datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(3) the implementation of the exchange ref-
erenced in this subsection is essential to helping
Calista utilize its assets to carry out those respon-
sibilities and to realize the benefits of the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act;
(4) the parties to the exchange have been un-
able to reach agreement on the valuation of the
lands and interests in lands to be conveyed to the
United States under section 8126 of Public Law
102–172; and
(5) in light of the foregoing, it is appropriate
and necessary in this unique situation that Congress
authorize and direct the implementation of this ex-
change as set forth in this section in furtherance of
the purposes and underlying goals of the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act.
(b) LAND EXCHANGE IMPLEMENTATION.—Section
8126 of Public Law 102–172 (105 Stat. 1206) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8126. (a)(1) In exchange for lands, partial es-
tates, and land selection rights identified in the document
entitled ‘The Calista Conveyance and Relinquishment
Document’, dated October 28, 1991, as amended Septem-
ber 22, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as ‘CCRD’), the
employer shall provide the employee the mone-
tary compensation due in accordance with para-
graph (6).
‘‘(4) PRIVATE
EMPLOYER
ACTIONS.—An em-
ployer which provides compensatory time under para-
graph (1) to employees shall not directly or indirectly
intimidate, threaten, or coerce or attempt to intimi-
date, threaten, or coerce any employee for the purpose
of—
‘‘(A) interfering with such employee’s rights
under this subsection to request or not request
compensatory time off in lieu of payment of
monetary overtime compensation for overtime
hours; or
‘‘(B) requiring any employee to use such
compensatory time.
‘‘(5) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.—An em-
ployee who has accrued compensatory time off author-
ized to be provided under paragraph (1) shall, upon
the voluntary or involuntary termination of employ-
ment, be paid for the unused compensatory time in
accordance with paragraph (6).
‘‘(6) RATE OF COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(A) GENERAL RULE.—If compensation is
to be paid to an employee for accrued compen-
satory time off, such compensation shall be paid
at a rate of compensation not less than—
‘‘(i) the regular rate received by such
employee when the compensatory time was
earned, or
‘‘(ii) the final regular rate received by
such employee,
whichever is higher.
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION
OF
PAYMENT.—Any
payment owed to an employee under this sub-
section for unused compensatory time shall be
considered unpaid overtime compensation.
‘‘(7) USE OF TIME.—An employee—
‘‘(A) who has accrued compensatory time off
authorized to be provided under paragraph (1),
and
‘‘(B) who has requested the use of such com-
pensatory time,
shall be permitted by the employee’s employer to use
such time within a reasonable period after making
the request if the use of the compensatory time does
not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer.
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘overtime com-
pensation’ and ‘compensatory time’ shall have the
meanings given such terms by subsection (o)(7).’’.
SEC. 3. REMEDIES.
Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 216) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b) Any em-
ployer’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) Except as provided in sub-
section (f), any employer’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) An employer which violates section 7(r)(4) shall
be liable to the employee affected in the amount of the rate
of compensation (determined in accordance with section
7(r)(6)(A)) for each hour of compensatory time accrued by
the employee and in an additional equal amount as liq-
uidated damages reduced by the amount of such rate of com-
pensation for each hour of compensatory time used by such
employee.’’.
SEC. 4. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall revise the materials
the Secretary provides, under regulations published at 29
C.F.R. 516.4, to employers for purposes of a notice explain-
ing the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to employees so
that such notice reflects the amendments made to such Act
by this Act.
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Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships, through the Congres-
sional Hunger Center. 
SEC. 722. Notwithstanding section 412 of the Agri-
cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
(7 U.S.C. 1736f), any balances available to carry out title 
III of such Act as of the date of enactment of this Act, 
and any recoveries and reimbursements that become avail-
able to carry out title III of such Act, may be used to 
carry out title II of such Act. 
SEC. 723. Section 375(e)(6)(B) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2008j(e)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$26,998,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$27,498,000’’. 
SEC. 724. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the 
salaries and expenses of personnel to collect from the lend-
er at the time of issuance a guarantee fee of less than 
2 percent of the principal obligation of guaranteed single-
family housing loans administered by the Rural Housing 
Service. 
