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Director shall consult other affected Federal entities
(including the National Institute of Standards and
Technology), the Building Seismic Safety Council,
the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in
Construction, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, representatives of State and local
governments, regional earthquake, volcanic eruption,
and hurricane preparedness organizations, model
building code organizations, and insurance industry
groups.
(3) SUBMISSION OF DRAFT TO ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.—Not later than the expiration of the 9-
month period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of the Earthquake, Volcanic Eruption, and
Hurricane Hazards Insurance Act of 1993, the Di-
rector shall submit a draft of the loss-reduction cri-
teria to the Loss Mitigation Advisory Committee es-
tablished under section 102. Before issuing any final
regulations under paragraph (4), the Director shall
consider any recommendations made by such Advi-
sory Committee regarding the draft criteria.
(4) REGULATIONS.—Not later than the expira-
tion of the 18-month period beginning on the date
of the enactment of the Earthquake, Volcanic Erup-
tion, and Hurricane Hazards Insurance Act of 1993,
‘‘(1) DOLLAR
LIMITATION.—The aggregate
amount excludable from gross income under sub-
section (a) for all taxable years with respect to the
legal adoption of any single child by the taxpayer
shall not exceed the excess (if any) of $5,000
($7,000 in the case of an international adoption)
over the amount allowable as a deduction (or
amounts taken into account in computing the deduc-
tion) under section 220 with respect to such adop-
tion.
‘‘(2) INCOME
LIMITATION.—The amount ex-
cludable from gross income under subsection (a) for
any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below
zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio to
the amount so excludable (determined without re-
gard to this paragraph but with regard to paragraph
(1)) as—
‘‘(A) the amount (if any) by which the tax-
payer’s taxable income (determined without re-
gard to this section and section 220) exceeds
$60,000, bears to
‘‘(B) $10,000.
‘‘(c) ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—For pur-
poses of this section, an adoption assistance program is
a plan of an employer—
‘‘(1) under which the employer provides employ-
ees with adoption assistance, and
‘‘(2) which meets requirements similar to the
requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of sec-
tion 127(b).
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED ADOPTION EXPENSES.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘qualified adoption ex-
penses’ has the meaning given such term by section
220(c).’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such part III is amended by striking the
item relating to section 137 and inserting the
following:
‘‘Sec. 137. Adoption assistance programs.
‘‘Sec. 138. Cross reference to other Acts.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 1992.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 931
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue to the trust funds under the old-age, survivors,
and disability insurance program certificates evidencing obligations of
the United States held by such trust funds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 17, 1993
Mr. JACOBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue to the trust funds
under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance pro-
gram certificates evidencing obligations of the United
States held by such trust funds.
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 ‘‘Social Security Invest-
ment Certification Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION OF OBLIGATIONS ISSUED TO THE
TRUST FUNDS.
Section 201(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
401(d)) is amended by inserting after the fifth sentence
the following new sentence: ‘‘Each obligation issued for
purchase by the Trust Funds under this subsection shall
be accompanied by a certificate of the Secretary of the
Treasury evidencing the principal amount, date of matu-
rity, and interest rate of such obligation, and stating on
its face that such obligation shall be incontestable in the
hands of the Trust Fund to which it is issued, that such
obligation is supported by the full faith and credit of the
United States, and that the United States is pledged to
the payment of the obligation with respect to both prin-
cipal and interest.’’.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue
to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as
applicable, a certificate for each obligation which has been
issued to the Trust Fund under section 201(d) of the So-
cial Security Act and which is outstanding as of such date.
Each such certificate shall evidence the principal amount,
date of maturity, and interest rate of such obligation, and
shall state on its face that such obligation shall be incon-
testable in the hands of the Trust Fund to which it was
issued, that such obligation is supported by the full faith
and credit of the United States, and that the United
States is pledged to the payment of the obligation with
respect to both principal and interest.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 932
To extend until January 1, 1997, the existing suspension of duty on certain
monochrome glass envelopes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 17, 1993
Mr. MANZULLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend until January 1, 1997, the existing suspension
of duty on certain monochrome glass envelopes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXISTING SUSPENSION OF
DUTY ON CERTAIN MONOCHROME GLASS EN-
VELOPES.
Heading 9902.70.11 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking ‘‘12/
31/92’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/98’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 takes effect on
January 1, 1993.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 934
To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities
of foreign states, to grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United States
in certain cases involving torture or extrajudicial killing occurring in
that state.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 17, 1993
Mr. MAZZOLI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdic-
tional immunities of foreign states, to grant jurisdiction
to the courts of the United States in certain cases involv-
ing torture or extrajudicial killing occurring in that state.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMU-
NITY FOR CERTAIN CASES INVOLVING TOR-
TURE OR EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLING IN A FOR-
EIGN STATE.
