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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2918
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of
the deduction allowed for meals and entertainment expenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the amount of the deduction allowed for meals and enter-
tainment expenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASED DEDUCTION FOR MEALS AND EN-
TERTAINMENT EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 274(n)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to only
50 percent of meal and entertainment expenses allowed
as deduction) is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and
inserting ‘‘the applicable percentage’’.
(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—Paragraph (3) of
section 274(n) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage is the
percentage determined in accordance with the follow-
ing table:
‘‘For taxable years beginning
The applicable
in calendar year—
percentage is—
1999 .........................................................................................
2000 or 2001 ...........................................................................
2002 or 2003 ...........................................................................
2004 or 2005 ...........................................................................
2006 or 2007 ...........................................................................
2008 or thereafter ....................................................................
80.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for
subsection (n) of section 274 of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘ONLY 50 PERCENT OF’’ and inserting ‘‘LIMI-
TATION ON’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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‘‘(4) PRACTICING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL 
IN SAME FIELD.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In a case involving 
treatment, or the provision of items or serv-
ices— 
‘‘(i) by a physician, a reviewer shall be 
a practicing physician (allopathic or osteo-
pathic) of the same or similar specialty, as 
a physician who, acting within the appro-
priate scope of practice within the State in 
which the service is provided or rendered, 
typically treats the condition, makes the 
diagnosis, or provides the type of treat-
ment under review; or 
‘‘(ii) by a non-physician health care 
professional, the reviewer, or at least 1 
member of the review panel, shall be a 
practicing non-physician health care pro-
fessional of the same or similar specialty 
as the non-physician health care profes-
sional who, acting within the appropriate 
scope of practice within the State in which 
the service is provided or rendered, typi-
cally treats the condition, makes the diag-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 291
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for designation
of overpayments and contributions to the United States Library Trust
Fund, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce, 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for designation of overpayments and contributions to the
United States Library Trust Fund, and for other pur-
poses.
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 Library
Trust Fund Act’’.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES LIBRARY TRUST FUND.
(a) DESIGNATION
OF OVERPAYMENTS
AND CON-
TRIBUTIONS
FOR
UNITED
STATES
LIBRARY
TRUST
FUND.—Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new part:
‘‘PART 
IX—DESIGNATION 
OF 
OVERPAYMENTS
AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNITED STATES
LIBRARY TRUST FUND
‘‘Sec. 6097. Designation.
‘‘SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual, with
respect to each return of the taxpayer for the taxable year
of the tax imposed by chapter 1, such taxpayer may des-
ignate that—
‘‘(1) $1 of any overpayment of tax for such tax-
able year, and
‘‘(2) any cash contribution which the taxpayer
includes with such return,
shall be paid over to the United States Library Trust
Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 9512.
In the case of a joint return with respect to which an over-
payment of $2 or more is due, each spouse may designate
that $1 shall be paid to such trust fund.
(1) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (23) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(24) to the extent only that amounts for a
State are available under section 106(d)(8) for use
under this paragraph, payment to the State to sup-
plant general revenue losses incurred by the State
under a State law that provides, in the case of an
individual, for a credit against State income tax im-
posed for contributions made in cash by individuals
to any organization—
‘‘(A) that is described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
‘‘(B) that is exempt from tax under section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
‘‘(C) that is organized under the laws of
the United States or of any State in which the
organization is qualified to operate;
‘‘(D) that is required, or elects to be treat-
ed as being required, to file returns under sec-
tion 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986;
‘‘(E) whose predominant activity is—
to be known as the ‘United States Library Trust Fund’,
consisting of such amounts as may be credited or paid to
such trust fund as provided in section 6097.
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are here-
by appropriated to the United States Library Trust Fund
amounts equivalent to—
‘‘(1) the amounts of the overpayments of tax to
which designations under section 6097 apply, and
‘‘(2) the amounts of contributions made under
such section to such trust fund.
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES FROM TRUST FUND.—Amounts
in the United States Library Trust Fund shall be avail-
able, as provided in appropriation Acts, only for purposes
of making expenditures to carry out section 3 of the Unit-
ed States Library Trust Fund Act.’’
