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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1905
To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out an environmental restoration
project at the Eastern Channel of the Lockwoods Folly River, Brunswick
County, North Carolina.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1997
Mr. MCINTYRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out an environ-
mental restoration project at the Eastern Channel of
the Lockwoods Folly River, Brunswick County, North
Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOCKWOODS FOLLY RIVER, BRUNSWICK COUN-
TY, NORTH CAROLINA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall
carry out a project under section 1135 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4251–4252;
33 U.S.C. 2309a) at the Eastern Channel of the
Lockwoods Folly River, Brunswick County, North Caro-
lina.
(b) PROJECT
FEATURES.—In carrying out the
project under subsection (a), the Secretary shall open the
Old Eastern Navigation Channel at the mouth of the
Lockwoods Folly River in Brunswick County, North Caro-
lina, and partially close the present ocean channel between
the west end of Sheep Island and the northeast point of
Holden Beach.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1997. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1906
To provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by
any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a year immediately following
a fiscal year in which a deficit in the budget of the United States
Government exists.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1997
Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on House Oversight, 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 that pay for Members of Congress may not be
increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect
in a year immediately following a fiscal year in which
a deficit in the budget of the United States Government
exists.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONDITION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘Subject to
subparagraph (B),’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to sub-
paragraph (B) and paragraph (3),’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) An adjustment under paragraph (2) which
is scheduled to take effect in a calendar year shall not
be made if the budget of the United States Government
was in deficit for the last fiscal year ending before the
start of such calendar year, as determined under subpara-
graph (B).
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 months after the end of each
fiscal year, the Director of the Congressional Budget Of-
fice shall—
‘‘(i) determine whether the budget of the Unit-
ed States Government was in deficit for such fiscal
year; and
‘‘(ii) submit a written report to the Congress as
to its findings under this subparagraph.
A failure to make a timely determination under the pre-
ceding sentence shall be treated as a determination under
this subparagraph that the budget of the United States
Government was in deficit for the fiscal year involved.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to any adjustment
scheduled to take effect after December 31, 1998.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3699 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require an annual report from 
the Financial Management Service within the Department of the Treas-
ury regarding amounts paid or payable by Federal agencies to the judge-
ment fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 7, 2015 
Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, and Mr. SMITH 
of Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require an annual 
report from the Financial Management Service within 
the Department of the Treasury regarding amounts paid 
or payable by Federal agencies to the judgement fund, 
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 ‘‘Judgement Fund Tax-
payer Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT FROM THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
SERVICE. 
Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Not later than January 1 of each year, the Fi-
nancial Management Service shall report to Congress the 
following information with regard to each agency (as de-
fined in section 551 of title 5) on account of payments 
made from sums appropriated by this section: 
‘‘(1) The total amount paid in reimbursement 
by that agency during the preceding fiscal year on 
account of each such payment. 
‘‘(2) The total amount still due from that agen-
cy in reimbursement for each such payment, as of 
the end of the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) For each of the amounts described in 
paragraph (1) or (2), the name of the plaintiff or 
claimant to whom the payment was made from sums 
so appropriated.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1907
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to allow
the duty-free entry of an additional quantity of green peanuts that
are the product of Mexico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1997
Mr. TANNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to allow the duty-free entry of an additional quan-
tity of green peanuts that are the product of Mexico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF GREEN PEANUTS FROM
MEXICO.
(a) AMENDMENT TO HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHED-
ULE.—U.S. Note 16 to subchapter VI of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The maximum quantity of peanuts that are qualify-
ing goods under subheading 9906.12.01 under this
note shall be increased each calendar year by an
amount of 453,597 kilograms of peanuts in imma-
ture form shipped refrigerated in 1 bushel crates,
entered from January 1 to April 30, inclusive, to be
marketed for consumption as boiled peanuts.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies to goods entered, or withdrawn 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. 1908
To prohibit performance of military honors and burial benefits to persons
convicted of capital crimes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1997
Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, and Mr. EVERETT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National
Security, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infra-
structure, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit performance of military honors and burial
benefits to persons convicted of capital crimes.
