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Union Calendar No. 30
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 536
[Report No. 104–57]
A BILL
To extend indefinitely the authority of the Sec-
retary of the Interior to collect a commercial op-
eration fee in the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
FEBRUARY 28, 1995
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 30
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 536
[Report No. 104–57]
To extend indefinitely the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to collect
a commercial operation fee in the Delaware Water Gap National Recre-
ation Area, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 1995
Mr. MCDADE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
FEBRUARY 28, 1995
Reported with amendments, 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 extend indefinitely the authority of the Secretary of the
Interior to collect a commercial operation fee in the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO COLLECT FEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The third undesignated para-
graph under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI-
SIONS’’ in chapter VII of title I of Public Law 98–63
(97 Stat. 329) (relating to Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘not ex-
ceed $10 per trip’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘re-
flect the costs of collection but shall not exceed $25
per trip’’; and
(2) by striking out paragraph (3).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (2) of such third
undesignated paragraph shall be deemed to have remained
in effect after the completion of construction of I–287,
notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3) of such
third undesignated paragraph.
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective at noon on September 30,
2005, the use of Highway 209 within Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area by commercial vehicles, when
such use is not connected with the operation of the recre-
ation area, is prohibited, except as provided in subsection
(b).
(b) LOCAL BUSINESS USE PROTECTED.—Subsection
(a) does not apply with respect to the use of commercial
‘‘(II) the amount treated as gain
by reason of the receipt of any capital
gain dividend shall be increased by the
percentage by which the entity’s net
capital gain for the taxable year deter-
mined without regard to this section
exceeds the entity’s net capital gain
for such year determined with regard
to this section, and
‘‘(ii) there shall be other appropriate
adjustments (including deemed distribu-
tions) so as to ensure that the benefits of
this section are not allowed (directly or in-
directly) to corporate shareholders of quali-
fied investment entities.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, any
amount includible in gross income under section
852(b)(3)(D) shall be treated as a capital gain
dividend and an S corporation shall not be
treated as a corporation.
‘‘(C) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
QUALIFICATION
PURPOSES.—This section shall not apply for
purposes of sections 851(b) and 856(c).
‘‘(D) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TAXES IM-
POSED AT ENTITY LEVEL.—
vehicles to serve businesses located within or in the vicinity
of the recreation area, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) CONFORMING PROVISIONS.—(1) Paragraphs (1)
through (3) of the third undesignated paragraph under the
heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in chapter
VII of title I of Public Law 98–63 (97 Stat. 329) are re-
pealed, effective September 30, 2005.
(2) Prior to noon on September 30, 2005, the Secretary
shall collect and utilize a commercial use fee from commer-
cial vehicles in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (3)
of such third undesignated paragraph. Such fee shall not
exceed $25 per trip.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to prohibit the
use of Highway 209 within the Delaware Water Gap Na-
tional Recreation Area by certain commercial vehicles,
and for other purposes.’’.
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Calendar No. 69
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 536
[Report No. 104–46]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 15, 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
APRIL 7 (legislative day, APRIL 5), 1995
Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, without amendment
AN ACT
To prohibit the use of Highway 209 within the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area by certain commer-
cial vehicles, 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. PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective at noon on September
30, 2005, the use of Highway 209 within Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area by commercial vehicles,
when such use is not connected with the operation of the
HR 536 RS
recreation area, is prohibited, except as provided in sub-
section (b).
(b) LOCAL BUSINESS USE PROTECTED.—Subsection
(a) does not apply with respect to the use of commercial
vehicles to serve businesses located within or in the vicinity
of the recreation area, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) CONFORMING PROVISIONS.—(1) Paragraphs (1)
through (3) of the third undesignated paragraph under
the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in
chapter VII of title I of Public Law 98–63 (97 Stat. 329)
are repealed, effective September 30, 2005.
