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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4286
To amend the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 to provide for the establishment
of a toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned
passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 to provide for
the establishment of a toll-free telephone number for
the reporting of stolen and abandoned passenger motor
vehicles, 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 ‘‘Car Find Act of
1996’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUM-
BER FOR REPORTING OF STOLEN AND ABAN-
DONED VEHICLES.
Title I of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
3384–3389) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘Subtitle D—Reporting of Stolen
and Abandoned Vehicles
‘‘SEC. 151. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE
NUMBER.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall establish and publicize a toll-free telephone num-
ber that individuals may use to report that their passenger
motor vehicle has been stolen and that individuals may
use to report the location of any abandoned passenger
motor vehicle.
‘‘(b) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Attorney General
shall use information obtained through the use of the toll-
free telephone number to assist Federal, State, and local
law enforcement officials, insurance carriers, and other ap-
propriate persons.
‘‘(c) FEES.—The Attorney General is authorized to
collect fees from insurance carriers and other appropriate
persons to offset the costs of establishing and maintaining
the toll-free telephone number. Such fees shall be depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
amounts equivalent to the amounts collected in fees pursu-
ant to subsection (c), as well as such other sums as may
be necessary.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4287
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ad-
dress the aircraft noise problems of Queens and the north shore of
Long Island, New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration to address the aircraft noise problems of Queens
and the north shore of Long Island, New York.
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 ‘‘Queens and North
Shore of Long Island Aircraft Noise Correction Act of
1996’’.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN AIRCRAFT NOISE OVER QUEENS
AND NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND, NEW
YORK.
(a) COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.—Not later than 6
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall develop and publish, without compromising safety,
a comprehensive plan to reduce aircraft generated noise
in Queens and the north shore of Long Island, New York.
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The plan shall include assur-
ances that any diversion of air traffic from New Jersey
or Staten Island, New York, will not result in an increase
in aircraft generated noise in Queens or the north shore
of Long Island, New York.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator shall
begin implementation of the plan on or before the 90th
day after the date of publication of the plan.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 19
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should
investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes
of euthanasia committed during World War II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
Ms. WOOLSEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Gov-
ernment should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans
Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia com-
mitted during World War II.
Whereas Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering was a member of the
Nazi party beginning on November 11, 1933, as well as
a member of the SS;
Whereas Dr. Sewering served as staff physician and medical
director at the Schoenbrunn Sanitarium beginning in
1942;
Whereas, between 1943 and 1945, under Dr. Sewering’s su-
pervision, 909 German Catholic mentally and physically
disabled patients, mainly children, were transferred from
the sanitarium to a ‘‘Healing Center’’ at Eglfing-Haar;
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4289
To provide a more effective remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended
to the United States by other countries and for restrictions on free
emigration imposed by other countries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules,
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 a more effective remedy for inadequate trade
benefits extended to the United States by other countries
and for restrictions on free emigration imposed by other
countries.
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 ‘‘Fair Trade Opportuni-
ties Act’’.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to enable the President
to—
(1) remedy the actions or policies of countries
that do not accord adequate trade benefits to the
United States, including substantially equal competi-
tive opportunities for the commerce of the United
States;
(2) negotiate more equitable tariff and other
trade benefits for the people of the United States;
(3) sanction non market economy countries that
deny or unduly restrict the right or opportunity of
their citizens to emigrate; and
(4) adjust and simplify the trade laws of the
United States to better respond to the realities of a
post-Cold War world.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF JACKSON-VANIK.
(a) TITLE IV OF TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Title IV of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 and following),
and the items relating to title IV in the table or contents
of that Act, are repealed.
(b) HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNIT-
ED STATES.—
General Note 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States is amended—
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 202
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Fed-
eral Government should acknowledge the impor-
tance of at-home parents and should not dis-
criminate against families who forgo a second in-
come in order for a mother or father to be at
home with their children.
be embedded in the Committee’s annual and regular 
work. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE TENETS OF AN IM-
PROVED ACQUISITION SYSTEM.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that all stakeholders in the acquisition system—the 
Department of Defense, Congress, and industry—should 
be governed by the following tenets: 
(1) SUCCESS.—Success in the acquisition sys-
tem means the timely delivering of affordable and ef-
fective military equipment and services. 
(2) PROACTIVE.—The acquisition system should 
be proactive, meaning— 
(A) the system should recognize that devel-
opment and acquisition problems can occur; and 
(B) officials at all levels should be empow-
ered to solve problems and reduce risks by sur-
facing issues early and honestly and taking ac-
tion to resolve them. 
