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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2055
To permit voters to vote for ‘‘None of the Above’’ in elections for Federal
office and to require an additional election if ‘‘None of the Above’’
receives the most votes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To permit voters to vote for ‘‘None of the Above’’ in elections
for Federal office and to require an additional election
if ‘‘None of the Above’’ receives the most votes.
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 None of the
Above Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF ‘‘NONE OF THE ABOVE’’ ON BAL-
LOTS IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in each election for Federal office there shall
HR 4188 RDS
‘‘(B) as projected for the upcoming fiscal 
year and each of the 3 fiscal years thereafter; 
‘‘(4) an identification of any capability gaps be-
tween mission requirements and mission perform-
ance caused by deficiencies in the numbers of per-
sonnel available— 
‘‘(A) currently; and 
‘‘(B) as projected for the upcoming fiscal 
year and each of the 3 fiscal years thereafter; 
and 
‘‘(5) an identification of the actions the Com-
mandant will take to address capability gaps identi-
fied under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION.—In composing a manpower 
requirements plan for submission under subsection (a), 
the Commandant shall consider— 
‘‘(1) the marine safety strategy required under 
section 2116 of title 46; 
‘‘(2) information on the adequacy of the acqui-
sition workforce included in the most recent report 
under section 2903 of this title; and 
‘‘(3) any other Federal strategic planning effort 
the Commandant considers appropriate.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2058
To suspend temporarily the duty on phenmedipham.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on phenmedipham.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
3-methyl-
carbonyl-
aminophenyl-3-
methyl-
carbanilate
(phenmedipham)
(CAS No. 13684-
63-4) (provided
for in subheading
2924.29.47) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/99
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2059
To suspend temporarily the duty on ethofumesate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on ethofumesate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘(ii) the registrant has not voted or appeared to
vote (and, if necessary, correct the registrar’s record
of the registrant’s address) in any of the first two
general elections for Federal office held after the
confirmation notice described in subparagraph (B) is
sent; and
‘‘(iii) during the period beginning on the date
the confirmation notice described in subparagraph
(B) is sent and ending on the date of the second
general election for Federal office held after the date
such notice is sent, the registrant has failed to notify
the State in response to the notice that the reg-
istrant did not change his or her residence, or
changed residence but remained in the registrar’s ju-
risdiction.
‘‘(B) A confirmation notice described in this subpara-
graph is a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return card,
sent by forwardable mail, on which a registrant may state
his or her current address, together with information con-
cerning how the registrant can continue to be eligible to
vote if the registrant has changed residence to a place out-
side the registrar’s jurisdiction and a statement that the
registrant may be removed from the official list of eligible
voters if the registrant does not respond to the notice (dur-
ing the period described in subparagraph (A)(iii)) by stat-
A BILL 
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prevent 
duplicative regulation of advisers of small business in-
vestment companies. 
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penditures in support of or in opposition to any candidate 
for Federal, State, or local public office made by the issuer 
during the preceding 6-year period. Such disclosure must 
be clear and conspicuous and, at minimum, contain the 
name and political party affiliation of each candidate in 
support of whom or in opposition to whom a political ex-
penditure was made, the amount of each such expenditure, 
the public office that such candidate was or is seeking, 
including the relevant State, city, or district, and a state-
ment of the issuer’s interest in and reason for making 
such expenditure. For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘political expenditure in support of or in opposition 
to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 13(m)(2).’’. 
(c) REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.—Section 7 of the 
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77g) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) The registration statement shall also contain a 
disclosure of any political expenditures in support of or 
in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local 
public office made by the issuer during the preceding 6- 
year period. Such disclosure shall contain, at minimum, 
the name and political party affiliation of each candidate 
in support of whom or in opposition to whom a political 
expenditure was made, the amount of each such expendi-
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(D) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment, 
on at least a half-time basis, in a baccalaureate 
degree or other program (including a program 
of study abroad approved for credit by the insti-
tution at which such student is enrolled) lead-
ing to a recognized educational credential at an 
eligible institution; 
(E) if enrolled in an eligible institution, is 
maintaining satisfactory progress in the course 
of study the student is pursuing in accordance 
with section 484(c) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c)); 
(F) while enrolled in an eligible institution, 
maintains the United States Virgin Islands as 
the individual’s principal place of residence for 
purposes of the laws of the United States Vir-
gin Islands; and 
(G) has not completed the individual’s first 
undergraduate baccalaureate course of study. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(4) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. 
