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(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 
under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 
of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 
would result in the number of commemorative coin pro-
grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 
commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 
section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The 
Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection. 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-
essary to ensure that— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 
will not result in any net cost to the United States 
Government; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 
7 until the total cost of designing and issuing all of 
the coins authorized by this Act is recovered by the 
United States Treasury, consistent with sections 
5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
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SEC. 9. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
House of Representatives, provided that such statement 
has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1285
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 50 percent
limitation on the amount of business meal and entertainment expenses
which are deductible.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 1997
Mr. ENSIGN 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 repeal
the 50 percent limitation on the amount of business
meal and entertainment expenses which are deductible.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF 50 PERCENT LIMITATION ON DE-
DUCTION FOR BUSINESS MEAL AND ENTER-
TAINMENT EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (n)
(relating to only 50 percent of meal and entertainment
expenses allowed as deduction) and by redesignating sub-
section (o) as subsection (n).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to expenses paid or incurred
after December 31, 1997, in taxable years ending after
such date.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2979 
To allow the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to provide greater 
protection to servicemembers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2015 
Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. ISRAEL, 
Mr. TAKAI, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CAPU-
ANO, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. JUDY CHU 
of California, and Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To allow the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to 
provide greater protection to servicemembers. 
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 ‘‘Military Consumer 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION. 
Section 1002(12) of the Consumer Financial Protec-
tion Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481(12)) is amended— 
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‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—The notice shall de-
scribe the project or projects provided in
the charter application, explain where sup-
porting materials may be reviewed, and
provide 30 days for the submission of com-
ments on the compliance of the proposed
application with this subsection. Upon re-
quest, the time for comment may be ex-
tended once for 30 days.
‘‘(G) DETERMINATION.—After a review of
public comments and any reply by the applicant
and a determination of whether the application
complies with this subsection, the Secretary
may issue the charter, deny the charter, or
issue the charter with modifications. The Sec-
retary’s decision shall be based on the entire
public record, including all public comments.
‘‘(H) PUBLIC HEARING.—Upon a showing
of a contested factual issue about the compli-
ance of the proposed application with this sub-
section, the Secretary shall provide notice and
opportunity for a public hearing on the record
with respect to the application.
‘‘(I) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.—The Sec-
retary may extend the time for review once for
(1) in subparagraph (Q), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(S) sections 101, 107 (except with respect 
to bailments), 108 (except with respect to in-
surance), 201 (except with respect to child cus-
tody proceedings), 207, 301, 302, 303, 305, 
and 305A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 511, 517, 518, 521, 527, 
531, 532, 533, 535, and 535a).’’. 
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‘‘(B) CREDIT.—The term ‘credit’ means a
unit of measure that represents the accrual or
attainment of wetland functions at a mitigation
bank.
‘‘(C) DEBIT.—The term ‘debit’ means the
loss of wetland functions at an impact or
project site. Such losses shall be evaluated
using the same scientific criteria as are applied
to evaluate wetlands functions for credit pur-
poses.
‘‘(D) 
ENHANCEMENT.—The 
term 
‘en-
hancement’ means an activity that increases
any of the wetland functions of a wetland in ex-
istence prior to the date of enhancement.
‘‘(E) LINEAR
UTILITY
FACILITY.—The
term ‘linear utility facility’ means a road, rail-
road, pipeline (including gathering or distribu-
tion lines), cable, line (including transmission
lines) and wire, and appurtenant support equip-
ment such as towers, poles, pumping equip-
ment, switches, signals, signs, and substations.
‘‘(F) MAINTENANCE.—As used with re-
spect to wetlands, the term ‘maintenance’
means an activity undertaken to ensure con-
tinuation of a wetland or the accomplishment of
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1288
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage
under part B of cost-effective, medically necessary dental procedures.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 1997
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. STARK) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for coverage under part B of cost-effective, medically
necessary dental procedures.
