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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2891
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption of service
connection for certain specified diseases and disabilities in the case of
veterans who were exposed during military service to carbon tetrachloride.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a pre-
sumption of service connection for certain specified dis-
eases and disabilities in the case of veterans who were
exposed during military service to carbon tetrachloride.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION
WITH RESPECT TO EXPOSURE TO CARBON
TETRACHLORIDE.
Section 1112 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d)(1) For the purposes of section 1110 of this title,
and subject to the provisions of section 1113 of this title,
in the case of a veteran who served for ninety days or
more in active military, naval, or air service and who while
in such service was exposed to carbon tetrachloride, any
disease or disability specified in paragraph (2) becoming
manifest in such veteran shall be considered to have been
incurred in or aggravated by such service, notwithstanding
that there is no record of evidence of such disease during
the period of such service.
‘‘(2) Diseases and disabilities referred to in para-
graph (1) are the following:
‘‘(A) Depleted vision or floater cataracts.
‘‘(B) Hearing impairments such as high-pitch
ringing, sensitivity to loud noises, and loss of hear-
ing.
‘‘(C) Memory losses such as lapses of recall,
dates, numbers, and inverting numbers and letters.
‘‘(D) Growths.
‘‘(E) Swelling of hands or feet.
‘‘(F) Aching bones or joints throughout the
body (not associated with arthritis).
‘‘(G) Loss of hair.
‘‘(H) Deterioration of nervous system.’’.
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in making any exemptions and exceptions pursuant to sec-
tion 1861(v)(1)(L)(ii) of the Social Security Act.
SEC. 11143. INTERIM PAYMENTS FOR HOME HEALTH SERV-
ICES.
(a) 
REDUCTIONS
IN
COST
LIMITS.—Section
1861(v)(1)(L)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(i)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and before October 1, 1996,’’
after ‘‘July 1, 1987’’ in subclause (III),
(2) by striking the period at the end of the
matter following subclause (III), and inserting ‘‘,
and’’, and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subclause:
‘‘(IV) October 1, 1996, 105 percent of the me-
dian of the labor-related and nonlabor per visit costs
for freestanding home health agencies.’’.
(b) DELAY IN UPDATES.—Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iii)
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(iii)) is amended by striking
‘‘July 1, 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1996’’.
(c) 
ADDITIONS
TO
COST
LIMITS.—Section
1861(v)(1)(L) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) LIMITS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1997
THROUGH 1999.—For services furnished by
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of this Act for use by the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent, to each of the 7 individuals who were terminated
from employment with the White House Travel Office on
May 19, 1993, the amount described in subsection (b).
(b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—(1) The amount to be
paid to each individual under subsection (a) shall be the
sum of legal defense expenses incurred by that individual
as a result of any investigation of the operations of the
White House Travel Office or of the individual in connec-
tion with the operations of the White House Travel Office,
conducted by any Federal agency, or any indictment or
prosecution which resulted from any such investigation,
less amounts described in paragraph (2).
(2) The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an indi-
vidual for legal defense expenses described in paragraph
(1) shall be reduced by any amount received before the
date of the enactment of this Act, without obligation for
repayment by the individual, for payment of such legal de-
fense expenses (including any amount received from the
funds appropriated for the individual in the matter relat-
ing to the ‘‘Office of the General Counsel’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ in title I of the Department
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1994).
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2894
For the relief of the 7 individuals who were terminated from employment
with the White House Travel Office on May 19, 1993.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. BAKER
of Louisiana, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mrs. CHENOWETH, and Mr. STEARNS)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of the 7 individuals who were terminated
from employment with the White House Travel Office
on May 19, 1993.
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 referred to as the ‘‘Travelgate Vic-
tims Restitution Act’’.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT AUTHORIZED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, there shall be paid, out
of funds appropriated before the date of the enactment
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or, in
the case of part A of title IV, section 403(k)’’;
and
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(exclu-
sive of any amounts on account of services and
items to which, in the case of part A of such
title, section 403(k) applies)’’.
(3) Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(19)(A)(i)(I)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘402(a)(37), 406(h), or’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘482(e)(6)’’ and inserting
‘‘486(f)’’.
