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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1292 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and 
exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-con-
nected disability and to their dependents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. FORTENBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military 
commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
with a compensable service-connected disability and to 
their dependents. 
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 ‘‘Disabled Veterans 
Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORE PRIVILEGES 
FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR DE-
PENDENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES.—Chapter 54 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1065. Use of commissary and exchange stores: dis-
abled veterans and their dependents 
‘‘(a) DISABLED VETERANS.—A veteran with a com-
pensable service-connected disability shall be permitted to 
use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis 
as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or 
retainer pay. 
‘‘(b) DEPENDENTS.—A dependent of a veteran de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be permitted to use com-
missary and exchange stores on the same basis as a de-
pendent of a member of the armed forces entitled to re-
tired or retainer pay. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘vet-
eran’ and ‘service-connected’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 101 of title 38.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1065. Use of commissary and exchange stores: disabled veterans and their de-
pendents.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1065 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
Section 501(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290aa(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (18), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) collaborate with Federal departments and 
programs that are part of the President’s Inter-
agency Council on Homelessness, particularly the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
the Department of Labor, and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and with other agencies within the 
Department of Health and Human Services, particu-
larly the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion, the Administration on Children and Families, 
and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 
to design national strategies for providing services in 
supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic 
homelessness and to implement programs that ad-
dress chronic homelessness.’’. 
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(4) The National Marine Fisheries Service of
the Department of Commerce.
(5) The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection.
(6) The Northwest Florida Water Management
District.
(7) The Suwannee River Water Management
District.
(8) The St. Johns River Water Management
District.
(9) The Southwest Florida Water Management
District.
(10) The South Florida Water Management
District.
(c) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The Secretary’s
mitigation bank study and report under this section shall
address all subjects relating to the effective and respon-
sible establishment, use, and perpetual protection and
management of mitigation banks and shall specifically ad-
dress the following issues:
(1) Whether Federal legislation is necessary to
encourage the responsible establishment, use, and
perpetual protection and management of mitigation
banks.
(2) The manner in which mitigation banks
should be authorized.
(3) The legal restrictions which should be
placed on lands within a mitigation bank to ensure
the perpetual protection of that mitigation bank.
(4) The financial responsibility that entities es-
tablishing a mitigation bank should provide to en-
sure the success and perpetual protection and man-
agement of that mitigation bank.
(5) The manner in which wetland and upland
areas within a mitigation bank should be evaluated
in the award of mitigation ‘‘credits’’ to a mitigation
bank.
(6) The manner in which mitigation ‘‘credits’’
from a mitigation bank can be used as compensation
for unavoidable impacts to wetlands and other
aquatic resources.
(7) The manner in which the service area of a
mitigation bank should be established.
(8) The relationship of mitigation banks to pub-
lic acquisition or restoration programs designed to
restore or enhance the environment.
(9) The manner in which the siting of mitiga-
tions banks can be directed to assure compatibility
with adjacent land uses and furtherance of local or
regional goals for the restoration or protection of
watersheds, floodplains, particular habitat types or
functions, and water quality.
(10) The procedure by which Federal and any
State authorizations of the establishment and use of
mitigation banks can be coordinated to reduce dupli-
cation and increase governmental efficiency.
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Prior to submitting the re-
port, the Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity
for public comment on the report. The Secretary shall also
solicit comments on the report from other States by sub-
mitting a copy of the report to the Interstate Counsel on
Water Policy for comment.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4212
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain materials used in the manufacture
of skis and snowboards.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain materials used
in the manufacture of skis and snowboards.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN MATE-
RIALS.
(a) SPRING STEEL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
† HR 1295 EAS 
subheading 6211.43 having the same degree of inden-
tation as the article description for subheading 
6211.43.00 (as in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act): 
‘‘ 
6211.43 
Of man-made fibers: 
6211.43.05 
Recreational performance outer-
wear ................................................
16% 
Free (BH, CA, 
CL, CO, IL, 
JO, KR, MA, 
MX, P, PA, 
PE, SG) 
8% (AU) 
6.4% (OM) 
90% 
6211.43.10 
Other ...............................................
