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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1435
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the use of funds under
the highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program for seismic
retrofit of bridges, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1993
Mr. MINETA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the use
of funds under the highway bridge replacement and reha-
bilitation program for seismic retrofit of bridges, 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. HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHA-
BILITATION PROGRAM.
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF SEISMIC RETROFIT PROJECTS.—
Section 144(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by inserting before the period at the end of the third sen-
tence the following: ‘‘; except that a State may carry out
a project for seismic retrofit of a bridge under this section
without regard to whether such bridge is eligible for re-
placement or rehabilitation under this section’’.
(b) APPORTIONMENT FACTOR ADJUSTMENT.—Sec-
tion 144(e) of such title is amended by inserting before
the period at the end of the fourth sentence the following:
‘‘and by the total cost of all projects carried out under
this section in such State for seismic retrofit of highway
bridges not eligible for replacement or rehabilitation under
this section’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1436
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to transmit to the Congress a
report on maritime policies of the Department of Transportation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1993
Mr. PICKETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to transmit to
the Congress a report on maritime policies of the Depart-
ment of Transportation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MARITIME POLICY REPORT.
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Transportation shall
transmit to the Congress a report setting forth the De-
partment of Transportation’s policies for the 5-year period
beginning October 1, 1993, with respect to—
(1) fostering and maintaining a United States
merchant marine capable of meeting economic and
national security requirements;
(2) improving the vitality and competitiveness
of the United States merchant marine and the mari-
time industrial base, including ship repairers, ship-
builders, ship manning, ship operators, and ship
suppliers;
(3) reversing the precipitous decrease in the
number of ships in the United States-flag fleet and
the Nation’s shipyard and repair capability;
(4) stabilizing and eventually increasing the
number of mariners available to crew United States
merchant vessels;
(5) achieving adequate manning of merchant
vessels for national security needs during a mobiliza-
tion;
(6) ensuring that sufficient civil maritime re-
sources will be available to meet defense deployment
and essential economic requirements in support of
our national security strategy;
(7) ensuring that the United States maintains
the capability to respond unilaterally to security
threats in geographic areas not covered by alliance
commitments and otherwise meets sealift require-
ments in the event of crisis or war;
(8) ensuring that international agreements and
practices do not place United States maritime indus-
SEC. 202. FIREARMS TRANSFERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 932. Background checks for firearm transfers by 
unlicensed persons 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘unlicensed transferee’ means a 
person who— 
‘‘(A) is not licensed under this chapter; 
and 
‘‘(B) desires to receive a firearm from an 
unlicensed transferor; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘unlicensed transferor’ means a 
person who— 
‘‘(A) is not licensed under this chapter; 
and 
‘‘(B) desires to transfer a firearm to an 
unlicensed transferee. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRANSFERORS OTHER 
THAN LICENSEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for an 
unlicensed transferor to transfer a firearm to an un-
licensed transferee, unless the firearm is trans-
ferred— 
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tries at an unfair competitive disadvantage in world
markets;
(9) ensuring that Federal agencies promote,
through efficient application of laws and regulations,
the readiness of the United States merchant marine
and supporting industries; and
(10) any other relevant maritime policies.
(b) DATE OF TRANSMITTAL.—The report required
under subsection (a) shall be transmitted along with the
President’s budget submission, pursuant to section 1105
of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 1995.
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a different time, subject to the requirements of sub-
sections (e) and (f)(1). 
‘‘(3) PLACE OF QUESTIONING.—Unless the offi-
cer consents in writing to being questioned else-
where, any questioning of a law enforcement officer 
under investigation shall take place— 
‘‘(A) at the office of the individual con-
ducting the investigation on behalf of the law 
enforcement agency employing the officer under 
investigation; or 
‘‘(B) the place at which the officer under 
investigation reports for duty. 