SEC. 725. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary shall consider the City of Salinas, Cali-
fornia; the City of Watsonville, California; the City of Hol-
lister, California; the Town of Ulster, New York; County 
of Cleburne, Alabama; the City of Coachella, California;
H. R. 2000—8
SEC. 14. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ANCSA Land Bank Protection
Act of 1998’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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‘‘(2) made to purchase any taxable property or
service which is imported into the United States by
such person for use or consumption by such person
in the United States,
shall be exempt from the tax imposed by section 1.
‘‘(d) DE MINIMIS SALES.—Up to $2,500 per cal-
endar year of gross payments received—
‘‘(1) by a person not engaged in an active trade
or business during such calendar year prior to the
receipt of such gross payments, and
‘‘(2) in connection with a casual or isolated
sale,
shall be exempt from the tax imposed by section 1.
‘‘(e) AFFILIATED FIRMS.—Firms that make pur-
chases from or sell to affiliated firms which are exempt
pursuant to subsection (a) shall not need to comply with
the requirements of subsection (g) for such purchases to
remain exempt. For purposes of this section, a firm is af-
filiated with another if 1 firm owns 50 percent of the vot-
ing shares or interest in the other.
‘‘(f) DE MINIMIS SALE OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDI-
ATION SERVICES.—The first $10,000 per calendar year
of gross payments received by a person from the sale of
financial intermediation services shall be exempt from the
tax imposed by section 1. The exemption provided by this
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‘‘(T) section 6052(b) (relating to returns re-
garding payment of wages in the form of group-
term life insurance),
‘‘(U) section 6053(b) or (c) (relating to re-
ports of tips),
‘‘(V) section 6048(b)(1)(B) (relating to for-
eign trust reporting requirements),
‘‘(W) section 4093(c)(4)(B) (relating to cer-
tain purchasers of diesel and aviation fuels),
‘‘(X) section 408(i) (relating to reports with
respect to individual retirement plans) to any
person other than the Secretary with respect to
the amount of payments made to such person, or
‘‘(Y) section 6047(d) (relating to reports by
plan administrators) to any person other than
the Secretary with respect to the amount of pay-
ments made to such person.’’.
(B) Subsection (e) of section 6652 is amended in
the last sentence by striking ‘‘section 6724(d)(2)(X)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 6724(d)(2)(Y)’’.
(e) AMENDMENT RELATED TO SECTION 325.—Clauses
(ii) and (iii) of section 7702B(g)(4)(B) are each amended
by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate State
regulatory agency’’.
(f) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 501.—
international agreement of the United States that has
been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective
and that is in effect on the effective date of this Act, or
was to become effective on or after the effective date of
this Act, shall continue in effect according to its terms
until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or re-
voked in accordance with law.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2003
To reform the budget process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget
agreement of 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 1997
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. MINGE, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. WAMP,
Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BOYD, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. TANNER,
Mr. TAUSCHER, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. LUTHER, Ms.
SANCHEZ, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. NEUMANN, and Mr. GRAHAM) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget,
and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ways and Means, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To reform the budget process and enforce the bipartisan
balanced budget agreement of 1997.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Budet Enforcement Act of 1997’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
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the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of
the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
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program under section 149 of that title, and to carry 
out section 134 of that title— 
(A) $38,419,500,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $39,113,500,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $39,927,500,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $40,764,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $41,623,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
(F) $42,483,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
(2) TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
FI-
NANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM.—For credit as-
sistance under the transportation infrastructure fi-
nance and innovation program under chapter 6 of 
title 23, United States Code, $200,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2016 through 2021. 
(3) FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL TRANSPOR-
TATION PROGRAMS.— 
(A) 
TRIBAL
TRANSPORTATION
PRO-
GRAM.—For the tribal transportation program 
under section 202 of title 23, United States 
Code— 
(i) $465,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(ii) $475,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
(iii) $485,000,000 for fiscal year 
2018; 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2004
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the reinstatement
of eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain
surviving spouses of veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 1997
Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
reinstatement of eligibility for dependency and indemnity
compensation for certain surviving spouses of veterans.
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 ‘‘Give Surviving Spouses
of Veterans a Chance to Remarry Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF REMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES
FOR REINSTATEMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND
INDEMNITY COMPENSATION UPON TERMI-
NATION OF THAT REMARRIAGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1311 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘(e)(1) The remarriage of the surviving spouse of a
veteran shall not bar the furnishing of dependency and
indemnity compensation to such person as the surviving
spouse of the veteran if the remarriage is terminated by
death or divorce, unless the Secretary determines that the
divorce was secured through fraud by the surviving spouse
or collusion.
