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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 417
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Subcommittee on the United
States Role in Iranian Arms Transfers to Croatia and Bosnia of the
Committee on International Relations in the second session of the One
Hundred Fourth Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1996
Mr. GILMAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
RESOLUTION
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Subcommit-
tee on the United States Role in Iranian Arms Transfers
to Croatia and Bosnia of the Committee on International
Relations in the second session of the One Hundred
Fourth Congress.
Resolved, That (a) there shall be paid out of the appli-
cable accounts of the House of Representatives not more
than $1,200,000 for the expenses of the Select Sub-
committee on the United States Role in Iranian Arms
Transfers to Croatia and Bosnia (hereinafter in this reso-
lution referred to as the ‘‘select subcommittee’’) of the
Committee on International Relations, any part of which
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sum may be used for procurement of consultant services
under section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946.
(b) Payments under this resolution shall be made on
vouchers authorized by the select subcommittee, signed by
the chairman of the Committee on International Relations,
and approved in the manner directed by the Committee
on House Oversight.
(c) Amounts shall be available under this resolution
for expenses incurred during the period beginning on the
date on which this resolution is agreed to and ending on
the date on which the select subcommittee ceases to exist
or ending immediately before noon on January 3, 1997,
whichever first occurs.
(d) Amounts made available under this resolution
shall be expended in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Committee on House Oversight.
(e) The Committee on House Oversight shall have au-
thority to make adjustments in the amount under sub-
section (a), if necessary to comply with an order of the
President issued under section 254 of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to con-
form to any reduction in appropriations for the purposes
of such subsection.
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Provided, That $272,958,000 of offsetting collections shall
be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I
of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be retained and
used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and
shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2005
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2005 appropriation
estimated at $6,893,000: Provided further, That any off-
setting collections received in excess of $272,958,000 in
fiscal year 2005 shall remain available until expended, but
shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2005.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $203,430,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be
available for use to contract with a person or persons for
collection services in accordance with the terms of 31
U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not to exceed $101,000,000 of off-
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shall be considered as read. During consideration of the
bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis
of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused
it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record
designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At
the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment
the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House
with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any
Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any
amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the
bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions.
SEC. 2. After passage of H.R. 2641, it shall be in
order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 1338
and to consider the Senate bill in the House. It shall be
in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause
of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provi-
sions of H.R. 2641 as passed by the House. If the motion
is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then
it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its
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amendments to S. 1338 and request a conference with the
Senate thereon.
Attest:
Clerk.
IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2187 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
its regulations regarding the qualifications of natural 
persons as accredited investors. 
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 ‘‘Fair Investment Op-
portunities for Professional Experts Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ACCREDITED INVESTOR. 
Section 2(a)(15) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77b(a)(15) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (F), respectively; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon, and in-
serting after such subparagraph the following: 
‘‘(B) any natural person whose individual 
net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s 
spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 (which amount, 
along with the amounts set forth in subpara-
graph (C), shall be adjusted for inflation by the 
Commission every 5 years to the nearest 
$10,000 to reflect the change in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) where, for 
purposes of calculating net worth under this 
subparagraph— 
‘‘(i) the person’s primary residence 
shall not be included as an asset; 
‘‘(ii) indebtedness that is secured by 
the person’s primary residence, up to the 
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estimated fair market value of the primary 
residence at the time of the sale of securi-
ties, shall not be included as a liability (ex-
cept that if the amount of such indebted-
ness outstanding at the time of sale of se-
curities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 
days before such time, other than as a re-
sult of the acquisition of the primary resi-
dence, the amount of such excess shall be 
included as a liability); and 
‘‘(iii) indebtedness that is secured by 
the person’s primary residence in excess of 
the estimated fair market value of the pri-
mary residence at the time of the sale of 
securities shall be included as a liability; 
‘‘(C) any natural person who had an indi-
vidual income in excess of $200,000 in each of 
the 2 most recent years or joint income with 
that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in 
each of those years and has a reasonable expec-
tation of reaching the same income level in the 
current year; 
‘‘(D) any natural person who is currently 
licensed or registered as a broker or investment 
adviser by the Commission, the Financial In-
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A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
its regulations regarding the qualifications of natural 
persons as accredited investors. 
