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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3319
To require that the United States promptly sue for recovery of costs and
damages for the cleanup of the Stepan Property Superfund Site in
Bergen County, New Jersey.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 1996
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require that the United States promptly sue for recovery
of costs and damages for the cleanup of the Stepan
Property Superfund Site in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RECOVERY OF CLEANUP COSTS FOR STEPAN
SITE.
(a) PROMPT COST RECOVERY REQUIRED.—Within
90 days after the enactment of this Act, the President,
acting through the Attorney General of the United States,
shall bring an action in the appropriate United States Dis-
trict Court under section 107 of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (‘‘Superfund’’) against all persons who are poten-
tially responsible parties with respect to the Stepan Prop-
erty Superfund Site in Bergen County, New Jersey
(Superfund Site No. NJD980529762) to recover all costs
of removal or remedial action incurred by the United
States and all damages for injury to, or destruction of,
or loss of natural resources that are recoverable by the
United States under that section.
(b) EXISTING CLEANUP ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in
subsection (a) shall be construed to authorize or permit
the cessation, delay, or slowing of any response or reme-
dial action at the site referred to in subsection (a) that
would otherwise take place if this Act has not been en-
acted.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 331
To require the Federal Government to consider as having arrived on time
any sealed bid submitted in response to a solicitation for a procurement
of goods or services if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery
service at least two working days before the date specified for receipt
of bids.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and, in addition, to the
Committee on National Security, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require the Federal Government to consider as having
arrived on time any sealed bid submitted in response
to a solicitation for a procurement of goods or services
if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery
service at least two working days before the date speci-
fied for receipt of bids.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER SEALED BIDS
SENT BY OVERNIGHT MESSAGE DELIVERY
SERVICE IF SENT TWO DAYS BEFORE DEAD-
LINE.
(a) CIVILIAN AGENCIES.—Section 303A of the Fed-
eral Property and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C.
253a) (as amended by the Federal Acquisition Streamlin-
ing Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–355)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) An executive agency, in considering sealed bids
submitted in response to a solicitation, shall consider as
having arrived by the date specified in the solicitation for
receipt of bids any bid that was sent at least two working
days before such date by the next-day delivery service of
the U.S. Postal Service or by an overnight message deliv-
ery service of any other entity.’’.
(b) ARMED SERVICES.—Section 2305(a) of title 10,
United States Code (as amended by the Federal Acquisi-
tion Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–355)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(6) The head of an agency, in considering sealed
bids submitted in response to a solicitation, shall consider
as having arrived by the date specified in the solicitation
for receipt of bids any bid that was sent at least two work-
ing days before such date by the next-day delivery service
of the U.S. Postal Service or by an overnight message de-
livery service of any other entity.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3320
To name the Mountain Home Department of Veterans Affairs medical center
in Johnson City, Tennessee, as the ‘‘James H. Quillen Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 25, 1996
Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. WAMP, Mr.
HILLEARY, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr.
TANNER, Mr. FORD, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. PARKER, Mr. SMITH of New
Jersey, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. EVERETT,
Mr. BUYER, Mr. QUINN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. NEY, Mr. FOX
of Pennsylvania, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. WELLER,
Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. COOLEY of Oregon, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. EVANS,
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
TEJEDA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. BAESLER, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. CLYBURN,
Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. DOYLE, and Mr. MASCARA) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To name the Mountain Home Department of Veterans Af-
fairs medical center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as the
‘‘James H. Quillen Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL 
CENTER, 
JOHNSON 
CITY, 
TEN-
NESSEE.
The Mountain Home Department of Veterans Affairs
medical center in Johnson City, Tennessee, shall after the
date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated
as the ‘‘James H. Quillen Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document,
record, or other paper of the United States to the medical
center referred to in section 1 shall be considered to be
a reference to the James H. Quillen Department of Veter-
ans Affairs Medical Center.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect at noon on January 3,
1997, or the first day on which James H. Quillen other-
wise ceases to be a Member of the House of Representa-
tives.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3321
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into sharing agreements relating
to use of health care resources.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 25, 1996
Mr. WELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the au-
thority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter
into sharing agreements relating to use of health care
resources.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHARING AGREEMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE RE-
SOURCES.
(a) REPEAL OF SECTION 8151.—(1) Subchapter IV
of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking out section 8151; and
(B) by redesignating sections 8152, 8153,
8154, 8155, 8156, 8157, and 8158 as sections 8151,
8152, 8153, 8154, 8155, 8156, and 8157, respec-
tively.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended—
(A) by striking out the item relating to section
8151; and
(B) by revising the items relating to sections
8152, 8153, 8154, 8155, 8156, 8157, and 8158 to
reflect the redesignations made by paragraph (1)(B).
