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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Traffic Stops Statistics
Study Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO COLLECT.
The Attorney General shall conduct a study of stops
for routine traffic violations by law enforcement officers.
Such study shall include collection and analysis of appro-
priate available data. The study shall include consideration
of the following factors, among others:
(1) The number of individuals stopped for rou-
tine traffic violations.
(2) Identifying characteristics of the individual
stopped, including the race and or ethnicity as well
as the approximate age of that individual.
(3) The traffic infraction alleged to have been
committed that led to the stop.
(4) Whether a search was instituted as a result
of the stop.
(5) How the search was instituted.
(6) The rationale for the search.
(7) Whether any contraband was discovered in
the course of the search.
(8) The nature of such contraband.
(9) Whether any warning or citation was issued
as a result of the stop.
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(10) Whether an arrest was made as a result
of either the stop or the search.
(11) The benefit of traffic stops with regard to
the interdiction of drugs and the proceeds of drug
trafficking, including the approximate quantity of
drugs and value of drug proceeds seized on an an-
nual basis as a result of routine traffic stops.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF DATA.
Data acquired under this section shall be used only
for research or statistical purposes and may not contain
any information that may reveal the identity of any indi-
vidual who is stopped or any law enforcement officer. Data
acquired under this section shall not be used in any legal
or administrative proceeding to establish an inference of
discrimination on the basis of particular identifying char-
acteristics.
SEC. 4. RESULTS OF STUDY.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall report the
results of the study conducted under this Act to Congress.
Passed the House of Representatives March 24,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
H. R. 2835 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who are separating from military 
service to serve as Customs and Border Protection officers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Jobs for Veterans Act 
of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Customs and Border Protection officers at United States 
ports of entry carry out critical law enforcement duties associ-
ated with screening foreign visitors, returning United States 
citizens, and imported cargo entering the United States. 
(2) It is in the national interest for United States ports 
of entry to be adequately staffed with Customs and Border 
Protection officers in a timely fashion, including meeting the 
congressionally funded staffing target of 23,775 officers for fiscal 
year 2015. 
(3) An estimated 250,000 to 300,000 members of the Armed 
Forces separate from military service every year. 
(4) Recruiting efforts and expedited hiring procedures must 
be enhanced to ensure that individuals separating from military 
service are aware of, and partake in, opportunities to fill vacant 
Customs and Border Protection officer positions. 
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED HIRING OF APPROPRIATE SEPARATING SERVICE 
MEMBERS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider the expe-
dited hiring of qualified candidates who have the ability to perform 
the essential functions of the position of a Customs and Border 
Protection officer and who are eligible for a veterans recruitment 
appointment authorized under section 4214 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 4. ENHANCEMENTS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS TO RECRUIT 
SERVICE MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM MILITARY SERVICE 
FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICER VACAN-
CIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, and acting through existing 
programs, authorities, and agreements, where applicable, shall 
enhance the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to
(2) to authorize the appropriation of additional 
amounts to carry out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2835 
AN ACT 
To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces 
who are separating from military service to serve 
as Customs and Border Protection officers.
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Union Calendar No. 245
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 118
[Report No. 105–435]
To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. CONYERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
MARCH 11, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops.
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 ‘‘Traffic Stops Statistics
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO COLLECT.
The Attorney General shall, through appropriate
means, acquire data about all stops for routine traffic vio-
lations by law enforcement officers. Included in this data
shall be information pertaining to—
(1) the number of individuals stopped for rou-
tine traffic violations;
(2) identifying characteristics of the individual
stopped, including the race and or ethnicity as well
as the approximate age of that individual;
(3) the traffic infraction alleged to have been
committed that led to the stop;
(4) whether a search was instituted as a result
of the stop;
(5) how the search was instituted;
(6) the rationale for the search;
(7) whether any contraband was discovered in
the course of the search;
(8) the nature of such contraband;
(9) whether any warning or citation was issued
as a result of the stop; and
(10) whether an arrest was made as a result of
either the stop or the search.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF DATA.
Data acquired under this section shall be used only
for research or statistical purposes and may not contain
any information that may reveal the identity of any indi-
vidual who is stopped or any law enforcement officer.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL SUMMARY.
