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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3471
To authorize the Corps of Engineers to enter into a cooperative agreement
with the State of New York to fund one or more projects for habitat
restoration in the Hudson River Basin, New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 1996
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Corps of Engineers to enter into a coopera-
tive agreement with the State of New York to fund
one or more projects for habitat restoration in the Hud-
son River Basin, New York.
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 ‘‘Hudson River Habitat
Restoration Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. HUDSON RIVER, NEW YORK.
(a) HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT.—The Sec-
retary of the Army may enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with the State of New York to develop and expedi-
tiously implement, in advance of the completion of the full
feasibility study, one or more of the individual restoration
projects at sites identified in the reconnaissance report en-
titled ‘‘Hudson River Habitat Restoration; Hudson River
Basin, New York’’, dated February 1995, for any of the
following purposes:
(1) Providing a pilot project to assess and im-
prove habitat value and environmental outputs of
recommended projects.
(2) Providing a demonstration project to evalu-
ate various restoration techniques for effectiveness
and cost.
(3) Filling an important local habitat need
within a specific portion of the study area.
(4) Taking advantage of ongoing or planned ac-
tions by other agencies, local municipalities, or envi-
ronmental groups that would increase the effective-
ness, or decrease the overall cost, of implementing
one of the recommended restoration project sites.
(b) MAXIMUM
FEDERAL
COST.—The maximum
amount of Federal funds that may be expended under this
section at any site identified in the February 1995 recon-
naissance report is $2,700,000.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$23,000,000.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3472
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to eliminate current Federal
subsidies for alcoholic beverage promotions overseas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 1996
Mr. 
KENNEDY
of 
Massachusetts 
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
HINCHEY, 
Mr.
FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to eliminate
current Federal subsidies for alcoholic beverage pro-
motions overseas.
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 ‘End Taxpayer Pro-
motion of Alcohol Overseas Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEV-
ERAGES.
Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5623) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(h) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES.—None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to carry out this section may be used
to promote the sale or export of alcohol or alcoholic bev-
erages.’’.
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‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary may make grants to institu-
tions of higher education or consortia of such institutions
and contracts with such institutions and other organiza-
tions to develop, implement, operate, improve, and dis-
seminate programs of prevention, and education (includ-
ing treatment-referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal
use of drugs and alcohol and their associated violence.
Such contracts may also be used for the support of a high-
er education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention
which will provide training, technical assistance, evalua-
tion, dissemination and associated services and assistance
to the higher education community as defined by the Sec-
retary and the institutions of higher education.
‘‘(2) Grants and contracts shall be made available
under paragraph (1) on a competitive basis. An institution
of higher education, a consortium of such institutions, or
other organizations which desire to receive a grant or con-
tract under paragraph (1) shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and contain-
ing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require by regulation.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall make every effort to en-
sure—
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3475
To require an annual report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
on alcohol advertising practices, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 1996
Mr. 
KENNEDY
of 
Massachusetts 
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
HINCHEY, 
Mr.
FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To require an annual report by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services on alcohol advertising practices,
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 ‘‘Alcohol Advertising
Accountability Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1995, the Department of Health and
Human Services found that there is a significant un-
derage drinking problem and estimated that there
are 11 million drinkers of alcoholic beverages who
are under the age of 21. Of that number, 2 million
are heavy drinkers of such beverages.
(2) In 1995, the proportion of students having
5 or more drinks in a row during the 2 week period
preceding the Monitoring the Future Survey were 15
percent for 8th graders, 24 percent for 10th grad-
ers, and 30 percent for 12th graders.
(3) The median age at which children begin
drinking alcoholic beverages is just over 13 years. 67
percent of students in the 8th grade have tried an
alcoholic beverage.
(4) A 1995 survey found that 50 percent of the
teenagers who were asked said that alcohol is a more
serious problem among today’s youth than illicit
drugs.
(5) In 1993, nearly 10 percent (over 110,000)
of the clients admitted to State-funded alcohol treat-
ment programs were under the age of 21.
(6) Alcoholic beverage companies spent $2 bil-
lion to advertise and promote their products in
1995. The budget of the National Institute on Alco-
hol Abuse and Alcoholism for the same year was
$176 million.
‘‘(A) the equitable participation of private and
public institutions of higher education (including
community and junior colleges), and
‘‘(B) the equitable geographic participation of
such institutions,
in grants and contracts under paragraph (1). In the award
of such grants and contracts, the Secretary shall give ap-
propriate consideration to institutions of higher education
with limited enrollment.’’.
(b) REPEAL.—Section 4122 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7132) is re-
pealed.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS.
(a) AWARDS.—For the purpose of providing models
of alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education (in-
cluding treatment-referral) programs in higher education
and to focus national attention on exemplary alcohol and
drug abuse prevention efforts, the Secretary of Education
shall, on an annual basis, make 10 National Recognition
Awards to institutions of higher education that have devel-
oped and implemented effective alcohol and drug abuse
prevention and education programs. Such awards shall be
made at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. and a document
describing the programs of those who receive the awards
shall be distributed nationally.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3477
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to restrict employers
in obtaining, disclosing, and using of genetic information.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 1996
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to restrict
employers in obtaining, disclosing, and using of genetic
information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. GENETIC INFORMATION.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘GENETIC INFORMATION
‘‘SEC. 20. (a) No employer may obtain from any
source genetic information about an employee or prospec-
tive employee unless authorized by such employee or pro-
spective employee in accordance with subsection (b).