(4) Section 1928(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396s(a)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘482(e)(6)’’ and inserting
‘‘486(f)’’.
(f) INTENT OF THE CONGRESS.—The Congress in-
tends for State activities under section 484 of the Social
Security Act (as added by the amendment made by section
9301(a) of this Act) to emphasize the use of the funds
that would otherwise be used to provide individuals with
assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security
Act and with food stamp benefits under the Food Stamp
Act of 1977, to subsidize the wages of such individuals
in temporary jobs.
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF SALES OF ASSETS TO AVOID PUB-
LIC DEBT LIMIT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no offi-
cer or employee of the United States may sell any property
of the United States if the primary purpose of such sale
is to avoid the limitation set forth in section 3101(b) of
title 31, United States Code (relating to public debt limit).
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(4) to ensure the availability of the Nevada
Test Site, within appropriate restrictions, for use by
private-sector industries seeking to make use of the
inherent qualities that make the Nevada Test Site
the greatest outdoor laboratory in the world.
SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE OF READINESS CAPABILITY OF NE-
VADA TEST SITE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount referred to in
paragraph (2) is hereby authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year
1995 and each fiscal year thereafter to maintain the
operational readiness of the underground nuclear
testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada
Test Site.
(2) AUTHORIZED
AMOUNT.—The amount re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is not less than the
amount appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for
fiscal year 1992 to maintain the operational readi-
ness of the underground nuclear testing facilities
and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
(b) STAFFING LEVELS.—The Secretary of Energy
shall maintain a staffing level at the Nevada Test Site
that the Secretary considers sufficient to carry out activi-
ties under this Act in addition to any other activities con-
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2895
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect
to fireworks.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. SHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States with respect to fireworks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DUTY ON DISPLAY FIREWORKS.
Chapter 36 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States is amended by striking heading 3604 and
inserting the following new heading:
‘‘
3604
Fireworks, signaling flares, rain rock-
ets, fog signals and other protechnic
articles:
3604.10
Fireworks .....................................
Free (A*, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
12.5%
3604.10.10
Class 1.3G (Class B) ...........
kg.
2.4%
3604.10.20
Class 1.4G (Class C) ............
kg.
5.3%
3604.90.00
Other ............................................
kg
7.3%
Free (A*, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
40%
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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; RETROACTIVE TREATMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by section
1 applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) RETROACTIVE
TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding
section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514)
or any other provision of law, upon a request filed with
the Customs Service before the 90th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal
from warehouse for consumption—
(1) which was made on or after January 1,
1995, and before the 15th day after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and
(2) with respect to which there would have been
a lesser duty if the amendment made by section 1
applied to such entry or withdrawal,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amend-
ment applied to such entry or withdrawal.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2896
To limit the issuance of public debt obligations after December 31, 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To limit the issuance of public debt obligations after
December 31, 2001.
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 ‘‘Balanced Budget Act
of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC DEBT OBLI-
GATIONS AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2001.
No obligation subject to the limitation under section
3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, may be issued
to the public after December 31, 2001. The preceding sen-
tence shall not apply to any obligation (or series of obliga-
tions) issued to refund an obligation issued before January
1, 2002.
SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE.
Upon the enactment of a joint resolution declaring
a national emergency, section 1 is suspended for the 6-
month period beginning upon such date of enactment.
Congress and the President may, by law, extend such 6-
month period if such declaration of war or national emer-
gency is still in effect.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2898
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens removed
from the United States as illegal entrants or immigration violators shall
permanently be inadmissible.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. TATE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
that aliens removed from the United States as illegal
entrants or immigration violators shall permanently be
inadmissible.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REVISION TO GROUND OF INADMISSIBILITY
FOR ILLEGAL ENTRANTS AND IMMIGRATION
VIOLATORS.
(a) 
ALIENS
PREVIOUSLY
DEPORTED.—Section
212(a)(6)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A)) is amended by—
(1) inserting after ‘‘Any alien who’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘had the intent to illegally enter the United
States and’’; and
(2) striking ‘‘and who again seeks admission
within one year of the date of such deportation’’.