(2) Prior to noon on September 30, 2005, the Sec-
retary shall collect and utilize a commercial use fee from
commercial vehicles in accordance with paragraphs (1)
through (3) of such third undesignated paragraph. Such
fee shall not exceed $25 per trip.
Passed the House of Representatives March 14,
1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 69
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 536
[Report No. 104–46]
AN ACT
To prohibit the use of Highway 209 within the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
by certain commercial vehicles, and for other
purposes.
APRIL 7 (legislative day, APRIL 5), 1995
Reported without amendment
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 541
To reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 1995
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975,
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 ‘‘Atlantic Tunas Con-
vention Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES.
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall, within 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, submit a report to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
ber 31, 1995 (or passed to the taxpayer
from such a decedent), and
‘‘(ii) 28 percent of the amount of the
taxable income in excess of the sum of the
amount determined under subparagraph
(A) and the net capital gain described in
clause (i) of this subparagraph.
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), the term ‘applicable percentage’
means—
‘‘(A) 10 percent in the case of taxable
years beginning after December 31, 1994, and
before January 1, 1997,
‘‘(B) 15 percent in the case of taxable
years beginning during 1997,
‘‘(C) 20 percent in the case of taxable
years beginning during 1998, and
‘‘(D) 25 percent in the case of taxable
years beginning during 1999.
‘‘(3) ELECTION
TO
MARK-TO-MARKET
PROP-
ERTY ACQUIRED FROM A DECEDENT.—If the tax-
payer elects this paragraph with respect to any prop-
erty described in paragraph (1)(B)(i), such property
shall be treated as sold (for its fair market value as
of the first day of the taxpayer year) and any gain
or loss shall be treated as received or accrued on
such day.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De-
cember 31, 1995.
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL EXCLUSION OF GAIN ON SALE OF
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE ACQUIRED FROM A
DECEDENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 121 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to one-time
exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence by indi-
vidual who has attained age 55) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(10) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
RESIDENCE
AC-
QUIRED FROM DECEDENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a resi-
dence which was acquired by the taxpayer from
a decedent dying after December 31, 1995, or
to whom such residence passed from such a de-
cedent 
(within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section
1015(f)(2))—
‘‘(i) subsection (a)(1) shall not apply,
‘‘(ii) the requirement of subsection
(a)(2) shall be treated as met if the dece-
dent satisfied such requirement as of the
date of death or the taxpayer satisfies such
requirement, and
‘‘(iii) subsection (b)(1) shall be ap-
plied 
by 
substituting 
‘$250,000’ 
for
‘$125,000’ and ‘$125,000’ for ‘$62,500’.
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
ELECTION.—Any elec-
tion under this section with respect to any resi-
dence to which subparagraph (A) applies shall
not be taken into account in determining
whether any other election may be made under
this section.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after De-
cember 31, 1995, in taxable years ending after such date.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 539
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax exemption
for health risk pools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 1995
Mr. PARKER 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 provide
a tax exemption for health risk pools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) subsection (c) of section 501 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to list of exempt organiza-
tions) is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(26) Any corporation, association, or similar
legal entity which is created by any State or political
subdivision thereof to establish a risk pool to provide
health insurance coverage to any person unable to
obtain health insurance coverage in the private in-
surance market because of health conditions and no
part of the net earnings of which inures to the bene-
fit of any private shareholder, member, or individ-
ual.’’
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1989.
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Committee on Resources of the House of Representa-
tives—
(1) identifying current governmental and non-
governmental research and monitoring activities on
Atlantic bluefin tuna and other highly migratory
species;
(2) describing the personnel and budgetary re-
sources allocated to such activities; and
(3) explaining how each activity contributes to
the conservation and management of Atlantic bluefin
tuna and other highly migratory species.