‘‘(b) An authorization for the disclosure of genetic in-
formation about an employee or prospective employee to
an employer is valid only if each of the following require-
ments is met:
‘‘(1) The authorization is in writing, signed by
the individual making the authorization, and dated
on the date of the signature.
‘‘(2) The authorization is not on a form used
for any other purpose.
‘‘(3) The employer authorized to receive the in-
formation is specifically named in the authorization.
‘‘(4) The authorization contains an acknowledg-
ment that the individual making the authorization
has received the statement described in subsection
(c).
‘‘(c) An employer who wishes to receive genetic infor-
mation about an employee or prospective employee shall
provide the employee or prospective employee with a writ-
ten statement of the uses which the employer intends for
such genetic information.
‘‘(d) If an employer obtains, discloses, or uses genetic
information without a valid authorization or not in accord-
ance with a statement provided under subsection (c), the
employee or prospective employee whose genetic informa-
tion was so obtained, disclosed, or used may bring a civil
action for actual damages and equitable relief.
‘‘(e) Nothing in this section authorizes an employer
to obtain, disclose, or use genetic information about an
employee or prospective employee in violation of the Amer-
icans With Disabilities Act of 1990 or any other Federal
or State law that restricts access to, disclosure of, or use
of genetic information.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3478
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax deductions
for advertising and goodwill expenditures relating to alcohol beverages.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 1996
Mr. 
KENNEDY
of 
Massachusetts 
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
HINCHEY, 
Mr.
FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate
tax deductions for advertising and goodwill expenditures
relating to alcohol beverages.
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 ‘‘The Alcohol Promotion
and Advertising Tax Fairness Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR ADVERTISING
AND GOODWILL EXPENSES RELATING TO AL-
COHOLIC BEVERAGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IX of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
items not deductible) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 280I. ADVERTISING AND GOODWILL EXPENDITURES
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No deduction otherwise allow-
able under this chapter shall be allowed for any amount
paid or incurred to advertise (by means of television,
radio, other electronic means, newspaper or other periodi-
cal, billboard, or any other means), or promote goodwill
regarding, any alcoholic beverage.
‘‘(b) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘alcoholic beverage’ means any item
which is subject to tax under subpart A, C, or D of part
I of subchapter A of chapter 51 (relating to taxes on dis-
tilled spirits, wines, and beer).’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 280I. Advertising and goodwill expenditures relating to alco-
holic beverages.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4979 
AN ACT 
To foster civilian research and development of advanced nu-
clear energy technologies and enhance the licensing and 
commercial deployment of such technologies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4981 
AN ACT 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to improve access 
to opioid use disorder treatment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 347
To repeal the requirement that ships’ stores of the Navy be operated as
nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. PICKETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To repeal the requirement that ships’ stores of the Navy
be operated as nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.
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 ‘‘Ships’ Stores Funding
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF NAFI REQUIREMENT FOR SHIPS’
STORES.
(a) REPEAL.—Subsections (a) and (b) of section 371
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1994 (Public Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1634) are repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of
such section is amended by striking out ‘‘the date on
which the Secretary of the Navy completes the conversion
referred to in subsection (a)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘the date of the enactment of the Ships’ Stores Funding
Act of 1995’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3481
To repeal the minimum wage requirement of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 1996
Mr. LIGHTFOOT
(for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HUNTER, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. HERGER, Mr. ISTOOK, Mrs.
CHENOWETH, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BARTON of Texas,
Mr. 
SKEEN, 
Mr. 
HANCOCK, 
Mr. 
COBURN, 
Mrs. 
CUBIN, 
Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. SAM
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr.
MICA, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr. PACKARD, and Mr. STEARNS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Eco-
nomic and Educational Opportunities.
A BILL
To repeal the minimum wage requirement of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, 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. REPEAL.
Sections 5 and 8 and section 6 (other than subsection
(d) of such section) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 205, 206, 208) are repealed.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL REGULATION.
The Federal Government may not take any action to
regulate or otherwise impede actions taken by the States
or political subdivisions of States to enact or implement
minimum wage laws.
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2025’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 104. MODIFICATIONS OF RULES OF ORIGIN FOR DUTY- 
FREE TREATMENT FOR ARTICLES OF BENE-
FICIARY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES 
UNDER GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF-
ERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506A(b)(2) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the direct costs of processing oper-
ations performed in one or more such bene-
ficiary sub-Saharan African countries or former 
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries shall 
be applied in determining such percentage.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO ARTICLES RECEIVING DUTY- 
FREE TREATMENT UNDER TITLE V OF TRADE ACT OF 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor, may in ac-
cordance with this subsection, reallocate to eligible 
local areas within the State amounts that are allo-
cated under subsection (b) for employment and train-
ing activities and that are available for realloca-
tion.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) for such ac-
tivities’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) for such 
activities’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) REALLOCATIONS.—In making reallocations 
to eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant 
to paragraph (2) for a program year, the Governor 
shall allocate to each eligible local area within the 
State an amount based on the relative amount allo-
cated to such local area under subsection (b)(2) for 
such activities for such prior program year, as com-
pared to the total amount allocated to all eligible 
local areas in the State under subsection (b)(2) for 
such activities for such prior program year.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(A) or (3) of’’; and 
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projects within the areas covered by the research
plan.
