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SEC. 102. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.— Part VII of subchapter
B of chapter 1 (relating to additional itemized deductions
for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 220
as section 221 and by inserting after section 219 the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 220. HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND FEES.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—In the case of an
individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction the
amount of qualified higher education expenses paid by the
taxpayer during the taxable year.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) DOLLAR LIMITATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount allowed
as a deduction under subparagraph (a) for any
taxable year shall not exceed $10,000.
‘‘(B) PHASE-IN.—In the case of taxable
years beginning in 1996, 1997, or 1998,
‘$5,000’ shall be substituted for ‘$10,000’ in
subparagraph (A).
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
MODIFIED
AD-
JUSTED GROSS INCOME.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount which
would (but for this paragraph) be taken into ac-
count under paragraph (1) shall be reduced
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(F) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIRE-
MENT.—The term ‘eligible individual’ does not
include any individual who does not include on
the return of tax for the taxable year—
‘‘(i) such individual’s taxpayer identi-
fication number, and
‘‘(ii) if the individual is married (with-
in the meaning of section 7703), the tax-
payer identification number of such indi-
vidual’s spouse.’’
(b) SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.—Section 32
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(k) IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.—Solely for pur-
poses of subsections (c)(1)(F) and (c)(3)(D), a taxpayer
identification number means a social security number is-
sued to an individual by the Social Security Administra-
tion (other than a social security number issued pursuant
to clause (II) (or that portion of clause (III) that relates
to clause (II)) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Se-
curity Act).’’
(c) EXTENSION OF PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO
MATHEMATICAL
OR
CLERICAL
ERRORS.—Section
Union Calendar No. 57
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3
[Report No. 105–86]
A BILL
To combat violent youth crime and increase
accountability for juvenile criminal offenses.
MAY 1, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4000
AN ACT
To designate the United States Postal Service
building located at 400 Edgmont Avenue, Ches-
ter, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Thomas M. Foglietta
Post Office Building’’.
individual to whom the State or local agency pro-
vides a job under the work supplementation program
(or with respect to whom the State or local agency
provides all or part of the wages paid to the individ-
ual by another entity under the program), or as re-
quiring any State or local agency to provide that an
eligible individual filling a job position provided by
another entity under the program be provided em-
ployee status by the entity during the first 13 weeks
the individual fills the position.
‘‘(2) Wages paid under a work supplementation
program shall be considered to be earned income for
purposes of any provision of law.
‘‘(f) PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY.—
Any State that chooses to operate a work supplementation
program under this section shall provide that any individ-
ual who participates in the program, and any child or rel-
ative of the individual (or other individual living in the
same household as the individual) who would be eligible
for aid to families with dependent children under the State
plan approved under part A if the State did not have a
work supplementation program, shall be considered indi-
viduals receiving aid to families with dependent children
under the State plan approved under part A for purposes
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4000
AN ACT
To designate the United States Postal Service building lo-
cated at 400 Edgmont Avenue, Chester, Pennsylvania,
as the ‘‘Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4001
AN ACT
To designate the United States Postal Service
building located at 2601 North 16th Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Roxanne H.
Jones Post Office Building’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1569 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the estate of a 
deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death 
of the veteran, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2015 
Mr. ZELDIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the 
estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued 
benefits upon the death of the veteran, 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. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF 
CERTAIN ACCRUED BENEFITS UPON DEATH 
OF BENEFICIARY. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF ESTATE.—Section 5121(a)(2) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
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made under this subsection shall be paid
the accrued interest due on the loan from
the earliest date of default to the date of
payment of the claim at a rate not to ex-
ceed the rate of interest on the loan on the
date of default, minus one percent.
‘‘(ii) LOANS
SOLD
ON
SECONDARY
MARKET.—If a loan described in clause (i)
is sold on the secondary market, the
amount of interest paid to a bank or other
lending institution described in that clause
from the earliest date of default to the
date of payment of the claim shall be no
more than the agreed upon rate, minus one
percent.’’.
(g) PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF LOAN SERVICING
FUNCTIONS TO CENTRALIZED CENTERS.—
(1) IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN
REQUIRED.—The
Administrator shall submit a detailed plan for com-
pleting the consolidation, in one or more centralized
centers, of the performance of the various functions
relating to the servicing of loans directly made or
guaranteed by the Administration pursuant to the
Small Business Act, addressing the matters de-
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scribed in paragraph (2) by the deadline specified in
paragraph (3).
