datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
compared efficiently and accurately, as required by
Executive Order 12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17,671 (1994)),
which established the National Spatial Data Infra-
structure.
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT
OF
STANDARDS.—Entities
that contribute geologic maps to the national archives
shall develop the standards described in paragraph
(1) in cooperation with the Federal Geographic Data
Committee, which is charged with standards develop-
ment and other data coordination activities as de-
scribed in Office of Management and Budget revised
Circular A–16.’’.
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 8 of the National Geo-
logic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31g) is amended in
the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘Committee on Natural Re-
sources’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Resources’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘program, and describing and
evaluating progress’’ and inserting ‘‘program and de-
scribing and evaluating the progress’’.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 9
of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C.
31h) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the national cooperative geologic map-
ping program under this Act—
‘‘(1) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(2) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
‘‘(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount of funds that
are appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal
year up to the amount that is equal to the amount
appropriated to carry out the national cooperative
geologic mapping program for fiscal year 1996—
‘‘(A) not less than 20 percent shall be allo-
cated to State mapping activities; and
‘‘(B) not less than 2 percent shall be allo-
cated to educational mapping activities.
‘‘(2) 
INCREASED
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
the
amount of funds that are appropriated under sub-
section (a) for any fiscal year up to the amount that
exceeds the amount appropriated to carry out the na-
tional cooperative geologic mapping program for fis-
cal year 1996—
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 1998—
‘‘(i) 75 percent shall be allocated for
Federal mapping and support mapping ac-
tivities;
‘‘(ii) 23 percent shall be allocated for
State mapping activities; and
‘‘(iii) 2 percent shall be allocated for
educational mapping activities;
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 1999—
‘‘(i) 74 percent shall be allocated for
Federal mapping and support mapping ac-
tivities;
‘‘(ii) 24 percent shall be allocated for
State mapping activities; and
‘‘(iii) 2 percent shall be allocated for
educational mapping activities; and
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2000—
‘‘(i) 73 percent shall be allocated for
Federal mapping and support mapping ac-
tivities;
‘‘(ii) 25 percent shall be allocated for
State mapping activities; and
‘‘(iii) 2 percent shall be allocated for
educational mapping activities.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 70
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit multican-
didate political committee contributions and expenditures in elections
for Federal office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. SANFORD) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit multicandidate political committee contributions
and expenditures in elections for Federal office.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDI-
TURES IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘PROHIBITION OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
‘‘SEC. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, no person other than a principal campaign com-
mittee or an individual may make or receive contributions
or make expenditures with respect to an election for Fed-
eral office.’’.
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‘‘(4) LEGEND REQUIRED.—No obligation shall
be a public benefit bond for purposes of this sub-
section unless it is designated as intended to be a
public benefit bond on the date of issuance and
bears a legend to such effect.
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘qualified retire-
ment plan’ means—
‘‘(A) a qualified retirement plan (as de-
fined in section 4974(c)), and
‘‘(B) an eligible deferred compensation
plan (as defined in section 457(b)).
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF DIVIDENDS FROM MUTUAL
FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this
subsection, in the case of any dividend (other
than a dividend described in section 854(a)) re-
ceived from a regulated investment company
which meets the requirements of section 852 for
the taxable year in which it paid the dividend—
‘‘(i) the entire amount of such divi-
dend shall be treated as interest on a pub-
lic benefit bond if the aggregate interest on
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 710
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to direct
the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of the feasibility
of expanding the types of projects eligible for assistance from State
infrastructure banks.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Ms. DELAURO (for herself and Mrs. MEEK of Florida) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure
A BILL
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act
of 1995 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to
conduct a study of the feasibility of expanding the types
of projects eligible for assistance from State infrastruc-
ture banks.
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 ‘‘State Infrastructure
Bank Expansion Act’’.
SEC. 2. STUDY OF EXPANDED USES OF STATE INFRASTRUC-
TURE BANKS.
Section 350 of the National Highway System Des-
ignation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 109 Stat. 618)
is amended by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection
(m) and by inserting after subsection (k) the following:
‘‘(l) EXPANDED USES OF STATE INFRASTRUCTURE
BANKS.—
‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation
with the heads of appropriate Federal departments
and agencies and the advisory committee established
pursuant to paragraph (3), shall conduct a study of
the feasibility of expanding the types of projects eli-
gible for assistance from State infrastructure banks
to include additional infrastructure development
projects carried out by the Secretary, as well as in-
frastructure development projects carried out by the
heads of other Federal departments and agencies.