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of parts for subchapter A of chap-
ter 61 of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
‘‘Part IX. Designation of overpayments and contributions for
United States Library Trust Fund.’’
(2) The table of sections for subchapter A of
chapter 98 of such Code is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 9512. United States Library Trust Fund.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO LIBRARIES.
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND PUBLIC
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.—A public library or public school li-
brary is eligible to receive a grant under this section from
the United States Library Trust Fund established pursu-
ant to section 9512 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
for any fiscal year by submitting an application to the Of-
fice of Library Services that includes—
(1) certification that the library does not have
the financial resources available to purchase new
books or collections;
(2) assurances that funds received under this
section will be used only to purchase materials for
the library;
(3) assurances that funds received under this
section will be used to supplement, not supplant,
other funds received by such library; and
(4) an agreement to make available any finan-
cial records that the Office of Library Services may
need for audit purposes.
(b) GRANT SELECTION.—The Office of Library Serv-
ices shall select the number of grant awards made under
this section and the amount of each such award based
upon economic need in accordance with regulations pub-
lished by the Office.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5400 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduc-
tion for income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto 
Rico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2016 
Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia (for himself and Mr. PIERLUISI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent the deduction for income attributable to do-
mestic production activities in Puerto Rico. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
DOMESTIC 
PRODUCTION 
ACTIVITIES 
IN 
PUERTO RICO MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 199(d)(8) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subpara-
graph (C). 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2016. 
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In the Senate of the United States,
July 30, 1998.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2920) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
to modify the requirements for implementation of an entry-
exit control system.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Improvement
and Immigration Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION RE-
FORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT
OF 1996.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 110(a) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1221 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) SYSTEM.—
HR 2920 EAS
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall develop an auto-
mated entry and exit control system that will—
‘‘(A) collect a record of departure for every
alien departing the United States and match the
record of departure with the record of the alien’s
arrival in the United States; and
‘‘(B) enable the Attorney General to iden-
tify, through on-line searching procedures, law-
fully admitted nonimmigrants who remain in
the United States beyond the period authorized
by the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The system under paragraph
(1) shall not collect a record of arrival or departure—
‘‘(A) at a land border or seaport of the
United States for any alien; or
‘‘(B) for any alien for whom the documen-
tary requirements in section 212(a)(7)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act have been
waived by the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of State under section 212(d)(4)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment
HR 2920 EAS
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208;
110 Stat. 3009–546).
SEC. 3. REPORT ON AUTOMATED ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL
SYSTEM.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall
submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the feasibility
of developing and implementing an automated entry-exit
control system that would collect a record of departure for
every alien departing the United States and match the
record of departure with the record of the alien’s arrival
in the United States, including departures and arrivals at
the land borders and seaports of the United States.
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Such report shall—
(1) assess the costs and feasibility of various
means of operating such an automated entry-exit con-
trol system, including exploring—
(A) how, if the automated entry-exit control
system were limited to certain aliens arriving at
airports, departure records of those aliens could
be collected when they depart through a land bor-
der or seaport; and
IIA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2920
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 10, 1997
Received
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the requirements
for implementation of an entry-exit control system.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
1997), imposed an excise tax under section 3111 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of this part, the
term ‘social security payroll deduction plan’ means a writ-
ten plan of a covered employer if—
‘‘(1) under such plan, 5 percent of the employ-
ee’s wages is deducted by the employer and paid to
the employee’s individual social security retirement
account within 10 business days after the date of
payment of such wages,
‘‘(2) under such plan, the covered employer
pays to the individual social security retirement ac-
count, together with the contribution paid pursuant
to paragraph (1), an additional amount equal to 5
percent of the employee’s wages, and
‘‘(3) the employer receives no compensation for
the cost of administering such plan.
‘‘DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL SECURITY
RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
‘‘SEC. 252. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subsection (b), the individual social security retirement ac-
count to which contributions with respect to any eligible
individual are required to be paid by a covered employer
under section 251 shall be such an account designated by
such individual to such employer not later than 10 busi-
ness days after the date on which such individual becomes
an employee of such employer. Each employer of an eligi-
ble individual shall require the individual to designate such
account as provided under this subsection as a pre-
requisite for continued employment. Any such designation
shall be made in such form and manner as shall be pre-
scribed in regulations of the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity.
