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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3618
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance
for providing automobiles to certain disabled veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1998
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. MASCARA, Ms. CARSON, Mr. REYES, Mr.
RODRIGUEZ, Ms. WATERS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Ms.
BROWN of Florida, and Mr. DOYLE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
amount of assistance for providing automobiles to certain
disabled veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disabled Veterans
Automobile Allowance Improvement Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR AUTO-
MOBILE AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR
CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.
(a) INCREASE.—Section 3902(a) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘$5,500’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘$6,837’’.
(b) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—Section
3902 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e)(1) With respect to the fiscal year beginning on
October 1, 1999, the Secretary shall provide a percentage
increase in the amount payable under subsection (a) equal
to the percentage by which the percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (U.S. city
average) for new motor vehicles for the 12-month period
ending June 30, 1999, exceeds such Index for the 12-
month period ending June 30, 1998.
‘‘(2) With respect to any fiscal year beginning on or
after October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall pay, in lieu of
the amounts payable under paragraph (1), the amounts
payable under this subsection for the previous fiscal year
and shall provide, for any such fiscal year, a percentage
increase in such rates equal to the percentage by which—
‘‘(A) the percentage increase in the Consumer
Price Index for all urban consumers (U.S. city aver-
age) for new motor vehicles for the 12-month period
ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of
the fiscal year for which the increase is made, ex-
ceeds
‘‘(B) such Index for the 12-month period pre-
ceding the 12-month period described in paragraph
(1).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to assistance fur-
nished to a disabled veteran under section 3902 of such
title on or after October 1, 1998.
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upon request, to the chairman and ranking member
of the relevant committees of Congress.
(h) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission shall
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(i) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.—
(1) PAY.—Notwithstanding section 7 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),
each Commissioner, other than the Chairman, shall
be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
minimum annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, for each day (including travel
time) during which the member is engaged in the ac-
tual performance of duties vested in the Commis-
sion.
(2) CHAIRMAN.—Notwithstanding section 7 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.), the Chairman shall be paid for each day re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) at a rate equal to the
daily payment of the minimum annual rate of basic
pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule
under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
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ment of this Act for the operation and mainte-
nance of legacy information technology systems, 
but only if transfer authority is specifically pro-
vided for by law. 
(C) Amounts made available through dis-
cretionary appropriations. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An IT working capital 
fund established under paragraph (1) may be used, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, only for 
the following: 
(A) To improve, retire, or replace existing 
information technology systems to improve effi-
ciency and effectiveness. 
(B) To transition to cloud computing and 
innovative platforms and technologies. 
(C) To assist and support covered agency 
efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, and 
cost-effective information technology capabilities 
that address evolving threats to information se-
curity. 
(D) Reimbursement of funds transferred 
from the Information Technology Modernization 
Fund established under section 4, with the ap-
proval of the agency Chief Information Officer. 
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(7) PROHIBITION
ON
COMPENSATION.—Mem-
bers of the Board may not receive additional pay, al-
lowances, or benefits by reason of their service on 
the Board. 
(8) STAFF.—Upon request of the Chair of the 
Board, the Director and the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
any of the personnel of the Office of Management 
and Budget or the General Services Administration 
(as the case may be) to the Board to assist it in car-
rying out its functions under this Act. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF 
GENERAL SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described in subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall support the activities 
of the Board and provide technical support to, and, 
in consultation with the Director, oversight of, agen-
cies that receive transfers from the Fund. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 
the Administrator of General Services are to— 
(A) provide direct technical support in the 
form of personnel services or otherwise to agen-
cies transferred amounts under subsection 
(a)(3)(A) and for products, services, and acqui-
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sition 
vehicles 
funded 
under 
subsection 
(a)(3)(B); 
(B) assist the Board with the evaluation, 
prioritization, and development of agency mod-
ernization proposals; 
(C) perform regular project oversight and 
monitoring of approved agency modernization 
projects, in consultation with the Board and the 
Director, to increase the likelihood of successful 
implementation and reduce waste; and 
(D) provide the Director with information 
necessary to meet the requirements of sub-
section (a)(7). 