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—As part of the study, the Sec-
retary shall identify appropriations accounts which
could be used to provide funding to State infrastruc-
ture banks for projects referred to in paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The Secretary
shall establish an advisory committee to assist the
Secretary in conducting the study. The members of
the advisory committee shall include representatives
of private sector industries, representatives of State
and local governments, and other appropriate per-
sons.
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to Congress a report containing
the results of the study, including recommendations
on appropriate administrative and legislative ac-
tions.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 714
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs nursing care center at
the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Aspinwall, Penn-
sylvania, as the ‘‘H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs
Nursing Care Center’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. DOYLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs nursing
care center at the Department of Veterans Affairs medi-
cal center in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘H. John
Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care
Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF H. JOHN HEINZ III DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NURSING CARE
CENTER, ASPINWALL, PENNSYLVANIA.
The Department of Veterans Affairs nursing care
center at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical cen-
ter in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, is hereby designated as the
‘‘H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Nurs-
ing Care Center’’. Any reference to such nursing care cen-
ter in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other
paper of the United States shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans
Affairs Nursing Care Center’’.
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(ii) 
FACTORS
CONSIDERED.—The
standards and procedures shall include re-
quirements for consideration of analyses of
all direct and indirect costs (performed in
a manner consistent with generally accept-
ed cost-accounting principles), the quali-
fications of sources, the past performance
of sources, and any other technical and
noncost factors that are relevant.
(iii) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—
The Director shall consult with persons
from the private sector and persons from
the public sector in developing the stand-
ards and procedures.
(D) APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVI-
TIES.—The regulations shall include a meth-
odology for determining what types of activities
performed by an agency should continue to be
performed by the agency or any other agency.
(b) COMPLIANCE
AND IMPLEMENTATION ASSIST-
ANCE.—
(1) OMB CENTER
FOR
COMMERCIAL
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall establish a Center for Commercial
‘‘(vii) no regular employee has been laid off or
terminated by such employer from the position to be
filled by such individual; and
‘‘(viii) no regular employee experiences a reduc-
tion in hours, wages, or employment benefits as a
result of the services performed by such individual.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 717
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to continue the exemption
of certain institutions of higher education serving minorities from default-
based ineligibility for student loan programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to continue
the exemption of certain institutions of higher education
serving minorities from default-based ineligibility for stu-
dent loan programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) historically Black colleges and universities
endeavor to educate a disproportionate number of
students in need of financial assistance;
(2) historically Black colleges and universities
rely on the Federal student loan program to execute
their vital mission of educating a historically under-
served population;
(3) historically Black colleges and universities
have played an essential role in the development of
the history and culture of the United States, educat-
ing great leaders, teachers, artists, and scientists;
and
(4) the appropriate Federal response to high
loan default rates of historically Black colleges and
universities is not to eliminate these schools from
the programs, but to work with historically Black
colleges and universities to take remedial action.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION.
Section 435(a)(2)(C) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
‘‘July 1, 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2004’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 719
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow
children who meet certain criteria to attend a school that receives funds
under part A of title I of such Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to allow children who meet certain criteria to
attend a school that receives funds under part A of
title I of such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.
Section 1115(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(3) A child who attends a school that does not
receive funds under this part may be eligible to
transfer to a school that receives funds under this
part if the child meets the criteria described in para-
graph (1).’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 71
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the mini-
mum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their
time in order to enhance their occupational opportunities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. KNOLLENBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt
from the minimum wage and overtime requirements indi-
viduals who volunteer their time in order to enhance
their occupational opportunities.
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 ‘‘Job Skill Development
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTEERS.
Section 3(e)(4) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)(4)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(C) The term ‘employee’ does not include any indi-
vidual who volunteers to perform services for an employer
if—
‘‘(i) the individual’s volunteering to perform
services was initiated by the individual;
‘‘(ii) the individual volunteers to perform serv-
ices for not more than 1040 hours and for not more
than 40 hours in any week;
‘‘(iii) the individual receives no compensation
for, or is paid only expenses, reasonable benefits, or
a nominal fee to perform, the services for which the
individual volunteered;
‘‘(iv) the services for which the individual volun-
teered are not services for which the individual has
been employed by such employer;
‘‘(v) such services develop skills and experience
for which the individual may thereafter be employed;
‘‘(vi) the individual has voluntarily agreed to
perform such services with no promise of employ-
ment by the employer;
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 720
To terminate the international military education and training (IMET)
program for Indonesia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To terminate the international military education and
training (IMET) program for Indonesia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF IMET PROGRAM FOR INDO-
NESIA.