(b) CERTAIN ALIENS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED.—Sec-
tion 212(a)(6)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(B)) is amended
by—
(1) inserting after ‘‘Any alien who’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘had the intent to illegally enter the United
States and’’; and
(2) striking ‘‘and (a) who seeks admission with-
in 5 years of the date of such deportation or re-
moval, or (b) seeks admission within 20 years in the
case of an alien convicted of an aggravated felony,’’.
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SEC. 11106. ELIMINATION OF IME AND DSH PAYMENTS AT-
TRIBUTABLE TO OUTLIER PAYMENTS.
(a) 
INDIRECT
MEDICAL
EDUCATION.—Section
1886(d)(5)(B)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(i)(I)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, for cases qualifying for additional
payment under subparagraph (A)(i),’’ before ‘‘the amount
paid to the hospital under subparagraph (A)’’.
(b) DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE ADJUSTMENTS.—
Section 
1886(d)(5)(F)(ii)(I) 
(42 
U.S.C.
1395ww(d)(5)(F)(ii)(I)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for
cases qualifying for additional payment under subpara-
graph (A)(i),’’ before ‘‘the amount paid to the hospital
under subparagraph (A)’’.
(c) 
COST
OUTLIER
PAYMENTS.—Section
1886(d)(5)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(A)(ii)) is
amended by striking ‘‘exceed the applicable DRG prospec-
tive payment rate’’ and inserting ‘‘exceed the sum of the
applicable DRG prospective payment rate plus any
amounts payable under paragraphs (d)(5)(B) and
(d)(5)(F)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
the previous subsections apply to discharges occurring on
or after October 1, 1995.
SEC. 11107. TREATMENT OF TRANSFER CASES.
Section 1886(d)(5)(I) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(I))
of the Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2900
To establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the titling and
registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, and Mr. RICH-
ARDSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary
and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the
titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and
rebuilt vehicles.
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 ‘‘National Motor Vehicle
Safety, Anti-Theft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protec-
tion Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 289
To authorize civil actions for certain violations involving depository
institutions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. KANJORSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize civil actions for certain violations involving
depository institutions.
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 ‘‘Savings and Loan
Asset Recovery Act’’.
SEC. 2. CIVIL ACTIONS FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS INVOLV-
ING DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
Section 951 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Re-
covery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1833a)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(g) CIVIL ACTIONS FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.—A
person may bring a civil action to assess a civil penalty
for a violation referred to in subsection (c) in the same
manner and subject to the same procedures as a person
may bring an action under section 3730 of title 31, United
States Code, for a violation of section 3729 of such title.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2901
For the relief of Joel Andrew Dopp.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Joel Andrew Dopp.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CERTAIN NATURALIZATION RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR JOEL ANDREW DOPP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the inability of
Joel Andrew Dopp to meet the requirements of section
316 of the Immigration and Nationality Act that relate
to residence and physical presence in the United States,
he shall be deemed eligible for naturalization upon the fil-
ing of the appropriate application if otherwise qualified for
naturalization under such Act.
(b) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsection (a) shall apply only if the application
for naturalization is filed with appropriate fees within 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2902
To suspend tariff reductions on winter tomatoes imported from Mexico until
the President certifies to the Congress that existing mechanisms are
sufficient to protect the domestic industry from import surges from
Mexico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1996
Mr. GOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend tariff reductions on winter tomatoes imported
from Mexico until the President certifies to the Congress
that existing mechanisms are sufficient to protect the
domestic industry from import surges from Mexico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF TARIFF REDUCTIONS ON TO-
MATOES.
The President shall, unless and until the certification
is made under section 2—
(1) suspend tariff reductions under the North
American Free Trade Agreement on fresh or chilled
tomatoes provided for under subheading 0702.00.60
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States that are products of Mexico; and
(2) impose on tomatoes described in paragraph
(1) the rate of duty that was in effect for such to-
matoes on December 31, 1993.
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION.
