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Union Calendar No. 255
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3039
[Report No. 105–447]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. QUINN, and Mr. FILNER) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
MARCH 17, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BARRETT of
Wisconsin, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. REYES, Mr. KENNEDY
of Massachusetts, Ms. WATERS, and Mr. LAHOOD
MARCH 17, 1998
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee loans to pro-
vide multifamily transitional housing for homeless veter-
ans, 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 ‘‘Veterans Transitional
Housing Opportunities Act of 1997 1998’’.
SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MULTIFAMILY TRANSI-
TIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subchapter:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER 
VI—LOAN 
GUARANTEE 
FOR
MULTIFAMILY 
TRANSITIONAL 
HOUSING
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
‘‘§ 3771. Definitions
‘‘For purposes of this subchapter—
‘‘(1) the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given
such term by paragraph (2) of section 101;
‘‘(2) the term ‘homeless veteran’ means a vet-
eran who is a homeless individual; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘homeless individual’ has the
same meaning as such term has within the meaning
of section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 10(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1820(k)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (7)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)(A), as so redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘and paragraph (2)’’ before the period at 
the end; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(1) or (2)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(C) or para-
graph (2)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘person described in 
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘person de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
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TITLE IV—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 4001. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this and amendments made by 
this Act, and the application of the provisions and amend-
ment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected 
by the holding. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5495 
To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be 
included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2016 
Mr. KEATING (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require that certain information relating to terrorism 
investigations be included in the NICS database, 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. REPORTING OF TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS 
TO NICS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘firearm’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 921 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘licensee’’ means a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, as 
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those terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘NICS’’ means the national in-
stant criminal background check system established 
under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note); and 
(4) the term ‘‘terrorism’’ includes international 
terrorism and domestic terrorism, as defined in sec-
tion 2331 of title 18, United States Code. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF INFORMATION
IN NICS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall establish a process to ensure 
that if any person has been or is under a terrorism inves-
tigation conducted by the Department of Justice or any 
other department or agency of the Federal Government, 
information about such terrorism investigation of the per-
son shall be included in the NICS database. 
(c) SUBMISSION
OF INFORMATION.—The head of 
each department or agency of the Federal Government 
that has information about a person who has been or is 
under a terrorism investigation conducted by the depart-
ment or agency shall provide such information to the At-
torney General for inclusion in the NICS database under 
subsection (b). 
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(d) NOTIFICATION OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES-
TIGATION.—If a licensee contacts NICS to request a 
unique identification number for the transfer of a firearm 
to a prospective purchaser under section 922(t) of title 
18, United States Code, and the prospective purchaser is 
a person who has been or is under a terrorism investiga-
tion conducted by the Department of Justice or any other 
department or agency of the Federal Government, NICS 
shall notify the appropriate division of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation of the request and pending firearm trans-
fer. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 303
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the
Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to receive com-
pensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with
retired pay, without deduction from either.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. NORWOOD) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired
members of the Armed Forces who have service-con-
nected disabilities to receive compensation from the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired
pay, without deduction from either.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 5304(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, emergency offi-
cers’, regular, or reserve retirement pay may be paid to
any veteran concurrently with compensation for any serv-
ice-connected disability, without deduction from either the
retirement pay or the compensation; however, nothing in
this sentence shall permit payment of retirement pay and
of compensation based upon the same disability.’’.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3040
To monitor and analyze energy use, and conduct continuous commissioning
in Federal buildings to optimize building energy systems.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. BRADY, and Mr. HALL of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Com-
merce
A BILL
To monitor and analyze energy use, and conduct continuous
commissioning in Federal buildings to optimize building
energy systems.
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 ‘‘Federal Energy Mon-
itoring, Commissioning, and Savings Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) large buildings use more than 30 percent of
the Nation’s total energy resources;
(2) many large buildings are inefficient because
of poor design and operation;
(3) energy expenditures in most buildings may
be reduced by 10–40 percent by implementing more
efficient system operating practices; and
(4) practical methods must be developed to re-
duce unnecessary energy use in Federal buildings.
SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORIZED.
The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award ex-
tramural funds to monitor and analyze energy use, and
to conduct continuous commissioning in Federal buildings
to optimize building energy systems.