(b) REVISED AUTHORITY
FOR SHARING AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 8152 of such title (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘specialized medical re-
sources’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘health-
care resources’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘other’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘medical schools’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘any medical school, health-care
provider, health-care plan, insurer, or other en-
tity or individual’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking out ‘‘only’’
and all that follows through ‘‘are not’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘if such resources are not, or would
not be,’’;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘reciprocal
reimbursement’’ in the first sentence and all that
follows through the period at the end of that sen-
tence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘payment to the
Department in accordance with procedures that pro-
vide appropriate flexibility to negotiate payment
which is in the best interest of the Government.’’;
(4) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘preclude
such payment, in accordance with—’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘to such facility therefor’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘preclude such payment to
such facility for such care or services’’;
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the follow-
ing new subsection (e):
‘‘(e) The Secretary may make an arrangement that
authorizes the furnishing of services by the Secretary
under this section to individuals who are not veterans only
if the Secretary determines—
‘‘(1) that such an arrangement will not result
in the denial of, or a delay in providing access to,
care to any veteran at that facility; and
tion—36.7% of VAWA self-petitioners and 32% of 
U-visa applicants. These delays harm criminal pros-
ecutions and endanger victims and their children. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR IMMIGRANT 
VICTIMS.—Section 204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(M) Notwithstanding any provision of 
this Act restricting eligibility for employment in 
the United States, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may grant employment authorization 
to an alien who has filed a petition for status 
as a VAWA self-petitioner or a nonimmigrant 
described in section 101(a)(15)(U) on the date 
that is the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) the date the alien’s petition for 
such status is approved; or 
‘‘(ii) 180 days after the date the alien 
filed a petition for such status.’’. 
SEC. 202. PROTECTIONS FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. 
(a) DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER.— 
(1) 
CITIZEN
PARENTS.—Section 
204(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended— 
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‘‘(2) that such an arrangement—
‘‘(A) is necessary to maintain an accept-
able level and quality of service to veterans at
that facility; or
‘‘(B) will result in the improvement of
services to eligible veterans at that facility.’’.
(c) CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section
8110(c)(3)(A) of such title is amended by striking out
‘‘8153’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘8152’’.
(2) Subsection (b) of section 8154 of such title (as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘section 8154’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sec-
tion 8153’’.
(3) Section 8156 of such title (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘section
8153(a)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
8152(a)’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking out ‘‘sec-
tion 8153’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
8152’’.
(4) Subsection (a) of section 8157 of such title (as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking out ‘‘section 8157’’ and ‘‘section 8153(a)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 8156’’ and
‘‘section 8152(a)’’, respectively; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ‘‘section
8157(b)(4)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
8156(b)(4)’’.
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Enterprise Fund. 
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ment of this Act. 
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neering Education’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Edu-
cation and Human Resources’’.
(d) SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EQUAL OPPORTUNI-
TIES ACT AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 34 of the Science
and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C.
1885b) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND PERSONS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES’’ after ‘‘MINORITIES IN SCIENCE’’ in the sec-
tion heading; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) The Foundation is authorized to undertake and
support programs and activities to encourage the partici-
pation of persons with disabilities in the science and engi-
neering professions.’’.
(2) Section 36 of the Science and Engineering Equal
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885c) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘persons
with disabilities,’’ after ‘‘minorities,’’;
(B) in subsection (b), by amending the second
sentence to read as follows: ‘‘In addition, the Chair-
man of the National Science Board may designate
members of the Board as ex officio members of the
Committee.’’;
(C) by striking subsections (c) and (d);
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tion relating to local, regional, and national 
labor market areas, including— 
(I) job vacancy listings in such 
labor market areas; 
(II) information on job skills nec-
essary to obtain the jobs described in 
subclause (I); and 
(III) information relating to local 
occupations in demand and the earn-
ings, skill requirements, and opportu-
nities for advancement for such occu-
pations; and 
(vii) provision of performance infor-
mation and program cost information on 
eligible providers of training services as de-
scribed in section 122, provided by pro-
gram, and eligible providers of youth work-
force investment activities described in sec-
tion 123, providers of adult education de-
scribed in title II, providers of career and 
technical education activities at the postsec-
ondary level, and career and technical edu-
cation activities available to school drop-
outs, under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C.