(b) RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 3 of the Act of September 4, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 971i)
is amended—
(1) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 3. RESEARCH ON ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY
SPECIES.’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(a) BIENNIAL REPORT
ON
BLUEFIN TUNA.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Com-
merce shall’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES RESEARCH AND
MONITORING.—
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 540
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the exclusion for
amounts received under group legal services plans permanent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 1995
Mr. RANGEL 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 make
the exclusion for amounts received under group legal
services plans permanent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FOR
EMPLOYER-PROVIDED GROUP LEGAL SERV-
ICES PLANS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subsection (e) of section 120
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall
apply to—
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONVEN-
TION.
Section 6(c) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of
1975 (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) in the matter following
subparagraph (K), by inserting ‘‘or fishery mortality
level’’ after ‘‘quota of fish’’; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION
OF
LIST.—Not later than
January 1, 1996, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall publish a list of nations whose fishing vessels are
fishing, or have fished during the previous year, with-
in the Convention area in a manner that is inconsist-
ent with the objectives of a conservation or manage-
ment recommendation of the Commission.
‘‘(5)
IDENTIFICATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—As
soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1995 and as
appropriate thereafter, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) identify those nations whose fishing
vessels are fishing within the Convention area in
a manner that is inconsistent with the objectives
of a conservation or management recommenda-
tion of the Commission; and
$2,500,000 are authorized for such research activi-
ties.’’.
SEC. 7. REPORT AND CERTIFICATION.
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16
U.S.C. 971 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end there-
of the following:
‘‘ANNUAL REPORT
‘‘SEC. 11. Not later than April 1, 1996, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report, that—
‘‘(1) details for the previous 10-year period the
catches and exports to the United States of highly
migratory species (including tunas, swordfish, mar-
lin, and sharks) from nations fishing on Atlantic
stocks of such species that are subject to manage-
ment by the Commission;
‘‘(2) identifies those fishing nations whose har-
vests are inconsistent with conservation and manage-
ment recommendations of the Commission;
‘‘(3) describes reporting requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary to ensure that imported fish
products are in compliance with all international
management measures, including minimum size re-
quirements, established by the Commission and
other international fishery organizations to which
the United States is a party; and
‘‘(4) describes actions taken by the Secretary
under section 12.
‘‘CERTIFICATION
‘‘SEC. 12. (a) If the Secretary determines that vessels
of any nation are harvesting fish which are subject to reg-
ulation pursuant to a recommendation of the Commission
and which were taken from the convention area in a man-
ner or under circumstances which would tend to diminish
the effectiveness of the conservation recommendations of
the Commission, the Secretary shall certify such fact to
the President.
‘‘(b) Such certification shall be deemed to be a certifi-
cation for the purposes of section 8 of the Fishermen’s
Protective Act (22 U.S.C. 1978).
‘‘(c) Upon certification under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall promulgate regulations under section 6(c)(4)
with respect to a nation so certified.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 542
To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United
States and the People’s Republic of China.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 1995
Mr. SAXTON (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To approve a governing international fishery agreement be-
tween the United States and the People’s Republic of
China.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.
Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1823),
the governing international fishery agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China, as contained
in the message to Congress from the President of the
United States dated September 20, 1994, is approved as
a governing international fishery agreement for the pur-
poses of such Act and shall enter into force and effect
with respect to the United States on the date of enactment
of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 543
To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United
States and the Republic of Estonia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 1995
Mr. SAXTON (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To approve a governing international fishery agreement
between the United States and the Republic of Estonia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AGREEMENT WITH ESTONIA.
Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1823),
the governing international fishery agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the Gov-
ernment of the Republic of Estonia, as contained in the
message to Congress from the President of the United
States dated January 18, 1995, is approved as a govern-
ing international fishery agreement for the purposes of
such Act and shall enter into force and effect with respect
to the United States on the date of enactment of this Act.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Asbestos Management
Incentive Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Although asbestos is hazardous, the risk of
asbestos-related disease depends upon exposure to
airborne asbestos fibers.
(2) Data available to the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency suggest that average airborne asbestos
levels in buildings are very low. Accordingly, the
health risk to most building occupants also appears
to be very low.
