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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 955
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the deduction of
home office expenses where the home office is the sole fixed location
of the business.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1997
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. TALENT) 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 permit
the deduction of home office expenses where the home
office is the sole fixed location of the business.
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 ‘‘Family Freedom Home
Office Deduction Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTIBILITY OF CERTAIN HOME OFFICE EX-
PENSES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subparagraph (A) of section
280A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to certain business use) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A)(i) as the principal place of business
for any trade or business of the taxpayer, or
‘‘(ii) as the sole fixed location of business
for any trade or business of the taxpayer who
has no other fixed location of business for such
trade or business, regardless of—
‘‘(I) the amount of time or type of
work the taxpayer performs in such fixed
location, or
‘‘(II) the proportion of the total in-
come from the business attributable to
such location,’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifi-
cally approving the standard.
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this
Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act
may be made available to any library covered by para-
graph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
9134(f)), as amended by the Children’s Internet Protec-
tions Act, unless such library has made the certifications
required by paragraph (4) of such section.
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this
Act to carry out part D of title II of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 may be made available
to any elementary or secondary school covered by para-
graph (1) of section 2441(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
6777(a)), as amended by the Children’s Internet Protec-
tions Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, unless the
local educational agency with responsibility for such cov-
ered school has made the certifications required by para-
graph (2) of such section.
the reduction of substance abuse among youth in
communities throughout the Nation.
‘‘SEC. 1022. PURPOSES.
‘‘The purposes of this chapter are—
‘‘(1) to help reduce substance abuse among
youth in communities throughout the Nation, and
over time, to reduce substance abuse among adults;
‘‘(2) to strengthen collaboration among commu-
nities, the Federal Government, and State, local,
and tribal governments, and to enhance intergovern-
mental cooperation and coordination on the issue of
substance abuse among youth;
‘‘(3) to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen
participation and greater collaboration among all
sectors and organizations of a community that first
demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing
substance abuse among youth;
‘‘(4) to rechannel existing resources from the
Federal drug control budget to provide technical as-
sistance, guidance, and financial support to commu-
nities that demonstrate a long-term commitment in
reducing substance abuse among youth;
‘‘(5) to disseminate to communities timely in-
formation regarding the state-of-the-art practices
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘SEC. 1045. TERMS OF OFFICE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the
term of office of a member of the Advisory Commission
shall be 3 years, except that, as designated at the time
of appointment—
‘‘(1) of the initial members appointed under
section 1043(a)(1), 2 shall be appointed for a term
of 2 years;
‘‘(2) of the initial members appointed under
section 1043(a)(2), 2 shall be appointed for a term
of 2 years; and
‘‘(3) of the initial members appointed under
section 1043(a)(3), 1 shall be appointed for a term
of 1 year.
‘‘(b) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill a
vacancy for an unexpired term of a member shall serve
for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member of
the Advisory Commission may serve after the expiration
of such member’s term until a successor has been ap-
pointed and taken office.
‘‘SEC. 1046. MEETINGS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—After its initial meeting, the Ad-
visory Commission shall meet, with the advanced approval
of the Administrator, at the call of the Chairperson (or
Co-chairpersons) of the Advisory Commission or a major-
ity of its members or upon the request of the Director
or Administrator of the Program.
‘‘(b) QUORUM.—6 members of the Advisory Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum.
‘‘SEC. 1047. STAFF.
‘‘The Administrator shall make available to the Advi-
sory Commission adequate staff, information, and other
assistance.
‘‘SEC. 1048. TERMINATION.
‘‘The Advisory Commission shall terminate at the end
of fiscal year 2002.’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Each reference in Federal law to
subtitle A of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, with the
exception of section 1001 of such subtitle, in any provision
of law that is in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to chap-
ter 1 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988
(as so designated by this section).
Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) PRINCIPAL FINDING.—The Congress finds that
it is in the interest of the United States to encourage the
increased use of domestic natural gas as a transportation
fuel and thereby realize the broad societal benefits associ-
ated with such use, including improved environmental
quality, enhanced energy security, and increased domestic
economic activity.