(g) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—Receipts generated
from the sale of forest products resulting from silvicultural
treatments under the research plan prepared under sub-
section (a) shall be deposited or utilized as follows:
(1) 25 percent shall be deposited in the general
fund of the Treasury of the United States as a mis-
cellaneous receipt, pursuant to the procedures speci-
fied in the fifth paragraph under the heading ‘‘FOR-
EST SERVICE’’ in the Act of March 4, 1907 (34
Stat. 1270; 16 U.S.C. 499), and related laws.
(2) 25 percent shall be provided to the State of
Washington pursuant to the procedures specified in
the sixth paragraph under the heading ‘‘FOREST
SERVICE’’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat.
260; 16 U.S.C. 500).
(3) 50 percent shall be deposited in the special
account established under subsection (e).
(h) SCHEDULE OF SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS.—
Silvicultural treatments under the research plan prepared
under subsection (a) shall be conducted during the 10-year
period beginning on the date the research plan is first im-
plemented. The total number of acres treated in each of
the first 5 years shall not vary by more than 20 percent
from 1⁄10 of the total acres covered by the research plan.
(i) MONITORING AND REPORTS.—The Secretary shall
commence monitoring of the effects of research activities
under the research plan prepared under subsection (a) im-
mediately after implementation of the research plan. Mon-
itoring activities shall continue for a period of not less
than 15 years. At 5-year intervals during the monitoring
period, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
containing the results of the monitoring, findings derived
from the research projects under the research plan, and
the implications of such findings for management of simi-
lar overstocked stands. Each report shall include a de-
tailed accounting of direct costs and returns associated
with the implementation of the research plan.
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‘‘(B) If the Secretary considers that an action under
subparagraph (A) regarding a term of the inclusion of the
Kahoolawe Island waters will affect the inclusion or the
administration of the Kahoolawe Island waters as part of
the Sanctuary in such a manner that the policy or pur-
poses of this title cannot be fulfilled, the Secretary may
terminate that inclusion.’’.
(b) LIMITATION ON USER FEES.—The Hawaiian Is-
lands National Marine Sanctuary Act (16 U.S.C. 1433
note) is further amended by redesignating section 2307
as section 2308, and by inserting after section 2306 the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 2307. LIMITATION ON USER FEES.
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not institute
any user fee under this Act or the National Marine Sanc-
tuaries Act for any activity within the Hawaiian Islands
National Marine Sanctuary or any use of the Sanctuary
or its resources.
‘‘(b) USER FEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘user fee’ does not include—
‘‘(1) any fee authorized by section 310 of the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act;
‘‘(2) any gift or donation received under section
311 of that Act; and
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to subsections (c) and (d), but before a credit against fu-
ture liability for an internal revenue tax) in accordance
with section 405(e) of the Social Security Act (concerning
recovery of overpayments to individuals under State plans
approved under part A of title IV of such Act).’’; and
(8) in section 7523(b)(3)(C) (26 U.S.C.
7523(b)(3)(C)), by striking ‘‘aid to families with de-
pendent children’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under a
State program funded under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act’’.
(m) Section 3(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘State plan ap-
proved under part A of title IV’’ and inserting ‘‘State pro-
gram funded under part A of title IV’’.
(n) The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.) is amended—
(1) 
in 
section 
4(29)(A)(i) 
(29 
U.S.C.
1503(29)(A)(i)), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.)’’;
(2) 
in 
section 
106(b)(6)(C) 
(29 
U.S.C.
1516(b)(6)(C)), by striking ‘‘State aid to families
with dependent children records,’’ and inserting
‘‘records collected under the State program funded
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act,’’;
‘‘(3) any monetary or in-kind contributions
under section 316 of that Act.’’.
SEC. 8. FLOWER GARDEN BANKS BOUNDARY MODIFICA-
TION.
(a) MODIFICATION.—Notwithstanding section 304 of
the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1434),
the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National Ma-
rine Sanctuary, as designated by Public Law 102–251, are
amended to include the area described in subsection (d),
popularly known as Stetson Bank. This area shall be part
of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
and shall be managed and regulated as though it had been
designated by the Secretary of Commerce under the Na-
tional Marine Sanctuaries Act.
(b) DEPICTION OF SANCTUARY BOUNDARIES.—The
Secretary of Commerce shall—
(1) prepare a chart depicting the boundaries of
the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanc-
tuary, as modified by this section; and
(2) submit copies of this chart to the Commit-
tee on Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
(c) APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.—Regulations is-
sued by the Secretary of Commerce to implement the des-