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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2112
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the forfeiture penalty
for telephone service slamming and to require providers of such service
to report slamming incidents, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 8, 1997
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr.
CLEMENT, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the
forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and
to require providers of such service to report slamming
incidents, 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 ‘‘Telephone Slamming
Prevention and Internet Connection Act’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASED FORFEITURE PENALTY AND SUPPORT
FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE.
Section 503(b)(2)(B) of the Telecommunications Act
of 1937 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(B) If’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)(i)
Except as provided in clause (ii), if’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(ii)(I) In the case only of any common carrier sub-
ject to the provisions of this Act who willfully or repeatedly
fails to comply with section 258 or the verification proce-
dures prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of such sec-
tion, clause (i) of this subparagraph shall be applied by
substituting—
‘‘(aa) ‘$200,000’ for ‘$100,000’; and
‘‘(bb) ‘$2,000,000’ for ‘$1,000,000’.
‘‘(II) Notwithstanding section 504(a), any forfeitures
pursuant to subclause (I) shall be payable to the Adminis-
trator (as such term is defined in section 54.5 of the Com-
mission’s regulations (47 CFR 54.5)) for use only in pro-
viding Federal universal service support for schools and
libraries and for health care providers in accordance with
subparts F and G, respectively, of part 54 of the Commis-
sion’s regulations (47 CFR part 54).’’.
authorized changes. The Commission may, from
time to time, review and adjust the performance lim-
its established under this paragraph.
‘‘(2) COMPARISON OF NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS
TO PERFORMANCE LIMITS.—After the establishment
of the performance limits under paragraph (1), the
Commission shall compare the information for each
month for each telecommunications carrier providing
interstate telephone service within each State that is
submitted by State commissions (pursuant to sub-
section (f)(4)(B)) and collected by the Commission
(pursuant to subsection (f)(4)(A) for States to which
subsection (e)(2) applies) to the applicable perform-
ance limit established under paragraph (1).
‘‘(i) FORFEITURE PENALTY FOR EXCEEDING PER-
FORMANCE LIMIT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commission deter-
mines that, for any month, for any single tele-
communications carrier, the number of violations of
the requirements under subsection (c) determined to
have occurred which involve changing the interstate
telephone service of subscribers of interstate tele-
phone service in a State to such carrier exceeds the
applicable performance limit for such State estab-
lished under subsection (h)(1), such carrier shall be
SEC. 3. REPORTING OF SLAMMING INCIDENTS.
Section 258 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 258) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(c) REPORTING.—The Commission shall, by regula-
tion, require each telecommunications carrier to report
regularly to the Commission regarding each incident, of
which the carrier has knowledge or has received a com-
plaint, of a change in a subscriber’s selection of a provider
of telephone exchange service or telephone toll service
without the authorization of the subscriber. The regula-
tions shall require the reporting of information sufficient
to identify the incident, including the service affected, the
subscriber, the carriers from which and to which service
was changed, and the approximate date of the change. The
Commission shall make bona fide efforts to enter into
agreements with State commissions concerning reciprocal
reporting of such incidents.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2113
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from certain report-
ing requirements certain amounts paid to election officials and election
workers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 8, 1997
Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. FROST) 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 exempt
from certain reporting requirements certain amounts
paid to election officials and election workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID TO
ELECTION OFFICIALS AND ELECTION WORK-
ERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6051 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(g) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID TO
ELECTION OFFICIALS AND ELECTION WORKERS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this title, the Sec-
retary may not require a statement described in this sec-
tion to include any amount paid as remuneration for serv-
ice performed by an election official or election worker
(within the meaning of section 3121(b)(7)(F)(iv)) if it is
reasonable to believe that such remuneration is not subject
to tax under chapter 21 (relating to Federal Insurance
Contributions Act).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to remuneration paid after Decem-
ber 31, 1996, in taxable years ending after such date.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2114
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide for the appointment of the
presidents of the Federal reserve banks by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 8, 1997
Mr. LEACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide for the ap-
pointment of the presidents of the Federal reserve banks
by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem, 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 ‘‘Federal Reserve
Governance Act’’.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT BY BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Federal Reserve
Act is amended by inserting after the 5th undesignated
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paragraph (12 U.S.C. 341; relating to authority to com-
mence business) the following new paragraph:
‘‘The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem shall appoint for each Federal reserve bank, after con-
sultation with the board of directors of the bank, a presi-
dent and first vice president for the bank. The president
and first vice president shall be appointed for terms of
5 years. The president shall be the chief executive officer
of the bank. The first vice president shall, in the absence
or disability of the president or during a vacancy in the
office of president, serve as chief executive officer of the
bank. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of the
president or the first vice president, it shall be filled in
the manner provided for the original appointment and the
person so appointed shall hold office until the expiration
of the term to which such person’s predecessor was ap-
pointed.’’.