‘‘(4) IDENTIFICATION OF QUESTIONER.—Before 
the commencement of any questioning, a law en-
forcement officer under investigation shall be in-
formed of— 
‘‘(A) the name, rank, and command of the 
officer or other individual who will conduct the 
questioning; and 
‘‘(B) the relationship between the indi-
vidual conducting the questioning and the law 
enforcement agency employing the officer under 
investigation. 
‘‘(5) SINGLE QUESTIONER.—During any single 
period of questioning of a law enforcement officer 
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‘‘(1)(A) contact the national instant criminal 
background check system under section 922(t); and 
‘‘(B)(i) receive an identification number as de-
scribed in section 922(t)(1)(B)(i); or 
‘‘(ii) 
wait 
the 
period 
described 
in 
922(t)(1)(B)(ii); 
‘‘(2) conduct such other checks as the agency 
considers appropriate to determine whether the re-
ceipt or possession of the firearm by the unlicensed 
transferee would violate section 922 or State law; 
‘‘(3) verify the identity of the unlicensed trans-
feree by— 
‘‘(A) examining a valid identification docu-
ment (as defined in section 1028(d)) of the un-
licensed transferee containing a photograph of 
the unlicensed transferee; or 
‘‘(B) confirming that the unlicensed trans-
feror has examined a valid identification docu-
ment described in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(4) notify the unlicensed transferor and trans-
feree— 
‘‘(A) of the compliance by the law enforce-
ment agency with the requirements under para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3); and 
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tigation, and the Community Relations Service of the De-
partment of Justice—
(1) examine the needs of Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies in training officers
for the investigation and reporting of bias crimes;
(2) recommend to the Attorney General policy
options for the enhancement of bias crime interdic-
tion and prevention;
(3) determine a national curriculum for a train-
the-trainer program to be administered by the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center;
(4) determine a national curriculum for officer
training in investigation and reporting of bias crimes
to be delivered through the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center;
(5) coordinate the bias crime efforts of the De-
partment of the Treasury, Department of Edu-
cation, Department of Justice, Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and the Community Relations Service
of the Department of Justice;
(6) develop a national curriculum to be taught
as a preventative measure at elementary and second-
ary schools throughout the country;
‘‘(B) of any receipt by the law enforcement 
agency of a notification from the national in-
stant criminal background check system or 
other information that the transfer would vio-
late section 922 or would violate State law; 
‘‘(5) not later than 31 days after the date on 
which the transfer occurs, submit to the Attorney 
General a report of the transfer, which— 
‘‘(A) shall be on a form specified by the 
Attorney General by regulation; and 
‘‘(B) shall not include the name of or other 
identifying information relating to the unli-
censed transferor or unlicensed transferee; 
‘‘(6) if the law enforcement agency assists an 
unlicensed transferor in transferring, at the same 
time or during any 5 consecutive business days, 2 or 
more pistols or revolvers, or any combination of pis-
tols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same 
unlicensed transferee, in addition to the reports re-
quired under paragraph (5), prepare a report of the 
multiple transfers, which shall be— 
‘‘(A) prepared on a form specified by the 
Attorney General; and 
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an amount in excess of $1,000,000 shall require 
each bidder to submit as part of its bid the name, 
location of the place of business, and nature of the 
work of each subcontractor with whom the bidder, if 
awarded the contract, will subcontract for work in 
an amount in excess of $100,000 on the contract. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SPECIFIC
CAT-
EGORIES.— 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C), the bidder shall list only one sub-
contractor for each category of work as defined 
by the bidder in its bid or proposal. 
(B) A bidder may list multiple subcontrac-
tors for a category of work if each such subcon-
tractor is listed to perform a discrete portion of 
the work within a category. 
(C) A bidder may list itself for any portion 
of work under the contract, which shall be 
deemed a representation by the bidder that it is 
fully qualified to perform that portion of the 
work itself and that the bidder will perform 
that portion itself. 
