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enactment of this Act, not later than 1 year
after the date on which the project is deter-
mined to be unoccupied or substandard or the
residence is acquired, as appropriate.
(2) SATISFACTION
OF
INDEBTEDNESS.—Prior
to any transfer of ownership under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall satisfy any indebtedness incurred
in connection with the project or residence at issue,
either by—
(A) cancellation of the indebtedness; or
(B) reimbursing the unit of general local
government to which the project or residence is
transferred for the amount of the indebtedness.
(c) SALE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORA-
TIONS.—An agreement is described in this subsection if
it is an agreement that requires a unit of general local
government to dispose of the multifamily housing project
or other residential property in accordance with the follow-
ing requirements:
(1) NOTIFICATION
TO
COMMUNITY
DEVELOP-
MENT CORPORATIONS.—Not later than 30 days after
the date on which the unit of general local govern-
ment acquires title to the multifamily housing
project or other residential property under sub-
section (a), the unit of general local government
(D) An educational credit that may be ap-
plied towards a program of postsecondary edu-
cation at a participating institution of higher 
education that agrees to award such credit for 
participation in a 21CSC project. 
(3) ORGANIZATION OF SERVICE FOR PARTICI-
PANTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
21CSC project, the organization shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, organize 21CSC 
participants as— 
(i) crew-based participants who— 
(I) serve together with other 
crew-based participants; and 
(II) are directly supervised by 
trained and experienced crew-based 
leaders or conservation professionals; 
or 
(ii) individual or small team-based 
participants who serve— 
(I) individually or in a coordi-
nated small team; 
(II) under the direction of con-
servation professionals; and 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5346 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
make the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity for Health Affairs responsible for coordi-
nating the efforts of the Department of Home-
land Security related to food, agriculture, and 
veterinary defense against terrorism, and for 
other purposes.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2633
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standard
forms under the Medicare Program for certifications of medical necessity
and certifications of terminal illness.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1997
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for standard forms under the Medicare Program for cer-
tifications of medical necessity and certifications of ter-
minal illness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STANDARDIZATION OF FORMS USED FOR CER-
TIFICATIONS OF MEDICAL NECESSITY AND
CERTIFICATIONS OF TERMINAL ILLNESS.
(a) PART A SERVICES.—
278
ment Act of 1977 (41 U.S.C. 501 et seq.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code’’;
(5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b), by striking
out ‘‘military reservations’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘military installations’’; and
(6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘military reservations’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘military installa-
tions’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘such reservations’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the installations’’.
SEC. 1114. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
ON MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS.—Subsections (b) and (c) of section 108 of
the Sikes Act (as redesignated by section 2909(1)) are
each amended by striking out ‘‘1983’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘1993,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘1998
through 2003,’’.
(b) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC LANDS.—
Section 209 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670o) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘the sum
of $10,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to en-
able the Secretary of the Interior’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years
(1) 
PUBLICATION
OF
STANDARD.—Section
1814 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f)
is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘Standard Form for Certifications
‘‘(m)(1) For purposes of certifications and recertifi-
cations under paragraphs (2), (3), and (8) of subsection
(a), the Secretary shall specify and publish a standard
form and manner in which such certifications and recer-
tifications are to be made.’’.
(2) APPLICATION TO PART A SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 1814(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘certifies
(and recertifies,’’ and inserting ‘‘certifies in a
form and manner consistent with subsection
(m)(1) (and recertifies in such a form and man-
ner,’’;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘cer-
tifies’’ and inserting ‘‘certifies in a form and
manner consistent with subsection (m)(1)’’; and
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘cer-
tifies’’ and inserting ‘‘certifies in a form and
manner consistent with subsection (m)(1)’’.
(b) HOSPICE CARE.—
(1) 
PUBLICATION
OF
STANDARD.—Section
1814(m) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(m)), as
added by subsection (a), is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) For purposes of certifications and recertifi-
cations of terminal illness under subsection (a)(7), the
Secretary shall specify and publish a standard form and
manner in which such certifications and recertifications
are to be made.’’.
(2) APPLICATION TO HOSPICE CARE.—Section
1814(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘in a
form and manner consistent with subsection
(m)(2)’’ after ‘‘each certify in writing’’; and
(B) in subsection (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘in
such a form and manner’’ after ‘‘recertifies’’.
