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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2530
To prohibit the Student Loan Marketing Association from conditioning the
waiver of redemption premiums, otherwise chargeable in connection with
the refinancing of securities acquired by the Association while it was
a government-sponsored enterprise, on the use of its own investment
banking subsidiary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mr. SKAGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To prohibit the Student Loan Marketing Association from
conditioning the waiver of redemption premiums, other-
wise chargeable in connection with the refinancing of
securities acquired by the Association while it was a
government-sponsored enterprise, on the use of its own
investment banking subsidiary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Student Loan Marketing Association
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Association’’) was
established as a government-sponsored enterprise,
but is now being transformed into a wholly private
business entity.
(2) The Association has established a subsidiary
(Educational Securities, Inc.) that functions as a fi-
nance broker dealer which competes with other such
dealers with regard to financing of higher education.
(3) While it was a government-sponsored enter-
prise, the Association purchased for its own portfolio
tax-exempt municipal bonds issued by various edu-
cational institutions.
(4) The Association has informed some of the
institutions issuing such bonds that it will waive re-
demptions premiums otherwise chargeable in connec-
tion with refunding such bonds if the institutions
agree to retain the Association’s subsidiary to carry
out such transaction.
(5) To the extent that such a condition involves
securities obtained by the Association during the pe-
riod when it was a government-sponsored enterprise,
such requirement constitutes unfair competition with
other broker dealers who have not been associated
with government-sponsored enterprises.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to prohibit
the Association from engaging in the practice described
in subsection (a)(4).
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AND REGULATIONS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—On and after September 23,
1997, the Association, and any other entity obtaining se-
curities from the Association pursuant to a restructuring
of the common stock ownership of the Association under
section 440 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, shall
not engage in the practice described in section 1(a)(4)
with respect to any securities acquired by the Association
prior to January 1, 1997.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall issue regulations to implement this Act.
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year, the total number of immigrant visas that are
made available under section 203(b)(3)(A)(iii).’’.
(b) CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS
FOR
CERTAIN
NONPERMANENT
RESI-
DENTS.—Section 240A(b) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is amended in each of para-
graphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘may cancel removal in
the case of an alien’’ and inserting ‘‘may cancel removal
of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence, an alien’’.
(c) RECORDATION OF DATE.—Section 240A(b)(3) of
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1229b(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) RECORDATION OF DATE.—With respect to
aliens who the Attorney General adjusts to the sta-
tus of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence under paragraph (1) or (2), the Attorney Gen-
eral shall record the alien’s lawful admission for per-
manent residence as of the date of the Attorney
General’s cancellation of removal under paragraph
(1) or (2).’’.
(d) APRIL 1 EFFECTIVE DATE FOR AGGREGATE LIM-
ITATION.—Section 309(c)(7) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public
‘100’ were substituted for ‘50’ in section
2791(e)(4), and
‘‘(C) for the period beginning on January
1, 2002, any employer.
‘‘(2) RELEVANT
GROUP
MARKET.—The term
‘relevant group market’ means—
‘‘(A) for periods before January 1, 2000,
the small group market,
‘‘(B) for the period beginning on January
1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2001, the
small group market and the market that would
be included in the small group market if ‘100’
were substituted for ‘50’ in section 2791(e)(4),
and
‘‘(C) for the period beginning on January
1, 2002, the small and large group market.’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF INFORMATION DISCLOSURE TO
RELEVANT GROUP MARKET.—Section 2713 of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 300gg–13) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘small em-
ployer’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘rel-
evant employer (as defined in section 2711(b)(1))’’,
and
(2) by striking ‘‘small employer’’ and ‘‘small
employers’’ each succeeding place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘relevant employer’’ and ‘‘relevant employ-
ers’’, respectively.
(c) CONFORMING CHANGES
IN GUARANTEED RE-
NEWABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2712 of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 300gg–12) is amended—
(1) effective January 1, 2000, by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) TRANSITION.—For purposes of applying this
section during the period beginning January 1, 2000, and
ending December 31, 2001, any reference in paragraphs
(2) and (4) of section 2791(e) to ‘51 employees’ and to
‘50 employees’, respectively, is deemed a reference to ‘101
employees’ and to ‘100 employees’, respectively.’’; and
(2) effective January 1, 2002—
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter before
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘small or large’’,
(B) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘, in
the case of the small group market,’’,
(C) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘in
the small or large group market (as the case
may be)’’ and inserting ‘‘in the group market’’,
(D) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘small
or large’’,
(E) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking
‘‘(or, in the case of the large group market,
any)’’,
(F) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘in
the small group market or the large group mar-
ket, or both markets,’’ and inserting ‘‘in the
group market’’,
(G) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), by striking
‘‘(or markets)’’ each place it appears,
(H) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘offered
to a group health plan’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘in such market’’ and inserting ‘‘of-
fered to a group health plan in the group mar-
ket’’, and
(J) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘small or
large’’.
