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current fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall
be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible,
United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu
of dollars: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able by this Act for general costs of administering military
assistance and sales under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military
Financing Program’’, not to exceed $2,000 shall be avail-
able for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $125,000
shall be available for representation allowances: Provided
further, That of the funds made available by this Act under
the heading ‘‘International Military Education and Train-
ing’’, not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for entertain-
ment allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made
available by this Act for the Inter-American Foundation,
not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment
and representation allowances: Provided further, That of
the funds made available by this Act for the Peace Corps,
not to exceed a total of $4,000 shall be available for enter-
tainment expenses: Provided further, That of the funds
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Trade and
Development Agency’’, not to exceed $2,000 shall be avail-
able for representation and entertainment allowances: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available by this Act
under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’,
SECTION 1. INSPECTIONS.
Section 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(h) The Secretary shall not use the results of en-
forcement activities, such as the number of citations
issued or penalties assessed, to evaluate employees directly
involved in enforcement activities under this Act or to im-
pose quotas or goals with regard to the results of such
activities.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 17,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The De-
partment shall have the following Assistant Secre-
taries appointed by the Secretary: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Affairs under section 602. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary for Partner-
ship and Engagement under section 603. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
CREATION
OF
POSI-
TIONS.—No Assistant Secretary position may be cre-
ated in addition to the positions provided for by this 
section unless such position is authorized by a stat-
ute enacted after the date of the enactment of the 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency 
Act of 2016.’’; 
(2) in title II (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.)— 
(A) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION’’; 
(B) in the subtitle A heading, by striking 
‘‘and Infrastructure Protection; Ac-
cess to Information’’; 
(C) in section 201 (6 U.S.C. 121)— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTEC-
TION’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)— 
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port to the Principal Deputy Director for 
Cybersecurity.’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Of-
fice of Emergency Communications’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Emergency Communications Di-
vision’’; 
(C) in section 2210, as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 227’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
2209’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary appointed under section 
103(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Pro-
tection Agency’’; 
(D) in section 2211, as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section 212(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2215(5)’’; and 
(E) in section 2212, as so redesignated, in 
subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 228’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2210’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 227’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2209’’. 
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‘‘(3) PRIOR APPROVAL.—In any case in which 
the head of a component or office of the Department 
seeks to utilize the authority under this section, such 
head shall first receive prior approval from the Sec-
retary by providing to the Secretary a proposal that 
includes the rationale for the utilization of such au-
thority, the funds to be spent on the use of such au-
thority, and the expected outcome for each project 
that is the subject of the use of such authority. In 
such a case, the authority for evaluating the pro-
posal may not be delegated by the Secretary to any-
one other than the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report detailing the projects for which the 
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authority granted by subsection (a) was utilized, the 
rationale for such utilizations, the funds spent uti-
lizing such authority, the extent of cost-sharing for 
such projects among Federal and non-Federal 
sources, the extent to which utilization of such au-
thority has addressed a homeland security capability 
gap or threat to the homeland identified by the De-
partment, the total amount of payments, if any, that 
were received by the Federal Government as a result 
of the utilization of such authority during the period 
covered by each such report, the outcome of each 
project for which such authority was utilized, and 
the results of any audits of such projects.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall develop a train-
ing program for acquisitions staff on the utilization of the 
authority provided under subsection (a).’’. 
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(c) PROHIBITION
ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 
additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 253
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2877
[Report No. 105–445]
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. NOR-
WOOD, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. PAUL, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BOB
SCHAFFER of Colorado, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr.
FAWELL, Mr. GREENWOOD, and Mr. BOEHNER) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force
MARCH 17, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. GOODLING, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.
MILLER of Florida, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. JONES
MARCH 17, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INSPECTIONS.
Section 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(h) The Secretary shall not establish any perform-
ance measures for any subordinate within the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Administration (including any
regional director, area director, supervisor, or inspector)
with respect to the number of inspections conducted, cita-
tions issued, or penalties assessed.’’.
SECTION 1. INSPECTIONS.
Section 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(h) The Secretary shall not use the results of enforce-
ment activities, such as the number of citations issued or
penalties assessed, to evaluate employees directly involved
in enforcement activities under this Act or to impose quotas
or goals with regard to the results of such activities.’’.