16% 
Free (BH, CA, 
CL, CO, IL, 
JO, KR, MA, 
MX, P, PA, 
PE, SG) 
8% (AU) 
6.4% (OM) 
90% 
’’. 
(32) By striking subheadings 6211.49.10 through 
6211.49.90 and inserting the following, with the arti-
cle description for subheading 6211.49.05 having the 
same degree of indentation as the article description 
for subheading 6211.49.10 (as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act): 
‘‘ 
6211.49.05 
Recreational performance outerwear 
7.3% 
Free (BH, CA, 
CL, CO, E, IL, 
JO, MA, MX, 
OM, P, PA, 
PE, SG) 
6.5% (AU) 
2.9% (KR) 
35% 
Other: 
6211.49.10 
Containing 70 percent or more by 
weight of silk or silk waste ...........
1.2% 
Free (AU, BH, 
CA, CL, CO, E, 
IL, JO, KR, 
MA, MX, OM, 
P, PA, PE, SG) 
35% 
6211.49.41 
Of wool or fine animal hair .........
12% 
Free (BH, CA, 
CL, CO, IL, 
JO, KR, MA, 
MX, P, PA, 
PE, SG) 
4.8% (OM) 
8% (AU) 
58.5%
‘‘
9902.72.17
L-shaped edges
of spring steel
for use in the
manufacture of
skis and
snowboards
(provided for in
subheading
7217.10.90) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/98
’’.
(b) POLYETHYLENE BASE MATERIALS.—Subchapter
II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical
sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.39.20
Polyethylene
base materials
that are sand-
ed on 1 side
and surface-
treated for use
in the manu-
facture of skis
and
snowboards
(provided for
in subheading
3920.10.00)
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/98
’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by section 1 apply 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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this part authorized to so serve under section
265(b).
‘‘(5) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the
Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund authorized to
so serve under section 265(a).
‘‘PERSONAL SOCIAL SECURITY INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
‘‘SEC. 252. (a) CERTIFICATION OF ACCOUNT NUM-
BERS.—Not later than July 1, 1997, the Commissioner
of Social Security shall certify to the Executive Director
and the Secretary of the Treasury the identity and social
security account number of each living individual who, as
of such date, has been issued such a number under section
205(c)(2). Upon the issuance thereafter to any individual
of a social security account number under section
205(c)(2), the Commissioner of Social Security shall cer-
tify to the Executive Director and the Secretary of the
Treasury the identity and social security account number
of such individual.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERSONAL SOCIAL SECU-
RITY INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.—Upon receipt of any such
certification with respect to an individual, the Executive
Director shall establish a personal social security invest-
ment account for such individual. Amounts in the Social
Security Investment Trust Fund shall be credited by the
Executive Director to the investment account in accord-
ance with this part. The investment account shall be iden-
tified to the account holder by means of the account hold-
er’s social security account number. The Executive Direc-
tor shall establish an investment account for each account
holder not later than the later of January 1, 1998, or 30
days after receipt of the certification with respect to the
account holder.
‘‘(c) INITIAL CONTRIBUTION.—Upon the establish-
ment of each account holder’s investment account, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer, from amounts
not otherwise appropriated in the general fund of the
Treasury to the Trust Fund, for crediting by the Execu-
tive Director to such investment account under subsection
(b), an amount equal to $1000.00.
‘‘(d) INVESTMENT ACCOUNT BALANCE.—The bal-
ance in an account holder’s investment account at any
time is the excess of—
‘‘(1) the sum of—
‘‘(A) the contribution made to the Trust
Fund and credited to the investment account
pursuant to subsection (c);
‘‘(B) all contributions made to the Trust
Fund under section 253, and
‘‘(C) the total amount of the allocations
made to and reductions made in the investment
account pursuant to subsection (e), over
‘‘(iii) met all of the requirements de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) prior to enter-
ing that facility. 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ means 
living or residing in a place not meant for human 
habitation, in a safe haven, or in an emergency 
homeless shelter. 
‘‘(3) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘permanent 
supportive housing’ means permanent, afford-
able housing with flexible support services that 
are available and designed to help the tenants 
stay housed and build the necessary skills to 
live as independently as possible. Such term 
does not include housing that is time-limited. 