‘‘(b) SUBSEQUENT DESIGNATION
OF OTHER AC-
COUNTS.—The Commissioner shall provide by regulation
for subsequent designation from time to time of another
individual social security retirement account of an eligible
individual in lieu of the account previously designated
under this section.
‘‘SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
‘‘SEC. 253. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30
days after the close of any taxable year for which an eligi-
ble individual has self-employment income, such individual
shall pay to an individual social security retirement ac-
count designated by such individual an amount equal to
at least 10 percent of such income.
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF ACCOUNT.—The designation
of an individual social security retirement account for pay-
ment of contributions under this section shall be made in
such form and manner as shall be prescribed in regula-
tions of the Commissioner of Social Security.
HR 2920 EAS
(5) the costs incurred as a result of the increase
in personnel hired pursuant to this section.
Attest:
Secretary.
HR 2920 EAS——2
HR 2920 EAS——3
HR 2920 EAS——4
HR 2920 EAS——5
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5402 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and to 
provide for the conveyance of the remaining tract of land within the 
corrected survey boundary to the State of Alaska. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2016 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey 
boundary and to provide for the conveyance of the re-
maining tract of land within the corrected survey bound-
ary to the State of Alaska. 
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 ‘‘Swan Lake Hydro-
electric Project Boundary Correction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN THE 
SWAN 
LAKE 
HYDROELECTRIC 
PROJECT 
BOUNDARY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract 
of Federal land within the project boundary of the 
Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) 
as generally depicted and labeled ‘‘Lost Creek’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Swan Lake Project Boundary— 
Lot 2’’ and dated February 1, 2016; and 
(2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the 
tract described in paragraph (1) in accordance 
with— 
(A) the survey authorized under paragraph 
(1); 
(B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood 
Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85– 
508); and 
(C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 818). 
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II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4817 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 5, 2004 
Received 
AN ACT 
To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroach-
ment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company 
in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by 
the United States as part of the right-of-way granted 
for the construction of transcontinental railroads.
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL SYS-
TEM.
Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
parargraph (1), strike ‘‘Act,’’ and insert ‘‘Act (and
not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act in the case of land border points
of entry),’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1), strike ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(3) in subsection (a)(2), strike the period at the
end and insert ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the
following:
‘‘(3) not significantly disrupt trade, tourism, or other
legitimate cross-border traffic at land border points of
entry.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 10
(legislative day, November 9), 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5403 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability 
under State and local requirements respecting devices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2016 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to liability under State and local requirements 
respecting devices. 
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 ‘‘Ariel Grace’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. LIABILITY UNDER STATE AND LOCAL REQUIRE-
MENTS RESPECTING DEVICES. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 521 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360k) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) NO EFFECT
ON LIABILITY UNDER STATE 
LAW.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to mod-
ify or otherwise affect any action for damages or the liabil-
ity of any person under the law of any State.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) take effect as if included in the enactment 
of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (Public 
Law 94–295); and 
(2) apply to any civil action pending or filed on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2920
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 to modify the requirements for implementation of an entry-
exit control system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. QUINN, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr.
METCALF, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. HILL, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. CAMP, Mr.
PAXON, Mr. UPTON, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr.
SMITH of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the requirements
for implementation of an entry-exit control system.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL SYS-
TEM.
Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), strike ‘‘Act,’’ and insert ‘‘Act (and
not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act in the case of land border points
of entry),’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1), strike ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(3) in subsection (a)(2), strike the period at the
end and insert ‘‘; and’’;
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the
following:
‘‘(3) not significantly disrupt trade, tourism, or
other legitimate cross-border traffic at land border
points of entry.’’.
Æ
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL SYS-
TEM.
Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
parargraph (1), strike ‘‘Act,’’ and insert ‘‘Act (and
not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act in the case of land border points
of entry),’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1), strike ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(3) in subsection (a)(2), strike the period at the
end and insert ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the
following:
‘‘(3) not significantly disrupt trade, tourism, or other
legitimate cross-border traffic at land border points of
entry.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 10
(legislative day, November 9), 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.