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‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
LAWS.—The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
and title XVIII of this Act (7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.)
shall not apply to a review panel.
‘‘(d) MERIT REVIEW OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) LAND-GRANT
INSTITUTIONS.—Effective
beginning October 1, 1998, to be eligible to obtain
agricultural research or extension funds from the
Secretary for an activity, a land-grant college or uni-
versity shall—
‘‘(A) establish a process for merit review of
the activity; and
‘‘(B) review the activity in accordance with
the process.
‘‘(2) 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Effective beginning
October 1, 1998, to obtain agricultural extension
funds from the Secretary for an activity, each 1994
Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity
in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)) shall—
‘‘(A) establish a process for merit review of
the activity; and
‘‘(B) review the activity in accordance with
the process.’’.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MICHAEL GARVER OXLEY MEMORIAL POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in 
Findlay, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Mi-
chael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley 
Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 229 West Main Cross 
Street, in Findlay, Ohio, as the ‘‘Michael Garver 
Oxley Memorial Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 4925 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 West 
Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, as the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley Memorial 
Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MICHAEL GARVER OXLEY MEMORIAL POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley Memo-
rial Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, as the ‘‘Michael Garver 
Oxley Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2016 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 
MARCHANT, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. JORDAN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 
BUCSHON, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. TURNER, Mr. GIBBS, 
and Ms. FUDGE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MICHAEL GARVER OXLEY MEMORIAL POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in 
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Findlay, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Mi-
chael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley 
Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
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mination of the administering author-
ity under section 771(18)(F)(i)(I) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 pursuant to 
the report submitted to the Congress 
on ll is hereby approved.’, the 
blank to be completed with the appro-
priate date. 
‘‘(ii) 
JOINT
RESOLUTION
DE-
SCRIBED.—A joint resolution described in 
clause (i) and introduced within the appro-
priate 45-day period shall be considered in 
the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives in accordance with paragraphs (3) 
through (7) of section 8066(c) of the De-
partment of Defense Appropriations Act 
(as contained in Public Law 98–473), ex-
cept that references in such paragraphs to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate 
shall be deemed to be references to the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate, respec-
tively.’’. 
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IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4925 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 22, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in Findlay, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. MICHAEL GARVER OXLEY MEMORIAL POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street, in 
Findlay, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Mi-
chael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Michael Garver Oxley 
Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4926 
To direct the Librarian of Congress to retain the headings ‘‘Aliens’’ and 
‘‘Illegal aliens’’ in the Library of Congress Subject Headings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2016 
Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BRAT, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. KING 
of Iowa, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 
SMITH
of 
Texas, 
Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, 
Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, 
Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. 
PITTENGER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 
GOSAR, Mr. BOUSTANY, and Mr. TURNER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To direct the Librarian of Congress to retain the headings 
‘‘Aliens’’ and ‘‘Illegal aliens’’ in the Library of Congress 
Subject Headings. 
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 ‘‘Stopping Partisan Pol-
icy at the Library of Congress Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RETENTION OF ‘‘ALIENS’’ AND ‘‘ILLEGAL ALIENS’’ IN 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS. 