‘‘(2) If the surviving spouse of a veteran ceases living
with another person and holding himself or herself out
openly to the public as that person’s spouse, the bar to
granting that person dependency and indemnity com-
pensation as the surviving spouse of the veteran shall not
apply.
‘‘(3) The first month of eligibility for payment of de-
pendency and indemnity compensation to a surviving
spouse by reason of this subsection shall be the month
after—
‘‘(A) the month of the termination of such re-
marriage, in the case of a surviving spouse described
in paragraph (1); or
‘‘(B) the month of the cessation described in
paragraph (2), in the case of a surviving spouse de-
scribed in that paragraph.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—No payment may be made
by reason of section 1311(e) for any month before October
1, 1997.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5149
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
Received 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
block grant program through March 31, 2005, and for 
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2005
AN ACT
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the applica-
tion of the Act popularly known as the ‘‘Death on the
High Seas Act’’ to aviation incidents, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION AMENDMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40120(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(including
the Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the maintenance of
actions for death on the high seas and other navigable wa-
ters’, approved March 30, 1920, commonly known as the
Death on the High Seas Act (46 U.S.C. App. 761–767;
41 Stat. 537–538))’’ after ‘‘United States’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies to civil actions commenced after the
date of the enactment of this Act and to civil actions that
are not adjudicated by a court of original jurisdiction or
settled on or before such date of enactment.
SEC. 2. FAMILY ASSISTANCE TASK FORCE REPORT.
Section 704(c) of the Federal Aviation Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1996 (49 U.S.C. 41113 note; 110 Stat. 3269)
is amended by striking ‘‘model plan’’ and inserting ‘‘guide-
lines’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2005
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the
Act popularly known as the ‘‘Death on the High Seas Act’’ to aviation
incidents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 1997
Mr. MCDADE (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KING, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. GEKAS,
Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
EHRLICH, Mr. KLINK, Mr. MANTON, Ms. FURSE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr.
SHAYS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ACKERMAN,
Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. FORD, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ENGLISH of
Pennsylvania, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. FATTAH,
Mr. MURTHA, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. MCHALE, Mr.
GOODLING, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr.
MILLER of Florida, Mr. FORBES, Ms. DELAURO, and Mr. HOYER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the applica-
tion of the Act popularly known as the ‘‘Death on the
High Seas Act’’ to aviation incidents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT.
Section 40120(c) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REMEDIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this part or the
Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the maintenance of
actions for death on the high seas and other navi-
gable waters’ approved March 30, 1920 (46 U.S.C.
App. 761 et seq.), popularly known as the ‘Death on
the High Seas Act’, shall, with respect to any injury
or death arising out of any covered aviation incident,
affect any remedy—
‘‘(A) under common law; or
‘‘(B) under State law.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REMEDIES.—Any remedy
provided for under this part or the Act referred to
in paragraph (1) for an injury or death arising out
of any covered aviation incident shall be in addition
to any of the remedies described in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) COVERED AVIATION INCIDENT DEFINED.—
In this subsection, the term ‘covered aviation inci-
dent’ means an aviation disaster occurring on or
after January 1, 1995.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2005
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 29, 1997
Received
JULY 30, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
AN ACT
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the applica-
tion of the Act popularly known as the ‘‘Death on the
High Seas Act’’ to aviation incidents, and for other pur-
poses.
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. CLARIFICATION AMENDMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40120(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(including
the Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the maintenance of
actions for death on the high seas and other navigable wa-
ters’, approved March 30, 1920, commonly known as the
Death on the High Seas Act (46 U.S.C. App. 761–767;
41 Stat. 537–538))’’ after ‘‘United States’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies to civil actions commenced after the
date of the enactment of this Act and to civil actions that
are not adjudicated by a court of original jurisdiction or
settled on or before such date of enactment.
SEC. 2. FAMILY ASSISTANCE TASK FORCE REPORT.