(3) RESULT OF FAILURE TO LIST SUBCONTRAC-
TORS.—An executive agency shall consider any bid-
der that fails to list subcontractors in accordance 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 629 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for congressional approval 
of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monu-
ments, to establish requirements for declaration of marine national monu-
ments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2021 
Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for con-
gressional approval of national monuments and restric-
tions on the use of national monuments, to establish 
requirements for declaration of marine national monu-
ments, 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 ‘‘Marine Access and 
State Transparency’’ or the ‘‘MAST Act’’. 
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SEC. 13. DESIGNATION OF FBI AS LEAD AGENCY FOR DO-
MESTIC COUNTER-TERRORISM.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be the lead
agency for coordinating the domestic counter-terrorism ac-
tivities of the United States Government.
SEC. 14. DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORIST ACTS ABROAD
AGAINST UNITED STATES NATIONALS.
Section 2332(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ‘‘, and shall be subject to the pen-
alty of death in accordance with the procedures applicable
to the imposition of that penalty under section 903(c) of
the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. Appendix
1473(c)) relating to procedures in respect of aircraft pi-
racy penalties’’ after ‘‘so imprisoned’’.
SEC. 15. DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORIST ACTS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 113A of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 2339. Domestic terrorism
‘‘(a) Whoever commits a terrorist act in or affecting
interstate or foreign commerce shall be subject to the
death penalty, in accordance with the procedures applica-
ble to the imposition of that penalty under section 903(c)
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. Appendix
1473(c)) if death results, and in any other case shall be
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1437
To establish Federal, State, and local programs for the investigation,
reporting and prevention of bias crimes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1993
Mr. TORRICELLI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish Federal, State, and local programs for the
investigation, reporting and prevention of bias crimes.
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) hate and bias crimes reported in 1992 were
greater in number and more violent in nature than
in any previous year;
(2) bias crimes are far more lethal than other
kinds of attacks, with hospitalization of victims oc-
curring four times more often than for other as-
saults;
(3) anti-Semitic crimes increased for 5 consecu-
tive years from 1987 to 1991, and anti-Semitic inci-
dents on college campuses increased by 12 percent
in 1992;
(4) more than 299 active hate groups with a
membership of more than 25,000 white supremacists
currently operate in 43 states in the United States;
(5) just 2,771 of the more than 16,000 law en-
forcement agencies furnished hate crime data to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1991; and
(6) Federal, State, and local law enforcement
officials have indicated that training in the area of
bias crimes is inconsistent and officials repeatedly
cite the need for uniform training of officers in the
investigation and prevention of bias crime.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.
The Attorney General shall appoint an official to act
as the National Director of Bias Crime (referred to in this
Act as the ‘‘Director’’).
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.
The Director shall, in cooperation with the appro-
priate Federal, State, and local agencies, including the De-
partment of the Treasury, the Federal Bureau of Inves-
(3) Notification of law enforcement officials re-
garding the history and growth of organized bias
groups in the United States.
(4) Methods to develop preventative education
curriculum for local schools and community youth
groups.
(5) Methods to cope with the trauma experi-
enced by victims of bias crime.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘train-the-trainer
program’’ means a program that teaches selected members
of the law enforcement community how to train members
of a local law enforcement agency how to investigate and
report bias crimes.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996 to carry
out the projects under this Act.
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(I) eliminate, or phase out, the
act, policy, or practice that constitutes
an unfair trade practice and that is
the subject of the action to be taken
under clause (i) or (ii),
(II) eliminate any burden or re-
striction 
on 
Western 
Hemisphere
trade, as defined in the EAFTA, re-
sulting from such unfair trade prac-
tice,
(III) provide the aggrieved signa-
tory nation with compensatory trade
benefits that are satisfactory to the
multilateral commission and meet the
requirements of subparagraph (F), or
(IV) enter into debt-for-science
exchanges, or similar arrangements,
as appropriate, that are satisfactory
to the multilateral commission and
that 
serve, 
as 
potential 
funding
sources for remedies recommended
under paragraph (5), to ameliorate
the issues in dispute pursuant to sub-
paragraph (B);
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 177 
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. ISSA, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. BACHUS, 
Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. OLSON, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Kentucky, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HALL, Mr. 
