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House Calendar No. 220
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2787
[Report No. 105–615]
To designate the United States courthouse located in New Haven,
Connecticut, as the ‘‘Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
JULY 14, 1998
Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to
be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse located in New
Haven, Connecticut, as the ‘‘Richard C. Lee 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 OF RICHARD C. LEE UNITED
STATES COURTHOUSE.
The United States courthouse located in New Haven,
Connecticut, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Rich-
ard C. Lee United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard C. Lee United States
Courthouse’’.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 141 Church
Street in New Haven, Connecticut, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard C. Lee United States
Courthouse’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to designate
the United States courthouse located at 141 Church
Street in New Haven, Connecticut, as the ‘Richard C.
Lee United States Courthouse’.’’.
House Calendar No. 220
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2787
[Report No. 105–615]
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse located
in New Haven, Connecticut, as the ‘‘Richard C.
Lee United States Courthouse’’.
JULY 14, 1998
Reported with amendments, referred to the House
Calendar, and ordered to be printed
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2788
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the grant of
incentive stock options to nonhighly compensated employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Mr. HOUGHTON 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 promote
the grant of incentive stock options to nonhighly com-
pensated employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL RULES FOR INCENTIVE STOCK OP-
TIONS FOR NONHIGHLY COMPENSATED EM-
PLOYEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 422 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to incentive stock options) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR INCENTIVE STOCK OP-
TIONS FOR NONHIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an incentive
stock option granted to an individual who, at the
time the option is granted, is not a highly com-
pensated employee of any corporation referred to in
subsection (a)(2), the requirements of paragraph (1)
of subsection (a) shall be treated as met with respect
to the transfer of stock to such individual pursuant
to the exercise of such option if either of the require-
ments of such paragraph are met.
‘‘(2) RULES TO APPLY TO EMPLOYEES OF CER-
TAIN EMPLOYERS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall
also apply to options granted by a qualified em-
ployer to highly compensated employees.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
EMPLOYER.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), an employer is a
qualified employer with respect to options
granted during a calendar year if at least 50
percent of the aggregate fair market value of
stock with respect to which incentive stock op-
tions (determined without regard to subsection
(d)) are granted during such calendar year by
such employer (and its parent and subsidiary
corporations) are granted to individuals who are
not highly compensated employees.
‘‘(3) INCREASE IN ANNUAL LIMITATION.—The
limitation under subsection (d) shall be increased by
the lesser of $100,000 or the fair market value of
the options to which paragraph (1) applies.
‘‘(4) HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES.—For
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘highly com-
pensated employee’ has the meaning given to such
term by section 414(q).’’
(b) EXCEPTION
FROM
MINIMUM
TAX
PREF-
ERENCE.—Paragraph (3) of section 56(b) of such Code
(relating to adjustments applicable to individuals) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘The preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not
apply to any transfer of stock pursuant to an option to
which subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 422(e)(1)
apply.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to options granted after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2790
To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from
closing certain flight service stations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Mr. RIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration from closing certain flight service stations.
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 ‘‘Community Flight
Safety Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CLOSING OF CERTAIN FLIGHT
SERVICE STATIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may
not close any flight service station that—
(1) is located in the contiguous United States
and within 50 miles from the Atlantic or Pacific
Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or one of the Great
Lakes; and
(2) is located in an area that the Administrator
determines has weather conditions requiring aircraft
to operate under instrument flight rules on an aver-
age of 180 days or more per year.
SEC. 3. REOPENING OF CERTAIN FLIGHT SERVICE STA-
TIONS.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall reopen any flight service station
that was closed after September 1, 1997, and that met
the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2
in 1996.
SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR REOPENING AND OPERATION OF
CERTAIN FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS.
Section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the period at the end of the
first sentence the following: ‘‘and not to exceed $300,000
per fiscal year to reopen flight service stations under sec-
tion 3 of the Community Flight Safety Act of 1997 and
to operate such flight service stations’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2791
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Internet service
providers from providing accounts to sexually violent predators.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Mrs. ROUKEMA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit
Internet service providers from providing accounts to
sexually violent predators.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF INTERNET
SERVICE ACCOUNTS TO SEXUALLY VIOLENT
PREDATORS.
