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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 76
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under
the military health care system who are also entitled to Medicare to
enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. HEFNER,
and Mr. DEAL of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered
beneficiaries under the military health care system who
are also entitled to Medicare to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits program.
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 ‘‘Health Care Commit-
ment Act’’.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE COVERED
BENEFICIARIES 
IN 
FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) FEHBP OPTION.—(1) Chapter 55 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 1107. Health care coverage through Federal Em-
ployees Health Benefits program
‘‘(a) FEHBP OPTION.—The Secretary of Defense,
after consulting with the other administering Secretaries,
shall enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel
Management under which a Medicare-eligible covered ben-
eficiary described in subsection (b) will be offered an op-
portunity to enroll in a health benefits plan offered
through the Federal Employee Health Benefits program
under chapter 89 of title 5, in addition to receiving health
care services under this chapter through a treatment facil-
ity of the uniformed services, the Civilian Health and Med-
ical Program of the Uniformed Services, or the TRICARE
program. The agreement may provide for limitations on
enrollment of Medicare-eligible covered beneficiaries in the
Federal Employee Health Benefits program if the Office
of Personnel Management determines the limitations are
necessary to allow for adequate planning for access for
services under the Federal Employee Health Benefits pro-
gram.
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the local police department or other law en-
forcement agency, at all times when the hand-
guns are not being used by its members; and
‘‘(D) meets all operational, safety, security,
training, and other requirements that the Sec-
retary may prescribe by regulation.
‘‘(b) REVOCATION.—The Secretary shall revoke the
license of a licensed handgun club that does not continue
to meet the requirements of subsection (a).
‘‘(c) LICENSE FEE.—A licensed handgun club shall
pay to the Secretary an annual license fee of $25.
‘‘§ 944. Registration of security guard services
‘‘(a) SECURITY GUARD SERVICES.—Under regula-
tions issued by the Secretary, the Secretary may approve
the registration of a security guard service if—
‘‘(1)(A) the security guard service has proce-
dures and has facilities on its premises for keeping
its handguns in a secure place, under the control of
a designated officer of the security guard service; or
‘‘(B) has made arrangements for the storage of
its handguns in a facility of the local police depart-
ment or other law enforcement agency, at all times
when such handguns are not in use for legitimate
business purposes;
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to use an intangible (as defined in section
936(b)(3)(B)) in the United States.
‘‘(B) UNRELATED PERSON.—For purposes
of this subsection, the term ‘unrelated person’
means any person who is not a related person
with respect to the controlled foreign corpora-
tion.
‘‘(C) COORDINATION WITH FOREIGN BASE
COMPANY SALES INCOME.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘foreign base company sales
income’ shall not include any imported property
income.’’
(c) SEPARATE APPLICATION
OF LIMITATIONS
ON
FOREIGN TAX CREDIT FOR IMPORTED PROPERTY IN-
COME.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section
904(d) (relating to separate application of section
with respect to certain categories of income) is
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (H), by redesignating subparagraph (I) as
subparagraph (J), and by inserting after subpara-
graph (H) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(I) imported property income, and’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 772
To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
to reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for expenses incurred
in support of Federal rescue and salvage operations in connection with
the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. FORBES) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportaiton and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency to reimburse certain State and local juris-
dictions for expenses incurred in support of Federal res-
cue and salvage operations in connection with the crash
of Trans World Airlines Flight 800.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWA FLIGHT 800 RES-
CUE AND SALVAGE EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency is authorized to reim-
burse the State of New York, Suffolk County, New York,
Nassau County, New York, and New York City for ex-
penses incurred by the jurisdictions in support of Federal
rescue and salvage operations in connection with the crash
of Trans World Airlines Flight 800.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for providing reimburse-
ment under subsection (a) $12,425,000, and such addi-
tional sums as may be necessary, for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1997.
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(2) IMPORTED PROPERTY INCOME DEFINED.—
Paragraph (2) of section 904(d) is amended by re-
designating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subpara-
graphs (I) and (J), respectively, and by inserting
after subparagraph (G) the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(H) IMPORTED PROPERTY INCOME.—The
term ‘imported property income’ means any in-
come received or accrued by any person which
is of a kind which would be imported property
income (as defined in section 954(h)).’’
(3) LOOK-THRU RULES TO APPLY.—Subpara-
graph (F) of section 904(d)(3) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E), or (H)’’.
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Clause (iii) of section 952(c)(1)(B) (relating
to certain prior year deficits may be taken into ac-
count) is amended by inserting the following sub-
clause after subclause (II) (and by redesignating the
following subclauses accordingly):
‘‘(III) imported property income,’’.
(2) Paragraph (5) of section 954(b) (relating to
deductions to be taken into account) is amended by
striking ‘‘and the foreign base company oil related
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 774
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restore freedom of speech
to the Internet and to protect children from unsuitable online material.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Ms. LOFGREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restore free-
dom of speech to the Internet and to protect children
from unsuitable online material.