FLEMING, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. ROGERS of Ala-
bama, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, and Mr. CULBERSON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes. 
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 ‘‘Death Tax Repeal 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to estate, gift, and genera-
tion-skipping taxes) is hereby repealed. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to estates of decedents dying, gifts 
made, and generation-skipping transfers made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6334 
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to 
allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination con-
tracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supple-
mental nutrition assistance programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2021 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to 
enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes 
and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutri-
tion assistance programs. 
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 ‘‘SNAP Tribal Food 
Sovereignty Act of 2021’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6337 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on 
Federal land, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(7) the Secretary of Agriculture may enter
into agreements with any State, including any agen-
cy or subdivision thereof, under which (A) any con-
servation and environmental requirements with re-
spect to agricultural land under any program or ac-
tivity of the State will be incorporated into the single
comprehensive plan developed by the Soil Conserva-
tion Service for the land involved, and (B) any cost-
sharing or other assistance available from the State
with respect to any practice on agricultural land for
which a single comprehensive plan has been devel-
oped will be coordinated with any Federal cost-share
or other assistance to be provided.
‘‘(d) CRITERIA
FOR COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The Secretary of Agriculture,
acting through the Soil Conservation Service, shall estab-
lish criteria and standards to be used in the development
of comprehensive site-specific resource management plans
for agricultural land. In establishing such criteria and
standards, the Soil Conservation Service shall consult with
Federal and State agencies, including the technical com-
mittee in each State established under section 1261 of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3861), that have
expertise in, or whose programs and activities involve, con-
(1) representatives of the Indian tribes that are
to be served by such program;
(2) local educational and health personnel; and
(3) the Advisory Council established under sec-
tion 5.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than the date that is 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Interior shall submit to the Congress a report on the
progress made by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying
out the requirements of this section.
SEC. 11. APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act, $200,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 1994 through 1998.
(b) USE.—Amounts appropriated under this section
shall be used to fund the Healthy Students-Healthy
Schools Grant Program, and to make available funds that
may be necessary to carry out the activities of the Healthy
Students-Healthy Schools Coordinating Office and the
clearinghouse established under section 4(b)(4) and the
Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Advisory Council estab-
lished under section 5.
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not carry out
the provisions of this Act until such time as amounts ap-
propriated under section 8(a) for a fiscal year equal or
exceed $25,000,000.
SEC. 12. DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT.
Part E of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end thereof the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 5147. USE OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HEALTHY STU-
DENTS-HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROGRAMS.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
amounts appropriated under this Act may be used in con-
junction with the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Pro-
gram of any State, Indian tribe, local educational agency,
or school, so long as substance abuse prevention is a major
component of such Program, pursuant to the Healthy Stu-
dents-Healthy Schools Act.’’.
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall become effective on October 1, 1993.
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SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE
AMOUNT WHERE ELIGIBILITY ARISES DUR-
ING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
415(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ‘‘(with or
without the application of paragraph (8))’’ after
‘‘would be made’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8)(A) In the case of an individual described in
paragraph (4)(B) (subject to subparagraph (F) of this
paragraph), the amount of the individual’s primary insur-
ance amount as computed or recomputed under paragraph
(1) shall be deemed equal to the sum of—
‘‘(i) such amount, and
‘‘(ii) the applicable transitional increase amount
(if any).
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the term
‘applicable transitional increase amount’ means, in the
case of any individual, the product derived by multiply-
ing—
‘‘(i) the difference under old law, by
‘‘(ii) the applicable percentage of the difference
under old law to be added under subparagraph (A),
as determined, in relation to the year in which the