(b) TRANSITION.—The first appointment of the
president or first vice president for each Federal reserve
bank made in accordance with the authority under the
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take place upon
the earlier of—
(1) the expiration of the term of the president
or first vice president of the bank, as the case may
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be, who is serving in such office on the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(2) the occurrence of the first vacancy in the of-
fice of president or first vice president of the bank,
as the case may be, after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF FED-
ERAL RESERVE BANKS.
The subdivision designated ‘‘Fifth.’’ of the 4th undes-
ignated paragraph of section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act
(12 U.S.C. 341) is amended—
(1) in the 1st sentence, by striking ‘‘a presi-
dent, vice presidents, and’’; and
(2) by striking the 2d, 3d, and 4th sentences
and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘All execu-
tive officers and all employees of the bank shall be
directly responsible to the president of the bank.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4279 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain information 
to State controlled substance monitoring programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain 
information to State controlled substance monitoring pro-
grams. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN VET-
ERAN INFORMATION TO STATE CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCE MONITORING PROGRAMS. 
Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2115
To provide that compliance by States with the National Voter Registration
Act of 1993 shall be voluntary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 8, 1997
Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To provide that compliance by States with the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be voluntary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE BY STATES WITH NA-
TIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Voter Registration
Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 13 as section 14;
and
(2) by inserting after section 12 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 13. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE BY STATES.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
compliance by a State with any provision of this Act shall
be voluntary.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2116
To designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street, in Paterson, New
Jersey, as the ‘‘Larry Doby Post Office’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 8, 1997
Mr. PASCRELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street,
in Paterson, New Jersey, as the ‘‘Larry Doby Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Larry Eugene Doby was born in Camden,
South Carolina, on December 12, 1923, and moved
to Paterson, New Jersey, in 1938.
(2) After playing the 1946 season in the Negro
League for the Newark Eagles, Larry Doby’s con-
tract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians of the
American League on July 3, 1947.
(3) On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby became the
first African-American to play in the American
League.
(4) Larry Doby played in the American League
for 13 years, appearing in 1,533 games and batting
.283, with 253 home runs and 969 runs batted in.
(5) Larry Doby was voted to 7 all-star teams,
led the American League in home runs twice, and
played in 2 World Series; he was the first African-
American to play in the World Series and to hit a
home run in a World Series game, both in 1948.
(6) After his stellar playing career ended, Larry
Doby continued to make a significant contribution to
his community; he has been a pioneer in the cause
of civil rights and has received honorary doctorate
degrees from Long Island University, Princeton Uni-
versity, and Fairfield University.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The post office located at 194
Ward Street, in Paterson, New Jersey, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Larry Doby Post Office’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the post office referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Larry Doby Post Of-
fice’’.
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require each telecommunications carrier providing inter-
state telephone service (or the billing agent for such car-
rier) to include, in each subscriber’s phone bill for such
service, a statement—
‘‘(1) informing the subscriber that a complaint
regarding an unauthorized change in the subscrib-
er’s selection of a provider of such service may be
registered under the applicable slamming complaint
system for the State of the subscriber;
‘‘(2) providing a phone number for contacting
such slamming complaint system; and
‘‘(3) providing the location of the carrier’s prin-
cipal office (including the street address, city, State
or province (or other region), country, and zip or
postal code).
‘‘(h) PERFORMANCE LIMITS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
BY
COMMISSION.—Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Commission shall conduct a
study of the number and rates of incidence of
changes in subscribers’ selections of providers of
interstate telephone service occurring without the
authorization of the subscriber. Pursuant to the
study, the Commission shall establish performance
limits that are the maximum acceptable rates of un-
not later than 180 days before the effective date of the
modification. In any case in which an individual first be-
comes a participant under a group health plan during any
such 180-day period with respect to such a modification
or (in the case of any other beneficiary under the plan)
first receives benefits under the plan during such 180-day
period, the requirements of the preceding sentence may
be met by providing the summary description of such
modification not later than the date on which such individ-
ual first becomes a participant or such other beneficiary
first receives benefits under the plan.’’.
(2) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—Section
104 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024) is further amended by
redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by
inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) A material modification described in section
102(a)(1) that is a reduction in covered services or bene-
fits provided in the case of a group health plan (as defined
in section 706(a)(1)) relating to retiree health benefits
that is subject to the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(D)
may not take effect until after 6 months after the Sec-
retary receives written notice of the modification from the
administrator and after the Secretary determines that
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2119
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to expand the opportunity for private
enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System in the transportation of paper checks.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 1997
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. METCALF, Mr.
NEY, and Ms. CARSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to expand the opportunity
for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System in the transpor-
tation of paper 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 ‘‘Efficient Check Clear-
ing Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE PRICING OF FEDERAL RESERVE
BOARD SERVICES.
(a) CLARIFICATION OF FEE SCHEDULE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11A(b) of the Fed-
eral Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248a(b)) is amended—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re-
spectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) transportation of paper checks services in
the clearing process;’’.