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dustry Regulatory Authority, or an equivalent 
self-regulatory organization (as defined in sec-
tion 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934), or the securities division of a State or 
the equivalent State division responsible for li-
censing or registration of individuals in connec-
tion with securities activities; 
‘‘(E) any natural person the Commission 
determines, by regulation, to have demonstrable 
education or job experience to qualify such per-
son as having professional knowledge of a sub-
ject related to a particular investment, and 
whose education or job experience is verified by 
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or 
an equivalent self-regulatory organization (as 
defined in section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934); or’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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H. Res. 419
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 1, 1996.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2149) to reduce regulation, promote
efficiencies, and encourage competition in the inter-
national ocean transportation system of the United States,
to eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. Before consider-
ation of any other amendment it shall be in order to con-
sider the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if
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offered by Representative Shuster of Pennsylvania or his
designee. That amendment shall be considered as read,
may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amend-
ment, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to
a demand for division of the question in the House or in
the Committee of the Whole. Points of order against that
amendment for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI
are waived. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the
purpose of further amendment. The bill, as amended, shall
be considered by title rather than by section. The first sec-
tion and each title shall be considered as read. During fur-
ther consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chair-
man of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority
in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering
an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion
of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose
in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall
be considered as read. The amendment printed in part 2
of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be consid-
ered as read, may amend portions of the bill not yet read
for amendment, shall not be subject to amendment (except
pro forma amendments), and shall not be subject to a de-
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mand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
and report the bill to the House with such amendments
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
House Calendar No. 213
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 419
[Report No. 104–544]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2149) to reduce regulation,
promote efficiencies, and encourage competition in the international ocean
transportation system of the United States, to eliminate the Federal
Maritime Commission, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1996
Mr. QUILLEN, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2149) to reduce
regulation, promote efficiencies, and encourage competi-
tion in the international ocean transportation system of
the United States, to eliminate the Federal Maritime
Commission, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2149) to reduce regulation, promote
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efficiencies, and encourage competition in the inter-
national ocean transportation system of the United States,
to eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. Before consider-
ation of any other amendment it shall be in order to con-
sider the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if
offered by Representative Shuster of Pennsylvania or his
designee. That amendment shall be considered as read,
may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amend-
ment, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to
a demand for division of the question in the House or in
the Committee of the Whole. Points of order against that
amendment for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI
are waived. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the
purpose of further amendment. The bill, as amended, shall
House Calendar No. 213
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 419
[Report No. 104–544]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2149)
to reduce regulation, promote efficiencies, and
encourage competition in the international ocean
transportation system of the United States, to
eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and
for other purposes.
APRIL 30, 1996
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
IV
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 41
Designating majority membership to the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 1995
Mr. HASTERT submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating majority membership to the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct.
Resolved, That the following named Members, be, and
they are hereby, elected to the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct of the House of Representatives: Mrs. John-
son of Connecticut, Chairman; Mr. Bunning of Kentucky; Mr.
Goss; Mr. Hobson; and Mr. Schiff.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 218 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for 
children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2015 
Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself and Mr. WALZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
maximum age for children eligible for medical care under 
the CHAMPVA program. 
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 ‘‘CHAMPVA Children’s 
Protection Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGI-
BLE FOR MEDICAL CARE UNDER CHAMPVA 
PROGRAM. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 1781(c) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘twenty-three’’ and inserting 
‘‘twenty-six’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘twenty-third birthday’’ and in-
serting ‘‘twenty-sixth birthday’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to medical care pro-
vided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 420
Recognizing and commending Viola Liuzzo for her extraordinary courage
and for her contribution to the Nation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 1996
Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending Viola Liuzzo for her
extraordinary courage and for her contribution to the Nation.
Whereas the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of the most
salutary legislative Acts of the 20th century;
Whereas Viola Liuzzo was a courageous civil rights worker
who knowingly risked her life in an effort to ensure that
every American citizen be given the right to vote;
Whereas, shortly after the 1965 civil rights march from
Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Viola Liuzzo was mur-
dered because of her efforts to ensure that every Amer-
ican citizen be given the right to vote; and
Whereas Viola Liuzzo’s civil rights work and her martyrdom
hastened the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
Now, therefore, be it
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes and commends Viola Liuzzo for her extraordinary
courage and for her contribution to ensuring that the
United States is a nation ‘‘with liberty and justice for all’’.
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H. Res. 421
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 7, 1996.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2974) to amend the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide en-
hanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child vic-
tims. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure
to comply with clause 7 of rule XIII are waived. General
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the
Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered
for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee
HRES 6 ATH
SEC. 103. The Rules of the House of Representatives
of the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable
provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted
rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third
Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this
resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopt-
ed as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the
One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amend-
ments:
Term Limits for Speaker, Committee and
Subcommittee Chairmen
(a) In clause 7 of rule I, insert ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘7.’’ and
add the following new paragraph at the end:
‘‘(b) No person may serve as Speaker for more than
four consecutive Congresses, beginning with the One Hun-
dred Fourth Congress (disregarding for this purpose any
service for less than a full session in any Congress).’’.
(b) In clause 6(c) of rule X, insert after the first sen-
tence the following: ‘‘No Member may serve as the chair-
man of the same standing committee, or as the chairman
of the same subcommittee thereof, for more than three
consecutive Congresses, beginning with the One Hundred
Fourth Congress (disregarding for this purpose any serv-
ice for less than a full session in any Congress).’’.
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on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Each section of
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
shall be considered as read. Points of order against the
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules accompanying this resolution for failure to comply
with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. During consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment
has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of
rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered
as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill
to the House with such amendments as may have been
adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the
House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto
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to final passage without intervening motion except one
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.