The Attorney General shall publish an annual sum-
mary of the data acquired under this Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Traffic Stops Statistics
Study Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO COLLECT.
The Attorney General shall conduct a study of stops
for routine traffic violations by law enforcement officers.
Such study shall include collection and analysis of appro-
priate available data. The study shall include consideration
of the following factors, among others:
(1) The number of individuals stopped for rou-
tine traffic violations.
(2) Identifying characteristics of the individual
stopped, including the race and or ethnicity as well
as the approximate age of that individual.
(3) The traffic infraction alleged to have been
committed that led to the stop.
(4) Whether a search was instituted as a result
of the stop.
(5) How the search was instituted.
(6) The rationale for the search.
transfers cash, debt, or any other property to another per-
son and the principal purpose of such transfer is—
‘‘(1) to secure or increase an adjustment under
subsection (a), or
‘‘(2) to increase (by reason of an adjustment
under subsection (a)) a deduction for depreciation,
depletion, or amortization,
the Secretary may disallow part or all of such adjustment
or increase.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 1021 the follow-
ing new item:
‘‘Sec. 1022. Indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining
gain or loss.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to dispositions of property after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 121 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to one-time exclusion of gain
from sale of principal residence by individual who has at-
tained age 55) is amended to read as follows:
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1190
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to consider the feasibility of basing
the basic formula price for milk under Federal milk marketing orders
on the costs of production for dairy farmers and the benefits to farmers
and consumers of such a pricing approach.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. OBEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to consider the fea-
sibility of basing the basic formula price for milk under
Federal milk marketing orders on the costs of production
for dairy farmers and the benefits to farmers and con-
sumers of such a pricing approach.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF COSTS OF PRODUCTION IN CALCULA-
TION OF BASIC FORMULA PRICE FOR MILK.
(a) CONSIDERATION.—As part of the review of meth-
ods used (or proposed to be used) to calculate the basic
formula price for milk under Federal milk marketing or-
ders, which is being undertaken as part of the consolida-
tion and reform of such orders under section 143 of the
Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7253), the
Secretary of Agriculture shall consider—
(1) the feasibility of basing the basic formula
price on the costs incurred by dairy farmers to
produce milk; and
(2) the benefits to farmers and consumers of
such a pricing approach.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Federal
milk marketing orders’’ means the milk marketing orders
issued under section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2835 
To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who are separating from 
military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Ms. TITUS, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. GALLEGO, 
Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. ZINKE, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. DONOVAN, and 
Mr. KNIGHT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who are 
separating from military service to serve as Customs 
and Border Protection Officers. 
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 ‘‘Border Jobs for Vet-
erans Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(8) the results of any evaluations or consider-
ations of additional elements included or not in-
cluded in the program established under section 4. 
SEC. 6. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed— 
(1) as superseding, altering, or amending exist-
ing Federal veterans’ hiring preferences or Federal 
hiring authorities; or 
(2) to authorize the appropriation of additional 
amounts to carry out this Act. 
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striking the item relating to section 121 and insert-
ing the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 121. Exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A governmental entity that 
is seeking a warrant under section 2703(a) may in-
clude in the application for the warrant a request for 
an order delaying the notification required under 
section 2703(b) for a period of not more than 180 
days in the case of a law enforcement agency, or not 
more than 90 days in the case of any other govern-
mental entity. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—A court shall grant a 
request for delayed notification made under para-
graph (1) if the court determines that there is rea-
son to believe that notification of the existence of the 
warrant may result in— 
‘‘(A) endangering the life or physical safety 
of an individual; 
‘‘(B) flight from prosecution; 
‘‘(C) destruction of or tampering with evi-
dence; 
‘‘(D) intimidation of potential witnesses; or 
‘‘(E) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an 
investigation or unduly delaying a trial. 