Union Calendar No. 253
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2877
[Report No. 105–445]
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970.
MARCH 17, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee on the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4815 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pimientos (capsicum anuum), 
prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2004 
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pimientos (cap-
sicum anuum), prepared or preserved otherwise than by 
vinegar or acetic acid. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN PIMIENTOS, PREPARED OR PRE-
SERVED BY VINEGAR OR ACETIC ACID. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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:
‘‘ 
9902.20.02 
Pimientos (capsicum 
anuum), prepared or pre-
served by vinegar or acetic 
acid, not frozen, in con-
tainers holding over 227 g. 
(provided for in subheading 
2005.90.50) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2006 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for representation
allowances.
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES
ASSISTANCE
SEC. 5006. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of
the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available
to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bi-
lateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under
which such assistance is to be provided unless such agree-
ment includes a provision stating that assistance provided
by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or reim-
bursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of
State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to
existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with
this requirement.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
FOREIGN
TAXES.—An
amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed
during fiscal year 2005 on funds appropriated by this Act
by a foreign government or entity against commodities fi-
nanced under United States assistance programs for which
funds are appropriated by this Act, either directly or
through grantees, contractors and subcontractors shall be
withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for as-
sistance for fiscal year 2006 and allocated for the central
government of such country and for the West Bank and
Gaza Program to the extent that the Secretary of State cer-
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2879
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. NOR-
WOOD, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. PAUL, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BOB
SCHAFFER of Colorado, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr.
FAWELL, Mr. GREENWOOD, and Mr. BOEHNER) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EMPLOYER LIABILITY.
Section 9 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (29 U.S.C 658) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(d) An employer may not be cited for a violation
of this section if the employer—
‘‘(1) has no employees exposed to the violation;
and
‘‘(2) has not created the condition that caused
the violation or assumed responsibility for ensuring
compliance by other employers on the work site.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 287
To allow for news bureau exchanges between the United States and Cuba.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To allow for news bureau exchanges between the United
States and Cuba.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEWS BUREAUS IN CUBA
AND THE UNITED STATES.
(a) INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POW-
ERS ACT.—Section 203(b) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (2) and (3) by striking ‘‘or’’
after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(5) financial or other transactions related to
the establishment of news bureaus by United States
news organizations in foreign countries, or the estab-
lishment of news bureaus in the United States by
foreign news organizations.’’.
(b) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.—Section 5(b)
of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) The authority granted to the President in this
subsection does not include the authority to regulate or
prohibit, directly or indirectly, financial or other trans-
actions related to the establishment of news bureaus by
United States news organizations in foreign countries, or
the establishment of news bureaus in the United States
by foreign news organizations.’’.
SEC. 2. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.
Section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following:
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the authority
granted to the President in such paragraph does not in-
clude the authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indi-
rectly, any activities or transactions which may not be reg-
ulated or prohibited under section 5(b)(5) of the Trading
With the Enemy Act.’’.
SEC. 3. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER RESTRICTIONS.
(a) NEWS BUREAUS.—Section 114 of the Cuban Lib-
erty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996
(22 U.S.C. 6044), and the item relating to that section
in the table of contents for that Act, are repealed.
(b) EMBARGO.—The amendments made by this Act
apply notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban Lib-
erty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of
1996.
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based on continuous monitoring approved by the Adminis-
trator.
‘‘(c) EXCESS EMISSIONS.—The owner or operator of
any covered unit that emits oxides of nitrogen, sulfur ox-
ides, or any other pollutant for which a tonnage cap has
been established pursuant to section 320(c), for a covered
period in any calendar year in excess of the allowances
for such air pollutant that the owner or operator holds
for use for the unit for the covered period shall be liable
for the payment of an excess emissions penalty, and shall
be liable to offset the excess emissions by an equal tonnage
amount of such air pollutant in the following covered pe-
riod or such other period as the Commission shall pre-
scribe. The excess emissions penalty for oxides of nitrogen
and sulfur oxides shall be calculated on the basis of the
number of tons emitted in excess of the total number of
allowances held, multiplied by $5,000, indexed by inflation
under rules promulgated by the Commission. The Com-
mission shall, by rule in consultation with the Adminis-
trator, establish penalties of equal effectiveness for other
pollutants for which a tonnage cap has been established
pursuant to section 320(c). Any such penalty shall be due
and payable without demand to the Commission. Excess
emissions penalties and offsets shall be determined and
administered in accordance with regulations to be promul-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2881
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. NOR-
WOOD, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. PAUL, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BOB
SCHAFFER of Colorado, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr.
