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tain depreciable business assets) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) LIMITATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS REFIN-
ERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a small
business refiner electing to expense qualified
costs, in lieu of the dollar limitations in para-
graph (1), the limitation on the aggregate costs
which may be taken into account under sub-
section (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed
75 percent of the qualified costs.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED COSTS.—For purposes of
this paragraph, the term ‘qualified costs’ means
costs paid or incurred by a small business re-
finer for the purpose of complying with the
Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Require-
ments of the Environmental Protection Agency.
‘‘(C) SMALL
BUSINESS
REFINER.—For
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘small
business refiner’ means, with respect to any
taxable year, a refiner which, within the refin-
ing operations of the business, employs not
more than 1,500 employees on business days
during such taxable year and has less than
155,000 barrels per day total capacity.’’.
(1) disable and dismantle all its nuclear weap-
ons and refrain from replacing them at any time
with any weapons of mass destruction;
(2) redirect resources that are currently being
used for nuclear weapons programs to use—
(A) in converting all nuclear weapons in-
dustry employees, processes, plants, and pro-
grams smoothly to constructive, ecologically
beneficial peacetime activities during the 3
years following the effective date of this Act,
and
(B) in addressing human and infrastruc-
ture needs such as housing, health care, edu-
cation, agriculture, and environmental restora-
tion, including alternative fuel sources;
(3) undertake vigorous good faith efforts to
eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military oper-
ations; and
(4) actively promote policies to induce all other
countries to join in these commitments for world
peace and security.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect when the President certifies
to the Congress that all foreign countries possessing nu-
clear weapons have established legal requirements com-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2503
To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in accordance
with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 16, 2001
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations, 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 nuclear disarmament and economic conversion
in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Meas-
ure Number 37 of 1992.
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 ‘‘Nuclear Disarmament
and Economic Conversion Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND
ECONOMIC CONVERSION.
The United States Government shall—
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mosomes) obtained or derived from a living or de-
ceased human body at any stage of development.
‘‘§ 302. Prohibition on human cloning
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any per-
son or entity, public or private, in or affecting interstate
commerce, knowingly—
‘‘(1) to perform or attempt to perform human
cloning;
‘‘(2) to participate in an attempt to perform
human cloning; or
‘‘(3) to ship or receive for any purpose an em-
bryo produced by human cloning or any product de-
rived from such embryo.
‘‘(b) IMPORTATION.—It shall be unlawful for any per-
son or entity, public or private, knowingly to import for
any purpose an embryo produced by human cloning, or
any product derived from such embryo.
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person or enti-
ty that violates this section shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
‘‘(2) CIVIL
PENALTY.—Any person or entity
that violates any provision of this section shall be
subject to, in the case of a violation that involves the
derivation of a pecuniary gain, a civil penalty of not
parable to those set forth in section 2 and those require-
ments have taken effect.
Æ
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1945, by countries that are eligible for debt reduction pursu-
ant to title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section
1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–113, $235,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That not less than
$11,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading
shall be made available to carry out the provisions of part
V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and up to
$14,000,000 of unobligated balance of funds available under
this heading from prior year appropriations acts should be
made available to carry out such provisions: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this heading in this Act may be used by the Secretary
of the Treasury to pay to the Heavily Indebted Poor Coun-
tries (HIPC) Trust Fund administered by the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development amounts for the
benefit of countries that are eligible for debt reduction pur-
suant to title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section
1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–113: Provided further, That
amounts paid to the HIPC Trust Fund may be used only
to fund debt reduction under the enhanced HIPC initiative
by—
(1) the Inter-American Development Bank;
(2) the African Development Fund;
(3) the African Development Bank; and
II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5294 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 9, 2004 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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less than $1,000,000 and not more than an amount
equal to the amount of the gross gain multiplied by
2, if that amount is greater than $1,000,000.
‘‘(d) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.—Nothing in this sec-
tion restricts areas of scientific research not specifically
prohibited by this section, including research in the use
of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce
molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, tissues,
organs, plants, or animals other than humans.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters
for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to chapter 15 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘16. Human Cloning ..........................................................................
301’’.
SEC. 3. STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The General Accounting Office
shall conduct a study to assess the need (if any) for
amendment of the prohibition on human cloning, as de-
fined in section 301 of title 18, United States Code, as
added by this Act, which study should include—
(1) a discussion of new developments in medical
technology concerning human cloning and somatic
cell nuclear transfer, the need (if any) for somatic
cell nuclear transfer to produce medical advances,
current public attitudes and prevailing ethical views
concerning the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer,
II
Calendar No. 140
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2505
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 1, 2001
Received
AUGUST 2, 2001
Read the first time
AUGUST 3, 2001
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human
cloning.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Human Cloning Prohi-
bition Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HUMAN CLONING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 15, the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 16—HUMAN CLONING
‘‘Sec.