(d) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 
of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLOUD
COMPUTING.—The term ‘‘cloud 
computing’’ has the meaning given that term by the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology in 
NIST Special Publication 800–145 and any amend-
atory or superseding document thereto. 
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(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(3) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
(4) LEGACY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘legacy information technology sys-
tem’’ means an outdated or obsolete system of infor-
mation technology. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3619
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance
for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1998
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. MASCARA, Ms. CARSON, Mr. REYES, Mr.
RODRIGUEZ, Ms. WATERS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Ms.
BROWN of Florida, and Mr. DOYLE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
amount of assistance for specially adapted housing for
disabled veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disabled Veterans Spe-
cial Housing Improvements Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR SPECIALLY
ADAPTED HOUSING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of
subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘$38,000’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘$48,070’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out
‘‘$6,500’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$8,222’’.
(b) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—Section
2102 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c)(1) With respect to the fiscal year beginning on
October 1, 1999, the Secretary shall provide a percentage
increase in the maximum amount payable under sub-
section (a) or (b)(2) equal to the percentage by which the
Bureau of the Census Houses Under Construction Fixed-
Weighted Index (published in the Bureau of the Census
Current Construction Report, Value of Construction Put
in Place) for the 12-month period ending June 30, 1999,
exceeds such Index for the 12-month period ending June
30, 1998.
‘‘(2) With respect to any fiscal year beginning on or
after October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall pay, in lieu of
the maximum amounts payable under paragraph (1), the
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 361
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys which
in size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
ban toys which in size, shape, or overall appearance
resemble real handguns.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TOY HANDGUNS
The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall
promulgate a rule in accordance with section 9 of the
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) to de-
clare as a banned hazardous product under section 8 any
toy which in size, shape, or overall appearance resembles
a real handgun.
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A BILL 
To provide transit benefits to Federal employees who use 
the services of transportation network companies within 
the national capital region, and for other purposes. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6009 
To ensure the effective processing of mail by Federal agencies, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 
Mr. RUSSELL (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To ensure the effective processing of mail by Federal 
agencies, 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 Agency Mail 
Management Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. RECORD MANAGEMENT. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 9 of the Presidential and 
Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (44 U.S.C. 101 
note) is amended— 
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not be recaptured or deducted from future
grants to the State.
‘‘(5) RETENTION OF RECORDS.—Each lead im-
plementing entity shall keep such records relating to
funds received from grants to the State under sub-
section (a)(2)(C), including the amounts and disposi-
tion of such funds and the types of activities funded,
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to en-
able the Secretary to evaluate the performance of
the lead implementing agency and to determine com-
pliance with the requirements of this subsection.
‘‘(6) SECRETARY’S ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.—
The Secretary shall have access, for the purpose of
evaluations and examinations pursuant to paragraph
(4)(A), to any books, documents, papers, and
records of any grantee or other entity or person that
are pertinent to grant amounts received in connec-
tion with this section.
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) The term ‘lead implementing entity’
means the local government or governments,
the governance body of an empowerment zone
as specified in the strategic plan, or any non-
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph 
(3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘the Adminis-
trator or the Archivist’ and inserting ‘the Archivist 
or the Administrator’.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘ ‘(a) The Archivist shall provide guidance and assist-
ance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring— 
‘‘ ‘(1) economical and effective records manage-
ment; 
‘‘ ‘(2) adequate and proper documentation of 
the policies and transactions of the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘ ‘(3) proper records disposition.’;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘effective 
records management by such agencies’ and inserting 
‘effective processing of mail by Federal agencies’;’’; 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3621
To eliminate the National Forest Foundation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1998
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. YATES, Ms. FURSE, and Mr. GUTIERREZ)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ag-
riculture
A BILL
To eliminate the National Forest Foundation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDA-
TION ACT.
The National Forest Foundation Act is repealed.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION
ACT AMENDMENT ACT OF 1993.
The National Forest Foundation Act Amendment Act
of 1993 is repealed.
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF THE ASSETS OF THE NATIONAL
FOREST FOUNDATION.
(a) RESCISSION
OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.—
There are rescinded—
(1) the unobligated balance of the amounts
made available to the National Forest Foundation
out of appropriations made pursuant to any provi-
sion of law; and
(2) the underlying appropriations for the
amounts.