(b) GENERAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the United States currently imports ap-
proximately 50 percent of the petroleum consumed
within the country, and this figure is expected to in-
crease to 73 percent by the year 2010;
(2) the transfer of wealth from the United
States to oil exporting countries in 1994 was ap-
proximately $45,000,000,000;
(3) the transportation sector in the United
States is 97 percent dependent upon petroleum and
accounts for approximately 67 percent of the Na-
tion’s demand for petroleum;
(4) emissions from transportation sources con-
tribute approximately 57 percent of the total criteria
pollutants within the United States and one-third of
the total greenhouse gas emissions within the United
States;
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‘‘(2) The criteria used for the selection of a small
business concern or medium-sized business concern to re-
ceive a loan guarantee under this section shall include the
following:
‘‘(A) The extent to which the loans to be guar-
anteed would support the retention of defense work-
ers whose employment would otherwise be perma-
nently or temporarily terminated as a result of re-
ductions in expenditures by the United States for
defense, the termination or cancellation of a defense
contract, the failure to proceed with an approved
major weapon system, the merger or consolidation of
the operations of a defense contractor, or the closure
or realignment of a military installation.
‘‘(B) The extent to which the loans to be guar-
anteed would stimulate job creation and new eco-
nomic activities in communities most adversely af-
fected by reductions in expenditures by the United
States for defense, the termination or cancellation of
a defense contract, the failure to proceed with an ap-
proved major weapon system, the merger or consoli-
dation of the operations of a defense contractor, or
the closure or realignment of a military installation.
‘‘(C) The extent to which the loans to be guar-
anteed would be used to acquire (or permit the use
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 2—DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES
‘‘SEC. 1021. FINDINGS.
‘‘Congress finds the following:
‘‘(1) Substance abuse among youth has more
than doubled in the 5-year period preceding 1996,
with substantial increases in the use of marijuana,
inhalants, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, and her-
oin.
‘‘(2) The most dramatic increases in substance
abuse has occurred among 13- and 14-year-olds.
‘‘(3) Casual or periodic substance abuse by youth
today will contribute to hard core or chronic sub-
stance abuse by the next generation of adults.
‘‘(4) Substance abuse is at the core of other prob-
lems, such as rising violent teenage and violent gang
crime, increasing health care costs, HIV infections,
teenage pregnancy, high school dropouts, and lower
economic productivity.
‘‘(5) Increases in substance abuse among youth
are due in large part to an erosion of understanding
by youth of the high risks associated with substance
abuse, and to the softening of peer norms against use.
‘‘(6)(A) Substance abuse is a preventable behav-
ior and a treatable disease; and
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per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘SEC. 1045. TERMS OF OFFICE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the
term of office of a member of the Advisory Commission
shall be 3 years, except that, as designated at the time
of appointment—
‘‘(1) of the initial members appointed under
section 1043(a)(1), 2 shall be appointed for a term
of 2 years;
‘‘(2) of the initial members appointed under
section 1043(a)(2), 2 shall be appointed for a term
of 2 years; and
‘‘(3) of the initial members appointed under
section 1043(a)(3), 1 shall be appointed for a term
of 1 year.
‘‘(b) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill a
vacancy for an unexpired term of a member shall serve
for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member of
the Advisory Commission may serve after the expiration
of such member’s term until a successor has been ap-
pointed and taken office.
‘‘SEC. 1046. MEETINGS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—After its initial meeting, the Ad-
visory Commission shall meet, with the advanced approval
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of the Administrator, at the call of the Chairperson (or
Co-chairpersons) of the Advisory Commission or a major-
ity of its members or upon the request of the Director
or Administrator of the Program.
‘‘(b) QUORUM.—6 members of the Advisory Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum.
‘‘SEC. 1047. STAFF.
‘‘The Administrator shall make available to the Advi-
sory Commission adequate staff, information, and other
assistance.
‘‘SEC. 1048. TERMINATION.
‘‘The Advisory Commission shall terminate at the end
of fiscal year 2002.’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Each reference in Federal law to
subtitle A of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, with the
exception of section 1001 of such subtitle, in any provision
of law that is in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to chap-
ter 1 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988
(as so designated by this section).
Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
by contacting either or both of the congressional intel-
ligence committees directly. 
(ii) An employee may contact the intelligence commit-
tees directly as described in clause (i) only if the em-
ployee—
(I) before making such a contact, furnishes to 
the Director, through the Inspector General, a state-
ment of the employee’s complaint or information and 
notice of the employee’s intent to contact the con-
gressional intelligence committees directly; and 
(II) obtains and follows from the Director, 
through the Inspector General, direction on how to 
contact the intelligence committees in accordance 
with appropriate security practices. 
(iii) A member or employee of one of the congres-
sional intelligence committees who receives a complaint or 
information under clause (i) does so in that member or 
employee’s official capacity as a member or employee of 
such committee. 
(E) The Inspector General shall notify an employee 
who reports a complaint or information to the Inspector 
General under this paragraph of each action taken under 
this paragraph with respect to the complaint or informa-
tion. Such notice shall be provided not later than three 
days after any such action is taken.
the same extent as in the case of any other rule of
such House.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 959
To amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-order sale of
body armor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1997
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-
order sale of body armor.
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 ‘‘James Guelff Body
Armor Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL MAIL-ORDER SALE OF BODY ARMOR.
Title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 44A-BODY ARMOR
‘‘Sec.
‘‘941. Unlawful acts.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 963
To prohibit employment discrimination on any basis other than factors
pertaining to job performance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 1997
Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. HORN, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. BOEH-
LERT, Mr. WYNN, and Mr. TRAFICANT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Government Reform
and Oversight, and House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit employment discrimination on any basis other
than factors pertaining to job performance.
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 ‘‘Workplace Fairness
Act of 1997’’.
‘‘§ 941. Unlawful acts
‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this sec-
tion, it shall be unlawful for a person to sell or deliver
body armor unless the transferee meets in person with the
transferor to accomplish the sale, delivery, and receipt of
the matter.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to body armor
used by law enforcement officers.
‘‘(c) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘body armor’ means any product
sold or offered for sale as personal protective body
covering whether the product is to be worn alone or
is sold as a complement to other products or gar-
ments; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ means
any officer, agent, or employee of the United States,
a State, or a political subdivision of a State, author-
ized by law or by a government agency to engage in
or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation,
or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.’’.
‘‘(d) Whoever knowingly violates this section shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two
years, or both.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 960
AN ACT
To validate certain conveyances in the City of
Tulare, Tulare County, California, and for other
purposes.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 960
AN ACT
To validate certain conveyances in the City of Tulare, Tulare
County, California, 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. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) It is in the Federal Government’s interest
to facilitate local development of jobs in areas of
high unemployment.
(2) Railroad interests in rights-of-way prevent
local communities from obtaining clear title to prop-
erty for development unless the city also obtains the
Federal reversionary interest in those rights-of-way.
(3) For development purposes, in order to se-
cure needed financing, the City of Tulare Redevelop-
ment Agency requires clear title to certain parcels of
land within the city’s business corridor that are part
of a railroad right-of-way.
SEC. 2. TULARE CONVEYANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c) and (d),
all conveyances to the Redevelopment Agency of the City
of Tulare, California, of lands described in subsection (b),
heretofore or hereafter, made directly by the Southern Pa-
cific Transportation Company, or its successors, are here-
by validated to the extent that the conveyances would be
legal or valid if all right, title, and interest of the United
States, except minerals, were held by the Southern Pacific
Transportation Company.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in
subsection (a) are the parcels shown on the map entitled
‘‘Tulare Redevelopment Agency-Railroad Parcels Pro-
posed to be Acquired’’, dated 5/29/97, that formed part
of a railroad right-of-way granted to the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, or its successors, agents, or assigns,
by the Federal Government (including the right-of-way ap-
proved by an Act of Congress on July 27, 1866). The map
referred to in this subsection shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the offices of the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management.
(c) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS OF AC-
CESS.—Nothing in this section shall impair any existing
rights of access in favor of the public or any owner of
adjacent lands over, under or across the lands which are
referred to in subsection (a).
