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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2186
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 17, 1997
Mrs. CUBIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assist-
ance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
in Casper, Wyoming.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares the
following:
(1) The city of Casper, Wyoming, is nationally
significant as the only geographic location in the
western United States where 4 congressionally rec-
ognized historic trails (the Oregon Trail, the Mor-
mon Trail, the California Trail, and the Pony Ex-
press Trail), the Bridger Trail, the Bozeman Trail,
and many Indian routes converged.
(2) The historic trails that passed through the
Casper area are a distinctive part of the national
character and possess important historical and cul-
tural values representing themes of migration, settle-
ment, transportation, and commerce that shaped the
landscape of the West.
(3) The Bureau of Land Management has not
yet established a historic trails interpretive center in
Wyoming or in any adjacent State to educate and
focus national attention on the history of the mid-
19th century immigrant trails that crossed public
lands in the Intermountain West.
(4) At the invitation of the Bureau of Land
Management, the city of Casper and the National
Historic Trails Foundation, Inc. (a nonprofit cor-
poration established under the laws of the State of
Wyoming) entered into a memorandum of under-
standing in 1992, and have since signed an assist-
ance agreement in 1993 and a cooperative agree-
ment in 1997, to create, manage, and sustain a Na-
tional Historic Trails Interpretive Center to be lo-
cated in Casper, Wyoming, to professionally inter-
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1998’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
title 38, United States Code. Such certification shall dem-
onstrate a plan for, and commitment to, ongoing compli-
ance with the requirements of that subsection. 
(g) CONTINUING REPORTS.—Following a certification 
under subsection (f), the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
an update on that certification every six months until the 
certification is included in the Department’s annual budget 
submission. 
SEC. 103. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INVENTORY 
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HIS-
TORIC PROPERTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 15 of 
2005, 2006, and 2007, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the his-
toric properties administered or controlled by the Secretary. 
(b) INITIAL REPORT.—In the initial report under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall set forth a complete inven-
tory of the historic structures and property under the juris-
diction of the Secretary. The report shall include a descrip-
tion and classification of each such property based upon 
historical nature, current physical condition, and potential 
for transfer, leasing, or adaptive use. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—In reports under sub-
section (a) after the initial report, the Secretary shall pro-
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 40 Foley
Square in New York, New York, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Thurgood Marshall United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any references in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Thurgood Marshall United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2187
To designate the United States Courthouse located at 40 Foley Square
in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Thurgood Marshall United States
Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 17, 1997
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and
Mrs. MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the United States Courthouse located at 40
Foley Square in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Thurgood
Marshall United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 40 Foley
Square in New York, New York, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Thurgood Marshall United States Court-
house’’.
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any references in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Thurgood Marshall United States
Courthouse’’.
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SEC. 103. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 60o(a)) is
amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘who is separated from employment,’’;
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘employee’’ the second place it appears and
inserting ‘‘employee or for any other purpose’’; and
(3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘the
amount’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of a lump sum
payment for the accrued annual leave of the em-
ployee, the amount’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1,
1997.
SEC. 104. (a) Section 104(c)(2) of the House of Rep-
resentatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections
Act (2 U.S.C. 92(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the
District of Columbia’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after
October 1, 1997.
SEC. 105. (a) Section 204(11)(A) of the House of
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Correc-
tions Act (110 Stat. 1731) is amended by striking out
campaign committee of a political party but not including
an entity regulated under subsection (b)) shall not solicit
or receive any contributions, donations, or transfers of
funds, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the limi-
tations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this
Act.
‘‘(b) STATE, DISTRICT, AND LOCAL COMMITTEES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State, district, or local
committee of a political party shall not expend or
disburse any amount during a calendar year in
which a Federal election is held for any activity that
might affect the outcome of a Federal election, in-
cluding but not limited to voter registration or get-
out-the-vote activities and/or generic campaign ac-
tivities unless the amount is subject to the limita-
tions, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of
this Act.
‘‘(2) ACTIVITY
EXCLUDED
FROM
PARAGRAPH
(1).—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall
not apply to an expenditure or disbursement
made by a State, district, or local committee of
a political party for—
‘‘(i) a contribution to a candidate for
State or local office if the contribution is
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of the Capitol Police, with provision for lump sum
payment for unused annual leave; and
(L) a leave sharing program.
(2) The leave system under this section may not pro-
vide for the accrual of either annual or sick leave for any
period of leave without pay or leave with reduced pay.
(3) All provisions of the leave system established
under this subsection shall be subject to the approval of
the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate. All regulations approved under this
subsection shall have the force and effect of law.
(c)(1) Upon the approval of the Capitol Police Board,
a member or civilian employee of the Capitol Police who
is separated from service, may be paid a lump sum pay-
ment for the accrued annual leave of the member or civil-
ian employee.
