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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2688
To amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that the
reduction in additional optional life insurance for Federal retirees shall
not apply if the beneficiary is permanently disabled.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 29, 1995
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. FRAZER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. LI-
PINSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to
provide that the reduction in additional optional life in-
surance for Federal retirees shall not apply if the bene-
ficiary is permanently disabled.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION FROM PROVISIONS REQUIRING RE-
DUCTION IN ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL LIFE IN-
SURANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 8714b
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
(A) by striking ‘‘agent of a foreign prin-
cipal’’ and inserting ‘‘representative of a foreign
principal’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (d) of the first
section of the Foreign Agents Registration Act
of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 1(d) of the Foreign Interests Representa-
tion Act (22 U.S.C. 611(d)),’’.
(4) Section 34(a) of the Trading With the
Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 34(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘Act of June 8, 1934 (ch. 327, 52 Stat.
631), as amended’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign Interests
Representation Act’’.
SEC. 4. MISUSE OF NAME.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 1035. Misappropriation of Person’s Name in Con-
nection with Lobbying Contact
‘‘Whoever falsely uses or employs the name of any
person, or causes such name to be falsely used or em-
ployed, in any telegram, letter, other printed or written
matter, or electronic communication intended or designed
to influence in any manner a Member of Congress to favor
or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation before the
Congress or any nomination pending before the Senate,
whether before or after the introduction of such legislation
or the submission of such nomination, for the purpose of
conveying the impression that such person authorized such
use or employment of the person’s name shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year,
or both.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such chapter 47 is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘1035. Misappropriation of person’s name in connection with lobbying contact.’’.
SEC. 5. DISCLOSURES OF VISITS TO MEMBERS AND SEN-
ATORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall jointly
establish a registry to record visits to Members of the
House of Representatives and Senators by lobbyists reg-
istered under any Federal law which requires lobbyists to
register. Such lobbyists shall record each such visit, in-
cluding the date of the visit and the subject of the visit.
The registry shall be open to the public.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect January 1, 1996.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4779 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans who experi-
ence extended waiting times for appointments at medical facilities of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may receive care at non-Department 
facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2014 
Mr. DENHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that vet-
erans who experience extended waiting times for appoint-
ments at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs may receive care at non-Department facilities. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Need Timely 
Access to Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF FEE-BASIS CARE BY DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR PATIENTS WHO 
EXPERIENCE EXTENDED WAITING TIMES. 
Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 
as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) As authorized by section 1710 of this title, the 
Secretary shall enter into contracts with such non-Depart-
ment facilities as may be necessary in order to furnish 
hospital care or medical services to any veteran enrolled 
in the patient enrollment system under section 1705 of 
this title who— 
‘‘(1) has waited— 
‘‘(A) seven days or longer for an appoint-
ment for primary care in a Department facility; 
or 
‘‘(B) 14 days or longer for an appointment 
for speciality care in a Department facility; and 
‘‘(2) elects to receive such care in a non-De-
partment facility.’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para-
graph (1), by inserting ‘‘or (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’. 
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‘‘(3)(A) The amount of additional optional insurance
continued under paragraph (2) shall be continued, without
any reduction under the last two sentences thereof, if—
‘‘(i) at the time of retirement, there is in effect
a designation under section 8705 under which the
entire amount of such insurance would be paid to an
individual who is permanently disabled; and
‘‘(ii) an election under subsection (d)(3) on be-
half of such individual is made in timely fashion.
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any reduc-
tion required under paragraph (2) shall be made if—
‘‘(i) the additional optional insurance is not in
fact paid in accordance with the designation under
section 8705, as in effect at the time of retirement;
‘‘(ii) the Office finds that adequate arrange-
ments have not been made to ensure that the insur-
ance provided under this section will be used only
for the care and support of the individual so des-
ignated; or
‘‘(iii) the election referred to in subparagraph
(A)(ii) terminates at any time before the death of
the individual who made such election.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘per-
manently disabled’ shall have the meaning given such term
under regulations which the Office shall prescribe based
(1) in the first sentence, by striking out ‘‘, or
from the contingent fund’’ and all that follows
through the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu
thereof a period; and
(2) in the second sentence—
(A) by striking out ‘‘made upon vouchers
approved by the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives, and
payments’’; and
(B) in the proviso, by striking out ‘‘funds’’
and all that follows through the end of the sen-
tence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘fund as ad-
ditional salary or compensation to any officer or
employee of the Senate.’’.