(3) AGILE.—The acquisition system should be 
agile, meaning that needed program adjustments 
should be proposed and adjudicated quickly. 
(4) TRANSPARENT.—The acquisition system 
should be transparent, meaning that— 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 428
To provide for an extension of H–1 immigration status for certain
nonimmigrant nurses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1995
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for an extension of H–1 immigration status for
certain nonimmigrant nurses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF H–1 IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR
CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT NURSES.
The Attorney General shall provide for the extension
through December 31, 1995, of nonimmigrant status
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act for an alien to perform services as a reg-
istered nurse in the case of an alien who has had such
status which has not expired as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act but would otherwise expire prior to De-
cember 31, 1995, due to the time limitations with respect
to such status.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4290
To amend title V of the Trade Act of 1974 to add to the eligibility criteria
for the Generalized System of Preferences full cooperation with the
United States in preventing illegal drug traffic and the entry of illegal
drugs into the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mr. BROWN of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title V of the Trade Act of 1974 to add to
the eligibility criteria for the Generalized System of Pref-
erences full cooperation with the United States in pre-
venting illegal drug traffic and the entry of illegal drugs
into the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 502(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2462(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(H) Such country fails to cooperate fully
with the United States in preventing illegal
drug traffic and the entry of illegal drugs into
the United States.’’; and
(2) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘and (G)’’
and inserting ‘‘(G), and (H)’’.
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308 
State entity’s application under subsection (e), in-
cluding how the State entity met the objective of 
sharing best and promising practices described in 
subsection (e)(1)(A)(x) in areas such as instruction, 
professional development, curricula development, and 
operations between charter schools and other public 
schools, and the extent to which, if known, such 
practices were adopted and implemented by such 
other public schools; 
‘‘(4) how the State entity complied with, and 
ensured that eligible applicants complied with, the 
assurances described in the State entity’s applica-
tion; 
‘‘(5) how the State entity worked with author-
ized public chartering agencies, including how the 
agencies worked with the management company or 
leadership of the schools that received subgrants 
under this section; 
‘‘(6) the number of subgrants awarded under 
this section to carry out each of the following: 
‘‘(A) the opening of new charter schools; 
‘‘(B) the opening of replicated, high-quality 
charter school models; and 
‘‘(C) the opening of expanded, high-quality 
charter schools; and
title, except that such term also includes the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1598 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to amend the definition of the 
term ‘‘spouse’’ to recognize new State definitions of such term for the 
purpose of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. HANNA, 
Mr. JOLLY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. WALZ, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali-
fornia, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
and Mr. RUSH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to amend the defini-
tion of the term ‘‘spouse’’ to recognize new State defini-
tions of such term for the purpose of the laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Veteran Spouses Equal 
Treatment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SPOUSE FOR PURPOSES OF VET-
ERAN BENEFITS TO REFLECT NEW STATE 
DEFINITIONS OF SPOUSE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘of the oppo-
site sex’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (31), by striking ‘‘of the oppo-
site sex who is a wife or husband’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
a marriage recognized under section 103 of this 
title’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION.—Subsection (c) of section 103 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) For the purposes of all laws administered by 
the Secretary, the Secretary shall recognize a marriage 
based on the law of the State where the marriage oc-
curred. In the case of a marriage that occurred outside 
a State, the Secretary shall recognize the marriage if the 
marriage was lawful in the place where it occurred and 
could have been entered into under the laws of any State. 
Except in the case of a purported marriage deemed valid 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may not recognize 
more than one marriage for any person at the same time. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘State’ has the 
meaning given that the term in section 101(20) of this 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4293
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for public disclosure
of the amounts of Federal funds used to conduct field examinations
of appropriation estimates.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. ALLARD, and Mr. HOKE) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for public
disclosure of the amounts of Federal funds used to con-
duct field examinations of appropriation estimates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF AMOUNTS USED FOR
FIELD EXAMINATIONS OF APPROPRIATION
ESTIMATES.
Section 1108(g) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(g)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) The head of each agency shall publish in the
Federal Register on a monthly basis notice containing the
following:
‘‘(A) All amounts of the agency (if any) made
available during the previous month for field exami-
nations of appropriations estimates.
‘‘(B) The purpose of each such field examina-
tion.
‘‘(C) The location at which the field examina-
tion was conducted.