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 ‘‘American Hero Protec-
tion Act’’.
HR 1908 IH
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY
HONORS AND PROVISION OF BURIAL BENE-
FITS UPON DEATH OF PERSONS CONVICTED
OF CAPITAL CRIMES.
(a) MILITARY FUNERALS.—The Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the
Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the
Navy, may not provide military honors at the funeral of
a person who has been convicted of a crime under State
or Federal law for which death is a possible punishment
and sentenced to death or life imprisonment without pa-
role.
(b) BURIAL IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.—A person
described in subsection (a) is not eligible for burial in a
national cemetery or for any burial benefit provided by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 23 of title
38, United States Code.
(c) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION.—This section ap-
plies without regard to any other provision of law relating
to funeral or burial benefits.
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stitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct 
planned to culminate in performing an abortion. 
‘‘(3) 
COUNSELING.—The 
term 
‘counseling’ 
means counseling provided by a counselor licensed 
by the State, or a victims rights advocate provided 
by a law enforcement agency. 
‘‘(4) FACILITY.—The term ‘facility’ means any 
medical or counseling group, center or clinic and in-
cludes the entire legal entity, including any entity 
that controls, is controlled by, or is under common 
control with such facility. 
‘‘(5) FERTILIZATION.—The term ‘fertilization’ 
means the fusion of human spermatozoon with a 
human ovum. 
‘‘(6) MEDICAL TREATMENT.—The term ‘med-
ical treatment’ means treatment provided at a hos-
pital licensed by the State or operated under author-
ity of a Federal agency, at a medical clinic licensed 
by the State or operated under authority of a Fed-
eral agency, or from a personal physician licensed by 
the State. 
‘‘(7) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means an indi-
vidual who has not attained the age of 18 years. 
‘‘(8) PERFORM.—The term ‘perform’, with re-
spect to an abortion, includes inducing an abortion
relief (which may include back pay). A prevailing plaintiff
in a civil action under this section shall be awarded a rea-
sonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs.
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—This section does not affect
any remedy available under any other law.
SEC. 7. EFFECT ON PENDING MATTERS.
(a) PENDING CASES.—This Act does not affect any
case pending on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) PENDING CONTRACTS
AND SUBCONTRACTS.—
This Act does not affect any contract or subcontract in
effect on the date of enactment of this Act, including any
option exercised under such contract or subcontract before
or after such date of enactment.
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral Government’’ means executive and legislative
branches of the Government of the United States.
(2) PREFERENCE.—The term ‘‘preference’’
means an advantage of any kind, and includes a
quota, set-aside, numerical goal, timetable, or other
numerical objective.
(3) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college or
university’’ means a part B institution, as defined in
section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1061(2)).
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 190
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the establishment of
the Everglades National Park in the State of Florida and for other
purposes’’, approved May 30, 1934, to clarify certain rights of the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mrs. MEEK of Florida) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the estab-
lishment of the Everglades National Park in the State
of Florida and for other purposes’’, approved May 30,
1934, to clarify certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe
of Indians of Florida.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the establish-
ment of the Everglades National Park in the State of
Florida and for other purposes’’, approved May 30, 1934
(16 U.S.C. 410–410c), is amended by adding at the end
the following new sections:
‘‘SEC. 5. The Miccosukee Tribe may use the Permit
Area in accordance with the Permit, except that—
‘‘(1) condition 7 of the Permit, relating to re-
moval of improvements, shall not apply;
‘‘(2) condition 15 of the Permit, relating to rev-
ocation of the Permit, shall not apply;
‘‘(3) notwithstanding any condition of the Per-
mit, the approval of, the consent of, or a permit
from the Director shall not be required if the
Miccosukee Tribe has met all other requirements of
Federal law related to such approval, consent, or
permit; and
‘‘(4) the Miccosukee Tribe may exercise juris-
diction over the Permit Area to the same extent as
the Miccosukee Tribe exercises jurisdiction over the
Miccosukee Indian Reservation.