(d) MINERALS.—The United States disclaims any
and all right of surface entry to the mineral estate of lands
described in subsection (b).
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 960
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
An Act
To validate certain conveyances in the City of Tulare, Tulare County, California,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) It is in the Federal Government’s interest to facilitate
local development of jobs in areas of high unemployment.
(2) Railroad interests in rights-of-way prevent local commu-
nities from obtaining clear title to property for development
unless the city also obtains the Federal reversionary interest
in those rights-of-way.
(3) For development purposes, in order to secure needed
financing, the City of Tulare Redevelopment Agency requires
clear title to certain parcels of land within the city’s business
corridor that are part of a railroad right-of-way.
SEC. 2. TULARE CONVEYANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c) and (d), all convey-
ances to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tulare, California,
of lands described in subsection (b), heretofore or hereafter, made
directly by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, or its
successors, are hereby validated to the extent that the conveyances
would be legal or valid if all right, title, and interest of the United
States, except minerals, were held by the Southern Pacific Transpor-
tation Company.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in subsection
(a) are the parcels shown on the map entitled ‘‘Tulare Redevelop-
ment Agency-Railroad Parcels Proposed to be Acquired’’, dated May
29, 1997, that formed part of a railroad right-of-way granted to
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, or its successors, agents,
or assigns, by the Federal Government (including the right-of-way
approved by an Act of Congress on July 27, 1866). The map referred
to in this subsection shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the offices of the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment.
(c) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS OF ACCESS.—Nothing
in this section shall impair any existing rights of access in favor
of the public or any owner of adjacent lands over, under, or across
the lands which are referred to in subsection (a).
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(d) MINERALS.—The United States disclaims any and all right
of surface entry to the mineral estate of lands described in sub-
section (b).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 960
To validate certain conveyances in the City of Tulare, Tulare County,
California, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1997
Mr. THOMAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To validate certain conveyances in the City of Tulare, Tulare
County, California, 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. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) It is in the Federal Government’s interest
to facilitate local development of jobs in areas of
high unemployment.
(2) Railroad interests in rights-of-way prevent
local communities from obtaining clear title to prop-
erty for redevelopment unless the city also obtains
the Federal reversionary interest in those rights-of-
way.
(3) The City of Tulare Redevelopment Agency
requires clear title to 12 parcels of land within the
city’s business corridor for development.
(4) The 12 parcels are part of a right-of-way.
(5) The Agency will be hindered in plans for de-
veloping the area or securing needed financing un-
less the Agency controls all 12 parcels.
SEC. 2. TULARE CONVEYANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, and subject to subsection (c), the following
conveyance is hereby validated to the extent that the con-
veyances would have been legal or valid if all right, title,
and interest of the United States had been held by the
Southern Pacific Transportation Company at the time of
such conveyance:
(1) Conveyance of parcels from the lands de-
scribed in subsection (b) made by the Southern Pa-
cific Transportation Company or its subsidiaries,
predecessors, successors, agents, or assigns, on or
before April 15, 1996.
(2) Conveyance of parcels from the lands de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)
made after April 15, 1996, by the Southern Pacific
Transportation Company, or its successors, agents,
or assigns, to the Redevelopment Agency of the city
of Tulare.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in
subsection (a) are the lands that—
(1) formed part of a railroad right-of-way
granted to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
or its successors, agents, or assigns, by the Federal
Government (including the right-of-way approved by
an Act of Congress on July 27, 1866); and
(2) are located within the boundaries of Amend-
ed Urban Renewal Plan for California A–8–1 (the
Downtown Plan) adopted by the city of Tulare, Cali-
fornia, generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Amended Urban Renewal Plan for California A–8–
1’’, dated March 7, 1989.
The map referred to in paragraph (2) shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the offices of the director
of the Bureau of Land Management.
(c) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS OF AC-
CESS.—Nothing in this section shall impair any existing
rights of access in favor of the public or any owner of
adjacent lands over, under or across the lands which are
referred to in subsection (a).
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