Part I of title II of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
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‘‘SEC. 231. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF INTERACTIVE
COMPUTER SERVICE ACCOUNTS TO SEXU-
ALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS.
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—An interactive computer service
may not provide an account or otherwise provide for the
use of any information service, system, or access software
of such service to a sexually violent predator.
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Whoever violates subsection (a)
shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $5,000
for each violation. For purposes of this subsection, each
day of violation shall constitute a separate violation.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) INTERACTIVE
COMPUTER
SERVICE.—The
term ‘interactive computer service’ has the meaning
given the term in section 230(e)(2).
‘‘(2) SEXUALLY
VIOLENT
PREDATOR.—The
term ‘sexually violent predator’ means an individual
who—
‘‘(A) is a sexually violent predator (as that
term is defined in section 170101(a)(3) of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)(3))); and
‘‘(B) is subject to a registration require-
ment 
under 
section 
170101(a)(1)(B) 
or
170102(c) of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
HR 2791 IH
14071(a)(1)(B), 14072(c)), as provided under
section 170101(b)(6)(B) or 170102(d)(2), re-
spectively, of that Act.’’.
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A BILL 
To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 
to authorize activities for support of networking and 
information technology research, and for other purposes. 
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aims of similar research and initiatives at other Fed-
eral agencies. No Environmental Protection Agency 
funds shall be used towards research that duplicates 
the scope or aims of similar research and initiatives 
at other Federal agencies.’’ after ‘‘dynamics mod-
els.’’. 
SEC. 15. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 
Section 206 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5526) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘to conduct basic’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘software capabilities’’ and inserting 
‘‘to support programs and activities to improve the 
teaching and learning of networking and information 
technology fields and contribute to the development 
of a skilled networking and information technology 
workforce’’. 
SEC. 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
Section 207(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5527(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and 
inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
SEC. 17. REPEAL. 
Section 208 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5528) is repealed. 
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SEC. 18. ADDITIONAL REPEAL. 
Section 4 of the Department of Energy High-End 
Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5543) 
is repealed. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2793
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade and fisheries for the vessel FIERCE CONTENDER.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Mr. METCALF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries
for the vessel FIERCE CONTENDER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections 12106
and 12108 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary
of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation
with appropriate endorsement for employment in the
coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel FIERCE CON-
TENDER (United States official number 589883).
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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 ‘‘Networking and Infor-
mation Technology Research and Development Moderniza-
tion Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
Section 3 of the High-Performance Computing Act 
of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5502) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘expanding Federal support for 
research, development, and application of high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘sup-
porting Federal research, development, and ap-
plication of networking and information tech-
nology’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘networking and infor-
mation technology’’; 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2794
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel TAURUS.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Mr. METCALF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
TAURUS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel TAURUS (United States official num-
ber 955814).
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essary, a cash equalization payment may be made in ex-
cess of 25 percent of the appraised value the public land
to be conveyed under subsection (a).
(2) The cost of the appraisals performed as part of
the land exchange shall be borne by the Secretary.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the land exchange under this sec-
tion as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
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HR 4818 EAS
Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to pro-
mote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to non-
proliferation and disarmament: Provided further, That
such funds may also be used for such countries other than
the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and
international organizations when it is in the national secu-
rity interest of the United States to do so: Provided further,
That funds appropriated under this heading may be made
available for the International Atomic Energy Agency only
if the Secretary of State determines (and so reports to the
Congress) that Israel is not being denied its right to partici-
pate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That
funds available during fiscal year 2005 for a contribution
to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory
Commission and that are not necessary to make the United
States contribution to the Commission in the amount as-
sessed for fiscal year 2005 shall be made available for a
voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy
Agency and shall remain available until September 30,
2006: Provided further, That of the funds made available
for demining and related activities, not to exceed $690,000,
in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes,
may be used for administrative expenses related to the oper-
ation and management of the demining program: Provided
further, That the Secretary of State is authorized to provide,
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HR 4818 EAS
from funds appropriated under this heading in this Act and
each subsequent Act making appropriations for foreign op-
erations, export financing and related programs, not to ex-
ceed $250,000 for public-private partnerships for mine ac-
tion by grant, cooperative agreement, or contract: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading that
are available for ‘‘Anti-terrorism Assistance’’ and ‘‘Export
Control and Border Security’’ shall remain available until
September 30, 2006: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, $10,000,000 should be made
available for mobile robot systems and radiation detection
technology to combat international terrorism: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
made available for programs and countries in the amounts
contained in the table included in the report accompanying
this Act: Provided further, That any proposed increases or
decreases to the amounts contained in such table shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 and notifications shall be transmitted
at least 15 days in advance of the obligation of funds: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, $10,000,000 should be made available to reduce
the 
threat 
that 
man-portable 
air 
defense 
systems
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2795
To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation
water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from
Glendo Reservoir.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mrs. CUBIN, and Mr. CHRISTENSEN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclama-
tion and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and
Nebraska that receive water from Glendo Reservoir.