FAWELL, Mr. GREENWOOD, and Mr. BOEHNER) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS.
Section 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (29 U.S.C 666) is amended by redesignating sub-
sections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) and (m), respec-
tively, and by adding after subsection (j) the following:
‘‘(k) In the case of any small business concern (as
defined in section 3(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(a)(1) and regulations thereunder) which re-
ceived a citation for a violation of the requirements of sec-
tion 5, any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant
to section 6, or of any regulation prescribed under this
Act, the Secretary shall waive up to 100 percent of the
penalty otherwise proposed for such violation if the small
business concern employer corrects the violation within the
time set for abatement under section 9(a). If such em-
ployer does not correct the violation within such time, the
Secretary shall waive up to 100 percent of such penalty
to the extent that the employer uses the amount which
would have been paid as the penalty for correction of the
violation. This subsection shall apply where—
‘‘(1) the employer has made a good faith effort
to comply with applicable regulations; and
‘‘(2) the violation does not constitute a signifi-
cant threat to an employee’s health or safety.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2882
To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code to permit each
party to certain contracts to accept or reject arbitration as a means
of settling disputes under the contracts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. BONO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code
to permit each party to certain contracts to accept or
reject arbitration as a means of settling disputes under
the contracts.
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 ‘‘Fairness and Vol-
untary Arbitration Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION.
(a) SALES AND SERVICE CONTRACTS.—Chapter 1 of
title 9 of the United States Code is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new section:
‘‘§ 17. Sales and service contracts
‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term ‘sales and
service contract’ means a contract under which any person
(including any manufacturer, importer or distributor) sells
any product to any other person for resale to an ultimate
purchaser and authorizes such other person to repair and
service such product.
‘‘(b) Whenever a sales and service contract provides
for the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy arising
out of or relating to the contract, each party to the con-
tract shall have the option, after the controversy arises
and before both parties commence an arbitration proceed-
ing, to reject arbitration as the means of settling the con-
troversy. Any such rejection shall be in writing.
‘‘(c) Whenever arbitration is elected to settle a dis-
pute under a sales and service contract, the arbitrator
shall provide the parties to the contract with a written
explanation of the factual and legal basis for the award.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new item:
‘‘17. Sales and service contracts.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to
contracts entered into, amended, altered, modified, re-
newed, or extended after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4816 
AN ACT 
To permit the Librarian of Congress to hire 
Library of Congress Police employees. 
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TITLE I—NATIONAL ADVISORY
BOARD ON ADOPTION
SEC. 101. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ADOPTION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established
the National Advisory Board on Adoption (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Board’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall appoint the members of the
Board, and shall include in such appointment as Board
members representatives of—
(1) private, nonprofit organizations involved in
child welfare and maternal and child health services,
including national organizations representing organi-
zations that provide adoption services and maternity
housing and services facilities;
(2) private, nonprofit organizations represent-
ing adopted children, adoptive families or biological
parents;
(3) organizations and agencies involved with
privately arranged and international adoptions;
(4) organizations representing State agencies
and local government agencies with responsibility for
coordinating or regulating adoption services or ma-
ternity and housing services facilities; and
‘‘(d) Each agency inspector general (or designated
comparable official, as applicable) shall conduct reviews
under the plan submitted under subsection (c), and submit
findings, results, and recommendations based on those re-
views to the head of the agency, by not later than April
30 and October 31 of each year. In the case of reviews
by an agency inspector general, such submission shall be
made as part of the semiannual reports required under
section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978. Not later
than 30 days after the date of the submission of the find-
ings, results, and recommendations to the head of the
agency under this subsection, the agency head shall sub-
mit the findings, results, and recommendations to Con-
gress.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1115(f) of title 31, United States Code, is amended
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
‘‘1119’’ and inserting ‘‘1120’’.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 11 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
‘‘1120. Inspector general review of agency performance plans and performance
reports.’’.
(c) REQUIREMENT TO USE FULL COSTS AS PER-
FORMANCE INDICATOR.—Section 1115(a)(4) of title 31,