The Librarian of Congress shall retain the headings 
‘‘Aliens’’ and ‘‘Illegal aliens’’, as well as related headings, 
in the Library of Congress Subject Headings in the same 
manner as the headings were in effect during 2015. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4927 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require congressional approval of deter-
minations to revoke the designation of the People’s Republic of China 
as a nonmarket economy country for purposes of that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2016 
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
for a period to be subsequently 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 the Tariff Act of 1930 to require congressional 
approval of determinations to revoke the designation of 
the People’s Republic of China as a nonmarket economy 
country for purposes 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘China Market Econ-
omy Status Congressional Review Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF DETERMINATIONS 
TO REVOKE THE DESIGNATION OF THE PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AS A NONMARKET 
ECONOMY COUNTRY UNDER THE TARIFF ACT 
OF 1930. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 771(18) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(F) SPECIAL
RULE
WITH
RESPECT
TO 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A determination 
made by the administering authority under 
subparagraph (A) that the People’s Repub-
lic of China is a nonmarket economy coun-
try may not be revoked under subpara-
graph (C)(i) unless— 
‘‘(I) the administering authority 
determines and reports to Congress 
that China no longer meets the re-
quirements of a nonmarket economy 
country under this paragraph; and 
‘‘(II) Congress, within 45 days 
after receipt of a report under sub-
clause (I), enacts a joint resolution 
the matter after the resolving clause 
of which is as follows: ‘That the deter-
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) takes effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and applies with respect to any determination 
made by the administering authority under subparagraph 
(A) of section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or 
after such date of enactment. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4928 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the require-
ment that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be 
made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2016 
Mr. GUINTA (for himself, Mr. BRAT, Mr. BARR, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. 
FINCHER, Mr. SALMON, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 
BOST, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. EMMER of Minnesota, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. STIVERS, 
and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
amend the requirement that interstate firearms sales by 
Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with 
the State law where the transaction occurs. 
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 ‘‘Firearms Transfer Im-
provement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF REQUIREMENT THAT INTERSTATE 
FIREARMS SALES BY FEDERAL FIREARMS LI-
CENSEES BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
THE STATE LAW WHERE THE TRANSACTION 
OCCURS. 
Section 922(b)(3)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘rifle or shotgun’’ and inserting 
‘‘firearm’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘both such States’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the State in which the licensee’s place of busi-
ness is located’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘both States’’ and inserting 
‘‘the State in which the licensee’s place of business 
is located’’. 
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•HR 2534 EH1S
TITLE I—COORDINATION, PLAN-
NING, AND DEFINITIONS RE-
GARDING AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH, 
EXTENSION, 
AND
EDUCATION
SEC. 101. PRIORITIES AND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR
FEDERALLY SUPPORTED AND CONDUCTED
AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION,
AND EXTENSION.
(a) PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS.—Section 1402 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—’’ before
‘‘The purposes’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS.—Consistent with
subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish priorities for
agricultural research, extension, and education activities
conducted or funded by the Department. In establishing
such priorities, the Secretary shall solicit and consider
input and recommendations from the Advisory Board and
persons who conduct or use agricultural research, exten-
sion, or education.’’.
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(b) MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by adding after subsection (b), as added by
subsection (a)(2), the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES.—To the maximum
extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that agricul-
tural research, education, and extension activities con-
ducted or funded by the Department are accomplished in
a manner that—
‘‘(1) integrates agricultural research, education,
and extension functions to better link research to
technology transfer and information dissemination
activities;
‘‘(2) encourages multi-State and multi-institu-
tional programs to address relevant issues of com-
mon concern and to better leverage scarce resources;
and
‘‘(3) achieves agricultural research, education,
and extension objectives through multi-institutional
and multifunctional approaches and by conducting
research at facilities and institutions best equipped
to achieve those objectives.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of such
section is amended by inserting ‘‘, PRIORITIES, AND
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES’’ after ‘‘PURPOSES’’.
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(B) develop detailed written procedures for
implementing the crisis management plan;
(C) conduct periodic reviews and revisions
of the crisis management plan and procedures;
(D) ensure compliance with crisis manage-
ment procedures by departmental personnel;
(E) coordinate the Department’s informa-
tion gathering and dissemination activities con-
cerning issues managed by the Crisis Manage-
ment Team;
(F) ensure that all employees of the De-
partment are familiar with the crisis manage-
ment plan and procedures and are encouraged
to bring information regarding crises or poten-
tial crises to the attention of team members;
(G) ensure that departmental spokes-
persons convey accurate, timely, and scientif-
ically sound information that is easily under-
stood by the target audience; and
(H) cooperate and coordinate with other
Federal agencies, States, local governments, in-
dustry, and public interest groups; and
(3) seek to enter into cooperative agreements
with other Federal departments and agencies that
have related programs or activities to help ensure
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consistent, accurate, and coordinated dissemination
of information throughout the executive branch in
the event of a crisis.
Passed the House of Representatives November 8,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.