Supportive housing offers residents assistance 
in reaching their full potential, which may in-
clude opportunities to secure other housing that 
meets their needs and preferences, based on in-
dividual choice instead of the requirements of 
time-limited transitional programs. Under this 
section, permanent affordable housing includes 
permanent housing funded or assisted through 
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
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sistance Act and section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937. 
‘‘(B) AFFORDABLE.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), the term ‘affordable’ means 
within the financial means of individuals who 
are extremely low income, as defined by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
‘‘(4) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES.— 
The term ‘substance use disorder’, used with respect 
to services, has the meaning given the term ‘sub-
stance abuse services’ in section 330(h)(5)(C). 
‘‘(o) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2016 
through 2020. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FOR TRAINING AND TECH-
NICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Of the amount appropriated 
under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
may reserve not more than 3 percent for carrying 
out subsection (l).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH 
SERVICE ACT.—Title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by— 
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(1) redesignating part G, as added by section 
144 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 
2000, as part J; and 
(2) redesignating sections 581 through 584, as 
added by section 144 of such Act, as sections 596 
through 596C, respectively. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4213
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located
in Hinsdale, Colorado.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
Mr. MCINNIS (for himself and Mr. THORNBERRY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain
lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LARSON AND FRIENDS CREEK EXCHANGE.
In exchange for conveyance to the United States of
an equal value of offered lands acceptable to the Secretary
of the Interior which lie within, or in proximity to, the
Handies Peak or Red Cloud Peak Wilderness Study Areas
or the Alpine Loop Backcountry Bi-way in Hinsdale Coun-
ty, Colorado, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to
Lake City Ranches, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (in
HR 4213 IH
this section referred to as ‘‘LCR’’), approximately 560
acres of selected land located in the same county and gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Larson and Friends
Creek Exchange’’, dated June 1996. The exchange shall
be contingent upon LCR granting the Secretary a perma-
nent conservation easement on the approximate 440 acre
Larson Creek portion of the selected lands (as depicted
on the map) which limits future use of such lands to agri-
cultural, wildlife, recreational, or open space purposes.
The exchange shall also be subject to the standard ap-
praisal requirements and equalization payment limitations
set forth in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), and to re-
views and approvals relating to threatened species and en-
dangered species, cultural and historic resources, and haz-
ardous materials under other Federal laws. The costs of
such appraisals and reviews shall be paid by LCR. The
Secretary may credit such payments against the value of
the selected land, if appropriate, pursuant to section
206(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(f)).
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4214
To amend the Antiquities Act to provide for the Congressional approval
of the establishment of national monuments, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
Mr. ORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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
A BILL
To amend the Antiquities Act to provide for the Congres-
sional approval of the establishment of national monu-
ments, 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. LIMITATION OF ANTIQUITIES ACT AUTHORITY.
Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225;
16 U.S.C 431, 432, 433), commonly known as the Antiq-
uities Act, is amended as follows:
(1) By inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ imme-
diately before the first sentence.
(2) By adding the following after the last sen-
tence: ‘‘Any proclamation of the President under
this section declaring any area a national monument
shall be submitted to the Congress, and such procla-
mation shall cease to have any force and effect after
the expiration of 180 calendar days of continuous
session of Congress after the date of issuance unless
the Congress approves such proclamation by adop-
tion of a joint resolution of approval within such 180
day period in accordance with subsection (b).’’
(3) By adding the following at the end thereof:
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—
‘‘(1) SESSIONS OF CONGRESS.—For purposes of
this section—
‘‘(A) continuity of session of Congress is
broken only by an adjournment sine die; and
‘‘(B) the days on which either House is not
in session because of an adjournment of more
than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the
computation of the 180-day calendar period.
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—
‘‘(A) This subsection is enacted by Con-
gress—
‘‘(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking
power of each House of Congress, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of
the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the proce-
dure to be followed in that House in the
case of resolutions described by subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph; and it super-
sedes other rules only to the extent that it
is inconsistent therewith; and
‘‘(ii) with full recognition of the con-
stitutional right of either House to change
the rules (so far as those rules relate to
the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner and to the same ex-
tent as in the case of any other rule of
such House.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this section, the term
‘resolution’ means a joint resolution, the resolv-
ing clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the
House of Representatives and Senate approve
the Presidential decision on the establishment
of a national monument submitted to the Con-
gress on XXXXX.’’; the blank space therein
shall be filled with the date on which the Presi-
dent submits his decision to the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate.
‘‘(2) the amounts paid out of the Trust Fund
with respect to such individual under this part.
‘‘(e) ALLOCATION OF EARNINGS AND LOSSES.—Pur-
suant to regulations prescribed by the Executive Director,
the Executive Director shall allocate to each investment
account an amount equal to a pro rata share of the net
earnings and net losses from each investment of sums in
the Trust Fund attributable to sums credited to such in-
vestment account, reduced by an appropriate share of the
administrative expenses paid out of the net earnings under
section 256(d), as determined by the Executive Director.
‘‘(f) ENGAGEMENT OF QUALIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNT-
ANT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Executive Director
shall annually engage, on behalf of all account hold-
ers, an independent qualified public accountant, who
shall conduct an examination of all accounts and
other books and records maintained in the adminis-
tration of this part as the public accountant consid-
ers necessary to enable the public accountant to
make the determination required by paragraph (2).
The examination shall be conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards and shall
involve such tests of the accounts, books, and
records as the public accountant considers necessary.
SEC. 204. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LUGGAGE AND TRAVEL 
ARTICLES 
FOR 
DUTY-FREE 
TREATMENT 
UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF-
ERENCES. 
Section 503(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2463(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (5)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘Footwear’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (5), 
footwear’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CERTAIN
LUGGAGE
AND
TRAVEL
ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or (E) of 
paragraph (1), the President may designate the fol-
lowing as eligible articles under subsection (a): 
‘‘(A) Articles classifiable under subheading 
4202.11.00, 4202.12.40, 4202.21.60, 4202.21.90, 
4202.22.15, 4202.22.45, 4202.31.60, 4202.32.40, 
4202.32.80, 4202.92.15, 4202.92.20, 4202.92.45, 
or 4202.99.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States. 
‘‘(B) Articles classifiable under statistical 
reporting number 4202.12.2020, 4202.12.2050, 
4202.12.8030, 
4202.12.8070, 
4202.22.8050, 
4202.32.9550, 
4202.32.9560, 
4202.91.0030,
tation as the article description for subheading 
6211.33.00 (as in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act): 
‘‘ 
6211.33 
Of man-made fibers: 
6211.33.05 
Recreational performance outer-
wear ................................................
16% 
Free (AU, BH, 
CA, CL, CO, 
IL, JO, KR, 
MA, MX, P, 
PA, PE, SG) 
6.4% (OM) 
76% 
6211.33.10 
Other ...............................................
16% 
Free (AU, BH, 
CA, CL, CO, 
IL, JO, KR, 
MA, MX, P, 
PA, PE, SG) 
6.4% (OM) 
76% 
’’. 
(29) By striking subheadings 6211.39.05 through 
6211.39.90 and inserting the following, with the arti-
cle description for subheading 6211.39.05 having the 
same degree of indentation as the article description 
for subheading 6211.39.05 (as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act): 
‘‘ 
6211.39.05 
Recreational performance outerwear 
2.8% 
Free (AU, BH, 
CA, CL, CO, 
E*, IL, JO, 
KR, MA, MX, 
OM, P, PA, 
PE, SG) 
35% 
Other: ..................................................
6211.39.10 
Of wool or fine animal hair .........
12% 
Free (AU, BH, 
CA, CL, CO, 
IL, JO, KR, 
MA, MX, P, 
PA, PE, SG) 
4.8% (OM) 
58.5% 
6211.39.20 
Containing 70 percent or more by 
weight of silk or silk waste ...........
0.5% 
Free (AU, BH, 
CA, CL, CO, E, 
IL, JO, KR, 
MA, MX, OM, 
P, PA, PE, SG) 
35% 
6211.39.90 
Other ...............................................
2.8% 
Free (AU, BH, 
CA, CL, CO, 
E*, IL, JO, 
KR, MA, MX, 
OM, P, PA, 
PE, SG) 
35% 
’’.