datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(3) an estimate of the amount of anticipated
net proceeds from the sale of assets of the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority; and
(4) an estimate of the cost of implementing the
plan.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4777 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1301 Alabama Avenue in Selma, Alabama 
as the ‘‘Amelia Boynton Robinson Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4780 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop 
a comprehensive strategy for Department of Homeland 
Security operations abroad, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3137
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the reasonable
cause exception from the penalty for failures to file tax returns or
pay taxes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1996
Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky 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 clarify
the reasonable cause exception from the penalty for fail-
ures to file tax returns or pay taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF REASONABLE CAUSE EX-
CEPTION FOR FAILURE TO FILE TAX RETURN
OR PAY TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6651 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to failure to file return or
pay tax) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(g) CLARIFICATION OF REASONABLE CAUSE EX-
CEPTION.—A failure referred to in subsection (a) with re-
spect to any return or payment shall be treated as due
to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect if—
‘‘(1) such failure is by an employee or agent of
the taxpayer who, on or before the due date for such
return or payment, submitted false documents to the
taxpayer showing that such return or payment was
timely made, and
‘‘(2) the taxpayer exercised ordinary business
care and prudence in attempting to assure that such
a failure would not occur and had no reason to know
on or before such date that such failure occurred.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to failures after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3138
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time
limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare
program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1996
Mr. CANADY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate
the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs under the Medicare program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION ON MEDI-
CARE BENEFITS FOR IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE
DRUGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2)(J) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(J)) is amended
by striking ‘‘, but only’’ and all that follows up to the semi-
colon at the end.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to drugs furnished on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(B) In determining whether a gift is provided
on the basis of personal friendship, the Member,
Senator, officer, or employee shall consider the cir-
cumstances under which the gift was offered, such
as:
(i) The history of the relationship between
the individual giving the gift and the recipient
of the gift, including any previous exchange of
gifts between such individuals.
(ii) Whether to the actual knowledge of the
Member, Senator, officer, or employee the indi-
vidual who gave the gift personally paid for the
gift or sought a tax deduction or business reim-
bursement for the gift.
(iii) Whether to the actual knowledge of
the Member, Senator, officer, or employee the
individual who gave the gift also at the same
time gave the same or similar gifts to other
Members, officers, or employees.
(5) A contribution or other payment to a legal
expense fund established for the benefit of a Mem-
ber, Senator, officer, or employee that is otherwise
lawfully made in accordance with the restrictions
and disclosure requirements of the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Rep-
(k) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative sup-
port services as the Commission may request.
(l) EXPERTS OR CONSULTANTS.—The Commission
may procure by contract, to the extent funds are available,
the temporary or intermittent services of experts or con-
sultants pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code.
(m) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall termi-
nate 30 days after transmitting a report under section
3(e).
SEC. 3. DUTIES.
(a) ECONOMIC
PERFORMANCE
RANKINGS.—The
Commission shall examine economic data for Amtrak’s
system and develop system-wide performance rankings of
all routes based on long-term economic loss.
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE ROUTES FOR
CLOSURE OR REALIGNMENT.—(1) The Commission shall
identify routes which are candidates for closure or realign-
ment, based on the performance rankings developed under
subsection (a) and on the following principles:
(A) The system which remains after closure and
realignment of routes shall not be required to be a
national, interconnected system.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3139
AN ACT
To redesignate the United States Post Office building located
at 245 Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in
Centereach, New York, as the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa Unit-
ed States Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office building located at 245
Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach,
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Rose
Y. Caracappa United States Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa
United States Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 3139
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
An Act
To redesignate the United States Post Office building located at 245 Centereach
Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach, New York, as the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa
United States Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office building located at 245
Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach, New York,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa United
States Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the United States Post
Office building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa United States Post Office
Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3139
To redesignate the United States Post Office building located at 245
Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach, New York,
as the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa United States Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1996
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To redesignate the United States Post Office building located
at 245 Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in
Centereach, New York, as the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa Unit-
ed States Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office building located at 245
Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach,
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Rose
Y. Caracappa United States Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa
United States Post Office Building’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3139
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 31, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To redesignate the United States Post Office building located
at 245 Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in
Centereach, New York, as the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa Unit-
ed States Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3139 RDS
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office building located at 245
Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach,
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Rose
Y. Caracappa United States Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rose Y. Caracappa
United States Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5552 
To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of 
Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, 
Arizona, as the ‘‘Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Mr. BARBER (for himself, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. KIRK-
PATRICK, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To designate the United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan 
American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the ‘‘Raul 
Hector Castro Port of Entry’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RAUL HECTOR CASTRO PORT OF ENTRY. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The United States Customs and 
Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street 
and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Raul Hector Castro Port 
of Entry’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the port of entry referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Raul Hector 
Castro Port of Entry’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3141
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to scheduled passenger
air service at reliever airports.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1996
Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. SCHAEFER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to scheduled
passenger air service at reliever airports.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROTECTION OF RELIEVER AIRPORTS.
Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) PROTECTION
OF RELIEVER AIRPORTS.—It
shall not be considered unreasonable or unjust discrimina-
tion, nor shall it be a violation of the requirements of this
section, for the owner or operator of a reliever airport to
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5555 
To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to 
be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Mrs. BLACK (for herself and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race 
or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the trans-
fer of a firearm. 
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 ‘‘FIREARM Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO 
REQUIRE RACE OR ETHNICITY TO BE DIS-
CLOSED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANS-
FER OF A FIREARM. 
The Federal Government may not require any person 
to disclose the race or ethnicity of the person in connection 
with the transfer of a firearm to the person. 
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health plans in any service area in accordance with
paragraph (1) may not offer coverage in connection
with group health plans in the small group market
within such service area for a period of 180 days
after such coverage is denied.