(2) PUBLICATION WITHIN 60 DAYS.—Before the
end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System shall publish a revi-
sion of the schedule of fees required under section
11A of the Federal Reserve Act which reflects the
change made in the schedule because of the amend-
ment made by paragraph (1).
(b) DOCUMENTATION.—Section 714 of title 31, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) REVIEW OF PRICING OF SERVICES PROVIDED
BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General
shall conduct an annual audit of the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System and the Fed-
eral reserve banks to determine whether the require-
ments of subsection (c)(3) of section 11A of the
Federal Reserve Act are being met with respect to
each component of any service referred to in sub-
section (b) of such section.
‘‘(2) DOCUMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any
restriction in this section or any other provision of
law relating to the scope of any audit of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any
Federal reserve bank by the Comptroller General—
‘‘(A) the Board and each Federal reserve
bank shall maintain such documents and infor-
mation as the Comptroller General determines
may be useful for purposes of any audit under
paragraph (1) for such reasonable period of
time as the Comptroller General determines to
be appropriate; and
‘‘(B) the Comptroller General shall have
full access to such documents for purposes of
any audit under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) REPORT.—A report on each audit con-
ducted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted an-
nually to the Congress.’’.
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to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the
receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided further, That
the General Fund amount shall be reduced as collections
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final
appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not
more than $0.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. DELAY REISSUANCE OF VOUCHERS AND
CERTIFICATES.—
Section 403(c) of The Balanced Budget Downpay-
ment Act, I is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1996 and 1997’’
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998’’;
and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and October 1, 1998 for assistance made
available during fiscal year 1998’’.
SEC. 202. SECTION 8 RENT ADJUSTMENTS.—Section
8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is
amended—
(1) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘fiscal
year 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1997 and
1998’’; and
(2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1997 and 1998’’.
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall de-
termine whether a candidate has met the require-
ments of this section and, based on the determina-
tion, issue a certification stating whether the can-
didate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
‘‘(2) TIME
FOR
CERTIFICATION.—Not later
than 7 business days after a candidate files a dec-
laration under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection
(a), the Commission shall certify whether the can-
didate is an eligible Congressional candidate.
‘‘(3) REVOCATION.—The Commission shall re-
voke a certification under paragraph (1), based on
information submitted in such form and manner as
the Commission may require or on information that
comes to the Commission by other means, if the
Commission determines that a candidate violates the
personal funds expenditure limit.
‘‘(4) DETERMINATIONS
BY
COMMISSION.—A
determination made by the Commission under this
subsection shall be final, except to the extent that
the determination is subject to examination and
audit by the Commission and to judicial review.
‘‘(d) PENALTY.—If the Commission revokes the cer-
tification of an eligible Congressional candidate—
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2122
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for certain
offenses where the victim is a child.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 1997
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Ms. DUNN, Mr.
FROST, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. BRADY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SAXTON, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. SMITH of New
Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties
for certain offenses where the victim is a child.
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 ‘‘Joan’s Law Act of
1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEATH OR LIFE IN PRISON FOR CERTAIN OF-
FENSES WHOSE VICTIMS ARE CHILDREN.
Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) DEATH
OR
IMPRISONMENT
FOR
CRIMES
AGAINST CHILDREN.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a person who is convicted of a Federal offense
that is a serious violent felony (as defined in subsection
(c)) or a violation of section 2251 shall, unless the sen-
tence of death is imposed, be sentenced to imprisonment
for life, if the victim of the offense is under 14 years of
age and the victim dies as a result of the offense.’’.
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women than in men. Of individuals who die from a
stroke, each year approximately 61 percent are fe-
males. In 1993, 91,060 females died from strokes.
Women have unrecognized heart attacks more fre-
quently than men. Of women who died suddenly
from heart attack, 63 percent had no previous evi-
dence of disease.
(8) More than half of the annual health care
costs that are related to cardiovascular diseases are
attributable to the occurrence of the diseases in
women, each year costing this nation hundreds of
billions of dollars in health care costs and lost pro-
ductivity.
(9) A number of recent studies have found that
hormone replacement therapy contributes to the re-
duction of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in
postmenopausal women and may reduce the risk of
cardiovascular mortality in such women by as much
as 50 percent.
‘‘(ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 
603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; 
‘‘(iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 
202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act of 1995; and 
‘‘(iv) any other relevant information or require-
ments under any other Act and any relevant Execu-
tive orders. 
‘‘(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under sub-
paragraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report 
to the chairman and ranking member of each standing com-
mittee with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the pro-
vision of law under which the rule is issued. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a re-
port on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction 
by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or pub-
lication date. The report of the Comptroller General shall 
include an assessment of the agency’s compliance with pro-
cedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assess-
ment of whether the major rule imposes any new limits or 
mandates on private-sector activity. 
‘‘(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comp-
troller General by providing information relevant to the 
Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). 
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