(a) CERTIFICATION.—Section 1 shall cease to apply
if the President certifies to the Congress that the safe-
guard provided for in article 703 of the North American
Free Trade Agreement, the monitoring required by section
316 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Imple-
mentation Act, and the provisions for relief of domestic
industry under subtitle A of title III of that Act, and title
II of the Trade Act of 1974, are enforceable and effective
mechanisms to protect domestic producers of fresh or
chilled tomatoes from surges in imports from Mexico of
tomatoes described in section 1(1).
(b) EFFECT OF CERTIFICATION.—If a certification is
made under subsection (a), the rate of duty on tomatoes
described in section 1(1) shall be the rate of duty that
would apply under the North American Free Trade Agree-
ment but for section 1.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 1 applies to goods entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(A) 
ADDITIONAL
PAYMENT
TO
BE
MADE.—Starting in calendar year 1998, each
contract with an eligible organization under this
section shall provide for an additional payment
for Medicare’s share of allowable direct grad-
uate medical education costs incurred by such
organization for an approved medical residency
program.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION FOR RISK CONTRACTS.—
The sum of such payments to all eligible orga-
nizations having a risk contract under this sec-
tion shall not exceed 75 percent of the amount
that would otherwise have been payable to the
organization if the estimated amounts for direct
graduate medical education costs under section
1886(h) had been included in the AAPCC.
‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE COSTS.—If the eligible orga-
nization has an approved program, the Secretary
shall determine the allowable costs as follows:
‘‘(A) RISK CONTRACTS.—In the case of an
eligible organization having a risk contract
under this section, and that incurs all or sub-
stantially all of the costs of the approved medi-
cal residency program, the allowable costs for
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such program shall equal the national average
per resident amount times the number of full-
time-equivalent residents in the program.
‘‘(B) OTHER CONTRACTS.—In the case of
other eligible organizations, the allowable costs
shall equal the lesser of—
‘‘(i) the direct graduate medical edu-
cation costs incurred by the organization,
and
‘‘(ii) the national average per resident
amount times the number of full-time-
equivalent residents in the program.
‘‘(3) COSTS
UNDER
CONTRACTS
WITH
HOS-
PITALS.—If the eligible organization has a written
agreement with a hospital or other entity that has
an approved medical residency program, the allow-
able costs shall include such payments specified in
the agreement for direct graduate medical education
costs incurred for resident time spent in patient care
related activities. Allowable costs under this para-
graph shall not exceed 75 percent of the amount
that would have been included in the AAPCC to ac-
count direct graduate medical education costs (if
such costs had not been removed by the last sen-
tence of section 1851H(2).
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by
this section shall become effective on October 1,
1996.
(2) FAMILY NOT RECEIVING TEA.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (c) shall become effective
on October 1, 1999.
(3) SPECIAL RULES.—
(A) APPLICABILITY.—A State may elect to
have the amendments made by any subsection
of this section become effective only with re-
spect to child support cases beginning on or
after the effective date of such subsection.
(B) DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION.—A State
may elect to have the amendments made by this
section (other than subsection (c)) become ef-
fective on a date later than October 1, 1996,
which date shall coincide with the operation of
the single statewide automated data processing
and information retrieval system required by
section 454A of the Social Security Act (as
added by section 9415(a)(2) of this Act) and
the State centralized collection unit required by
section 454B of the Social Security Act (as
added by section 9422(b) of this Act).
‘‘(1) the term ‘corporal punishment’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 12 of the End-
ing Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2014; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘educational agency or institution’ 
means any public or private agency or institution 
which is the recipient, or serves students who are re-
cipients of, funds under any applicable program; 
‘‘(3) the terms ‘local educational agency’ and 
‘State educational agency’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘school personnel’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 12 of the Ending Cor-
poral Punishment in Schools Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘student’ includes any person who 
is in attendance at an educational agency or institu-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 5. STATE PLAN AND ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) STATE PLAN.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act and every third year 
thereafter, each State educational agency shall submit to 
the Secretary a State plan that provides— 
(1) assurances to the Secretary that the State 
has in effect policies and procedures that eliminate 
the use of corporal punishment in schools; 
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