datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(4) For purposes of subsection (b), the Official Mass
Mailing Allowance of (and any mass mailing sent by) a
Member of the House of Representatives shall be treated
separately from the Official Mail Allowance of (and any
other official mail sent by) such Member.
‘‘(5)(A) Otherwise applicable provisions of law relat-
ing to mass mailings sent by a Member of (or Member-
elect to) the House of Representatives shall continue to
govern such mass mailings—
‘‘(i) except that—
‘‘(I) for purposes of carrying out those
other provisions of law, the term ‘mass mailing’
shall have the meaning given it under para-
graph (8); and
‘‘(II) a mass mailing may not be sent if it
would be postmarked during any session that
begins in an even-numbered calendar year, sub-
ject to subparagraph (B); and
‘‘(ii) except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section.
‘‘(B) Nothing in subclause (II) of subparagraph
(A)(i) shall be considered to preclude the mailing of any
mail matter—
‘‘(i) sent after the Tuesday next after the 1st
Monday in November of such year, and any mass
value of the non-Federal land shall be considered to be 
a donation by River Bottom Farms to the United States. 
(d) EXCHANGE TIMETABLE.—The Secretary shall 
complete the land exchange under this section not later 
than 1 year after the date of the expiration of any existing 
Bureau of Land Management lease agreement or agree-
ments affecting the Federal land (‘‘Parcel A’’ on Map 1) 
to be exchanged under this section, unless the Secretary 
and River Bottom Farms mutually agree to extend such 
deadline. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION
OF ACQUIRED LAND.—The 
land acquired by the Secretary under subsection (b) shall 
become part of the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge and 
be administered in accordance with the laws and regula-
tions generally applicable to the National Wildlife Refuge 
System. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3006 
AN ACT 
To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisi-
tion of private land adjacent to the Cibola Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in 
the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of 
Land Management lands in Riverside County, 
California, and for other purposes.
nical personnel engaged or undertaking to engage in the
provision or administration of personal health services as
benefits under this Act, and to carry out the policies of
section 209(a), the Board is authorized to make grants—
(1) to public or nonprofit institutions or agen-
cies engaging in undergraduate or postgraduate pro-
fessional, technical, or administration education or
training, for the cost (in whole or in part) of courses
or projects which the Board finds, after consultation
with the Advisory Council and appropriate Federal
departments and agencies, (A) cannot be carried out
without financial assistance under this section, and
(B) show promise of making valuable contributions
to the education, training, or retraining of profes-
sional or technical personnel engaged or undertaking
to engage in the provision or administration of bene-
fits, or
(2) to individuals who are professional or tech-
nical persons engaged or who undertake to engage
in the provision of personal health-service benefits,
or who are engaged or undertake to engage in the
administration of such benefits, for maintenance (in
whole or in part) while in attendance at courses or
projects assisted under paragraph (1) or approved
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1692
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limita-
tion amount applicable to contributions to candidates in Federal elections
by individuals and to decrease the limitation amount applicable to con-
tributions to such candidates by nonparty multicandidate political com-
mittees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1995
Mr. CLINGER 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
increase the limitation amount applicable to contributions
to candidates in Federal elections by individuals and
to decrease the limitation amount applicable to contribu-
tions to such candidates by nonparty multicandidate po-
litical committees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(c) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
PORT.—Not later than June 30, 2015, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report— 
(1) evaluating the development and mainte-
nance of the information technology infrastructure 
necessary to support the operations of the Inter-
national Trade Data System; and 
(2) assessing the number of memoranda of un-
derstanding and other actions taken by the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection Agency and other 
Federal agencies to ensure the sharing of electronic 
import and export data. 
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SECTION 1. INCREASE IN THE LIMITATION AMOUNT APPLI-
CABLE TO CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES
BY INDIVIDUALS.
Section 315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended
by striking out ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$2,000 in the case of an individual and $1,000 in the
case of a person other than an individual’’.
SEC. 2. DECREASE IN THE LIMITATION AMOUNT APPLICA-
BLE TO CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES BY
NONPARTY 
MULTICANDIDATE 
POLITICAL
COMMITTEES.
Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended
by striking out ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$2,500 in the case of a nonparty multicandidate political
committee and $5,000 in the case of a multicandidate po-
litical committee of a political party’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3000 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for additional 
investment visas for aliens investing in rural areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. ADERHOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for additional investment visas for aliens investing in 
rural areas. 
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 Economy Vital 
Investment Visa Encouragement Act of 2013’’ or as the 
‘‘REVIVE Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. IN GENERAL. 
Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iv) 
ADJUSTMENT
FOR
RURAL 
AREAS.—In the case of an investment 
made pursuant to subparagraph (E), the 
amount of capital required under subpara-
graph (A) shall be $200,000. This amount 
may be increased by regulation in the same 
manner as the amount specified in clause 
(i).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) SET-ASIDE FOR RURAL AREAS.—Not 
less than 3,000 of the visas made available 
under this paragraph in each fiscal year shall 
be reserved for qualified immigrants who— 
‘‘(i) at the time such aliens apply for 
a visa under this subparagraph, have non-
immigrant 
status 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(E)(ii) and have been present in 
the United States for a period 2 years con-
tinuously; and 
‘‘(ii) invest in a commercial enterprise 
described in subparagraph (A) which will 
create employment in a rural area, except 
that such commercial enterprise need only 
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create full time employment for not fewer 
than 5 United States citizens or aliens law-
fully admitted for permanent residence or 
other immigrants lawfully authorized to be 
employed in the United States (other than 
the immigrant and the immigrant’s spouse, 
sons, or daughters).’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1693
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit
congressional leadership committees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1995
Mr. CLINGER 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 congressional leadership committees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. PROHIBITION OF CONGRESSIONAL LEADER-
SHIP COMMITTEES.
Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) A candidate for the office of Senator or Rep-
resentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress, may not establish, maintain, finance, or con-
(11) The term ‘‘dependent’’ means an unmarried
child (including a stepchild, adopted, or foster child) of
an individual, who is under the age of eighteen, or who
is under a total disability which has continued for a period
of not less than six consecutive calendar months and is
living with such individual or receiving regular support
from him; a wife of an individual living with such individ-
ual or receiving regular support from him; a husband who
is under a total disability which has continued for a period
of not less than six consecutive calendar months, and is
living with or receiving regular and substantial support
from such individual; and a parent who is living with or
receiving regular and substantial support from such indi-
vidual.
(12) The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual, a trust
or estate, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a
consumer cooperative, or other organization.
EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 902. The effective date of this Act shall be the
date of its enactment, but personal health services shall
first become available as benefits in accordance with this
Act on October 1, 1996.
HR 1693 IH
trol a political committee, other than the principal cam-
paign committee of the candidate.’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3001 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
to permit commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, 
and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other 
information in electronic form. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 to permit commercial applicators of pes-
ticides to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide 
application-related records, reports, data, and other in-
formation in electronic form. 
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 ‘‘21st Century Pest 
Management Records Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALLOWING COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS OF PES-
TICIDES TO USE ELECTRONIC RECORDS TO 
COMPLY WITH RECORDKEEPING AND RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1491 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 136i–1) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING AND REPORT-
ING.—Notwithstanding any contrary provision of Federal, 
State, or local law, commercial applicators of pesticides, 
including commercial applicators of restricted use pes-
ticides, may create, retain, submit, and convey a pesticide 
application-related record, report, data, or other informa-
tion in electronic form in order to satisfy any requirement 
for such creation, retention, submission, or conveyance, re-
spectively, under any Federal, State, or local law.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1695
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an income
tax credit for in-State contributions to congressional candidates.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1995
Mr. CLINGER 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 provide
for an income tax credit for in-State contributions to
congressional candidates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE FOR A CREDIT
FOR IN-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONGRES-
SIONAL CANDIDATES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 23 the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 24. IN-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATES.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an individual,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed
by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to
the total of contributions to candidates for the office of
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, for the State of which the
taxpayer is a resident.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM CREDIT.—The credit allowed by
subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not exceed
$100 ($200 in the case of a joint return under sec-
tion 6013).
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION.—The credit allowed by
subsection (a) shall be allowed, with respect to any
contribution, only if such contribution is verified in
such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by reg-
ulations.
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘contribution’ has the meaning given that term in
section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 642 of such Code (relating to spe-
cial rules for credits and deductions of estates or
trusts) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(j) CREDIT FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS NOT AL-
LOWED.—An estate or trust shall not be allowed the credit
against tax provided by section 24.’’.
(2) The table of sections for subpart A of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 23 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 24. In-State contributions to congressional candidates.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996.
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‘‘(1) designate 1 or more financial institutions
or other authorized agents to which such payments
shall be made; and
‘‘(2) provide to the Federal agency that makes
or authorizes the payments information necessary
for the recipient to receive electronic funds transfer
payments through each institution or agent des-
ignated under paragraph (1).’’; and
(2) by adding after subsection (h) (as so redes-
ignated) the following new subsections:
‘‘(i) The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe reg-
ulations that the Secretary considers necessary to carry
out this section.