‘‘SEC. 6. For purposes of this Act—
‘‘(1) the term ‘Director’ means the Director,
National Park Service, and includes the Super-
intendent of the Everglades National Park;
‘‘(2) the term ‘Miccosukee Tribe’ means the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, a tribe of
American Indians recognized by the United States
and organized under section 16 of the Act of June
18, 1934 (48 Stat. 987; 25 U.S.C. 476);
‘‘(3) the term ‘Permit’ means the Special Use
Permit issued by the National Park Service to the
Miccosukee Tribe, approved by the Secretary of the
Interior on February 1, 1973;
‘‘(4) the term ‘Permit Area’ means the property
described in the Permit; and
‘‘(5) the term ‘Seminole Indians’ includes the
Miccosukee Tribe.’’.
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(1) Programs included within functional cat-
egory 050 (National defense).
(2) Programs included within functional cat-
egory 900 (Interest).
(3) Any Federal program or activity to enforce
civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the
United States or to enforce antidiscrimination laws
of the United States, including the investigation of
violations of civil rights, civil or criminal litigation
the implementation or enforcement of judgments re-
sulting from such litigation, and administrative ac-
tivities in support of the foregoing.
(4) Programs which are related to the adminis-
tration of the Federal judiciary and which are classi-
fied in the fiscal year 1997 budget under subfunc-
tional category 752 (Federal litigative and judicial
activities).
(5) Payments of refunds of internal revenue col-
lections as provided in title I of the Supplemental
Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropria-
tion Act of 1949 (62 Stat. 561).
(6) Programs included in the fiscal year 1997
budget in subfunctional categories 701 (Income se-
curity for veterans), 702 (Veterans education, train-
ing, and rehabilitation), 704 (Veterans housing), and
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts,
and funds, such sums as may be necessary to continue
any program, project, or activity for which funds were pro-
vided in fiscal year 1997.
(b) Appropriations and funds made available, and au-
thority granted, for a program, project, or activity for fis-
cal year 1998 pursuant to this Act shall be at 100 per
cent of the rate of operations that was provided for the
program, project, or activity in fiscal year 1997 in the cor-
responding regular appropriation Act for fiscal year 1997.
(c) Appropriations and funds made available, and au-
thority granted, for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this Act
for a program, project, or activity shall be available for
the period beginning with the first day of a lapse in appro-
priations and ending with the earlier of—
(1) the date on which the applicable regular ap-
propriation bill for fiscal year 1998 becomes law
(whether or not that law provides for that program,
project, or activity) or a continuing resolution mak-
ing appropriations becomes law, as the case may be;
or
(2) the last day of fiscal year 1998.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SEC. 3. (a) An appropriation of funds made available,
or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity
for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this Act shall be made
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1912
To prevent Government shutdowns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1997
Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. WYNN, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MORAN
of Virginia, and Mr. WOLF) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
To prevent Government shutdowns.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SHORT TITLE
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Govern-
ment Shutdown Prevention Act’’.
CONTINUING FUNDING
SEC. 2. (a) If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal
year 1998 does not become law prior to the beginning of
fiscal year 1998 or a joint resolution making continuing
appropriations is not in effect, there is appropriated, out
of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
EXPENDITURES
SEC. 5. Expenditures made for a program, project,
or activity for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this Act shall
be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or au-
thorization whenever a regular appropriation bill or a joint
resolution making continuing appropriations until the end
of fiscal year 1998 providing for that program, project,
or activity for that period becomes law.
INITIATING OR RESUMING A PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR
ACTIVITY
SEC. 6. No appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be used to
initiate or resume any program, project, or activity for
which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not
available during fiscal year 1997.