‘‘301. Definitions.
‘‘302. Prohibition on human cloning.
‘‘§ 301. Definitions
‘‘In this chapter:
‘‘(1) HUMAN
CLONING.—The term ‘human
cloning’ means human asexual reproduction, accom-
plished by introducing nuclear material from one or
more human somatic cells into a fertilized or
unfertilized oocyte whose nuclear material has been
removed or inactivated so as to produce a living or-
ganism (at any stage of development) that is geneti-
cally virtually identical to an existing or previously
existing human organism.
‘‘(2) ASEXUAL
REPRODUCTION.—The term
‘asexual reproduction’ means reproduction not initi-
ated by the union of oocyte and sperm.
‘‘(3) SOMATIC CELL.—The term ‘somatic cell’
means a diploid cell (having a complete set of chro-
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and potential legal implications of research in so-
matic cell nuclear transfer; and
(2) a review of any technological developments
that may require that technical changes be made to
section 2 of this Act.
(b) REPORT.—The General Accounting Office shall
transmit to the Congress, within 4 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, a report containing the findings
and conclusions of its study, together with recommenda-
tions for any legislation or administrative actions which
it considers appropriate.
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 140
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2505
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
human cloning.
AUGUST 2, 2001
Read the first time
AUGUST 3, 2001
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5295
AN ACT
To amend part III of title 5, United States Code, to provide
for the establishment of programs under which supple-
mental dental and vision benefits are made available
to Federal employees, retirees, and their dependents, to
expand the contracting authority of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, and for other purposes.
(b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.—Section 8103(b) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 112 Stat. 492; 117 Stat.
1128) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(5);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2005, $7,265,000,000.’’.
(c) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds made available under this
Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall
be deemed to be zero for the purposes of section 110 of
the title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY PROGRAMS THROUGH
END OF FISCAL YEAR 2004.
(a) ADVANCES.—Section 2(a) of the Surface Trans-
portation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 117
Stat. 1110; 118 Stat. 876) is amended by striking ‘‘and
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part
IV’’ and inserting ‘‘the Surface Transportation Extension
Act of 2004, Part IV, and the Surface Transportation Ex-
tension Act of 2004, Part V’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
Section 1101(c)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5295
To amend part III of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establish-
ment of programs under which supplemental dental and vision benefits 
are made available to Federal employees, retirees, and their dependents, 
to expand the contracting authority of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2004
Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS 
of Virginia, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 
and Mr. WOLF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend part III of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
for the establishment of programs under which supple-
mental dental and vision benefits are made available 
to Federal employees, retirees, and their dependents, to 
expand the contracting authority of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, 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 ‘‘Federal Employees 
Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004’’.
vided, That of unobligated balances of funds available
under this heading from prior year appropriations Acts,
not less than $25,000,000 may be made available to carry
out the provisions of part V of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available under this heading in this Act may
be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Trust Fund ad-
ministered by the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development amounts for the benefit of countries that
are eligible for debt reduction pursuant to title V of H.R.
3425 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public
Law 106–113: Provided further, That amounts paid to the
HIPC Trust Fund may be used only to fund debt reduc-
tion under the enhanced HIPC initiative by—
(1) the Inter-American Development Bank;
(2) the African Development Fund;
(3) the African Development Bank; and
(4) the Central American Bank for Economic
Integration:
Provided further, That funds may not be paid to the HIPC
Trust Fund for the benefit of any country if the Secretary
of State has credible evidence that the government of such
country is engaged in a consistent pattern of gross viola-
tions of internationally recognized human rights or in mili-
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(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by redesignating clause (vi) and 
clause (vii) (as added by section 103(a) of 
this Act) as clauses (vii) and (viii), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by striking clause (v) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(v) The document shall—
‘‘(I) describe how the State will 
pursue ending dependence of needy 
families on government benefits and 
reducing poverty by promoting job 
preparation and work; 
‘‘(II) describe how the State will 
encourage the formation and mainte-
nance of healthy 2-parent married 
families, encourage responsible father-
hood, and prevent and reduce the inci-
dence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; 
‘‘(III) include specific, numerical, 
and measurable performance objec-
tives for accomplishing subclauses (I) 
and (II), and with respect to sub-
clause (I), include objectives con-
IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 91 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding 
Presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States 
territories and commonwealths. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2017 
Ms. PLASKETT submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States regarding Presidential election voting rights for 
residents of all United States territories and common-
wealths. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1004 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require 
the publication of information relating to pending agency 
regulatory actions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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sistent with the criteria used by the 
Secretary in establishing performance 
targets under section 403(a)(4)(B) if 
available; and 
‘‘(IV) describe the methodology 
that the State will use to measure 
State performance in relation to each 
such objective. 