(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—In addition to such
other matters as the Administrator may deem ap-
propriate, the plan required by paragraph (1) shall
include—
(A) the proposed number and location of
such centralized loan servicing centers;
(B) the proposed workload (identified by
type and numbers of loans and their geographic
origin by the Small Business Administration
district office) and staffing of each such center;
(C) a detailed, time-phased plan for the
transfer of the identified loan servicing func-
tions to each proposed center; and
(D) any identified impediments to the
timely execution of the proposed plan (including
adequacy of available financial resources, avail-
ability of needed personnel, facilities, and relat-
ed equipment) and the recommendations of the
Administrator for addressing such impediments.
(3) DEADLINE
FOR
SUBMISSION.—Not later
than February 28, 1997, the plan required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted to the Committees on
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘, or estate,’’ after ‘‘person’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) The estate of the veteran (unless the 
estate will escheat).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the death of an 
individual on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1570 
To provide for greater transparency and information with respect to Federal 
expenditures under the Medicaid and CHIP programs in the territories 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2015 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. PLASKETT, Ms. 
BORDALLO, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for greater transparency and information with 
respect to Federal expenditures under the Medicaid and 
CHIP programs in the territories of the United States, 
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 ‘‘Medicaid and CHIP 
Territory Transparency and Information Act’’. 
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 199
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to United States assistance
or support for the investigation on capital punishment in the United
States by the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. BRADY (for himself and Mr. TRAFICANT) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Re-
lations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to United
States assistance or support for the investigation on cap-
ital punishment in the United States by the United Na-
tions Human Rights Commission.
Whereas Mr. Waly Bacre Ndiaya of Senegal, a United Na-
tions special investigator with the Geneva-based United
Nations Human Rights Commission, was given official
permission to visit inmates on death row in California,
New York, Florida, and Texas as part of an investigation
by the commission into capital punishment in the United
States;
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system quality, water quality, water supply and reliabil-
ity, and system vulnerability affecting the San Francisco
Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed in Cali-
fornia. Participation in such long-term solution shall only
be undertaken pursuant to authorization provided by law
other than this title, and shall be based on the equitable
allocation of program costs among beneficiary groups
that the CALFED Bay-Delta programs shall develop.
(d) To the extent not otherwise authorized, those
agencies and departments that are currently or subse-
quently become participants in the CALFED Bay-Delta
Program are hereby authorized to undertake the activi-
ties and programs for which Federal cost sharing is pro-
vided by this section. The United States shall imme-
diately initiate coordinated consultations and negotiations
with the State of California to expeditiously execute the
cost-sharing agreement required by Section 78684.10 of
California Senate Bill 900, Chapter 135, Statutes of
1996, signed by the Governor of California on July 11,
1996. Such activities shall include, but not be limited to,
planning, design, technical assistance and construction
for ecosystem restoration programs and projects.
SEC.103. BUDGET CROSSCUT.
The Office of Management and Budget is directed
to submit to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
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propriations, as part of the President’s Fiscal Year 1998
Budget, an interagency budget crosscut that displays
Federal spending for fiscal years 1993 through 1998 on
ecosystem restoration and other purposes in the Bay-
Delta region, separately showing funding provided pre-
viously or requested under both pre-existing authorities
and new authorities granted by this title.
SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 102 of this title shall take effect on the
date of passage of California State Proposition 204.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 1997’’
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4279
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to determine the feasibility of
placing bar codes on passenger motor vehicles to facilitate the tracing
of stolen 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 Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to determine the
feasibility of placing bar codes on passenger motor vehi-
cles to facilitate the tracing of stolen 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 ‘‘Auto Theft Deterrent
Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF BAR CODES TO TRACE STOLEN VEHICLES.
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study to determine the fea-
sibility and advisability of prescribing standards for
the placement of bar codes on passenger motor vehi-
cles and the placement of devices for reading such
bar codes at toll gates on roads, bridges, and tunnels
for the purpose of facilitating the tracing of stolen
vehicles, including stolen vehicles that are aban-
doned.
(2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete
the study not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(b) STANDARDS.—Based on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a), and not before the date
that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary is authorized to prescribe by regulation
standards for the placement of bar codes on passenger
motor vehicle equipment manufactured in, or imported
into, the United States. Such standards shall not apply
to a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle
equipment—
(1) intended only for export;
(2) labeled for export on the vehicle or equip-
ment and the outside of any container of the vehicle
or equipment; and
(3) exported.