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 ‘‘Irrigation Project Con-
tract Extension Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CONTRACTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
extend each of the water service or repayment contracts
for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project
that are identified in subsection (e) for a period of 3 years
until December 31, 2001.
(b) EXTENSIONS COTERMINOUS WITH COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—If the cooperative agreement entitled ‘‘Co-
operative Agreement for Platte River Research and Other
Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along
the Central Platte River, Nebraska’’, entered into by the
Governors of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado and the
Secretary of the Interior, is extended for a term beyond
December 31, 2001, the contracts identified in subsection
(c) shall be extended for the same term.
(c) CONTRACTS.—The contracts identified in this
subsection are—
(1) the contract between the United States and
the New Grattan Ditch Company for water service
from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–
7591), dated March 7, 1974;
(2) the contract between the United States and
Burbank Ditch for water service from Glendo Res-
ervoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–6614), dated May
23, 1969;
(3) the contract between the United States and
the Torrington Irrigation District for water service
from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–
1771), dated July 14, 1958;
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A reduction of debt
pursuant to this section shall not be considered
assistance for purposes of any provision of law
limiting assistance to a country.
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—The
authority of this section may be exercised not-
withstanding section 620(r) of this Act or sec-
tion 321 of the International Development and
Food Assistance Act of 1975.
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF DEBT REDUCTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any debt reduction pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the di-
rection of the Facility by the exchange of a new obli-
gation for obligations of the type referred to in sub-
section (a) outstanding as of the date specified in
subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(2) EXCHANGE OF OBLIGATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Facility shall no-
tify the agency primarily responsible for admin-
istering part I of this Act of an agreement en-
tered into under paragraph (1) with an eligible
country to exchange a new obligation for out-
standing obligations.
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—At the
direction of the Facility, the old obligations that
(4) the contract between the United States and
the Lucerne Canal and Power Company for water
from service Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–
700–1740, as amended), dated June 12, 1958, and
amended June 10, 1960;
(5) the contract between the United States and
the Wright and Murphy Ditch Company for water
service from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–
700–1741), dated June 12, 1958;
(6) the contract between the United States and
the Bridgeport Irrigation District for water service
from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–
8376, renumbered 6–07–70–W0126), dated July 9,
1976;
(7) the contract between the United States and
the Enterprises Irrigation District for water service
from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–
1742), dated June 12, 1958;
(8)(A) the contract between the United States
and the Mitchell Irrigation District for an increase
in carryover storage capacity in Glendo Reservoir
(Contract No. 14–06–700–1743, renumbered 8–07–
70–W0056 Amendment No. 1), dated March 22,
1985; and
(B) the contract between the United States and
the Mitchell Irrigation District for water service
from Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 14–06–700–
1743, renumbered 8–07–70–W0056) dated June 12,
1958; and
(9) the contract between the United States and
the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation
District for repayment of allocated irrigation costs of
Glendo Reservoir (Contract No. 5–07–70–W0734),
dated December 31, 1984.
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
section precludes the Secretary of the Interior from mak-
ing an extension under subsection (a) or (b) in the form
of annual extensions.
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