Funds made available on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act to carry out chapter 5 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et
seq.; relating to the international military education and
training program) may not be obligated for Indonesia.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 722
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain small busi-
nesses from the required use of the electronic fund transfer system
for depository taxes, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. TALENT, Mr. NETHERCUTT,
Mr. MANZULLO, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.
HOEKSTRA, Mrs. SMITH of Washington, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. CHABOT,
Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. BARR
of Georgia, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. CONDIT, Mr.
SNOWBARGER, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. WATKINS,
Mr. COOKSEY, and Ms. HARMAN) 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
certain small businesses from the required use of the
electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes, 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. EXCEPTION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES FROM RE-
QUIRED USE OF ELECTRONIC FUND TRANS-
FER SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 6302 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to use of elec-
tronic fund transfer system for collection of certain taxes)
is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR SMALL DEPOSITORS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A taxpayer who is a
small depositor for any calendar year shall not
be required to make deposits by electronic fund
transfer for taxes attributable to payments
made during the following calendar year.
‘‘(B) SMALL DEPOSITOR.—A taxpayer is a
small depositor for any calendar year if the
amount of employment taxes attributable to
payments made by such taxpayer during such
year is $50,000 or less.’’
(b) REQUIRED PERCENTAGES OF DEPOSITS FROZEN
AT 1996 LEVEL.—
(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6302(h)(2) of
such Code is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the applicable required
percentage’’ in clause (i) and inserting ‘‘20.1
percent’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘the applicable required
percentage’’ in clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘30
percent’’.
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6302(h) of such
Code is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts otherwise required to
be deposited after June 30, 1997.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 727
To amend chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal
penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer
of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Ms. MOLINARI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, to
establish Federal penalties for the killing or attempted
killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of
Columbia, 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 ‘‘Officer Brian Gibson
District of Columbia Police Protection Act’’.
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community provider under section 1821, but only
if—
‘‘(I) the hospital is designated as an essen-
tial community provider under such section;
‘‘(II) the hospital incurs all, or substan-
tially all, of the costs of the training program;
and
‘‘(III) the facility is a member of a com-
munity health network (as described in section
1821(f)) to which the hospital belongs.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect October 1, 1997.
SEC. 103. STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of the
essential access community hospital program under sec-
tion 1820 of the Social Security Act and the program for
assistance for essential community providers under section
1821 of such Act (as added by section 102(b)) in increas-
ing the access of medically underserved populations to pri-
mary health care and other health care services.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall submit a report to Congress on the
study conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR KILLING OR ATTEMPTING TO KILL
A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAW ENFORCE-
MENT OFFICER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT AS FEDERAL OFFENSE.—
Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 1123. Protection of law enforcement officers of the
District of Columbia
‘‘(a) DEFINITION
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CER.—In this section, the term ‘law enforcement officer
of the District of Columbia’ means a public servant au-
thorized by law or by the District of Columbia to conduct
or engage in the prevention, investigation, or prosecution
or adjudication of an offense, and includes those engaged
in corrections, parole, or probation functions.
‘‘(b) 
PENALTIES
FOR
MURDER
OR
MAN-
SLAUGHTER.—Whoever kills a law enforcement officer of
the District of Columbia engaged in or on account of the
performance of the official duties of that law enforcement
officer—
‘‘(1) in the case of—
‘‘(A) murder in the first degree (as de-
scribed in section 1111), shall be punished by
death or by imprisonment for life; and
‘‘(B) murder in the second degree (as de-
scribed in section 1111), shall be imprisoned for
any term of years or for life; and
‘‘(2) in the case of manslaughter, shall be pun-
ished as provided in section 1112.
‘‘(c) PENALTY FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OR MAN-
SLAUGHTER.—Whoever attempts to kill a law enforcement
officer of the District of Columbia engaged in or on ac-
count of the performance of the official duties of that law
enforcement officer, shall be punished as provided in sec-
tion 1113.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 51 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘1123. Protection of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia.’’.
(b) AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR IMPOSITION
OF DEATH PENALTY.—Section 3592(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (16)
the following:
‘‘(17) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The defendant com-
mitted the offense against a law enforcement
officer of the District of Columbia—
‘‘(i) while he or she is engaged in the
performance of his or her official duties;
‘‘(ii) because of the performance of his
or her official duties; or
‘‘(iii) because of his or her status as
a public servant.
‘‘(B) DEFINITION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—In this
subparagraph, the term ‘law enforcement officer
of the District of Columbia’ means a public
servant authorized by law or by the District of
Columbia to conduct or engage in the preven-
tion, investigation, or prosecution or adjudica-
tion of an offense, and includes those engaged
in corrections, parole, or probation functions.’’.
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