(2) The lump sum payment under paragraph (1)—
(A) shall equal the pay the member or civilian
employee would have received had such member or
employee remained in the service until the expiration
of the period of annual leave;
(B) shall be paid from amounts appropriated to
the Capitol Police;
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(1) The United States Customs Service has
identified goods, wares, articles, and merchandise
mined, produced, or manufactured under conditions
of convict labor, forced labor, and indentured labor
in several countries.
(2) The United States Customs Service has ac-
tively pursued attempts to import products made
with forced labor, resulting in seizures, detention or-
ders, fines, and criminal prosecutions.
(3) The United States Customs Service has
taken 21 formal administrative actions in the form
of detention orders against different products des-
tined for the United States market, found to have
been made with forced labor, including products
from the People’s Republic of China.
(4) The United States Customs Service does
not currently have the tools to obtain the timely and
in-depth verification necessary to identify and inter-
dict products made with forced labor that are des-
tined for the United States market.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS PER-
SONNEL TO MONITOR THE IMPORTATION OF
PRODUCTS MADE WITH FORCED LABOR.
There are authorized to be appropriated for monitor-
ing by the United States Customs Service of the importa-
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tion into the United States of products made with forced
labor, the importation of which violates section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 or section 1761 of title 18, United
States Code, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON FORCED LABOR
PRODUCTS 
DESTINED 
FOR 
THE 
UNITED
STATES MARKET.
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner of Customs shall prepare and transmit to the Con-
gress a report on products made with forced labor that
are destined for the United States market.
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include information concerning the follow-
ing:
(1) The extent of the use of forced labor in
manufacturing products destined for the United
States market.
(2) The volume of products made with forced
labor, destined for the United States market, that is
in violation of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930
or section 1761 of the title 18, United States Code,
and is seized by the United States Customs Service.
(3) The progress of the United States Customs
Service in identifying and interdicting products
tions of suspected prison labor facilities by international
monitors.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF FORCED LABOR.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘forced labor’’ means con-
vict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, as such terms
are used in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to provide for
certain measures to increase monitoring of products that
are made with forced labor.’’.
‘‘(V) the amount of any lien imposed with
respect to the order pursuant to section
466(a)(4).
‘‘(ii) The abstract of a child support order shall
use standardized data elements for both parents
(such as names, social security numbers and other
uniform identification numbers, dates of birth, and
case identification numbers), and contain such other
information (such as on case status) as the Sec-
retary may require.
‘‘(C) Such procedures shall require the State
agency administering the State program under this
part to notify the Federal Case Registry of Child
Support Orders of any expiration of any child sup-
port order an abstract of which has been transmitted
by the State pursuant to subparagraph (A).’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
453(h)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 653(h)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘abstracts of support orders
and other information described in paragraph (2)
with respect to each case in each State case registry
maintained pursuant to section 454A(e), as fur-
nished (and regularly updated), pursuant to section
454A(f), by State agencies administering programs
under this part’’ and inserting ‘‘child support order
abstracts transmitted pursuant to section 466(a)(21)
and other information described in paragraph (2)
with respect to each case in the registry’’.
SEC. 3. COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT BY INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to miscellaneous provisions)
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 7525. COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT.
‘‘(a) EMPLOYEE TO NOTIFY EMPLOYER OF CHILD
SUPPORT OBLIGATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each employee shall speci-
fy, on each withholding certificate furnished to such
employee’s employer—
‘‘(A) the monthly amount (if any) of each
child support obligation of such employee, and
‘‘(B) the TIN of the individual to whom
each such obligation is owed.
‘‘(2) WHEN CERTIFICATE FILED.—In addition
to the other required times for filing a withholding
certificate, a new withholding certificate shall be
filed within 30 days after the date of any court or
administrative order which changes the information
specified under paragraph (1).
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‘‘(E) organizations focused on criminal jus-
tice reform; 
‘‘(F) schools; and 
‘‘(G) social service agencies in the commu-
nity, including educational, juvenile justice, 
child welfare, housing, and mental health agen-
cies. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2021.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4436 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for 
expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Ever-
glades restoration plan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2016 
Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. CLAWSON of Florida) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
to provide for expedited project implementation relating 
to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan. 
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 ‘‘Everglades for the 
Next Generation Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
COMPREHENSIVE 
EVERGLADES 
RESTORATION 
PLAN. 
Section 601(d) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 114 Stat. 2684) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and subject 
to paragraph (3)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b) or (c)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) 
EXPEDITED
PROJECT
IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—After completing a project implementation 
report prepared in accordance with subsections (f) 
and (h), the Secretary may carry out, without any 
further congressional authorization— 
‘‘(A) any project identified in the Plan for 
which a project implementation report is com-
pleted that is in accordance with an integrated 
delivery schedule approved by the Chief of En-
gineers and the South Florida Water Manage-
ment District, in consultation with the South 
Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, 
subject to the condition that the report is com-
pleted not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) any group of projects under the Plan 
that the Secretary determines will provide re-
gional or watershed ecosystem or water supply 
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benefits if the group of projects is constructed 
in accordance with a project implementation re-
port approved by the Chief of Engineers and 
the South Florida Water Management District, 
in consultation with the South Florida Eco-
system Restoration Task Force, not later than 
5 years after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph.’’. 