(d) EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR ISSUANCE OF
COVERAGE BY REASON OF FAILURE BY PLAN TO MEET
CERTAIN MINIMUM PARTICIPATION
OR CONTRIBUTION
RULES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not
apply in the case of any group health plan with re-
spect to which—
(A) participation rules of an insurer or
HMO which are described in paragraph (2) are
not met, or
(B) contribution rules of an insurer or
HMO which are described in paragraph (3) are
not met.
(2) PARTICIPATION
RULES.—For purposes of
paragraph (1)(A), participation rules (if any) of an
insurer or HMO shall be treated as met with respect
to a group health plan only if such rules are uni-
formly applicable and in accordance with applicable
State law and the number or percentage of eligible
individuals who, under the plan, are participants or
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3143
To prohibit the use of funds for the construction or operation of the National
Ignition Facility or any other facility that uses inertial confinement
fusion at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1996
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. STARK, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
COSTELLO, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds for the construction or operation
of the National Ignition Facility or any other facility
that uses inertial confinement fusion at the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USING FUNDS FOR THE CON-
STRUCTION OR OPERATION OF NATIONAL IG-
NITION FACILITY.
During fiscal year 1997 and thereafter, no funds ap-
propriated or made available to the Secretary of Energy
may be used for the construction or operation of the Na-
tional Ignition Facility or any other facility that uses iner-
tial confinement fusion at the Lawrence Livermore Na-
tional Laboratory, California.
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5557 
To reform the verification and reporting processes for the health care 
premium and cost-sharing subsidies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Mrs. BLACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reform the verification and reporting processes for the 
health care premium and cost-sharing subsidies. 
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 ‘‘Streamlining 
Verification for Americans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Employer reporting requirements under the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
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Law 111–148) should strike the appropriate balance 
between sufficient reporting to enforce the law and 
protecting the privacy of individuals. 
(2) Protection of the privacy of the primary in-
sured individual and each other individual covered 
under the policy, which should include minimizing 
the transmittal of social security numbers, should be 
a priority when implementing reporting require-
ments. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF EXCHANGE DETER-
MINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PREMIUM 
ASSISTANCE TAX CREDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If an employer provides prospec-
tive reporting for any calendar year under subsection (b), 
such employer shall be treated as making the return de-
scribed in section 6056(b) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 for such year if such return contains, consistent 
with the requirements of subsection (c)(2), only informa-
tion with respect to employees with respect to whom the 
employer has received a notification under section 
1411(e)(4)(B)(iii) of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18081(e)(4)(B)(iii)). If the pre-
ceding sentence applies to any employer for any calendar 
year, such employer shall be treated as furnishing the 
statements required under section 6056(c) of such Code, 
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scribed in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a)’’ after ‘‘political subdivision 
thereof’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
paragraph (4) of section 179D(d) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘AND PROPERTY HELD BY CERTAIN NON- 
PROFITS’’ after ‘‘PUBLIC PROPERTY’’. 
(d) UPDATED ASHRAE STANDARDS FOR 2015.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
179D(c) is amended by striking ‘‘Standard 90.1– 
2001’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Stand-
ard 90.1–2007’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Paragraph (2) of section 179D(c) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) STANDARD 90.1–2007.—The term ‘Stand-
ard 90.1–2007’ means Standard 90.1–2007 of the 
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air 
Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engi-
neering Society of North America (as in effect on 
the day before the date of the adoption of Standard 
90.1–2010 of such Societies).’’. 
(B) Subsection (f) of section 179D is 
amended by striking ‘‘Standard 90.1–2001’’ 
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for coverage of skilled nursing facility serv-
ices. 
‘‘(ii) 
HOMEBOUND
REQUIREMENT 
WAIVER FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.— 
Waiver of the homebound requirement for 
coverage of home health services. 
‘‘(iii) RAC 
HOSPITAL
AUDIT
RE-
LIEF.—Relief from reviews of scheduled 
admissions by recovery audit contractors 
for individuals attributed to an ACO when 
admitted on orders of a physician partici-
pating in the ACO. 
‘‘(B) IMPROVING
CARE
COORDINATION 
THROUGH ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH.— 
‘‘(i) FLEXIBILITY
IN
FURNISHING 
TELEHEALTH SERVICES.—In applying sec-
tion 1834(m) in the case of an ACO that 
has elected a two-sided risk model (as de-
scribed in paragraph (1)), the ACO may 
elect to have the limitations on originating 
site (under paragraph (4)(C) of such sec-
tion) and on the use of store-and-forward 
technologies (under paragraph (1) of such 
section) not apply. The previous sentence 
shall not be construed as affecting the au-
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described in subsection (a) is not achieved in discussions
described in that subsection within one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President and Congress,
in consultation with each other, shall consider exercising
the option of withdrawing the United States from the
ABM Treaty in accordance with the provisions of Article
XV of that treaty.
SEC. 8. ABM TREATY DEFINED.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘ABM Treaty’’
means the Treaty Between the United States of America
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limita-
tion of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems, and signed at Mos-
cow on May 26, 1972, and includes the Protocols to that
Treaty, signed at Moscow on July 3, 1974.
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each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and 
(2)(C)(i) and inserting ‘‘Standard 90.1–2007’’. 
(C) Paragraph (1) of section 179D(f) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Table 9.3.1.1’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Table 9.5.1’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Table 9.3.1.2’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Table 9.6.1’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this paragraph shall apply to property placed in 
service after December 31, 2014. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d)(3), the amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
2013. 
SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDITS RELATING TO 
CERTAIN FUELS. 
(a) EXCISE TAX CREDITS AND OUTLAY PAYMENTS 
FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL FUEL MIX-
TURES.— 
(1) Paragraph (6) of section 6426(c) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
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