(c) PART B SERVICES.—
(1) 
PUBLICATION
OF
STANDARD.—Section
1835 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395n) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) For purposes of certifications and recertifi-
cations under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall specify
and publish a standard form and manner in which such
certifications and recertifications are to be made.’’.
(2) APPLICATION TO PART B SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 1835(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395n(a)(2))
is amended by striking ‘‘certifies (and recertifies,’’
and inserting ‘‘certifies in a form and manner con-
sistent with subsection (f) (and recertifies in such a
form and manner,’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (a)(2), (b)(2), and (c)(2) shall apply to certifi-
cations and recertifications made on or after 6 months
after the date the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices publishes a standard form and manner for such cer-
tifications and recertifications under the amendments
made by subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(1) respectively.
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(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 150 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall
report to Congress regarding each agency’s compliance
with the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 5. GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLO-
SURE OF RECORDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An agency may postpone public
disclosure of a human rights record or particular informa-
tion in a human rights record only if the agency deter-
mines that there is clear and convincing evidence that—
(1) the threat to the military defense, intel-
ligence operations, or conduct of foreign relations of
the United States raised by public disclosure of the
human rights record is of such gravity that it out-
weighs the public interest, and such public disclosure
would reveal—
(A) an intelligence agent whose identity
currently requires protection;
(B) an intelligence source or method—
(i) which is being utilized, or reason-
ably expected to be utilized, by the United
States Government;
(ii) which has not been officially dis-
closed; and
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2634
For the relief of Jessica Koch.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1997
Mr. GRAHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Jessica Koch.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR JESSICA
KOCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Jessica Koch shall be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful
permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Jessica Koch en-
ters the United States before the filing deadline specified
in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered
and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be
eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE
FOR
APPLICATION; WAIVER
OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed within 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act. The Attorney Gen-
eral may not impose a fee with respect to the filing by
Jessica Koch of any such application within 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, or with respect to
the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence
to Jessica Koch under this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Jessica Koch, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Jessica Koch shall not,
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2636
To provide for the acceptance of an application for payments for fiscal
year 1996 under the Impact Aid program from the Maconaquah School
Corporation, Bunker Hill, Indiana, and to provide that data included
in that application be used for purposes of determining payments for
fiscal year 1997 under a related Department of Defense assistance pro-
gram.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Mr. BUYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on
National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for the acceptance of an application for payments
for fiscal year 1996 under the Impact Aid program from
the Maconaquah School Corporation, Bunker Hill, Indi-
ana, and to provide that data included in that application
be used for purposes of determining payments for fiscal
year 1997 under a related Department of Defense assist-
ance program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE AND TREATMENT OF FISCAL
YEAR 1996 IMPACT AID PAYMENT APPLICA-
TION FROM MACONAQUAH SCHOOL COR-
PORATION, BUNKER HILL, INDIANA.
(a) ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION.—Notwithstand-
ing any deadline established by the Secretary of Education
under subsection (c) of section 8005 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7705),
and without regard to paragraphs (1)(A), (2), and (3) of
subsection (d) of that section, the Secretary shall accept,
as if timely received, an application from the Maconaquah
School Corporation, Bunker Hill, Indiana, under section
8003 of that Act for fiscal year 1996.
(b) TREATMENT OF DATA IN APPLICATION.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Defense shall treat any data included in an application
described in subsection (a), and that is approved by the
Secretary of Education, as data to be used in determining
the eligibility of the Maconaquah School Corporation,
Bunker Hill, Indiana, for, and the amount of, a payment
for fiscal year 1997 under section 386 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.
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‘‘SEC. 27. NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 552b of 
title 5, United States Code, a bipartisan majority of Com-
missioners may hold a meeting that is closed to the public 
to discuss official business if— 
‘‘(1) a vote or any other agency action is not 
taken at such meeting; 
‘‘(2) each person present at such meeting is a 
Commissioner or an employee of the Commission; 
and 
‘‘(3) an attorney from the Office of General 
Counsel of the Commission is present at such meet-
ing. 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE OF NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE 
DISCUSSIONS.—Not later than 2 business days after the 
conclusion of a meeting held under subsection (a), the 
Commission shall publish on its Internet website a disclo-
sure of such meeting, including— 
‘‘(1) a list of the persons who attended such 
meeting; and 
‘‘(2) a summary of the matters discussed at 
such meeting, except for such matters as the Com-
mission determines may be withheld under section 
552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) PRESERVATION OF OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR AGENCY ACTION.—Nothing in this section 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2637
To provide for the minting and circulation of $1 coins, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Mr. CASTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To provide for the minting and circulation of $1 coins, 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 ‘‘United States $1 Coin
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. $1 COINS.