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 ‘‘Internet Freedom and
Child Protection Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDERS REQUIRED TO MAKE
SCREENING SOFTWARE AVAILABLE.
Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 223) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C)
through (E) as subparagraphs (B) through (D),
respectively;
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(d) OBLIGATIONS OF INTERNET ACCESS PROVID-
ERS.—
‘‘(1) 
ACCESS
PROVIDER
OBLIGATION.—An
Internet access provider shall, at the time of enter-
ing an agreement with a customer for the provision
of Internet access services, offer such customer, ei-
ther for a fee or at no charge, screening software
that is designed to permit the customer to limit ac-
cess to material that is unsuitable for children.
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section:
‘‘(A) INTERNET.—The term ‘Internet’
means the international computer network of
both Federal and non-Federal interoperable
packet switched data networks.
‘‘(B) INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDER.—The
term ‘Internet access provider’ means a person
engaged in the business of providing a com-
puter and communications facility through
which a customer may obtain access to the
Internet, but does not include a common carrier
to the extent that it provides only transmission
and routing services.
‘‘(C) INTERNET
ACCESS
SERVICES.—The
term ‘Internet access services’ means the provi-
sion of computer and communications services
through which a customer using a computer
and a modem or other communications device
may obtain access to the Internet, but does not
include transmission and routing services pro-
vided by a common carrier.’’; and
(3) by striking subsections (e) through (h).
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATES.
The amendments made by section 2 of this Act are
effective on the date of enactment of this Act, except that
the requirements of section 223(d) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(d)) as amended by section
2 shall be effective 6 months after such date of enactment.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 779
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage
depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. RAHALL) 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 repeal
the percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock
mines.
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 ‘‘Elimination of Double
Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DEPLETION ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN
HARDROCK MINES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section
611(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by inserting after ‘‘mines’’ the following: ‘‘(except for
hardrock mines located on land currently subject to the
general mining laws or on lands patented under the gen-
eral mining laws)’’.
(b) GENERAL MINING LAW DEFINED.—Section 611
of such Code is amended by redesignating subsection (c)
as subsection (d) and inserting after subsection (b) the
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) GENERAL MINING LAW DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the term ‘general mining laws’
means those Acts which are generally codified as chapters
2, 12A, and 16, and sections 161 and 162 of title 30 of
the United States Code.’’
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 77
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit expenditures
in House of Representatives elections.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. POMEROY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
limit expenditures in House of Representatives elections.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) A candidate for the office of Representative in,
or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
may not make expenditures with respect to an election for
such office, which, in the aggregate, exceed $300,000.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply with
respect to elections occurring after 1998.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 780
To provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mr. MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines
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 ‘‘Abandoned Hardrock
Mines Reclamation Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. RECLAMATION FEE.
(a) RESERVATION OF RECLAMATION FEE.—Any per-
son producing hardrock minerals from a mine that was
within a mining claim that has subsequently been patented
under the general mining laws shall pay a reclamation fee
to the Secretary under this section. The amount of such
fee shall be equal to a percentage of the net proceeds from
such mine. The percentage shall be based upon the ratio
of the net proceeds to the gross proceeds related to such
production in accordance with the following table:
Net proceeds as percentage
Rate of fee as percentage
of gross proceeds
of net proceeds
Less than 10 ............................................................................
2.00
10 or more but less than 18 ....................................................
2.50
18 or more but less than 26 ....................................................
3.00
26 or more but less than 34 ....................................................
3.50
34 or more but less than 42 ....................................................
4.00
42 or more but less than 50 ....................................................
4.50
50 or more ...............................................................................
5.00
(b) EXEMPTION.—Gross proceeds of less than
$500,000 from minerals produced in any calendar year
shall be exempt from the reclamation fee under this sec-
tion for that year if such proceeds are from one or more
mines located on a single patented claim or on two or more
contiguous patented claims.
(c) PAYMENT.—The amount of all fees payable under
this section for any calendar year shall be paid to the Sec-
retary within 60 days after the end of such year.
(d) DISBURSEMENT
OF REVENUES.—The receipts
from the fee collected under this section shall be paid into
the Abandoned Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund estab-
lished under this Act.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER EXPENSES IN PROVIDING
CERTAIN DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 45D. EMPLOYER EXPENSES IN PROVIDING DEPEND-
ENT CARE SERVICES.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of section 38,
the employer day care center credit determined under this
section for the taxable year is the amount determined
under subsection (b) with respect to each qualified day
care center of the taxpayer.
‘‘(b) CREDIT PER FACILITY.—For purposes of this
section—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount determined
under this subsection for any taxable year with re-
spect to any qualified day care facility of the tax-
payer is 50 percent of the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(A) the expenses paid or incurred by the
taxpayer during the taxable year in providing
dependent care services at such facility for em-
ployees, over
‘‘(B) the aggregate amount received or ac-
crued during the taxable year by the employer
for such services.