SEC. 4. CONDITIONS OF GRANT.
To receive funds under this Act, an entity shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary of Energy in such form
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5497 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the public disclosure 
of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment 
episodes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2016 
Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and 
ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes. 
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 ‘‘Hospital Price Trans-
parency and Disclosure Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF HOSPITAL DATA. 
Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 238 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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SEC. 5. AUTHORITY.
Section 7(a) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental and Native Amer-
ican Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5606(a) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(D) INSTITUTE
FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONFLICT RESOLUTION.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Foundation
shall—
‘‘(I) establish the United States
Institute for Environmental Conflict
Resolution as part of the Foundation;
and
‘‘(II) identify and conduct such
programs, activities, and services as
the Foundation determines appro-
priate to permit the Foundation to
provide assessment, mediation, train-
ing, and other related services to re-
solve environmental disputes.
‘‘(ii) 
GEOGRAPHIC
PROXIMITY
OF
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
PROVISION.—In
providing assessment, mediation, training,
and other related services under clause
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3041
To make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central
American Relief Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. DIAZ-BALART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment
and Central American Relief Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NICARAGUAN
ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RE-
LIEF ACT.
(a) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 202(a)(1) of
the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief
Act is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
HR 3042 CPH
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY—Subparagraph (A)
does not apply to a dispute or conflict concern-
ing—
‘‘(i) agency implementation of a pro-
gram or project;
‘‘(ii) a matter involving two or more
agencies with parallel authority requiring
facilitation and coordination of the various
government agencies; or
‘‘(iii) a nonlegal policy or decision-
making matter that involves two or more
agencies that are jointly operating a
project.
‘‘(2) OTHER MANDATED MECHANISMS OR AVE-
NUES.—A dispute or conflict involving agencies or
instrumentalities of the Federal Government (includ-
ing branches or divisions of a single agency or in-
strumentality) for which Congress by law has man-
dated another dispute resolution mechanism or ave-
nue to address or resolve shall not be submitted to
the Foundation or Institute.’’.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
Immigration and Nationality Act, the’’ and inserting
‘‘The’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘is otherwise eligible to re-
ceive an immigrant visa and’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(6)(A), and (7)(A)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B)’’.
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS
FOR SPOUSES
AND
CHILDREN.—Section 202(d)(1) of the Nicaraguan Adjust-
ment and Central American Relief Act is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, the’’ and inserting
‘‘The’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (D)—
(A) by striking ‘‘is otherwise eligible to re-
ceive an immigrant visa and’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘exclusion’’ and inserting
‘‘inadmissibility’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘(6)(A), and (7)(A)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B)’’.
(c) TRANSITIONAL RULES WITH REGARD TO SUS-
PENSION OF DEPORTATION.—Section 309(c)(5)(C) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996, as added by section 203(a)(1) of the Nica-
raguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act is
amended—
(1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by inserting ‘‘of this paragraph’’ after
‘‘subparagraph (A)’’;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘this clause (ii)
and inserting ‘‘(i)’’.
(d) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN DIVERSITY VISAS.—
Section 203(d) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central
American Relief Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘otherwise’’
before ‘‘available under that section’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘309(c)(5)(C)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘309(c)(5)(C)(i)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘year exceeds—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘year; exceeds’’.
(e) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN OTHER WORKERS’
VISAS.—Section 203(e)(2)(A) of the Nicaraguan Adjust-
ment and Central American Relief Act is amended by
striking ‘‘(d)(2)(A), exceeds—’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(2)(A);
exceeds’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section—
(1) shall take effect upon the enactment of the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Re-
lief Act (as contained in the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1998); and
(2) shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of such Act.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5498 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize new empowerment 
zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high 
foreclosure rates, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2016 
Mr. MCNERNEY 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 authorize 
new empowerment zone designations for urban areas 
with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates, 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 ‘‘Revitalize Our Cities 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION AND NEW EMPOWERMENT 
ZONE DESIGNATIONS FOR HIGH UNEMPLOY-
MENT AND FORECLOSURE AREAS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Clause (i) of section 1391(d)(1)(A) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2019’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS.—Section 1391 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS PERMITTED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the areas 
designated under subsections (a), (g), and (h), the 
appropriate Secretaries may designate an additional 
20 nominated areas as empowerment zones under 
this section, subject to the availability of eligible 
nominated areas. Such zones shall be designated in 
urban areas. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD DESIGNATIONS MAY BE MADE AND 
TAKE EFFECT.—A designation may be made under 
this subsection after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection and before January 1, 2018. 