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SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON FEDERAL EX-
PENDITURES UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP IN 
THE TERRITORIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall publish, and periodically update, on the 
Internet site of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv-
ices information on Medicaid and CHIP carried out in the 
territories of the United States. Such information shall in-
clude, with respect to each such territory— 
(1) the income levels established by the terri-
tory for purposes of eligibility of an individual to re-
ceive medical assistance under Medicaid or child 
health assistance under CHIP; 
(2) the number of individuals enrolled in Med-
icaid and CHIP in such territory; 
(3) any State plan amendments in effect to 
carry out Medicaid or CHIP in such territory; 
(4) any waiver of the requirements of title XIX 
or title XXI issued by the Secretary to carry out 
Medicaid or CHIP in the territory, including a waiv-
er under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1315), any application for such a waiver, and 
any documentation related to such application (in-
cluding correspondence); 
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(5) the amount of the Federal and non-Federal 
share of expenditures under Medicaid and CHIP in 
such territory; 
(6) the systems in place for the furnishing of 
health care items and services under Medicaid and 
CHIP in such territory; 
(7) the design of CHIP in such territory; and 
(8) other information regarding the carrying 
out of Medicaid and CHIP in the territory that is 
published on such Internet site with respect to car-
rying out Medicaid and CHIP in each State and the 
District of Columbia. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHIP.—The term ‘‘CHIP’’ means the 
State Children’s Health Insurance Program under 
title XXI of Social Security Act. 
(2) MEDICAID.—The term ‘‘Medicaid’’ means 
the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act. 
(3) TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘territory of the 
United States’’ includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States, Guam, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 427
To amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal provisions establishing
a national maximum speed limit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1995
Mr. COMBEST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal provisions
establishing a national maximum speed limit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.
Sections 141(a) and 154 of title 23, United States
Code, are repealed.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1571 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt 
of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 
3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing 
facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2015 
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, 
Mr. LARSON
of Connecticut, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. KEATING, Ms. CLARK of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. HANNA, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. HIG-
GINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count 
a period of receipt of outpatient observation services 
in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hos-
pital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing 
facility services under Medicare, 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 ‘‘Improving Access to 
Medicare Coverage Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Medicare requires beneficiaries to be hos-
pitalized for medically necessary inpatient hospital 
care for at least three consecutive days before cov-
ering post-hospital care in a skilled nursing facility 
under section 1861(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(i)). 
(2) Often patients remain under ‘‘observation 
status’’ in the hospital for several days and these ob-
servation days are not counted toward the 3-day 
stay requirement because they are considered out-
patient days. 
(3) Hospitals’ use of observation stays has in-
creased sharply since 2006. According to the March 
2014 report of the Medicare Payment Advisory 
Commission, outpatient visits, many of which are ob-
servation stays, increased 28.5 percent between 
2006 and 2012, with a simultaneous 12.6 percent 
decrease in inpatient stays over this same six-year 
time period. A study published in Health Affairs 
found a 34-percent increase in the ratio of observa-
tion stays to inpatient admissions between 2007 and 
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of eligibility for medical assistance under the State plan
approved under title XIX.
‘‘SEC. 487. PARTICIPATION RULES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), a State that establishes a program under this subpart
may require any individual receiving aid under the State
plan approved under part A to participate in the program.
‘‘(b) 2-YEAR LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an individual may not participate in a
State program established under this subpart if the
individual has participated in the State program es-
tablished under this subpart or subpart 2 for 24
months after the date the individual first signed an
agreement of mutual responsibility under either such
subpart, excluding any month during which the indi-
vidual worked for an average of at least 30 hours
per week in a private sector job.
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO ALLOW REPEAT PARTICI-
PATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph, a State may allow
an individual who, by reason of paragraph (1),
would be prohibited from participating in the
State program established under this subpart to
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1575 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program 
on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated 
from service in the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2015 
Ms. BROWN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 
the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for 
women veterans newly separated from service in the 
Armed Forces. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR 
WOMEN VETERANS NEWLY SEPARATED FROM 
SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PERMANENT PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(i) sections 5 and 8(a) of this Act, such
amount shall be excluded from household income
and resources; and
‘‘(ii) section 8(b) of this Act, such amount shall
be considered as the value of an allotment provided
to the household.
‘‘(D) Such household shall not receive food stamp
benefits from the State agency for the period during which
the member continues to be employed in a job provided,
to receive such wages subsidized, or to receive such cash
payments made under such section.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION OF AMEND-
MENTS.—The amendments made by this section shall not
apply with respect to certification periods beginning before
the effective date of this Act.
SEC. 209. OPTION TO IMPOSE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO
ATTEND SCHOOL.
Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 201, 202, and 203(a) of
this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(47);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (48) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and