‘‘(vi) Describe any strategies and pro-
grams the State may be undertaking to ad-
dress—
‘‘(I) employment retention and 
advancement for recipients of assist-
ance under the program, including 
placement into high-demand jobs, and 
whether the jobs are identified using 
labor market information; 
‘‘(II) efforts to reduce teen preg-
nancy; 
‘‘(III) services for struggling and 
noncompliant families, and for clients 
with special problems; and 
‘‘(IV) program integration, in-
cluding the extent to which employ-
ment and training services under the
intended consumer of a food) that has reason to be-
lieve that any food introduced into or in interstate 
commerce, or held for sale (whether or not the first 
sale) after shipment in interstate commerce, may be 
in violation of the food safety law shall immediately 
notify the Administrator of the identity and location 
of the food. 
(2) MANNER
OF
NOTIFICATION.—Notification 
under paragraph (1) shall be made in such manner 
and by such means as the Administrator may re-
quire by regulation. 
(b) RECALL AND CONSUMER NOTIFICATION.—
(1) VOLUNTARY
ACTIONS.—If the Adminis-
trator determines that food is in violation of the food 
safety law when introduced into or while in inter-
state commerce or while held for sale (whether or 
not the first sale) after shipment in interstate com-
merce and that there is a reasonable probability that 
the food, if consumed, would present a threat to 
public health, as determined by the Administrator, 
the Administrator shall give the appropriate persons 
(including the manufacturers, importers, distribu-
tors, or retailers of the food) an opportunity to—
(A) cease distribution of the food; 
(B) notify all persons—
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program are provided through the 
One-Stop 
delivery 
system 
created 
under the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998, and the extent to which 
former recipients of such assistance 
have access to additional core, inten-
sive, or training services funded 
through such Act.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clause (iii) (as so redesignated by section 
107(b)(1) of this Act) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) The document shall describe 
strategies and programs the State is un-
dertaking to engage religious organizations 
in the provision of services funded under 
this part and efforts related to section 104 
of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 
‘‘(iv) The document shall describe 
strategies to improve program manage-
ment and performance.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and tribal’’ 
after ‘‘that local’’.
(1) by striking ‘‘and section 4 of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 4 of the Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004, Part III, and section 
4 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2004, Part IV’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the amendment made by sec-
tion 4(a)(1) of the Surface Transportation Exten-
sion Act, Part II’’ and all that follows before the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘the amendment made 
by section 4(a)(1) of the Surface Transportation Ex-
tension Act of 2004, Part II, the amendment made 
by section 4(a)(1) of the Surface Transportation Ex-
tension Act of 2004, Part III, or the amendment 
made by section 4(a)(1) of the Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004, Part IV’’. 
(m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 5(m) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119; 118 Stat. 483; 
118 Stat. 632; 118 Stat. 703) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and section 4 of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 4 of the Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004, Part III, and section 
4 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2004, Part IV’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and by section 4 of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘by section 4 of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 
Part III, and by section 4 of the Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004, Part IV’’. 
(n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—Section 
5(n) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119; 118 Stat. 483; 118 
Stat. 632; 118 Stat. 703) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
section 4 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2004, Part III’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4 of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III, and sec-
tion 4 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2004, Part IV’’. 
(o) HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) for high priority projects identified in a 
multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway 
program enacted after the date of enactment of this 
Act, $2,176,042,000 for fiscal year 2004. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
Any provision of law (other than section 1102 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23
U.S.C. 104 note) and section 117 of title 23, United 
States Code) that would apply to funds authorized 
to be appropriated under section 1101(a)(13) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 113) shall apply to funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by paragraph (1) of this 
paragraph. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 157(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$93,333,333 for the period of October 1, 
2003, 
through 
July 
31, 
2004’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$112,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’. 
(b) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER INCEN-
TIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘$100,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, 
through 
July 
31, 
2004’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$110,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’. 
SEC. 6. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 
(a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM-
MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c)(6) of the Dingell- 
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
777c(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;’’. 
(b) CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.—Section 4(b)(4) 
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(4)) is amended—
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(b) CONSULTATION WITH STATE REGARDING PLAN 
AND DESIGN OF TRIBAL PROGRAMS.—Section 412(b)(1) 
(42 U.S.C. 612(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) provides an assurance that the State 
in which the tribe is located has been consulted 
regarding the plan and its design.’’. 
(c) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Section 413 (42 
U.S.C. 613) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the States, shall develop uniform per-
formance measures designed to assess the degree of effec-
tiveness, and the degree of improvement, of State pro-
grams funded under this part in accomplishing the pur-
poses of this part.’’. 
(d) 
ANNUAL
RANKING
OF
STATES.—Section 
413(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘long-term private sector jobs’’ and inserting ‘‘private sec-
tor jobs, the success of the recipients in retaining employ-
ment, the ability of the recipients to increase their wages’’.