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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1847
To improve the criminal law relating to fraud against consumers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1997
Mr. GOODLATTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To improve the criminal law relating to fraud against
consumers.
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 ‘‘Telemarketing Fraud
Prevention Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF FRAUD PROCEEDS.
Section 982(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) The Court, in sentencing a defendant for
an offense under section 2326, shall order that the
defendant forfeit to the United States any real or
personal property—
‘‘(A) used or intended to be used to com-
mit or to promote the commission of such of-
fense, if the court in its discretion so deter-
mines, taking into consideration the nature,
scope, and proportionality of the use of the
property in the offense; and
‘‘(B) constituting, derived from, or trace-
able to the gross receipts that the defendant ob-
tained directly or indirectly as a result of the
offense.’’.
SEC. 3. SENTENCING GUIDELINES CHANGES.
Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title
28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing
Commission shall review and amend the sentencing guide-
lines to provide a sentencing enhancement for any offense
listed in section 2326 of title 18, United States Code—
(1) by at least 4 levels if the circumstances au-
thorizing an additional term of imprisonment under
section 2326(1) are present; and
(2) by at least 8 levels if the circumstances au-
thorizing an additional term of imprisonment under
section 2326(2) are present.
SEC. 4. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR USE OF FOREIGN
LOCATION TO EVADE PROSECUTION.
Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title
28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing
Commission shall amend the sentencing guidelines to in-
crease the offense level for any fraud offense by at least
2 levels if the defendant conducted activities to further
the fraud from a foreign country.
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ENHANCEMENT OF PENALTIES.
Section 2327(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘under this chapter’’ and inserting
‘‘for which an enhanced penalty is provided under section
2326 of this title’’.
SEC. 6. ADDITION OF CONSPIRACY OFFENSES TO SECTION
2326 ENHANCEMENT.
Section 2326 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘, or a conspiracy to commit such
an offense,’’ after ‘‘or 1344’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1847
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 9, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To improve the criminal law relating to fraud against
consumers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Telemarketing Fraud
Prevention Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF FRAUD PROCEEDS.
Section 982(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) The Court, in sentencing a defendant for an of-
fense under section 2326, shall order that the defendant
forfeit to the United States any real or personal prop-
erty—
‘‘(A) used or intended to be used to commit or
to promote the commission of such offense, if the
court in its discretion so determines, taking into con-
sideration the nature, scope, and proportionality of
the use of the property in the offense; and
‘‘(B) constituting, derived from, or traceable to
the gross proceeds that the defendant obtained di-
rectly or indirectly as a result of the offense.’’.
SEC. 3. SENTENCING GUIDELINES CHANGES.
Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title
28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing
Commission shall review and amend the sentencing guide-
lines to provide a sentencing enhancement for any offense
listed in section 2326 of title 18, United States Code—
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(1) by at least 4 levels if the circumstances au-
thorizing an additional term of imprisonment under
section 2326(1) are present; and
(2) by at least 8 levels if the circumstances au-
thorizing an additional term of imprisonment under
section 2326(2) are present.
SEC. 4. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR USE OF FOREIGN
LOCATION TO EVADE PROSECUTION.
Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title
28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing
Commission shall amend the sentencing guidelines to in-
crease the offense level for any fraud offense by at least
2 levels if the defendant conducted activities to further
the fraud from a foreign country.
SEC. 5. SENTENCING COMMISSION DUTIES.
The Sentencing Commission shall ensure that the
sentences, guidelines, and policy statements for offenders
convicted of offenses described in sections 3 and 4 are ap-
propriately severe and reasonably consistent with other
relevant directives and with other guidelines.
SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF ENHANCEMENT OF PENALTIES.
Section 2327(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘under this chapter’’ and inserting
‘‘for which an enhanced penalty is provided under section
2326 of this title’’.
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SEC. 7. ADDITION OF CONSPIRACY OFFENSES TO SECTION
2326 ENHANCEMENT.
Section 2326 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘, or a conspiracy to commit such
an offense,’’ after ‘‘or 1344’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 shall remain
available until expended to cover obligations made in fiscal
years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, respectively: Provided,
That unobligated funds that are available at the end of
each fiscal year are returned to the Treasury.
SEC. 755. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act for the Food and Drug
Administration may be used under section 801 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent an indi-
vidual not in the business of importing a prescription drug
within the meaning of section 801(g) of such Act, whole-
salers, or pharmacists from importing a prescription drug
which complies with sections 501, 502, and 505.
SEC. 756. Section 502(h)(6)(C) of the Housing Act
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(6)(C)) is amended by adding,
‘‘, plus the guarantee fee as authorized by subsection
(h)(7)’’ after the phrase, ‘‘whichever is less’’, in each of
paragraphs (i) and (ii).
SEC. 757. Section 501 of the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1737)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and
Doug Bereuter’’ after ‘‘John Ogonowski’’; and
(2) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND DOUG
BEREUTER’’ after ‘‘JOHN OGONOWSKI’’.