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 ‘‘Medicare Medically
Necessary Dental Care Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. COST-EFFECTIVE MEDICARE COVERAGE OF MEDI-
CALLY NECESSARY DENTAL PROCEDURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1862 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(12)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘except that’’,
and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘, and (B) payment may be made
under part B for the provision of such dental serv-
ices that are medically necessary as a direct result
of, or will have a direct impact on, an underlying
medical condition if the coverage of such services is
cost-effective, as determined under subsection (j)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(j) For purposes of subsection (a)(12)(B)—
‘‘(1) Dental services shall be considered to be
cost-effective if furnished in connection with treat-
ment of an individual with any of the following diag-
noses: congenital or acquired valvular heart disease,
cancer of the head or neck, lymphoma, leukemia,
and organ transplantation.
‘‘(2) If the Secretary determines that the cov-
erage (under the exception provided in section
1862(a)(12)(B)) of dental services furnished in con-
nection with treatment of an individual with a diag-
nosis not listed in paragraph (1) will result in reduc-
tions in expenditures under this title that exceed the
expenditures resulting from such coverage, coverage
shall be available under such exception with respect
to such an individual with such diagnosis unless
(and until) the Secretary makes a determination to
the contrary.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to procedures performed on or
after January 1, 1998.
Æ
(f) 
CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
GRANTS.—Section 
5338(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘and $1,558,295,890 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,907,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and 
$151,101,093 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015’’. 
(g) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5338(h) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and 
$86,619,178 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘$104,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $8,240,437 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
ending on October 29, 2015’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014 and not less than $4,164,384 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and not less than 
$396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014 and not less than $832,877 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
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5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each
day (including travel time) during which the
member is engaged in the actual performance of
duties vested in the Commission.
(B) PAY
OF
CHAIRPERSON.—The Chair-
person shall be paid for each day referred to in
subparagraph (A) at a rate equal to the daily
equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic
pay payable for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of
title 5, United States Code.
(h) DIRECTOR.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall ap-
point a Director who—
(A) has not served as a civilian employee
of the Department of Energy during the 2-year
period preceding the date of such appointment;
(B) has not been an employee of an energy
laboratory during the 5-year period preceding
the date of such appointment; and
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1291
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the manner by which
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ranks applicants for grants under
the State home construction grant program administered by the Sec-
retary and to limit the number of grants any State may be awarded
in a year under that program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 1997
Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. QUINN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr.
MCHUGH, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. KING, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr.
NADLER, Mr. MANTON, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. ENGEL,
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. OWENS, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. RANGEL) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the manner
by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ranks appli-
cants for grants under the State home construction grant
program administered by the Secretary and to limit the
number of grants any State may be awarded in a year
under that 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 ‘‘Veterans Nursing Care
Availability Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REVISION TO MANNER BY WHICH THE SECRETARY
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RANKS APPLICANTS
FOR GRANTS UNDER THE STATE HOME CON-
STRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 8135(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking out subparagraphs (B) and (C)
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(B) An application from a State that has a
greater need for nursing home or domiciliary beds
for veterans than other States from which applica-
tions are received, determined by ranking the States
in order by the number of such beds needed, with
the number of such beds needed for each State com-
puted on the basis of a requirement of four such
beds for every 1,000 veterans residing in the State
(and taking into account the number of such beds
already in existence in a State).’’; and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (C).
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF GRANTS A GIVEN
STATE MAY BE AWARDED IN ANY YEAR.
Section 8135(b)(4) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘, except that no State may be awarded more
than one grant during any fiscal year’’.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2980 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 400th anniversary of arrival of the Pilgrims. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2015 
Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of arrival 
of the Pilgrims. 
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 ‘‘Mayflower Commemo-
rative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 
Massachusetts, in 1620 has major significance in the 
history of the United States. 
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(C) has not been an employee of a contrac-
tor operating an energy laboratory during the
5-year period preceding the date of such ap-
pointment.
(2) PAY.—The Director shall be paid at the
rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
(i) STAFF.—
(1) APPOINTMENT BY DIRECTOR.—Subject to
paragraphs (2) and (3), the Director, with the ap-
proval of the Commission, may appoint and fix the
pay of additional personnel.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director may make such appointments
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competi-
tive service, and any personnel so appointed may be
paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relat-
ing to classification and General Schedule pay rates,
except that an individual so appointed may not re-
ceive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay
payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
219 
(B) For each of fiscal years 2016 and 
2017, $22,000,000, to be made available 
through fiscal year 2018. 