(3) The Environmental Protection Agency has
estimated that only 20 percent of all buildings (in-
cluding public and commercial buildings, residential
apartment buildings of 10 units or more, and Fed-
eral buildings) contain friable asbestos-containing
material.
(4) The Environmental Protection Agency has
found that removal of asbestos is often not the best
course of action to reduce asbestos exposure. In fact,
by releasing asbestos-containing material fibers into
the air, an improper or unnecessary removal can cre-
ate a dangerous situation where none previously ex-
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 547
To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any data relating
to the incidence of poverty produced or published by the Secretary
of Commerce for subnational areas be corrected for differences in the
cost of living in those areas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 1995
Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that
any data relating to the incidence of poverty produced
or published by the Secretary of Commerce for
subnational areas be corrected for differences in the cost
of living in those areas.
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 ‘‘Poverty Data Correc-
tion Act.’’
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 13, United
States Code, is amended by adding after subchapter V the
following:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—POVERTY DATA
‘‘SEC. 201. CORRECTION OF SUBNATIONAL DATA RELATING
TO POVERTY.
‘‘(a) Any data relating to the incidence of poverty
produced or published by or for the Secretary of
subnational areas shall be corrected for differences in the
cost of living, and data produced for State and sub-State
areas shall be corrected for differences in the cost of living
for at least all States of the United States.
‘‘(b) Data under this section shall be published in
1997 and at least every second year thereafter.
SEC. 202. DEVELOPMENT OF STATE COST-OF-LIVING INDEX
AND STATE POVERTY THRESHOLDS.
‘‘(a) To correct any data relating to the incidence of
poverty for differences in the cost of living, the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(1) develop or cause to be developed a State
cost-of-living index which ranks and assigns an index
value to each State using data on wages, housing,
and other costs relevant to the cost of living; and
‘‘(2) multiply the Federal Government’s statis-
tical poverty thresholds by the index value for each
State’s cost of living to produce State poverty
thresholds for each State.
‘‘(b) The State cost-of-living index and resulting
State poverty thresholds shall be published prior to Sep-
tember 30, 1996, for calendar year 1995 and shall be up-
dated annually for each subsequent calendar year.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 5 of title 13, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—POVERTY DATA
‘‘Sec. 201. Correction of subnational data relating to poverty.
‘‘Sec. 202. Development of State cost-of-living index and State poverty thresh-
olds.’’.
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SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to relieve overcrowding in
Federal and State prisons and costs borne by American
taxpayers by providing for the transfer of aliens unlawfully
in the United States who have been convicted of commit-
ting crimes in the United States to their native countries
to be incarcerated for the duration of their sentences.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The cost of incarcerating an alien unlaw-
fully in the United States in a Federal or State pris-
on averages $20,803 per year.
(2) There are approximately 58,000 aliens con-
victed of crimes incarcerated in United States pris-
ons, including 41,000 aliens in State prisons and
17,000 aliens in Federal prisons.
(3) Many of these aliens convicted of crimes are
also unlawfully in the United States, but the Immi-
gration and Naturalization Service does not have
exact data on how many.
(4) The combined cost to Federal and State
governments for the incarceration of such criminal
aliens is approximately $1,200,000,000, including—
(A) for State governments, $760,000,000;
and
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 549
To provide a veterans bill of rights.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 17, 1995
Mr. STEARNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To provide a veterans bill of rights.
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 Bill of Rights
Act’’.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take any ac-
tion necessary to ensure that any rights and benefits pro-
vided under title 38, United States Code, to veterans who
qualify for the rights and benefits—
(1) are made available to the veterans in any 1
State or geographic location to the same extent as
the rights and benefits are made available to the vet-
erans in any other State or geographic location; and
(2) are not denied to any veteran on the basis
of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, or geographic lo-
cation.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ has the
same meaning given such term in section 101(20) of title
38, United States Code.
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