SEC. 106. REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the
last day of each semiannual period, the Chief Administra-
tive Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit
to the House of Representatives, with respect to that pe-
riod, a detailed, itemized report of the disbursements for
the operations of the House of Representatives.
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection
(a) shall include—
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4780 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five- 
year extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2014 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, and 
Mr. KING of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a five-year extension of the rural community hospital 
demonstration 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 ‘‘Rural Community Hos-
pital Demonstration Extension Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY 
HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 410A of the Medicare Pre-
scription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
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2003 (Public Law 108–173; 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as 
amended by sections 3123 and 10313 of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘5-year ex-
tension period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year extension pe-
riod’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FIVE-YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘TEN-YEAR’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘addi-
tional 5-year’’ and inserting ‘‘additional 10- 
year’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘5-year extension period’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘10-year ex-
tension period’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN TIMING FOR REPORT.—Subsection 
(e) of such section 410A is amended by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 6 months after the completion’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than 2 years prior to the completion’’. 
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Courthouse located at 301 West
Main Street in Benton, Illinois, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James L. Foreman United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘James L. Foreman United States Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 18
(legislative day, December 15), 1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2689
To designate the United States Courthouse located at 301 West Main Street
in Benton, Illinois, as the ‘‘James L. Foreman United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 29, 1995
Mr. POSHARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the United States Courthouse located at 301
West Main Street in Benton, Illinois, as the ‘‘James
L. Foreman United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Courthouse located at 301 West
Main Street in Benton, Illinois, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James L. Foreman United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
(A) the local educational agency will fund 
the operational costs of the activities described 
in this Act after the grant period expires; and 
(B) if the local educational agency charges 
a fee to participate in the after school and sum-
mer components of the career and technical 
education exploration program to be carried out 
by the agency, the agency will implement such 
fee on a sliding scale according to income and 
established in a manner that makes participa-
tion financially feasible for all students. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 
that receives a grant under this Act shall use the 
grant funds to carry out any of the following: 
(A) Leasing, purchasing, upgrading, or 
adapting equipment related to the content of 
career and technical education exploration pro-
gram activities. 
(B) Program director, instructor, or other 
staff expenses to coordinate or implement pro-
gram activities. 
(C) Consultation services with a direct 
alignment to the program goals. 
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referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘James L. Foreman United States Courthouse’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2689
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 18, 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To designate the United States Courthouse located at 301
West Main Street in Benton, Illinois, as the ‘‘James
L. Foreman United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2689 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Courthouse located at 301 West
Main Street in Benton, Illinois, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James L. Foreman United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘James L. Foreman United States Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 18
(legislative day, December 15), 1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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House Calendar No. 153
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2689
[Report No. 104–410]
To designate the United States Courthouse located at 301 West Main Street
in Benton, Illinois, as the ‘‘James L. Foreman United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 29, 1995
Mr. POSHARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
DECEMBER 18 (legislative day, DECEMBER 15), 1995
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To designate the United States Courthouse located at 301
West Main Street in Benton, Illinois, as the ‘‘James
L. Foreman United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Courthouse located at 301 West
Main Street in Benton, Illinois, shall be known and des-
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 268
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to qualify additional institutions
for programs under part B of title III of that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. JACOBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to qualify
additional institutions for programs under part B of
title III of that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
OF 1965.
Section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘or that meets the require-
ments of subparagraph (B)’’ after ‘‘was established
prior to 1964’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) In the case of any State within which no
institution meets the requirements of subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph, an institution that meets the
requirements of such subparagraph except that it
was established during or after 1964, but prior to
1978, shall be treated as meeting the requirements
of subparagraph (A).’’.
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TITLE II—REFORM OF THE
EARNED INCOME CREDIT
SEC. 201. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.