PROTECTION OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS
SEC. 7. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to af-
fect Government obligations mandated by other law, in-
cluding obligations with respect to Social Security, Medi-
care, Medicaid, and veterans benefits.
DEFINITION
SEC. 8. In this Act, the term ‘‘regular appropriation
bill’’ means any annual appropriation bill making appro-
priations, otherwise making funds available, or granting
authority, for any of the following categories of programs,
projects, and activities:
(1) Agriculture, rural development, and related
agencies programs.
(2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the judiciary, and related agencies.
(3) The Department of Defense.
(4) The government of the District of Columbia
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part
against the revenues of the District.
(5) The Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies.
(6) The Departments of Veterans and Housing
and Urban Development, and sundry independent
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and of-
fices.
(7) Energy and water development.
(8) Foreign assistance and related programs.
(9) The Department of the Interior and related
agencies.
(10) Military construction.
(11) The Department of Transportation and re-
lated agencies.
(12) The Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and
certain independent agencies.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 36 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 14, 2015 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain- 
capable unborn children, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pain-Capable Unborn 
Child Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF 
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY FOR ENACT-
MENT. 
Congress finds and declares the following: 
(1) Pain receptors (nociceptors) are present 
throughout the unborn child’s entire body and 
nerves link these receptors to the brain’s thalamus 
and subcortical plate by no later than 20 weeks after 
fertilization. 
(2) By 8 weeks after fertilization, the unborn 
child reacts to touch. After 20 weeks, the unborn 
child reacts to stimuli that would be recognized as 
painful if applied to an adult human, for example, 
by recoiling. 
(3) In the unborn child, application of such 
painful stimuli is associated with significant in-
creases in stress hormones known as the stress re-
sponse. 
(4) Subjection to such painful stimuli is associ-
ated with long-term harmful neurodevelopmental ef-
fects, such as altered pain sensitivity and, possibly, 
emotional, behavioral, and learning disabilities later 
in life. 
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(5) For the purposes of surgery on unborn chil-
dren, fetal anesthesia is routinely administered and 
is associated with a decrease in stress hormones 
compared to their level when painful stimuli are ap-
plied without such anesthesia. In the United States, 
surgery of this type is being performed by 20 weeks 
after fertilization and earlier in specialized units af-
filiated with children’s hospitals. 
(6) The position, asserted by some physicians, 
that the unborn child is incapable of experiencing 
pain until a point later in pregnancy than 20 weeks 
after fertilization predominately rests on the as-
sumption that the ability to experience pain depends 
on the cerebral cortex and requires nerve connec-
tions between the thalamus and the cortex. However, 
recent medical research and analysis, especially since 
2007, provides strong evidence for the conclusion 
that a functioning cortex is not necessary to experi-
ence pain. 
(7) Substantial evidence indicates that children 
born missing the bulk of the cerebral cortex, those 
with hydranencephaly, nevertheless experience pain. 
(8) In adult humans and in animals, stimula-
tion or ablation of the cerebral cortex does not alter 
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programs for providing health care which are in-
cluded in such budget in subfunctional category 703
(Hospital and medical care for veterans).
(7) Social Security and Federal retirement pro-
grams including the following:
(A) Programs funded through trust funds
which are included with subfunctional cat-
egories 551 (Health care services), 601 (Gen-
eral retirement and disability insurance (exclud-
ing social security)), 602 (Federal employee re-
tirement and disability), or 602 (Department of
Defense military retirement and survivor annu-
ities).
(B) Retirement pay and medical benefits
for retired commissioned officers of the Coast
Guard, the Public Health Service Commissioned
Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Commissioned Corps and their survivors
and dependents, classified in the fiscal year
1997 budget in subfunctional category 551
(Health care services) or in subfunctional cat-
egory 306 (Other natural resources).
(C) Retired pay of military personnel of
the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve,
members of the former Lighthouse Service, and