(b) RECORDS
AND OTHER PROPERTY.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall succeed to the records and
other property of the National Forest Foundation.
SEC. 4. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
(a) LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—All orders, determinations,
rules, regulations, permits, contracts, certificates, licenses,
and privileges—
(1) that have been issued, made, granted, or al-
lowed to become effective by the National Forest
Foundation, or any officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Government, or by a court of competent juris-
diction, in the performance of any function of the
National Forest Foundation, and
(2) that are in effect before the date of the en-
actment of this Act (or become effective on or after
such date of enactment pursuant to their terms as
in effect before such date of enactment),
shall continue in effect according to their terms until
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in
accordance with law by the President, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, another authorized official, or a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(b) NO EFFECT ON PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—This Act shall not affect
suits, actions, or other proceedings commenced be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, and in
all such suits, actions, and proceedings, proceeding
shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered
in the same manner and with the same effect as if
this Act had not been enacted.
(2) SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES.—If any officer
of the National Forest Foundation, in the official ca-
pacity of the officer, is party to a suit, action, or
other proceeding, then the suit, action, or other pro-
ceeding shall be continued with the Secretary of Ag-
riculture substituted for the officer as a party.
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(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘ ‘subsections (a) and (b)’ ’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ ‘subsection (a)’ ’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(F) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) by inserting at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘ ‘(e) The Administrator, in carrying out subsection 
(b), shall have the responsibility to promote economy and 
efficiency in the selection and utilization of space, staff, 
equipment, and supplies for processing mail at Federal fa-
cilities.’.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
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(2) not more than $300 per month, to cover 
lodging and living expenses for the duration of the 
participation of such individual; 
(3) not more than $25,000, over the duration 
of such participation, toward the repayment of any 
Federal student loan of such individual that is made, 
insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) or 
any other loan made, insured, or guaranteed by the 
Federal Government to such individual for enroll-
ment in an institution of higher education, as de-
fined in section 102 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002); 
(4) any amount necessary to cover costs in-
curred during such participation due to an emer-
gency or under exigent circumstances; and 
(5) such other costs that the Administrator may 
determine to be appropriate and associated with par-
ticipation in the pilot program. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, in carrying out the pilot program, the Adminis-
trator should— 
(1) consult with the members of the ‘‘Lost Boys 
and Lost Girls of Sudan’’ community in the United 
States, for purposes of identifying potentially eligible 
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individuals and notifying such individuals about the 
pilot program; and 
(2) consider for participation in the pilot pro-
gram individuals who are recommended to the Ad-
ministrator by a Member of Congress. 
(e) REPORT AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than six months after 
the date of the termination of the pilot program, the 
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report summarizing the re-
sults of the pilot program and making recommenda-
tions for changes. 
(2) EVALUATION
BY
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.— 
Not later than six months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act and annually thereafter until the 
date of the termination of the pilot program, the In-
spector General of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report evalu-
ating the pilot program. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the Committee on 
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Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6007 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consider-
ation of certain impacts on commercial space launch 
and reentry activities in a navigable airspace analysis, 
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. NAVIGABLE AIRSPACE ANALYSIS FOR COM-
MERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SITE RUNWAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44718(b)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘air navigation facilities and 
equipment’’ and inserting ‘‘air or space navigation 
facilities and equipment’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) the impact on launch and reentry for 
launch and reentry vehicles arriving or departing 
from a launch site or reentry site licensed by the 
Secretary.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall initiate a rule-
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profit entity that is principal administrator of
an empowerment zone.
‘‘(B) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development for
purposes of grants under this section with re-
spect to urban areas and means the Secretary
of Agriculture for purposes of grants under this
section with respect to rural areas, except as
the context otherwise indicates.’’.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Section 2007(b) of the Social Security act is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to prevent’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘maintain’’ and in-
serting ‘‘maintaining’’.
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making to implement the amendments made by subsection 
(a). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6007 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include 
consideration of certain impacts on commercial 
space launch and reentry activities in a navigable 
airspace analysis, and for other purposes.