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its chief executive officer or other person responsible
for the failure shall be imprisoned not more than
five years, or both.
‘‘(f) FORFEITURE.—Any handgun or handgun am-
munition involved or used in, or intended to be used in,
a violation of this subchapter or any regulation issued
under this subchapter, or any violation of any other crimi-
nal law of the United States, shall be subject to seizure
and forfeiture, and all provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and dis-
position of firearms shall, so far as applicable, extend to
seizures and forfeitures under this subchapter.
‘‘§ 948. Regulations
‘‘The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as the
Secretary deems necessary to carry out this subchapter.
‘‘§ 949. Relation to other law
‘‘The regulation of handguns under this subchapter
is in addition to the regulation of handguns under sub-
chapter A and any other Federal, State, or local law.
‘‘§ 950. Severability
‘‘If any provision of this subchapter or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
remainder of the subchapter and the application of that
provision to other persons not similarly situated or to
other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.’’.
(C) The Act of July 31, 1947, commonly
known as the Materials Act of 1947 (30 U.S.C.
601 and following).
(D) The Mineral Leasing for Acquired
Lands Act (30 U.S.C. 351 and following).
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(5) The term ‘‘patented mining claim’’ means
an interest in land which has been obtained pursu-
ant to sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Stat-
utes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims
and sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Re-
vised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36 and 37) for placer
claims, or section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30
U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims.
(6) The term ‘‘general mining laws’’ means
those Acts which generally comprise chapters 2,
12A, and 16, and sections 161 and 162 of title 30
of the United States Code.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 781
To ensure that crop losses resulting from plant viruses and other plant
diseases are covered by crop insurance and the noninsured crop assist-
ance program and that agricultural producers who suffer such losses
are eligible for emergency loans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To ensure that crop losses resulting from plant viruses and
other plant diseases are covered by crop insurance and
the noninsured crop assistance program and that agricul-
tural producers who suffer such losses are eligible for
emergency loans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COVERAGE FOR CROP LOSSES FROM PLANT
DISEASE UNDER CROP INSURANCE AND NON-
INSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM.—Section 508 of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘plant dis-
ease,’’ after ‘‘flood,’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘plant dis-
ease,’’ after ‘‘flood,’’.
(b) NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
Section 196(a)(3) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(3)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘plant disease,’’ after ‘‘flood,’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE EMERGENCY DISASTER
LOANS FOR FARMING OPERATIONS SUBSTAN-
TIALLY AFFECTED BY A PLANT DISEASE.
Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or plant disease’’ after ‘‘natural disaster’’ each
place such term appears.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 782
To provide for the use of private delivery services in filing documents with
Federal agencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To provide for the use of private delivery services in filing
documents with Federal agencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF DESIGNATED PRIVATE DELIVERY
SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any Federal law which provides
that an item is deemed to be received by a Federal agency
as of the date of the postmark on the item by the United
States Postal Service shall be deemed to further provide
that such an item is deemed to be received by the Federal
agency as of the date recorded or marked on the item by
a designated private delivery service.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘designated
private delivery service’’ has the meaning provided by sec-
tion 7502(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 783
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit candidates
for election for Federal office from accepting unsecured loans from depos-
itory institutions regulated under Federal law, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit candidates for election for Federal office from
accepting unsecured loans from depository institutions
regulated under Federal law, 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. PROHIBITING CANDIDATES FROM ACCEPTING
UNSECURED LOANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, a candidate for election for Federal office may not
accept—
‘‘(A) any contribution consisting of an unse-
cured loan from a depository institution; or
‘‘(B) any contribution from an individual serv-
ing as an officer or director of a depository institu-
tion with respect to which the candidate has an out-
standing unsecured loan as of the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection.
‘‘(2) Any candidate for election for Federal office
with an outstanding unsecured loan from a depository in-
stitution as of the date of the enactment of this subsection
shall repay the loan not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this subsection.
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘depository institu-
tion’ has the meaning given such term in section
19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after January 1997.
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Secretary may bring an action in a United States district
court to restrain any person who is a manufacturer of,
or dealer in, an imminently hazardous firearm product
from manufacturing, distributing, transferring, importing,
or exporting the product.
(b) IMMINENTLY HAZARDOUS FIREARM PRODUCT.—
As used in subsection (a), the term ‘‘imminently hazard-
ous firearm product’’ means any firearm product with re-
spect to which the Secretary determines that—
(1) the product poses an unreasonable risk of
injury to the public; and
(2) time is of the essence in protecting the pub-
lic from the risks posed by the product.
(c) RELIEF.—In an action brought under subsection
(a), the court may grant such temporary or permanent
relief as may be necessary to protect the public from the
risks posed by the firearm product, including—
(1) seizure of the product; and
(2) an order requiring—
(A) the purchasers of the product to be no-
tified of the risks posed by the product;
(B) the public to be notified of the risks
posed by the product; or
(C) the defendant to recall, repair, or re-
place the product, or refund the purchase price