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voked in accordance with the law by the President,
another authorized official, a court of competent ju-
risdiction, or by operation of law.
(3) NO EFFECT ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.—
Except as provided in paragraph (5)—
(A) the provisions of this section shall not
affect suits commenced before the end of the
90-day period described in subsection (b), and
(B) in all such suits, proceedings shall be
had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in
the same manner and effect as if this section
had not been enacted.
(4) NONABATEMENT
OF
PROCEEDINGS.—No
suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or
against the Inspector General of the Agency for
International Development in his or her official ca-
pacity, with respect to functions which are trans-
ferred pursuant to this section, shall abate by reason
of the enactment of this section. No cause of action
by or against the Inspector General of the Agency
for International Development, with respect to func-
tions which are transferred pursuant to this section,
or by or against any officer thereof in his or her offi-
cial capacity shall abate by reason of the enactment
of this section.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2060
To suspend temporarily the duty on desmedipham.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on desmedipham.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
3-ethoxycarbo-
nyl-
aminophenyl
carbanilate
(desmedipham)
(CASS No.
13684–56–5)
(provided for
in subheading
2924.29.41) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/99
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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or local public office’ means an expenditure or series 
of expenditures totaling more than $10,000 for any 
single candidate during any single election that— 
‘‘(A) is an independent expenditure as such 
term is defined in section 301(17) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 or is relat-
ing to a candidate for State or local public of-
fice that would be treated as an independent ex-
penditure under such Act if the candidate were 
a candidate for Federal public office; 
‘‘(B) is an electioneering communication, 
as such term is defined in section 304(f)(3) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)); or 
‘‘(C) dues or other payments to any other 
organization that are, or could reasonably be 
anticipated to be, used or transferred to an-
other association or organization for the pur-
poses described in subparagraph (A) or (B).’’. 
(b) PROXIES.—Section 14 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) DISCLOSURE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF POLITICAL 
EXPENDITURES.—Any solicitation of any proxy or consent 
or authorization in respect of any security of an issuer 
shall contain a disclosure of the total of any political ex-
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(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for reimbursements under subsection (a). 
SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION. 
If a law or repeal proposed under this Act receives 
a majority of the votes cast in 3⁄5 of the several States, 
the proposed law or repeal shall be introduced in the 
House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and in the Senate by the President pro 
tempore of the Senate on the first day of the first session 
of the Congress following the vote. 
SEC. 7. VOTER QUALIFICATIONS. 
The people in each State voting under this Act shall 
have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most 
numerous branch of the State legislature.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2062
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that certain individuals
who would be eligible for military retired pay for nonregular service
but for the fact that they did not serve on active duty during a period
of conflict may be paid such retired pay if they served in the United
States merchant marine during or immediately after World War II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that
certain individuals who would be eligible for military
retired pay for nonregular service but for the fact that
they did not serve on active duty during a period of
conflict may be paid such retired pay if they served
in the United States merchant marine during or imme-
diately after World War II.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF
MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR CERTAIN PER-
SONS WHO SERVED IN THE MERCHANT MA-
RINE.
(a) REMOVAL OF LIMITATION.—Section 12731(c)(1)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) the person served in the United States
merchant marine after May 26, 1940, and before
January 1, 1948—
‘‘(i) while documented by an officer or em-
ployee of the United States authorized by law
to do so; and
‘‘(ii) as a crew member of a vessel which
at the time of that service—
‘‘(I) was documented in the United
States;
‘‘(II) was operated under the flag of
the United States in waters other than in-
land waters of the United States; and
‘‘(III) was under contract or charter
to, or was the property of, the Government
of the United States.’’.
(b) LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF ACCRUED RETIRED
PAY.—The Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101
of title 10, United States Code) shall, within 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, make a lump sum
payment to each person eligible for military retired pay
under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, by
reason of the amendments made by subsection (a). Such
payment shall be in the amount equal to the total amount
of retired pay that the person would have received before
the date of the first payment to that person pursuant to
those amendments if those amendments had been in effect
on the date that the person became 60 years of age.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 418 
To amend the securities laws to require that registration statements, quarterly 
and annual reports, and proxy solicitations of public companies include 
a disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by that company 
in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, 
or local public office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2015 
Ms. MENG (for herself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the securities laws to require that registration 
statements, quarterly and annual reports, and proxy so-
licitations of public companies include a disclosure to 
shareholders of any expenditure made by that company 
in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Fed-
eral, State, or local public office. 