‘‘(3) MODIFICATIONS
TO
ELIGIBILITY
CRI-
TERIA.— 
‘‘(A) 
UNEMPLOYMENT
AND
FORE-
CLOSURE.—A nominated area shall be eligible 
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‘‘(2) PAYMENT INTO ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE
RESOLUTION FUND.—A payment from an executive
agency on a contract entered into under paragraph
(1) shall be paid into the Environmental Dispute
Resolution Fund established under section 10.
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION AND CONCURRENCE.—
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION.—An agency or instrumen-
tality of the Federal Government shall notify the
chairperson of the President’s Council on Environ-
mental Quality when using the Foundation or the
Institute to provide the services described in sub-
section (a).
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION DESCRIPTIONS.—In a mat-
ter involving two or more agencies or instrumental-
ities of the Federal Government, notification under
paragraph (1) shall include a written description
of—
‘‘(A) the issues and parties involved;
‘‘(B) prior efforts, if any, undertaken by
the agency to resolve or address the issue or is-
sues;
‘‘(C) all Federal agencies or instrumental-
ities with a direct interest or involvement in the
matter and a statement that all Federal agen-
for designation under this subsection only if the 
average unemployment rate and the average 
rate of residential and commercial foreclosures 
in the area are each higher than that of the 
State within which the area is located for the 
period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending 
with the date of the enactment of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) POPULATION.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 1392(a)(1) shall be applied without re-
gard to clause (ii) thereof.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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H. R. 3042—2
‘‘(7) The chairperson of the President’s Council on Environ-
mental Quality, who shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio
member and shall not be eligible to serve as chairperson.’’.
SEC. 4. PURPOSE.
Section 6 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act
of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5604) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘an Environmental Conflict
Resolution’’ and inserting ‘‘Environmental Conflict Resolution
and Training’’;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) establish as part of the Foundation the United States
Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to assist the
Federal Government in implementing section 101 of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331)
by providing assessment, mediation, and other related services
to resolve environmental disputes involving agencies and
instrumentalities of the United States; and
‘‘(9) complement the direction established by the President
in Executive Order No. 12988 (61 Fed. Reg. 4729; relating
to civil justice reform).’’.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY.
Section 7(a) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act
of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5605(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) 
INSTITUTE
FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall—
‘‘(I) establish the United States Institute for
Environmental Conflict Resolution as part of the
Foundation; and
‘‘(II) identify and conduct such programs,
activities, and services as the Foundation deter-
mines appropriate to permit the Foundation to
provide assessment, mediation, training, and other
related services to resolve environmental disputes.
‘‘(ii) 
GEOGRAPHIC
PROXIMITY
OF
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
PROVISION.—In providing assessment,
mediation, training, and other related services under
clause (i)(II) to resolve environmental disputes, the
Foundation shall consider, to the maximum extent
practicable, conflict resolution providers within the
geographic proximity of the conflict.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘and Training ’’ after
‘‘Conflict Resolution’’.
SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND.
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Sections 10 and 11 of the Morris K. Udall
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native
American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5608, 5609) are
redesignated as sections 12 and 13 of the Act, respectively.
The preceding sentence shall not apply to the United 
States Postal Service or the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 315 the following: 
‘‘316. Treatment of offsetting collections and receipts.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply during budget years (as that term is 
defined in section 250(c)(12) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
900(c)(12))) beginning in 2018. 
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(5) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
(6) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))—
(A) by striking ‘‘fund’’ and inserting
‘‘Trust Fund’’; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting a period.
SEC. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Section 5(b) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence in National Environmental and Na-
tive American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C.
5603(b)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of
the second sentence, by striking ‘‘twelve’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘thirteen’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) The chairperson of the President’s Council
on Environmental Quality, who shall serve as a non-
voting, ex officio member and shall not be eligible to
serve as chairperson.’’.