(C) For fiscal year 2018, $27,000,000, to 
be made available until expended. 
(3) To the Railroad Retirement Board Limita-
tion on Administration Account, the following 
amount: 
(A) For fiscal year 2015, $3,000,000, to 
be made available until expended. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Clause (xiii) of section 
205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(c)(2)(C)), as added by subsection (a)(3), shall 
apply with respect to Medicare cards issued on and 
after an effective date specified by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, but in no case shall 
such effective date be later than the date that is four 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) REISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall provide 
for the reissuance of Medicare cards that comply 
with the requirements of such clause not later than 
four years after the effective date specified by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1).
‘‘(A) shall not apply to any joint discus-
sion, consideration, review, action, or agreement
which results in a boycott of any person; and
‘‘(B) shall apply only to any joint discus-
sion, consideration, review, action, or agreement
engaged in only during the 1-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT
OF CODES
BY FORFEITURE
PENALTIES.—For the purposes of sections 503 and 504
of this Act, any advertising code established pursuant to
subsection (a) or (c) of this section shall be considered
to be a regulation prescribed by the Commission pursuant
to this Act.
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMMIS-
SION TO PRESCRIBE CODE.—The requirement of sub-
section (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section, but only if the Commission deter-
mines, in consultation with appropriate public interest
groups and interested individuals from the private sector,
that—
‘‘(1) persons in the television industry have not,
by such date, established and implemented a vol-
untary code of conduct that limits the exposure and
appeal to minors of alcoholic beverage advertise-
ments in video programming, taking into consider-
ation the content, frequency, timing, and program
placement of such ads, as well as the role of public
information messages about the risks of alcohol used
by minors; and
‘‘(2) such code is acceptable to the Commission.
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Commission shall in-
clude in each annual report pursuant to section 4(k) of
this Act submitted after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion an assessment of the extent to which a code estab-
lished under subsection (a) or (c) of this section has been
successfully implemented, and is rigorously complied with,
by distributors of video programming.
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘antitrust laws’ has the meaning
given it in subsection (a) of the first section of the
Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that such
term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such
section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.
‘‘(2) The term ‘person in the television indus-
try’ means a television network, any entity which
produces programming (including theatrical motion
pictures) for telecasting or telecasts programming,
the National Cable Television Association, the Asso-
ciation of Independent Television Stations, Incor-
porated, the National Association of Broadcasters,
the Motion Picture Association of America, the Com-
munity Antenna Television Association, and each of
the networks’ affiliate organizations, and shall in-
clude any individual acting on behalf of such person.
‘‘(3) The term ‘video programming’ has the
meaning provided in section 602 of this Act.’’.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2981 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that congressional testi-
mony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2015 
Mr. HUELSKAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Af-
fairs employees is official duty, 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. TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY 
BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EM-
PLOYEES AS OFFICIAL DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 715. CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES: 
TREATMENT AS OFFICIAL DUTY. 
‘‘(a) CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.—An employee of 
the Department is performing official duty during the pe-
riod with respect to which the employee is testifying in 
an official capacity in front of either House of Congress, 
a committee of either House of Congress, or a joint or 
select committee of Congress. 
‘‘(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, in accordance with applicable provisions under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, to any employee of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs performing official duty 
described under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty.’’. 
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shall be referred to the Committee on National Security
and the Committee on Science of the House of Represent-
atives. A resolution described in subsection (a) introduced
in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Armed
Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate.
(c) DISCHARGE.—If the committee to which a resolu-
tion described in subsection (a) is referred has not re-
ported such resolution (or an identical resolution) by the
end of the 20-day period beginning on the date on which
the Commission transmits the report to the Congress
under section 3(e)(4), such committee shall be, at the end
of such period, discharged from further consideration of
such resolution, and such resolution shall be placed on the
appropriate calendar of the House involved.
(d) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On or after the third day
after the date on which the committee to which such
a resolution is referred has reported, or has been
discharged (under subsection (c)) from further con-
sideration of, such a resolution, it is in order (even
though a previous motion to the same effect has
been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective
House to move to proceed to the consideration of the
resolution (but only on the day after the calendar