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vide an update of the status of each property identified in 
the initial report, with the proposed and actual disposition 
of each property. Each such report shall include any rec-
ommendation of the Secretary for legislation to enhance the 
transfer, leasing or adaptive use of such properties. 
SEC. 104. AUTHORITY TO USE PROJECT FUNDS TO CON-
STRUCT OR RELOCATE SURFACE PARKING IN-
CIDENTAL TO A CONSTRUCTION OR NON-
RECURRING MAINTENANCE PROJECT. 
Section 8109 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) Funds in a construction account or capital ac-
count that are available for a construction project or a non-
recurring maintenance project may be used for the construc-
tion or relocation of a surface parking lot incidental to that 
project.’’. 
SEC. 105. INAPPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION ON USE OF AD-
VANCE PLANNING FUNDS TO AUTHORIZED 
MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 
Section 8104 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) The limitation in subsection (f) does not apply 
to a project for which funds have been authorized by law 
in accordance with subsection (a)(2).’’.
(9) On January 19, 2001, the Duwamish Tribe re-
ceived a favorable determination for federal recognition 
from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Af-
fairs. 
(10) On September 26, 2001, the new Assistant Sec-
retary for Indian Affairs unilaterally reversed the January 
19, 2001, decision and rejected the Duwamish petition for 
recognition. 
(11) On January 4, 2002, the Interior Board of In-
dian Appeals referred several questions raised by the cir-
cumstances of the administrative reversal to the Secretary 
of the Interior along with directions to decide whether to 
request further reconsideration by the Assistant Secretary 
for Indian Affairs in light of those questions. 
(12) On May 8, 2002, the Secretary of the Interior 
refused to refer the Duwamish petition back to the Assist-
ant Secretary for Indian Affairs for further consideration. 
(13) Nearly 150 years after the Duwamish Tribe 
signed the Point Elliott Treaty, the Duwamish people still 
seek the recognition which was established by the treaty. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’ means an 
enrolled member of the Duwamish Tribe, as of the
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF 
FINAL REPORT BY COMMISSION ON CARE. 
Section 202(b)(3)(B) of the Veterans Access, Choice, 
and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 128 
Stat. 1773) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 
days after the date of the initial meeting of the Commis-
sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than June 30, 2016’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 9, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4437 
AN ACT 
To extend the deadline for the submittal of the 
final report required by the Commission on Care.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2195
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 6, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To provide for certain measures to increase monitoring of
products that are made with forced labor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
204, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2704’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sections 2704 and 2706’’.
(2) ERISA AMENDMENTS.—
(A) INCLUSION OF GENETIC TESTING IN
NONDISCRIMINATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
702(a)(1)(F) of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1182(a)(1)(F)), as added by section 101(a) of
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996, is amended by inserting ‘‘(or a re-
quest for, or receipt of, genetic information or
a genetic test)’’ after ‘‘genetic information’’.
(B) PROHIBITION AGAINST USE AND DIS-
CLOSURE OF GENETIC INFORMATION.—Subpart
B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended by section 702(a) of Public Law
104–204, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 713. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE AND DISCLOSURE
OF GENETIC INFORMATION.
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION OF USE OF GENETIC INFORMA-
TION.—A group health plan, and a health insurance in-
surer offering health insurance coverage in connection
with a group health plan, may not use genetic information
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION. 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 to the 
Environmental Protection Agency for making a grant to 
the State of Michigan to replace pipes, pipe fittings, and 
other drinking water infrastructure that are not lead free 
(as defined in section 1417(d) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–6(d))), there is appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency shall provide a monthly report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 
these funds beginning not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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‘‘(1) permit private persons or entities to pro-
hibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms
on their property; or
‘‘(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of fire-
arms on any State or local government property, in-
stallation, building, base, or park.
‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘qualified retired
law enforcement officer’ means an individual who—
‘‘(1) retired in good standing from service with
a public agency as a law enforcement officer, other
than for reasons of mental instability;
‘‘(2) before such retirement, was authorized by
law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detec-
tion, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarcer-
ation of any person for, any violation of law, and
had statutory powers of arrest;
‘‘(3)(A) before such retirement, was regularly em-
ployed as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate
of 5 years or more; or
‘‘(B) retired from service with such agency, after
completing any applicable probationary period of
such service, due to a service-connected disability, as
determined by such agency;
‘‘(4) has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under
the retirement plan of the agency;