‘‘(3) EXTENSION.—Upon request by a govern-
mental entity, a court may grant one or more exten-
sions of the delay of notification granted under para-
graph (2) of not more than 180 days in the case of 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2836 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand the number 
of employers required to provide a reasonable time and place for employ-
ees to express milk at the workplace. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. LEE, Ms. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. KIRK-
PATRICK, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, and Mrs. TORRES) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand 
the number of employers required to provide a reasonable 
time and place for employees to express milk at the 
workplace. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(2) Pierre L’Enfant was an engineer and archi-
tect, and in 1791 he developed the unique and ex-
ceptional design for the Nation’s capital that laid 
the framework for the modern-day District of Co-
lumbia that is followed and maintained until today. 
(3) L’Enfant’s remarkable design envisioned a 
distinguishable federal and residential city with di-
agonal streets propelling from Congress and the 
President’s home, beautiful boulevards on local 
streets and neighborhoods, and open spaces for 
monuments, memorials, and historical structures, all 
of which largely remain intact, protected as a histor-
ical treasure. 
(4) The United States Capitol does not cur-
rently appropriately recognize the contributions of 
Pierre L’Enfant. 
SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF STATUE OF PIERRE L’ENFANT FOR 
PLACEMENT IN UNITED STATES CAPITOL. 
(a) ACCEPTANCE.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee 
on the Library shall accept from the District of Columbia 
the donation of a statue depicting Pierre L’Enfant, sub-
ject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee 
considers appropriate. 
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(b) PLACEMENT.—The Joint Committee shall place 
the statue accepted under subsection (a) in a suitable per-
manent location in the United States Capitol. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2838 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility 
of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LUCAS, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, and 
Mr. MARCHANT) 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 provide 
for the deductibility of charitable contributions to agri-
cultural research organizations, 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 ‘‘Charitable Agricultural 
Research Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEDUCTIBILITY OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(iii) an organization the principal 
purpose or functions of which are the pro-
viding of medical or hospital care or med-
ical education or medical research, or agri-
cultural research, if the organization is a 
hospital, or if the organization is a medical 
or agricultural research organization di-
rectly engaged in the continuous active 
conduct of medical or agricultural research 
in conjunction with a hospital (in the case 
of medical research) or college or univer-
sity of agriculture (in the case of agricul-
tural research), and during the calendar 
year in which the contribution is made 
such organization is committed to spend 
such contributions for such research before 
January 1 of the fifth calendar year which 
begins after the date such contribution is 
made,’’. 
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(b) EXPENDITURES TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION.— 
Section 501(h)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ‘‘organizations)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘organizations; and colleges or universities of agri-
culture and agricultural research organizations)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made on and after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $3,600,000
for the planning and construction of the water system
under section 4, plus such sums as are necessary to defray
increases in development costs reflected in appropriate en-
gineering cost indices after August 1, 1995.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1192
To amend the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to approve or deny an application for a waiver for
certain demonstration projects under title IV or XI of the Social Security
Act in a timely manner.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. PAXON 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 the Social Security Act to require the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to approve or deny an
application for a waiver for certain demonstration
projects under title IV or XI of the Social Security
Act in a timely manner.
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 ‘‘Medicaid and TANF
Waiver Fairness Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL OR
DENIAL OF A SECTION 1115 WAIVER APPLICA-
TION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1115 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(e)(1) In the case of an application under this sec-
tion for a waiver of compliance with any of the require-
ments of section 402 or 1902 that has been pending with
the Secretary for the period described in paragraph (2),
such application shall be deemed to be approved at the
conclusion of such period unless the Secretary provides
written notice to the applicant that the application is de-
nied.
‘‘(2) The period described in this paragraph is the
270-day period that begins on the date such an application
is received by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
preventing an applicant from withdrawing such an appli-
cation at any time.
‘‘(4) In the case of denial of such an application, not
later than 15 days after the date of the notice of denial,
the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress and to the
applicant an explanation of the specific reasons for such
denial, including the factors and data that the Secretary
took into consideration in making the final determina-
tion.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to an application for a waiver
under section 1115 of the Social Security Act sub-
mitted on or after, or pending with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services on, the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR LONGSTANDING PEND-
ING APPLICATIONS.—In applying such section with
respect to such an application received by the Sec-
retary more than 240 days before the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the application is deemed to be
received by the Secretary 240 days before such date.
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