(a) WEIGHT.—Section 5112(a) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and weighs 8.1
grams’’.
(b) COLOR AND CONTENT.—Section 5112(b) of title
31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the 1st sentence, by striking ‘‘dollar,’’;
and
(2) by inserting after the 4th sentence the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The dollar coin shall be gold-
en in color, have a distinctive edge, have tactile and
visual features that make the denomination of the
coin readily discernible, be minted and fabricated in
the United States, and have similar metallic,
anticounterfeiting properties as United States clad
coinage in circulation on the date of the enactment
of the United States $1 Coin Act of 1997.’’.
(c) DESIGN.—Section 5112(d)(1) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking out the 5th and 6th
sentences and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The
obverse side of the dollar coin shall have a design depicting
the Statue of Liberty.’’.
(d) PRODUCTION OF STATUE OF LIBERTY COINS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the depletion of the
Government’s supply (as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act) of $1 coins bearing the likeness of
Susan B. Anthony, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall place into circulation $1 coins which bear a de-
sign depicting the Statue of Liberty (and which oth-
erwise comply with the requirements of subsections
(b) and (d)(1) of section 5112 of title 31, United
States Code, as amended by subsections (b) and (c)
of this section).
(2) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CONTINUE
PRODUCTION.—If the supply of $1 coins bearing the
likeness of Susan B. Anthony is depleted before pro-
duction has begun of $1 coins which bear a design
depicting the Statue of Liberty (and which otherwise
comply with the requirements of subsections (b) and
(d)(1) of section 5112 of title 31, United States
Code, as amended by subsections (b) and (c) of this
section), the Secretary of the Treasury may continue
to mint and issue $1 coins bearing the likeness of
Susan B. Anthony in accordance with such section
5112 (as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act) until such time as such pro-
duction begins.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2638
To permit lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens who are not less
than 80 years of age and who reside in the United States continuously
for not less than 50 years to receive food stamp benefits if such individ-
uals are otherwise eligible under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to receive
such benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Ag-
riculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To permit lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens who
are not less than 80 years of age and who reside in
the United States continuously for not less than 50
years to receive food stamp benefits if such individuals
are otherwise eligible under the Food Stamp Act of 1977
to receive 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 ‘‘Hardship Act of
1997’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) ELDERLY
LONG-TIME
PERMANENT
RESIDENT
ALIENS.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply with respect to an alien who—
‘‘(i) is lawfully admitted to the United
States for permanent residence under the
Immigration and Nationality Act;
‘‘(ii) resides continuously in the Unit-
ed States for not less than 50 years after
lawful admission to the United States; and
‘‘(iii) is not less than 80 years of
age.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5116 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit a bipartisan majority 
of Commissioners to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to 
discuss official business. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. OLSON (for himself, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. LANCE, and Mr. MULLIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit 
a bipartisan majority of Commissioners to hold a meeting 
that is closed to the public to discuss official business. 
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 ‘‘Freeing Responsible 
and Effective Exchanges Act’’ or the ‘‘FREE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS. 
The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 26 the fol-
lowing: 
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shall limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5, 
United States Code, with respect to a meeting of Commis-
sioners other than that described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY ACTION.—The term ‘agency ac-
tion’ has the meaning given such term in section 
551 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) BIPARTISAN MAJORITY.—The term ‘bipar-
tisan majority’ means, when used with respect to a 
group of Commissioners, that such group— 
‘‘(A) is a group of 3 or more Commis-
sioners; and 
‘‘(B) includes, for each political party of 
which any Commissioner is a member, at least 
1 Commissioner who is a member of such polit-
ical party, and, if any Commissioner has no po-
litical party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated 
Commissioner.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2639
To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to provide for prostate cancer
screening benefits as of January 1, 1998.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Mr. MURTHA (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, and Mr.
LEACH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to provide
for prostate cancer screening benefits as of January 1, 1998.
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 ‘‘Medicare Prostate
Cancer Screening Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING
BENEFITS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1998.
Section 4103(e) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
(Public Law 105–33) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1,
2000’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 1998’’.
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