Section 704(c) of the Federal Aviation Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1996 (49 U.S.C. 41113 note; 110 Stat. 3269)
is amended by striking ‘‘model plan’’ and inserting ‘‘guide-
lines’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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allocation of new budget authority or outlays
under subsection (a) to be exceeded; or
‘‘(B) in the case of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, the appropriate suballocation of
new budget authority or outlays under subsection
(b) to be exceeded.’’.
(d) SEPARATE ALLOCATIONS.—Section 302(g) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) SEPARATE ALLOCATIONS.—The Committees on
Appropriations and the Budget shall make separate alloca-
tions under subsections (a) and (b) consistent with the cat-
egories in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’.
SEC. 1606. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 303.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘NEW CREDIT AUTHORITY,’’
in the center heading;
(2) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (a)
and be redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as para-
graphs (4) and (5), respectively;
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘ad-
vanced, discretionary’’ before ‘‘new budget authority’’;
and
(4) by striking subsection (c).
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(6) After the last item, insert the following new
items:
‘‘Benefits under chapter 35 of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, related to educational assistance
for survivors and dependents of certain veterans
with service-connected disabilities (36–0137–0–
1–702);
‘‘Assistance and services under chapter 31
of title 38, United States Code, relating to train-
ing and rehabilitation for certain veterans with
service-connected 
disabilities 
(36–0137–0–1–
702);
‘‘Benefits under subchapters I, II, and III
of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, re-
lating to housing loans for certain veterans and
for the spouses and surviving spouses of certain
veterans Guaranty and Indemnity Program Ac-
count (36–1119–0–1–704);
‘‘Loan Guaranty Program Account (36–
1025–0–1–704); and
‘‘Direct Loan Program Account (36–1024–
0–1–704).’’.
(b) CERTAIN PROGRAM BASES.—Section 255(f) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 is amended to read as follows:
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remain posted for a period of 21 days from the date on
which the Commission directs that it be posted. The Com-
mission shall maintain a public docket of all requests filed
under this section. Such docket shall contain a copy of
the request but shall not include any accompanying evi-
dence of support. The request shall remain on the public
docket until the case is closed. Such request for recogni-
tion shall be granted by the employer unless—
(1) the employer has a good faith doubt as to
the accuracy or validity of the evidence demonstrat-
ing majority support in an appropriate unit or as to
the appropriateness of the claimed unit;
(2) there is currently in effect a lawful written
collective-bargaining agreement between the em-
ployer and another employee organization covering
any employees included in the unit described in the
request for recognition;
(3) within the previous 12 months another em-
ployee organization has been lawfully recognized or
certified as the exclusive representative of any em-
ployees included in the unit described in the request
for recognition; or
(4) the Commission has, within the previous 12
months, conducted a secret ballot election involving
any employees included in the unit described in the
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Union Calendar No. 123
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2005
[Report No. 105–201]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the
Act popularly known as the ‘‘Death on the High Seas Act’’ to aviation
incidents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 1997
Mr. MCDADE (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KING, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. GEKAS,
Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
EHRLICH, Mr. KLINK, Mr. MANTON, Ms. FURSE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr.
SHAYS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ACKERMAN,
Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. FORD, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ENGLISH of
Pennsylvania, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. FATTAH,
Mr. MURTHA, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. MCHALE, Mr.
GOODLING, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr.
MILLER of Florida, Mr. FORBES, Ms. DELAURO, and Mr. HOYER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure
JULY 24, 1997
Additional sponsors: Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado, Mr. WATTS of Okla-
homa, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr.
FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. PICK-
ERING, and Mr. LOBIONDO
JULY 24, 1997
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]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 20, 1997]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the applica-
tion of the Act popularly known as the ‘‘Death on the
High Seas Act’’ to aviation incidents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION AMENDMENT.
Section 40120(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘(including the Act entitled ‘An Act
relating to the maintenance of actions for death on the high
seas and other navigable waters’, approved March 30, 1920,
commonly known as the Death on the High Seas Act (46
U.S.C. App. 761–767; 41 Stat. 537–538))’’ after ‘‘United
States’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 1 applies to civil ac-
tions commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act
and to civil actions that are not adjudicated by a court
of original jurisdiction or settled on or before such date of
enactment.
Union Calendar No. 123
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2005
[Report No. 105–201]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify
the application of the Act popularly known as the
‘‘Death on the High Seas Act’’ to aviation inci-
dents.
JULY 24, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed