 
‘‘(2) ensures the protection of the civil liberties 
of members of general public relating to the use of 
body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers; 
‘‘(3) establishes policies limiting the use of re-
cordings of body-worn cameras to monitor the con-
duct of law enforcement officers outside of their 
interactions, in an official capacity, with members of 
the general public; 
‘‘(4) establishes or proposes to develop stand-
ards relating to the effective placement, on a law en-
forcement officer’s body, of a body-worn camera; 
‘‘(5) describes the best practices for receiving 
an accurate narrative from the recordings of body- 
worn cameras; 
‘‘(6) establishes policies for the collection and 
storage of the recordings of body-worn cameras; 
‘‘(7) establishes policies relating to the avail-
ability of recordings of body-worn cameras— 
‘‘(A) to the general public; 
‘‘(B) to victims of crimes; and 
‘‘(C) for internal use by the law enforce-
ment agency; and 
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of such agency, out of any amounts in the general fund 
of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts 
as the heads of such agencies determine to be necessary 
to continue to provide pay and allowances (without inter-
ruption) to such critical law enforcement officers during 
the period of lapsed appropriations. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CRITICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— 
The term ‘‘critical law enforcement officer’’ means 
an employee— 
(A) who has statutory authority to make 
arrests or apprehensions; 
(B) who is authorized by the agency of the 
employee to carry firearms; and 
(C) whose duties include performing emer-
gency work involving the safety of human life or 
the protection of property. 
(2) PERIOD OF LAPSED APPROPRIATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘period of lapsed appropriations’’ means any 
period during which appropriations are not available 
due to the absence of the timely enactment of any 
Act or joint resolution (including any Act or joint 
resolution making continuing appropriations) appro-
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priating funds for the payment of the pay and allow-
ances. 
(3) TOTAL
PUBLIC
DEBT.—The term ‘‘total 
public debt’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3130 of title 31, United States Code. 
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by an individual (with respect to whom a young 
savers account is not maintained during the 
taxable year) to a young savers account main-
tained on behalf of another individual. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) LIMIT ON ACCOUNTS WITH RE-
SPECT
TO
INDIVIDUAL.—The aggregate 
amount of contributions which may be 
made for any taxable year to all young sav-
ers accounts maintained on behalf of an in-
dividual shall not exceed the deductible 
amount in effect for the taxable year under 
section 219(b)(5) (determined without re-
gard to subparagraph (B) thereof). 
‘‘(ii) LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTORS.—The 
aggregate amount of qualified young saver 
contributions an individual may make for 
any taxable year to all young savers ac-
counts shall not exceed the deductible 
amount in effect for the taxable year under 
section 219(b)(5) (determined without re-
gard to subparagraph (B) thereof), re-
duced by any contributions made by or on 
behalf of the individual to any Roth IRA 
maintained on behalf of the individual.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 402
AN ACT
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act, and for other purposes.
H. R. 402
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five
An Act
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS
SETTLEMENT
SECTION 101. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN CASWELL AND MONTANA
CREEK NATIVE ASSOCIATIONS CONVEYANCES.
The conveyance of approximately 11,520 acres to Montana
Creek Native Association, Inc., and the conveyance of approximately
11,520 acres to Caswell Native Association, Inc., by Cook Inlet
Region, Inc. in fulfillment of the agreement of February 3, 1976,
and subsequent letter agreement of March 26, 1982, among the
3 parties are hereby adopted and ratified as a matter of Federal
law. The conveyances shall be deemed to be conveyances pursuant
to section 14(h)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(2)). The group corporations for Montana Creek
and Caswell are hereby declared to have received their full entitle-
ment and shall not be entitled to receive any additional lands
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The ratification
of these conveyances shall not have any effect on section 14(h)
of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h))
or upon the duties and obligations of the United States to any
Alaska Native Corporation. This ratification shall not be for any
claim to land or money by the Caswell or Montana Creek group
corporations or any other Alaska Native Corporation against the
State of Alaska, the United States, or Cook Inlet Region, Incor-
porated.
SEC. 102. MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS CONVEYED TO ALASKA REGIONAL
CORPORATIONS.
Section 22(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1621(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) This section shall apply to lands conveyed by interim
conveyance or patent to a regional corporation pursuant to
this Act which are made subject to a mining claim or claims
located under the general mining laws, including lands con-
veyed prior to enactment of this paragraph. Effective upon
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary, acting
through the Bureau of Land Management and in a manner
(b) ELIGIBLE FOR SAVERS CREDIT.—Paragraph (1) 
of section 25B(d) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the 
period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, 
and’’, and by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) the amount of any contribution to a 
young savers account.’’. 
(c) REFUND PAYABLE
TO YOUNG SAVERS AC-
COUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6433. YOUNG SAVERS ACCOUNT REFUND PAYMENT. 
‘‘In the case of any overpayment (or portion thereof) 
which is attributable to a credit allowed to an individual 
under section 25B by reason of a contribution to a young 
savers account, the Secretary shall pay the amount of such 
overpayment (or such portion) into the young savers ac-
count to which such contribution was made. The Secretary 
shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out the purposes of this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter B of chapter 65 of such Code 
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HR 402 RFS
isting law for the clean up of hazardous or solid wastes
on the property, nor shall the United States or Shishmaref
Native Corporation become liable for the cleanup of the
property solely by virtue of acquiring title from the State
or from the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives March 14,
1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
(c) PLAN FOR REPLACING OUTDATED OPERATING 
SYSTEMS.—Such subsection is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) Submitting to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, by not later than January 1 of each 
year, a plan for identifying and replacing operating 
systems of the Department that are unsupported 
and that includes— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an operating system 
other than an operating system covered under 
subparagraph (C), requirements that the oper-
ating system be removed from the network of 
the Department no later than 15 days after the 
date on which the operating system is identified 
as being out-of-date or unsupported; 
‘‘(B) information concerning the number of 
systems so identified during the year preceding 
the year in which the report is submitted, when 
each such system was so identified, and when 
each system so identified was removed from the 
network of the Department; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of an operating system 
the Secretary determines is essential for the 
proper operation of any medical device or equip-
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property solely by virtue of acquiring title from the State
or from the United States.
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