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration under this
title shall not exceed $13,495,500,000 for fiscal year
1997.
SEC. 216. OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPOR-
TATION AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for the activities of the Office
of Commercial Space Transportation, $5,770,000 for fis-
cal year 1997.
SEC. 217. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for the activities of the Office of
Space Commerce established by section 253 of this Act,
$500,000 for fiscal year 1997.
CHAPTER 2—RESTRUCTURING THE NA-
TIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE AD-
MINISTRATION
SEC. 221. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the restructuring of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration is essential to ac-
complishing the space missions of the United States
while simultaneously balancing the Federal budget;
(2) to restructure the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration rapidly without reducing mis-
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 62 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release 
date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2013 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alter-
nate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Prison Bureau 
Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. EARLY RELEASE FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT OF-
FENDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3624 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘at the early 
release date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, 
or otherwise’’ after ‘‘A prisoner shall be released by 
the Bureau of Prisons’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) EARLY RELEASE FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT 
OFFENDERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time pol-
icy, shall release from confinement a prisoner who has 
served one half or more of his term of imprisonment (in-
cluding any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) 
if that prisoner— 
‘‘(1) has attained the age of 45 years; 
‘‘(2) has never been convicted of a crime of vio-
lence; and 
‘‘(3) has not engaged in any violation, involving 
violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regula-
tions.’’. 
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(1) the number of children from low-income
families who reside in an individual renewal commu-
nity; divided by
(2) the total number of children from low-in-
come families who reside in renewal communities na-
tionwide.
(c) ADDITIONAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Each renewal
community shall receive a percentage of funds under sub-
section (a)(2) based on—
(1) the total value of matching contributions for
scholarships provided from local governmental,
State, or private charitable sources within a renewal
community; divided by
(2) the total value of matching contributions for
scholarships provided from local governmental,
State, or private charitable sources in all renewal
communities nationwide.
(d) POSSIBLE EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (b), if Puerto Rico or communities in Puerto Rico
are designated as renewal communities, such renewal com-
munities, in aggregate, shall receive not more than the
percentage of funds that Puerto Rico received under title
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
during fiscal year 1995.
paperwork requirements to be determined by the 
Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall 
not apply to inspections or investigations arising 
from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, 
or significant toxic releases. 
(5) NO PAYMENTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall not require any form of payment for 
an employer to qualify or participate in the vol-
untary protection program. 
(c) TRANSITION.—The Secretary of Labor shall take 
such steps as may be necessary for the orderly transition 
from the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection 
programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration as of the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act, to the cooperative agreements and 
voluntary protection program authorized under this sec-
tion. In making such transition, the Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
(1) the voluntary protection program authorized 
under this section is based upon and consistent with 
the voluntary protection programs carried out on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) each employer that, as of the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act, had an active coopera-
tive agreement under the voluntary protection pro-
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grams carried out by the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration and was in good standing 
with respect to the duties and responsibilities under 
such agreement, shall have the option to continue 
participating in the voluntary protection program 
authorized under this section. 
(d) REGULATIONS
AND
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the 
voluntary protection program authorized under this sec-
tion and shall begin implementation of the program. 
SEC. 3. EXPANDED ACCESS TO VOLUNTARY PROTECTION 
PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
The Secretary of Labor shall establish and imple-
ment, by regulation, a program to increase participation 
by small businesses (as the term is defined by the Admin-
istrator of the Small Business Administration) in the vol-
untary protection program established under section 2 
through outreach and assistance initiatives and the devel-
opment of program requirements that address the needs 
of small businesses. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as may be necessary. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to coverage months in taxable years be-
ginning after December 31, 2013. 
(2) PLANS AVAILABLE ON INDIVIDUAL MARKET 
FOR USE OF TAX CREDIT.—The amendment made 
by subsection (d)(2) shall apply to coverage months 
in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. 
(3) TRANSITION RULE.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 35(g)(11)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (as added by this Act), an election to apply 
section 35 of such Code to an eligible coverage 
month (as defined in section 35(b) of such Code) 
(and not to claim the credit under section 36B of 
such Code with respect to such month) in a taxable 
year beginning after December 31, 2013, and before 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) may be made at any time on or after 
such date of enactment and before the expira-
tion of the 3-year period of limitation pre-
scribed in section 6511(a) with respect to such 
taxable year; and 
(B) may be made on an amended return. 
(g) AGENCY OUTREACH.—As soon as possible after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of 
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