‘‘(j) For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) The term ‘electronic funds transfer’ means
any transfer of funds, other than a transaction origi-
nated by cash, check, or similar paper instrument,
that is initiated through an electronic terminal, tele-
phone, computer, or magnetic tape, for the purpose
of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial
institution to debit or credit an account. The term
includes Automated Clearing House transfers, Fed
Wire transfers, transfers made at automatic teller
machines, and point-of-sale terminals.
‘‘(2) The term ‘Federal agency’ means—
velopment Through Affordable Housing Act of 2013, 
the State shall use, at a minimum, the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) $2,500,000, and 
‘‘(B) 10 percent of such unobligated 
amount, 
for 
the 
purposes 
described 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(C).’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1698
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require electronic funds transfer
for all Federal payments by 2001 to promote efficiency and economy
in the disbursement of Federal funds and to eliminate crime incident
to the issuance of Treasury checks.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1995
Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. VISCLOSKY, and
Mr. HORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require electronic
funds transfer for all Federal payments by 2001 to pro-
mote efficiency and economy in the disbursement of Fed-
eral funds and to eliminate crime incident to the issuance
of Treasury checks.
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 ‘‘Mandatory Electronic
Funds Transfer Expansion Act of 1995’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1697
To provide for the continuation of certain commercial activities at the Red’s
Horse Ranch area of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa and Whitman
National 
Forests,
Oregon.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1995
Mr. COOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the continuation of certain commercial activi-
ties at the Red’s Horse Ranch area of the Eagle Cap
Wilderness, Wallowa and Whitman National Forests, Or-
egon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN OUTFITTER AC-
TIVITIES AT RED’S HORSE RANCH, EAGLE
CAP WILDERNESS, OREGON.
(a) AIRSTRIP ACCESS.—The landing of aircraft at
the area known as Red’s Horse Ranch, where this use was
established before the addition of such area to the Eagle
Cap Wilderness, may be permitted to continue subject to
such restrictions as the Secretary of Agriculture deems de-
sirable.
(b) COMMERCIAL SERVICES.—Commercial services
may be performed at Red’s Horse Ranch, Oregon, to the
extent necessary for activities which are proper for realiz-
ing the recreational or other wilderness purposes of the
Eagle Cap Wilderness as provided in section 4(d)(5) of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)), including a
guest ranch, outfitting, hotel, meals, horse rental, pack
trips, and tours.
(c) RED’S HORSE RANCH AREA DESCRIBED.—For
the purposes of this section, the area known as Red’s
Horse Ranch is that area added in 1994 to the Eagle Cap
Wilderness (as designated by Public Laws 88–577, 92–
521, and 98–328), Wallowa and Whitman National For-
ests, Oregon, which is located approximately 20 miles west
of Enterprise, Oregon, on the Minam River and is more
particularly described as follows:
The SENE and the NESE, Section 36, Township 2
South, Range 41 East, W.M.
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‘‘(A) an agency (as defined in section 101
of this title); and
‘‘(B) a Government corporation (as defined
in section 103 of title 5).
‘‘(3) The term ‘Federal payments’ includes—
‘‘(A) Federal wage, salary, and retirement
payments;
‘‘(B) vendor and expense reimbursement
payments; and
‘‘(C) benefit payments.’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3005 
To amend chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research use only’’ products in diag-
nostic tests. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act to permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research 
use only’’ products in diagnostic tests. 
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 ‘‘Medical Testing Avail-
ability Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING RESEARCH USE ONLY 
PRODUCTS. 
Section 520 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360j) is amended by adding at the end 
the following subsection: 
‘‘(o) PRODUCTS WITH RESEARCH USE ONLY LABEL-
ING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A product whose labeling 
bears 
the 
statement 
described 
in 
section 
809.10(c)(2)(i) of title 21, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, may not be deemed to be mis-
branded under this Act on the basis that the manu-
facturer or distributor of the product— 
‘‘(A) sells the product to an end user who 
uses the product in a manner inconsistent with 
such statement; or 
‘‘(B) engages in business communications 
regarding the product with an end user of the 
product. 
‘‘(2) BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘business communica-
tions’, with respect to a product with labeling de-
scribed in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) means oral, written, or electronic con-
tact between a manufacturer or distributor of 
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such product and an end user regarding the 
functioning of such product; and 
‘‘(B) includes any such contact consisting 
of technical support, customer service, assist-
ance with the installation of such product, com-
munication relating to ensuring the perform-
ance of the product, and other similar contacts. 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to 
be effective on the last day of the five-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this section.’’. 
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