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(b) DIRECTIVE TO SENTENCING COMMISSION.—Pursu-
ant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United
States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United
States Sentencing Commission shall—
(1) promulgate Federal sentencing guidelines or
amend existing sentencing guidelines (and policy
statements, if appropriate) to provide for substan-
tially increased penalties for persons convicted of of-
fenses described in section 2326 of title 18, United
States Code, as amended by this Act, in connection
with the conduct of telemarketing;
(2) submit to Congress an explanation of each
action taken under paragraph (1) and any additional
policy recommendations for combating the offenses de-
scribed in that paragraph.
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this section, the
Commission shall—
(1) ensure that the guidelines and policy state-
ments promulgated or amended pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1) and any recommendations submitted
thereunder reflect the serious nature of the offenses;
(2) provide an additional appropriate sentencing
enhancement if offense involved sophisticated means,
including but not limited to sophisticated concealment
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 360 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Native American Housing As-
sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, 
and for other purposes.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1848
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the formula
under which the Government contribution for a Federal employee or
annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan under such chapter is deter-
mined.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1997
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr. FORD, and Mr. DAVIS of Virginia)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to
modify the formula under which the Government con-
tribution for a Federal employee or annuitant enrolled
in a health benefits plan under such chapter is deter-
mined.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8906 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and
all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) of sub-
section (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a)(1) The Office of Personnel Management shall,
not later than October 1 of each year, determine the
weighted average of the subscription charges that will be
in effect during the following contract year with respect
to—
‘‘(A) enrollments under this chapter for self
alone; and
‘‘(B) enrollments under this chapter for self
and family.
‘‘(2) In determining each weighted average under
paragraph (1), the weight to be given to a particular sub-
scription charge shall, with respect to each plan (and op-
tion) to which it is to apply, be commensurate with the
number of enrollees enrolled in such plan (and option) as
of March 31 of the year in which the determination is
being made.
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the term ‘en-
rollee’ means any individual who, during the contract year
for which the weighted average is to be used under this
section, will be eligible for a Government contribution de-
termined under this section.
‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), the biweekly Government contribution for health bene-
fits for an employee or annuitant enrolled in a health bene-
fits plan under this chapter is adjusted to an amount equal
to 72 percent of the weighted average under subsection
(a)(1)(A) or (B), as applicable. For an employee, the ad-
justment begins on the first day of the employee’s first
pay period of each year. For an annuitant, the adjustment
begins on the first day of the first period of each year
for which an annuity payment is made.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section shall take effect on the first
day of the contract year that begins in 1999, except that
nothing in this subsection shall prevent the Office of Per-
sonnel Management from taking any action, before such
first day, which it considers necessary in order to ensure
the timely implementation of such amendment.
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TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 801. (a) None of the funds made available in
this Act for the Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-
gram authorized by chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–
3839aa-9), the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program au-
thorized by section 1240N of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-
1), the Grassland Reserve Program authorized by sub-
chapter C of chapter 2 of such subtitle (16 U.S.C. 3838n–
3838q), or the Farmland Protection Program authorized
by subchapter B of such chapter 2 (16 U.S.C. 3838h–
3838j) may be used to provide technical assistance under
the Conservation Reserve program authorized by sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of such subtitle (16 U.S.C. 3831–
3835a) or under the Wetlands Reserve Program author-
ized by subchapter C of such chapter 1 (16 U.S.C. 3837–
3837f).
(b) None of the funds made available in this Act for
the Conservation Reserve program authorized by sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831–3835a) may be used to pro-
vide technical assistance under the Wetlands Reserve Pro-
gram authorized by subchapter C of such chapter (16
U.S.C. 3837–3837f).
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‘‘(A) development of affordable housing (as 
such term is defined in section 4 of this Act (25 
U.S.C. 4103)); 
‘‘(B) development of conventional homes 
for rental, lease-to-own, or sale, which may be 
combined with affordable housing developed 
pursuant to subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) development of housing infrastruc-
ture, including housing infrastructure sufficient 
to serve affordable housing developed under the 
plan; and 
‘‘(D) investments by the investor partner 
for the tribe, the participating tribe, members 
of the participating tribe, and financial institu-
tions and other outside investors necessary to 
provide financing for the development of hous-
ing under the plan and for mortgages for tribal 
members purchasing such housing; 
‘‘(5) provide that the participating tribe will 
agree to provide long-term leases to tribal members 
sufficient for lease-to-own arrangements for, and 
sale of, the housing developed pursuant to paragraph 
(4); 
‘‘(6) provide that the participating tribe— 
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pensation shall be provided at the rate pre-
scribed by paragraph (6).
‘‘(D) POLICY.—Except where a collective
bargaining agreement provides otherwise, an
employer which has adopted a policy offering
compensatory time to employees may dis-
continue such policy upon giving employees 30
days notice.
‘‘(E) WRITTEN
REQUEST.—An employee
may withdraw an agreement described in para-
graph (2)(B) at any time. An employee may
also request in writing that monetary com-
pensation be provided, at any time, for all com-
pensatory time accrued which has not yet been
used. Within 30 days of receiving the written
request, the employer shall provide the em-
ployee the monetary compensation due in ac-
cordance with paragraph (6).