SEC. 202. EARNED INCOME CREDIT DENIED TO INDIVID-
UALS NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE EMPLOYED IN
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32(c)(1) (relating to indi-
viduals eligible to claim the earned income credit) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(F) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIRE-
MENT.—The term ‘eligible individual’ does not
include any individual who does not include on
the return of tax for the taxable year—
‘‘(i) such individual’s taxpayer identi-
fication number, and
‘‘(ii) if the individual is married (with-
in the meaning of section 7703), the tax-
payer identification number of such indi-
vidual’s spouse.’’.
(b) SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.—Section 32
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(l) IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.—Solely for pur-
poses of subsections (c)(1)(F) and (c)(3)(D), a taxpayer
identification number means a social security number is-
sued to an individual by the Social Security Administra-
tion (other than a social security number issued pursuant
to clause (II) (or that portion of clause (III) that relates
to clause (II)) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Se-
curity Act).’’.
(c) EXTENSION OF PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO
MATHEMATICAL
OR
CLERICAL
ERRORS.—Section
6213(g)(2) (relating to the definition of mathematical or
clerical errors) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end
of subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
of subparagraph (E) and inserting a comma, and by in-
serting after subparagraph (E) the following new subpara-
graphs:
‘‘(F) an omission of a correct taxpayer
identification number required under section 32
(relating to the earned income credit) to be in-
cluded on a return, and
‘‘(G) an entry on a return claiming the
credit under section 32 with respect to net
earnings from self-employment described in sec-
tion 32(c)(2)(A) to the extent the tax imposed
by section 1401 (relating to self-employment
tax) on such net earnings has not been paid.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1995.
SEC. 203. REPEAL OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDI-
VIDUALS WITHOUT CHILDREN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
32(c)(1) (defining eligible individual) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible in-
dividual’ means any individual who has a quali-
fying child for the taxable year.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Each of the tables
contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 32(b) are
amended by striking the items relating to no qualifying
children.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1995.
(1) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME TAX.—The text
of section 106 of such Code (relating to contribu-
tions by employer to accident and health plans) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—Gross income of an employee
does not include employer-provided coverage under an ac-
cident or health plan.
‘‘(b) CONTRIBUTIONS
TO MEDICAL FINANCE AC-
COUNTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an employee,
gross income does not include amounts contributed
by such employee’s employer to any medical finance
account (as defined in section 220(c)) of such em-
ployee.
‘‘(2) NO CONSTRUCTIVE RECEIPT.—No amount
shall be included in the gross income of any em-
ployee solely because the employee may choose be-
tween the contributions referred to in paragraph (1)
and employer contributions to another health plan of
the employer.
‘‘(3) COORDINATION WITH DEDUCTION LIMITA-
TION.—The amount excluded from the gross income
of an employee under this subsection for any taxable
year shall not exceed the limitation under section
220(b)(1) (determined without regard to this sub-
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the
following: ‘‘The person required by section 220(f) to
file a report regarding a medical finance account at
the time and in the manner required by such section
shall pay a penalty of $50 for each failure to so file
unless it is shown that such failure is due to reason-
able cause.’’
(h) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections for part VII of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
striking the last item and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 220. Medical finance accounts.
‘‘Sec. 221. Cross reference.’’
(2) The table of sections for subchapter B of
chapter 68 of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or
on medical finance accounts’’ after ‘‘annuities’’ in
the item relating to section 6693.
(3) The table of sections for part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 11 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 2057. Medical finance accounts.’’
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1995.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2693
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make a minor adjustment in
the exterior boundary of the Hells Canyon Wilderness in the States
of Oregon and Idaho to exclude an established Forest Service road
inadvertently included in the wilderness.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 30, 1995
Mr. COOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make a minor
adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Hells Canyon
Wilderness in the States of Oregon and Idaho to exclude
an established Forest Service road inadvertently included
in the wilderness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, HELLS CANYON WIL-
DERNESS, HELLS CANYON NATIONAL RECRE-
ATION AREA.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall revise the map and
detailed boundary description of the Hells Canyon Wilder-
ness designated by section 2 of Public Law 94–199 (16
U.S.C. 460gg–1) to exclude Forest Service Road 3965
from the wilderness area so that the road may continue
to be used by motorized vehicles. The road shall continue
to be included in the Hells Canyon National Recreation
Area also established by such Act.
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