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 ‘‘Corporate Politics 
Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF CERTAIN PO-
LITICAL EXPENDITURES. 
(a) QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 13 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(s) DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDI-
TURES.— 
‘‘(1) DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.—Each quarterly 
and annual report required under this section or sec-
tion 15(d) shall include a disclosure of the total of 
any political expenditures in support of or in opposi-
tion to any candidate for Federal, State, or local 
public office made by the issuer during the preceding 
6-year period. Such disclosures shall contain, at min-
imum, the name and political party affiliation of 
each candidate in support of whom or in opposition 
to whom a political expenditure was made, the 
amount of each such expenditure, the public office 
that such candidate was or is seeking, including the 
relevant State, city, or district, and a statement of 
the issuer’s interest in and reason for making such 
expenditure. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘political expenditure in support of 
or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, 
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small business concerns, small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals, small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women, 
or a subset of any such concerns;’’; 
(3) in clause (iii)— 
(A) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subclauses: 
‘‘(VII) that were purchased by 
another entity after the initial con-
tract was awarded and as a result of 
the purchase, would no longer be 
deemed to be qualified HUBZone 
small business concerns for purposes 
of the initial contract; and 
‘‘(VIII) that were awarded using 
a procurement method that restricted 
competition to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-dis-
abled veterans, small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged indi-
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ture, the public office that such candidate was or is seek-
ing, including the relevant State, city, or district, and a 
statement of the issuer’s interest in and reason for making 
such expenditure. For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘political expenditure in support of or in opposition 
to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 13(m)(2) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78m(m)(3)).’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF FORMS.—The Securities and 
Exchange Commission shall make such modifications to 
any forms made available by the Commission to facilitate 
the disclosures required by the amendments made by this 
Act. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect beginning with the first reports 
that are the subject of such amendments that are required 
to be filed for the fiscal year that begins after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2063
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available
to the Secretary of the Treasury information from the National Directory
of New Hires for use in collecting delinquent debt owed to the Federal
Government, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. HORN, Mr. SABO, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. FROST, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. ENGEL, Mr.
EVANS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. MANTON,
Ms. RIVERS, and Mr. WYNN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
make available to the Secretary of the Treasury informa-
tion from the National Directory of New Hires for use
in collecting delinquent debt owed to the Federal Govern-
ment, 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 ‘‘Debt Collection Wage
Information Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. SHARING OF INFORMATION IN NATIONAL DIREC-
TORY OF NEW HIRES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall make the information in the Na-
tional Directory of New Hires established pursuant to sec-
tion 453(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(i))
available to the Secretary of the Treasury for use in col-
lecting delinquent indebtedness owed to the Federal Gov-
ernment.
(b) FEE.—The Secretary of Health and Human
Services may charge a fee to the Secretary of the Treasury
in connection with providing information to the Secretary
of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (a). Any such fee
shall not exceed an amount directly related to the costs
of providing such information to the Secretary.
(c) AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.—The
Secretary of the Treasury may disclose to a Federal agen-
cy for use by the agency in collecting delinquent debt owed
to the agency the information provided by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services pursuant to subsection (a).
(d) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
COMPUTER
MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—Subsections (o), (p), (q),
and (u) of section 552a of title 5, United States Code,
shall not apply with respect to the provision or disclosure
of information pursuant to subsection (a) or (c).
(e) SHARING OF STATE INFORMATION.—The provi-
sion of information to the Secretary of the Treasury pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall not effect any determination
of whether a State meets the requirements of section
303(h)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on
January 1, 1999.
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to the head of the procuring activity of the 
contracting agency that includes rec-
ommendations for altering the plan to pro-
vide the maximum practicable opportunity 
described in that subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the 
Department of Defense— 
‘‘(I) a procurement center rep-
resentative or commercial market rep-
resentative who makes a determina-
tion under subparagraph (B) with re-
spect to a subcontracting plan may 
delay acceptance of the plan for a 15- 
day period by providing written notice 
of the determination to appropriate 
personnel of the Department of De-
fense that includes recommendations 
for altering the plan to provide the 
maximum practicable opportunity de-
scribed in that subparagraph; and 
‘‘(II) the authority of a procure-
ment center representative or com-
mercial market representative to delay 
acceptance of a subcontracting plan as 
provided in subparagraph (B) does 
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