‘‘(4) PRIVATE
EMPLOYER
ACTIONS.—An em-
ployer which provides compensatory time under
paragraph (1) to employees shall not directly or indi-
rectly intimidate, threaten, or coerce or attempt to
intimidate, threaten, or coerce any employee for the
purpose of—
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‘‘(A) will be liable for delinquencies under 
mortgage agreements for housing developed 
under the plan that are financed under the plan 
and entered into by tribal members; and 
‘‘(B) shall, upon foreclosure under such 
mortgages, take possession of such housing and 
have the responsibility for making such housing 
available to other tribal members; 
‘‘(7) provide for sufficient protections, in the 
determination of the Secretary, to ensure that the 
tribe and the Federal Government are not liable for 
the acts of the investor partner or of any contrac-
tors; 
‘‘(8) provide that the participating tribe shall 
have sole final approval of design and location of 
housing developed under the plan; 
‘‘(9) set forth specific deadlines and schedules 
for activities to be undertaken under the plan and 
set forth the responsibilities of the participating 
tribe and the investor partner; 
‘‘(10) set forth specific terms and conditions of 
return on investment by the investor partner and 
other investors under the plan, and provide that the 
participating tribe shall pledge grant amounts allo-
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(2) the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. et seq.); or
(3) any other Federal law establishing require-
ments or procedures for the disposal of Federal
property.
SEC. 9. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY.
(a) Six years after the first meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Trust, the General Accounting Office
shall conduct an interim study of the activities of the
Trust and shall report the results of the study to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Commit-
tee on Appropriations of the United States Senate, and
the Committee on Resources and Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. The study shall
include, but shall not be limited to, details of how the
Trust is meeting its obligations under this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 184
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State Medicaid
programs to provide coverage of screening mammography and screening
pap smears.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require
State Medicaid programs to provide coverage of screening
mammography and screening pap smears.
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 ‘‘Medicaid Women’s
Basic Health Coverage Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF SCREENING
MAMMOGRAPHY 
AND 
SCREENING 
PAP
SMEARS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 1905(a)(17) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(17)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(17)’’, and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘, (B) screening mammography (as
defined in section 1861(jj)) conducted consistent
with 
the 
frequency 
specified 
under 
section
1834(c)(2), and (C) screening pap smears (as de-
fined in section 1861(nn))’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) The amendments made
by subsection (a) apply (except as provided under para-
graph (2)) to payments under title XIX of the Social Secu-
rity Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after April
1, 1998, without regard to whether or not final regulations
to carry out such amendments have been promulgated by
such date.
(2) In the case of a State plan for medical assistance
under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services determines requires
State legislation (other than legislation authorizing or ap-
propriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the addi-
tional requirement imposed by the amendments made by
subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as fail-
ing to comply with the requirements of such title solely
on the basis of its failure to meet this additional require-
ment before the first day of the first calendar quarter be-
ginning after the close of the first regular session of the
State legislature that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence,
in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session,
each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate
regular session of the State legislature.
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last taxable year for which section 1296 so
applied.’’.
(c) TREATMENT OF MARK-TO-MARKET GAIN UNDER
SECTION 4982.—
(1) Subsection (e) of section 4982 is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF GAIN RECOGNIZED UNDER
SECTION 1296.—For purposes of determining a regu-
lated investment company’s ordinary income—
‘‘(A) notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C),
section 1296 shall be applied as if such compa-
ny’s taxable year ended on October 31, and
‘‘(B) any ordinary gain or loss from an ac-
tual disposition of stock in a passive foreign in-
vestment company during the portion of the cal-
endar year after October 31 shall be taken into
account in determining such regulated invest-
ment company’s ordinary income for the follow-
ing calendar year.
In the case of a company making an election under
paragraph (4), the preceding sentence shall be applied
by substituting the last day of the company’s taxable
year for October 31.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3610 
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to terminate the exemption 
of companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other 
possession of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, and Mr. 
SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to terminate 
the exemption of companies located in Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, and any other possession of the United 
States. 
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 ‘‘Puerto Rico Investor 
Protection Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF EXEMPTION. 
Section 6(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 
(15 U.S.C. 80a–6(a)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(1). 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1851
To designate the United States courthouse located at 200 South Washington
Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr.
United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1997
Mr. MORAN of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse located at 200
South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the
‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 200 South
Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, shall be des-
ignated and known as the ‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr.
United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr. Unit-
ed States Courthouse’’.
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House Calendar No. 72
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1851
[Report No. 105–212]
To designate the United States courthouse located at 200 South Washington
Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr.
United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 1997
Mr. MORAN of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
JULY 28, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse located at 200
South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the
‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 200 South
Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, shall be des-
ignated and known as the ‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr.
United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr.
United States Courthouse’’.
House Calendar No. 72
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1851
[Report No. 105–212]
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse located
at 200 South Washington Street in Alexandria,
Virginia, as the ‘‘Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr.
United States Courthouse’’.
JULY 28, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed