datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(5) Any provider that is currently suspended
or excluded from participation under any program of
the Federal Government involving procurement or
nonprocurement activities.’’;
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) through (i)
as subsections (d) through (j), respectively, and by
inserting after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c) The Office may bar the following providers of
health care services from participating in the program
under this chapter:
‘‘(1) Any provider—
‘‘(A) whose license to provide health care
services or supplies has been revoked, sus-
pended, restricted, or not renewed, by a State
licensing authority for reasons relating to the
provider’s professional competence, professional
performance, or financial integrity; or
‘‘(B) that surrendered such a license while
a formal disciplinary proceeding was pending
before such an authority, if the proceeding con-
cerned the provider’s professional competence,
professional performance, or financial integrity.
‘‘(2) Any provider that is an entity directly or
indirectly owned, or with a 5 percent or more con-
trolling interest, by an individual who is convicted of
any offense described in subsection (b), against
whom a civil monetary penalty has been assessed
under subsection (d), or who has been debarred from
participation under this chapter.
‘‘(3) Any individual who directly or indirectly
owns or has a controlling interest in an entity and
who knows or should know of the action constituting
the basis for the entity’s conviction of any offense
described in subsection (b), assessment with a civil
monetary penalty under subsection (d), or debar-
ment from participation under this chapter.
‘‘(4) Any provider that the Office determines, in
connection with claims presented under this chapter,
has charged for health care services or supplies in
an amount substantially in excess of such provider’s
customary charge for such services or supplies (un-
less the Office finds there is good cause for such
charge), or charged for health care services or sup-
plies which are substantially in excess of the needs
of the covered individual or which are of a quality
that fails to meet professionally recognized stand-
ards for such services or supplies.
‘‘(5) Any provider that the Office determines
has committed acts described in subsection (d).’’;
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 196
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the applicability
of the generation-skipping transfer tax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. MATSUI) 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 limit the
applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF GENERA-
TION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2651 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to generation assignment) is
amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f),
and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection:
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE
FOR PERSONS WITH
A DE-
CEASED PARENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determin-
ing whether any transfer is a generation-skipping
transfer, if—
‘‘(A) an individual who has an interest in
property is a descendant of a parent of the
transferor (or the transferor’s spouse or former
spouse), and
‘‘(B) such individual’s parent who is a lin-
eal descendant of the parent of the transferor
(or the transferor’s spouse or former spouse) is
dead at the time the transfer from which such
interest is established or derived is subject to a
tax imposed by chapter 11 or 12 upon the
transferor (and if there shall be more than 1
such time, then at the latest such time),
such individual shall be treated as if such individual
were a member of the generation which is 1 genera-
tion below the lower of the transferor’s generation or
the generation assignment of the youngest living an-
cestor of such individual who is also a descendant of
the parent of the transferor (or the transferor’s
spouse or former spouse), and the generation assign-
ment of any descendant of such individual shall be
adjusted accordingly.
‘‘(2) LIMITED APPLICATION OF SUBSECTION TO
COLLATERAL
HEIRS.—This subsection shall not
apply to any individual who is not a lineal descend-
ant of the transferor (or the transferor’s spouse or
former spouse) if, at the time of the transfer, such
transferor has any living lineal descendant.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 2612(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining direct skip) is amended by
striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating para-
graph (3) as paragraph (2).
(2) Section 2612(c)(2) of such Code (as so re-
designated) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section
2651(e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2651(f)(2)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to terminations, distributions, and
transfers occurring on or after January 1, 1997.
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U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed for fiscal year 2006 
but collected in fiscal year 2005; $33,938,000 shall be de-
rived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account and re-
main available until expended; and $8,000,000 shall be de-
rived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That fees de-
rived from prescription drug, medical device, and animal 
drug assessments received during fiscal year 2005, includ-
ing any such fees assessed prior to the current fiscal year 
but credited during the current year, shall be subject to 
the fiscal year 2005 limitation: Provided further, That 
none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 
or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated: (1) $446,655,000 shall be for the Center for 
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activi-
ties in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $499,255,000 
(increased by $500,000) shall be for the Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $172,414,000 shall be 
for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and 
for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Af-
fairs; (4) $98,610,000 shall be for the Center for Veteri-
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nary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $232,578,000 shall be for the 
Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for re-
lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(6) $40,530,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
cological Research; (7) $52,722,000 shall be for Rent and 
Related activities, other than the amounts paid to the 
General 
Services 
Administration 
for 
rent; 
(8) 
$129,815,000 shall be for payments to the General Serv-
ices Administration for rent; and (9) $116,270,000 (de-
creased by $500,000) shall be for other activities, includ-
ing the Office of the Commissioner; the Office of Manage-
ment and Systems; the Office of External Relations; the 
Office of Policy and Planning; and central services for 
these offices: Provided further, That funds may be trans-
ferred from one specified activity to another with the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 
42 U.S.C. 263b may be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended. 
In addition, export certification user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 381 may be credited to this account, to re-
main available until expended.
(I) assist in the appropriate development 
of heritage tourism and economic benefits to 
the United States. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMEMORATION.—The term ‘‘commemo-
ration’’ means the commemoration of the 400th an-
niversary of Samuel de Champlain first arriving in 
the Champlain Valley in 1609. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Samuel de Champlain 400th Commemo-
ration Commission established by section 4(a). 
(3) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor of each State. 
(4) LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘Lake Champlain Basin Program’’ means the 
partnership with Federal agencies established by the 
States of Vermont and New York to implement the 
Lake Champlain management plan entitled ‘‘Oppor-
tunities for Action’’. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘State’’ 
means—
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Responders Pass-
port Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PASSPORTS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1 of the 
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214), is amend-
ed, in the third sentence, by inserting after ‘‘to attend a 
funeral or memorial service for such member;’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘from an individual who is operating under a con-
tract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the United 
States Government, including a volunteer, who is pro-
ceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a 
natural disaster as determined by the Secretary;’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the exe-
cution and issuance of passports to first responders under
section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section, for such fiscal year. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3750 
AN ACT 
To waive the passport fees for first responders pro-
ceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering 
from a natural disaster.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3750 
To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid 
a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. COM-
STOCK, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. MARINO, and 
Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding 
abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural 
disaster. 
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 ‘‘First Responders Pass-
port Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PERSONS EXCUSED FROM PAYMENT OF FEES FOR 
EXECUTION AND ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1 of the 
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214), is amend-
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funeral or memorial service for such member;’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘from an individual who has contracted with the 
United States Government, including a volunteer, who is 
proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from 
a qualifying natural disaster as authorized by the Sec-
retary;’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the exe-
cution and issuance of passports to first responders under 
section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section, for such fiscal year. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1971
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to improve administra-
tion of sanctions against unfit health care providers under the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 1997
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, and Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight
A BILL
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to
improve administration of sanctions against unfit health
care providers under the Federal Employees Health Ben-
efits Program, 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 ‘‘Federal Employees
Health Benefits Provider Integrity Amendments of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEBARMENT AND OTHER SANCTIONS.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 8902a of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
subparagraph (B);
(ii) by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(D) the term ‘should know’ means that a per-
son, with respect to information, acts in deliberate
ignorance of, or in reckless disregard of, the truth
or falsity of the information, and no proof of specific
intent to defraud is required.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b) or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(b), (c), or (d)’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Office of Personnel
Management may bar’’ and inserting ‘‘The Of-
fice of Personnel Management shall bar’’; and
(B) by amending paragraph (5) to read as
follows:
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING
TO PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CHIL-
DREN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 89 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 1822. Sale of personal information about children
‘‘(a) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign
commerce, being a list broker, knowingly—
‘‘(1) sells, purchases, or receives remuneration
for providing personal information about a child,
knowing that such information pertains to a child,
without the written consent of a parent of that child;
‘‘(2) conditions any sale or service to a child or
to that child’s parent on the granting of such a con-
sent; or
‘‘(3) fails to comply with the request of a par-
ent—
‘‘(A) to disclose the source of personal in-
formation offered for sale or remuneration by
the list broker about that parent’s child;
‘‘(B) to disclose all information that has
been sold or otherwise disclosed by that list
broker about that child;
‘‘(C) to disclose the identity of all persons
to whom the list broker has sold or otherwise
disclosed personal information about that child;
or
‘‘(D) to discontinue providing personal in-
formation to third parties about that parent’s
child;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more
than 1 year, or both.
‘‘(b) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign
commerce, being a person who uses, in the course of com-
merce, any personal information about a child under age
16, that was obtained for commercial purposes, to contact
that child or a parent of that child to offer a commercial
product or service to that child, knowingly fails to comply
with the request of a parent—
‘‘(1) to disclose the source of personal informa-
tion about that parent’s child;
‘‘(2) to disclose all information that has been
sold or otherwise disclosed by that list broker about
that child;
‘‘(3) to disclose the identity of all persons to
whom personal information about that child has
been disclosed; or
‘‘(4) to discontinue providing personal informa-
tion to third parties about that parent’s child;
shall be fined not more than $5,000.
or (5), as applicable, occurs after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(B) Paragraph (1)(B) of section 8902a(d) of title 5,
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(4),
shall apply only with respect to charges which violate sec-
tion 8904(b) of such title for items or services furnished
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(C) Paragraph (3) of section 8902a(g) of title 5,
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(6)(B),
shall apply only with respect to debarments based on con-
victions occurring after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
Section 1128B(f)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320a–7b(f)(1)), as amended by section 204(a)(7)
of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191; 110 Stat. 2000), is
amended by striking ‘‘(other than the health insurance
program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code)’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3750 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 17, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding 
abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural 
disaster. 
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 ‘‘First Responders Pass-
port Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PASSPORTS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1 of the 
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214), is amend-
ed, in the third sentence, by inserting after ‘‘to attend a 
funeral or memorial service for such member;’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘from an individual who is operating under a con-
tract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the United 
States Government, including a volunteer, who is pro-
ceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a 
natural disaster as determined by the Secretary;’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the exe-
cution and issuance of passports to first responders under 
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section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section, for such fiscal year. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1973
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide
for duty-free treatment of oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers for use in
aircraft brake components.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 1997
Mr. GUTKNECHT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to provide for duty-free treatment of oxidized
polyacrylonitrile fibers for use in aircraft brake compo-
nents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN FIBERS
USED IN AIRCRAFT BRAKE COMPONENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by strik-
ing subheading 5501.30.00 and inserting the following
new subheadings, with the article description for sub-
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall by regulation require that
the information required on a container of a malt bev-
erage, wine, or distilled spirit label by subparagraph (1)—
‘‘(A) be located in a conspicuous place on such
label,
‘‘(B) appear in conspicuous and legible type
which is in contrast by typography, layout, and color
with other printed matter and which is of a size no
less than one-sixteenth of an inch in height,
‘‘(C) be displayed horizontally,
‘‘(D) be easily legible when the container is held
in the usual way, and
‘‘(E) be offset by borders.’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $500,000 for fiscal year 1996 and each succeeding
fiscal year to establish and operate the toll-free number
referred to in section 403(t)(1)(E) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by section 1).
SEC. 4. REPORT.
The report required by section 206 of the Alcoholic
Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 shall be filed within 3
months of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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heading 5501.30 having the same degree of indentation
as the article description for subheading 5501.20.00:
‘‘
5501.30
Acrylic or modacrylic:
5501.30.10
Oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers
for use in the production of air-
craft brake components ............
Free
45%
5501.30.20
Other ........................................
9.2%
Free (CA, IL,
MX)
45%
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1974
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to eliminate current Federal
subsidies for alcoholic beverage promotions overseas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 1997
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts 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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‘‘(bb) 
any 
penalties 
cal-
culated under paragraph (1) re-
sulting from such underpayment; 
and 
‘‘(II) if the borrower qualifies for 
the reduction requested under sub-
clause (I), shall pay the sum cal-
culated under such subclause at such 
time and in such manner as required 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) if the borrower does not qualify 
for a reduction under clause (i) or does not 
request such a reduction, shall pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the dif-
ference between such amounts within the 
30-day period beginning on the date of re-
ceipt by the borrower of the borrower’s an-
nual 
statement 
described 
in 
section 
499E(a)(3) for such year; or 
‘‘(iii) if the borrower fails to pay the 
amount owed by the borrower as calculated 
under clause (ii) within the 30-day period, 
shall be charged a penalty equal to 2 per-
cent of such amount for each month (pro-
rated based on the percentage of a month 
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