‘‘(D) The identity of all Members of Congress,
congressional staff, and officers and employees of
the agency who participated in the field examina-
tion.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4294
To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument
in Oregon without full public participation and an express Act of Con-
gress, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mr. COOLEY of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit further extension or establishment of any na-
tional monument in Oregon without full public participa-
tion and an express Act of Congress, 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. LIMITATION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ES-
TABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN
OREGON.
No extension or establishment of a national monu-
ment may be undertaken in Oregon after the date of en-
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3616
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for
military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activi-
ties of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the
Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
actment of this Act without full public participation and
an express Act of Congress.
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‘‘(B) the Secretary informed the developer of 
the bioengineered organism that all questions about 
safety have been resolved. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply with 
respect to the introduction or delivery for introduction into 
interstate commerce of a bioengineered organism— 
‘‘(1) for the purpose of development or testing 
conducted to generate data and information that 
could be used in a premarket biotechnology notifica-
tion or other regulatory submission; or 
‘‘(2) solely because a processing aid or enzyme 
produced from the bioengineered organism is in-
tended to be used to produce food. 
‘‘(c) 
PREMARKET
BIOTECHNOLOGY
NOTIFICA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—At least 210 days before a 
bioengineered organism is first introduced or deliv-
ered for introduction into interstate commerce for a 
food use or application, a premarket biotechnology 
notification shall be submitted to the Secretary by 
the developer of the bioengineered organism. Such 
notification shall provide— 
‘‘(A) the basis for the notifier’s determina-
tion that food produced from, containing, or 
consisting of such bioengineered organism is as 
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Upon the request of the District the Secretary shall pro-
vide evidence of the transfer.
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purposes of determining whether there is a dif-
ference between a food produced from, containing, 
or consisting of a genetically engineered plant and a 
comparable food. 
‘‘(2) LABELING
REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
may require that the labeling of a food produced 
from, containing, or consisting of a genetically engi-
neered plant contain a statement to adequately in-
form consumers of a difference between the food so 
produced and its comparable food if the Secretary 
determines that— 
‘‘(A) there is a material difference in the 
functional, nutritional, or compositional charac-
teristics, allergenicity, or other attributes be-
tween the food so produced and its comparable 
food; and 
‘‘(B) the disclosure of such material dif-
ference is necessary to protect public health and 
safety or to prevent the label or labeling of the 
food so produced from being false or misleading 
in any particular.’’. 
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should be applied in evaluating re-
quests under subclause (I).
‘‘(5) AGREEMENTS OF MUTUAL RESPONSIBIL-
ITY.—The State agency shall develop an agreement
of mutual responsibility for each program partici-
pant.
‘‘(6) PENALTIES FOR REFUSAL TO WORK.—The
State shall reduce, by such amount as the State con-
siders appropriate, the amount of aid payable under
the State plan approved under part A to a family
that includes an individual who fails without good
cause to comply with the requirements of the pro-
gram.
‘‘(7) CASELOAD PARTICPATION RATES.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—A State that oper-
ates a program under this subpart shall achieve
a participation rate for the following fiscal
years of not less than the following percentage:
‘‘Fiscal year:
Percentage:
1997 .........................................................................................
1998 .........................................................................................
1999 .........................................................................................
2000 .........................................................................................
2001 .........................................................................................
2002 .........................................................................................
2003 or later ............................................................................
52.
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION RATE DEFINED.—As
used in this section, the term ‘participation
Calendar No. 28
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 988
AN ACT
To reform the Federal civil justice system.
MARCH 15, 1995
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4299
To regulate the use by interactive computer services of Social Security account
numbers and related personally identifiable information.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Mr. BILBRAY, and
Mrs. MEYERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To regulate the use by interactive computer services of Social
Security account numbers and related personally identifi-
able information.
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 ‘‘Social Security On-
line Privacy Protection Act of 1996’’.
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‘‘(A) the terms ‘natural’, ‘100% natural’, ‘natu-
rally grown’, ‘all natural’, and ‘made with natural 
ingredients’; and 
‘‘(B) any other terms specified by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 302. REGULATIONS. 
(a) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall issue proposed 
regulations to implement section 403(z) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 301 
of this Act. 
(b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than 30 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations 
to implement such section 403(z). 
SEC. 303. PREEMPTION. 
Section 403A(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 343–1(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and 
inserting a comma; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(6) any requirement for the labeling of food of 
the type required by section 403(z) that is not iden-
tical to the requirement of such section.’’. 
SEC. 304. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The labeling requirements of section 403(z) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by sec-
tion 301 of this Act, shall take effect on the effective date 
of final regulations promulgated under section 302(b) of 
this Act. The provisions of section 403A(a)(6) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 
303 of this Act, take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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