Section 1605(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(5);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(7) not otherwise encompassed in paragraph
(2), in which money damages are sought against a
foreign state for personal injury or death of a Unit-
ed States citizen occurring in such foreign state and
caused by the torture or extrajudicial killing of that
citizen by such foreign state or by any official or em-
ployee of such foreign state while acting within the
scope of his or her office or employment, except
that—
‘‘(A) the court shall decline to hear a claim
under this paragraph if the claimant has not
exhausted adequate and available remedies in
the place in which the conduct giving rise to the
claim occurred; and
‘‘(B) an action under this paragraph shall
not be maintained unless it is commenced with-
in 10 years after the cause of action accrues.
For purposes of paragraph (7), the terms ‘torture’ and
‘extrajudicial killing’ have the meanings given those terms
in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of
1991.’’.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY FROM ATTACHMENT.
(a) FOREIGN STATE.—Section 1610(a) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, or’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(7) the judgment relates to a claim for which
the foreign state is not immune by virtue of section
1605(a)(7) of this chapter, regardless of whether the
property is or was involved in the act upon which
the claim is based.’’.
(b) 
AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY.—Section
1610(b)(2) of such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or (5)’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘(5), or (7)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘used for the activity’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘involved in the act’’.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any
cause of action arising before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting ‘‘;’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph (4):
‘‘(4) provide the institution with credit, for
purposes of satisfying the requirements of this
Act, for investments in, and loans to,—
‘‘(A) minority depository institutions and
women’s depository institutions (as defined in
section 808(b)); and
‘‘(B) joint ventures or other entities or
projects which provide benefits to distressed
communities, as such term is defined by the ap-
propriate Federal financial supervisory agency,
‘‘whether those minority or women’s depository institu-
tions, or those communities, are located within or outside
of the service area of the regulated financial institution.’’.
(d) SPECIAL PURPOSE BANKS.—The Community Re-
investment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is hereby
amended—
(1) in Section 803 (12 U.S.C. 2902), by insert-
ing the following new paragraph (5):
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 936
To amend the Boston National Historical Park Act of 1974 to authorize
a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public Library for the distribu-
tion of informational and interpretive materials relating to the park
and to the Freedom Trail.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 17, 1993
Mr. MOAKLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Boston National Historical Park Act of 1974
to authorize a cooperative agreement with the Boston
Public Library for the distribution of informational and
interpretive materials relating to the park and to the
Freedom Trail.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC
PARK ACT.
Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park
Act (16 U.S.C. 410z–1(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’
before the first sentence thereof and by adding the follow-
ing at the end thereof:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public
Library to provide for the distribution of informational
and interpretive materials relating to the park and to the
Freedom Trail.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 937
To provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker Alexander National
African-American Research Center.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 17, 1993
Mr. PARKER (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. WHITTEN, Mr. MONT-
GOMERY, Mr. GORDON, Mr. STOKES, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.
FORD of Tennessee, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FROST,
Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MFUME, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BROWDER,
Mr. OWENS, Mr. WYNN, Mr. DIXON, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, and Ms.
NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker
Alexander National African-American Research Center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARGARET WALKER
ALEXANDER NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN
RESEARCH CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In recognition of, and to com-
memorate, the literary contributions of Margaret Walker
Alexander, the Secretary of Education shall make a grant
to Jackson State University to establish the Margaret
Walker Alexander National African-American Research
Center (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Center’’).
The Center shall be located at Jackson State University
in Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT.—A grant may not
be made under subsection (a) unless an application is
made to the Secretary of Education at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary may require. The applica-
tion shall contain provisions designed to ensure that—
(1) the Center will be located in the building
known as ‘‘Ayer Hall’’ on the campus of Jackson
State University;
(2) the building will serve as a national center
for the study, research, and teaching of African-
American literature and history and as a repository
for papers and memorabilia relating to the life of
Margaret Walker Alexander and other individuals
noted for their work in African-American literature
and history; and
(3) such other conditions as the Secretary
requires.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AMOUNT.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated not to exceed $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1993.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated
pursuant to this Act are authorized to remain available
until expended.
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the expansion of a landfill, incinerator, or
other waste disposal facility shall be considered, for
purposes of subsection (a), to be a separate facility
requiring authorization in order to accept waste gen-
erated outside the State.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—A landfill, incinerator, or
other waste disposal facility may be expanded for
purposes of receiving waste generated outside the
State without an authorization under subsection (a)
to accept such waste at the expansion only if—
‘‘(A) with respect to a facility for which
the owner or operator has obtained authoriza-
tion as described in subsection (a) or in para-
graph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), at the
time the owner or operator obtained such au-
thorization—
‘‘(i) the owner or operator owned or
possessed an option to purchase the land
on which the expansion of the facility is
proposed to occur; and
‘‘(ii) the area of expansion of the fa-
cility was indicated in documents filed with
the affected local government before ob-
taining such authorization; or
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 938
To designate the Veterans Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, the ‘‘Omar
N. Bradley Veterans Hospital’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 17, 1993
Mr. VOLKMER (for himself, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. HANCOCK, and Mr. SKELTON)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To designate the Veterans Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri,
the ‘‘Omar N. Bradley Veterans Hospital’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Veterans Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, is
designated as the ‘‘Omar N. Bradley Veterans Hospital’’.
SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, regulation, document,
record, map, or other paper of the United States to the
Veterans Hospital referred to in section 1 is deemed to
be a reference to the ‘‘Omar N. Bradley Veterans
Hospital’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 939
To extend the suspension of duty on three-dimensional cameras.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 17, 1993
Mr. BILBRAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend the suspension of duty on three-dimensional
cameras.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAMERAS.
Heading 9902.90.06 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking out
‘‘12/31/92’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘12/31/96’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, after December 31, 1992.
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SEC. 3. CERTAIN ENTRIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Treasury, upon proper request filed with
the appropriate customs officer within one hundred and
eighty days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
shall—
(1) reliquidate each entry which occurred after
December 31, 1992 and before the effective date of
this Act at the rate of duty that would have been as-
sessed if that entry had been made on December 31,
1992; and
(2) make the appropriate refund of duty.
Such reliquidations and refunds shall be made within one
hundred and eighty days after the date on which the re-
quest is made.
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discriminate against any particular landfill within
the State and does not discriminate against any
shipments of out-of-State municipal solid waste on
the basis of State of origin.
‘‘(4)(A) Any Governor who intends to exercise
the authority provided in this subsection shall, with-
in 60 days after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, submit to the Administrator information docu-
menting the amount of out-of-State municipal solid
waste received for disposal in the Governor’s State
during calendar year 1991 and the first six months
of calendar year 1992.
‘‘(B) Upon receipt of such information, the Ad-
ministrator shall notify the Governor of each State
and the public and shall provide a comment period
of not less than 30 days.
‘‘(C) Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall
publish a list of the amount of out-of-State munici-
pal solid waste that was received at each landfill to
which subsection (a) does not apply (as set forth in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)) for dis-
posal in the State during calendar year 1991 and
the first six months of calendar year 1992, as deter-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 93
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory life
imprisonment for persons convicted of a third violent felony.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory
life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third violent
felony.
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 ‘‘Life Imprisonment for
Egregious Recidivists Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.
Section 3581 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) IMPRISONMENT
OF CERTAIN VIOLENT FEL-
ONS.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of this title or any other law, in the
case of a conviction for a Federal violent felony, the
court shall sentence the defendant to prison for life
if the defendant has previously been convicted of two
other violent felonies.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this section the
term ‘‘violent felony’’ is a State or Federal crime of
violence (as defined in section 16 of this title)—
‘‘(A) that involves the threatened use, use,
or the risk of use of physical force against the
person of another;
‘‘(B) for which the maximum authorized
imprisonment exceeds one year; and
‘‘(C) which is not designated a mis-
demeanor by the law that defines the offense.
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—This sub-
section shall not be construed to prevent the imposi-
tion of the death penalty.’’.
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‘‘(B) aid under this part may not be pro-
vided to any individual to whom the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) apply, for any week
during which the individual fails to meet such
requirements.’’.
(b) STATE PAYMENTS REDUCED FOR NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.—Section 403 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(o)(1) The Secretary shall reduce the amount other-
wise payable to a State under this section for any fiscal
year by the applicable percentage if the Secretary finds
that the State plan approved under this part was not car-
ried out in substantial compliance with section 402(a)(29)
during any calendar quarter of the immediately preceding
fiscal year.
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘appli-
cable percentage’ means—
‘‘(A) 30 percent, if the failure to substantially
comply occurred for 3 or more calendar quarters;
‘‘(B) 20 percent, if the failure to substantially
comply occurred for 2 calendar quarters; or
‘‘(C) 15 percent, if the failure to substantially
comply occurred for 1 calendar quarter.’’.
(c) REGULATIONS.—Within 2 years after the effective
date of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human
‘‘(iii)(I) the construction, reconstruc-
tion, or erection of which is completed by
the taxpayer, or
‘‘(II) which is acquired by the tax-
payer if the original use of such property
commences with the taxpayer.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PROPERTY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as other-
wise provided in this subparagraph, the
term ‘eligible property’ means tangible
property (other than a building, its struc-
tural components, or an air conditioning or
heating unit), but only if such property—
‘‘(I) is used as an integral part of
manufacturing, production (including
agriculture), or extraction or of fur-
nishing transportation, communica-
tions, electrical energy, gas, water,
waste disposal, or pollution control
services,
‘‘(II) constitutes a research facil-
ity or research equipment used in con-
nection with any of the activities re-
ferred to in subclause (I), or
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SEC. 8. REPORT.
Not later than March 31, 1994 and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress
describing the results of the Federal energy conservation
program. In particular, the report shall include—
(1) the number and identification of States par-
ticipating in the program;
(2) a description of the projects for which
grants were made pursuant to the program;
(3) the energy efficiency practices performed
and the estimated amount of conservation energy
use as a result of the program; and
(4) the number of States expected to participate
in the program the next fiscal year.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996 to carry
out this Act.
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