datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
State on the date of the enactment of this Act allows
for such subtraction;
(11) to preclude a State from enacting a law
that—
(A) allows litigation by tort maintenance
insureds against personal protection insureds
for economic and noneconomic loss; and
(B) assures through a reallocation device
that the advantage of tort claim waivers by per-
sonal protection insureds against tort mainte-
nance insureds is reflected in the premiums of
personal protection insureds;
(12) to alter or diminish the authority or obli-
gation of the Federal courts to construe the terms
of this Act;
(13) to permit any person to offer, sell, or so-
licit the purchase of insurance, including personal
protection insurance or tort liability insurance, with-
out fully complying with all State insurance laws ap-
plicable to the offering, sale, or solicitation of insur-
ance;
(14) to preclude a State from enacting a law re-
lating to the licensure, qualification, testing, exam-
ination, and continuing education of persons author-
ized to offer, sell, or solicit the purchase of personal
TARDED.—Section 1902(a)(10)(D) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(D)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(D)’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) subject to section 1932(b), for the in-
clusion of qualified community-based attendant
services for any individual who, under the State
plan, is entitled to nursing facility services or
intermediate care facility services for the men-
tally retarded and who requires such services
based on functional need (and without regard to
age or disability);’’.
(b) MEDICAID COVERAGE
OF COMMUNITY-BASED
ATTENDANT SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Social Se-
curity Act, as amended by section 114(a) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996, is amended—
(A) by redesignating section 1932 as sec-
tion 1933, and
(B) by inserting after section 1931 the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘COVERAGE OF QUALIFIED COMMUNITY-BASED
ATTENDANT SERVICES
‘‘SEC. 1932. (a) QUALIFIED COMMUNITY-BASED AT-
TENDANT SERVICES DEFINED.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this title, the term
‘qualified 
community-based 
attendant 
services’
means attendant services (as defined by the Sec-
retary) furnished to an individual—
‘‘(A) on an as-needed basis under a plan of
service that is based on an assessment of func-
tional need and that is agreed to by the individ-
ual;
‘‘(B) in a home or community-based set-
ting, which may include a school, workplace, or
recreation or religious facility, but does not in-
clude a nursing facility, an intermediate care
facility for the mentally retarded, or other insti-
tutional facility;
‘‘(C) under either an agency-provider
model or other model (as defined in subsection
(c)); and
‘‘(D) the furnishing of which is selected,
managed, controlled by the individual (as de-
fined by the Secretary).
‘‘(2) SERVICES
INCLUDED.—Such term in-
cludes—
‘‘(A) backup and emergency attendant
services;
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2021
To provide for competition between forms of motor vehicle insurance, to
permit an owner of a motor vehicle to choose the most appropriate
form of insurance for that person, to guarantee affordable premiums,
to provide for more adequate and timely compensation for accident vic-
tims, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 1997
Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. COX of
California, and Mr. MCINTOSH) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide for competition between forms of motor vehicle
insurance, to permit an owner of a motor vehicle to
choose the most appropriate form of insurance for that
person, to guarantee affordable premiums, to provide
for more adequate and timely compensation for accident
victims, 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 ‘‘Auto Choice Reform
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the costs of operating a motor vehicle are
excessive due in substantial part to the legal and ad-
ministrative costs associated with the resolution of
claims under the tort liability insurance system;
(2) the tort liability insurance system often re-
sults in—
(A) the failure to provide compensation
commensurate with loss;
(B) an unreasonable delay in the payment
of benefits; and
(C) the expenditure of an excessive amount
for legal fees;
(3) the incentives of the tort liability insurance
system for motor vehicles are distorted, and result
in—
(A) significant fraud in the claims process,
which exacerbates the level of distrust of many
individuals in the United States with respect to
the legal process and the rule of law;
(B) significant, wasteful, fraudulent, and
costly overuse and abuse of scarce health care
resources and services;
(C) unbearable cost burdens on low-income
individuals, imposing on them the Hobson’s
choice of driving on an unlawful, uninsured
basis or foregoing essential needs, such as food
and adequate shelter;
(D) significant reductions in, access to,
and purchases of, motor vehicles, which—
(i) damage the economic well-being of
many low-income individuals; and
(ii) cause unnecessary harm to a criti-
cal component of the economy of the
United States;
(E) significant deterioration of the eco-
nomic well-being of the majority of major cities
in the United States through the imposition of
the massive cost of the tort liability system
that—
(i) places a disproportionate burden
on urban residents; and
(ii) contributes to the abandonment of
the cities by many residents who are able
to achieve substantial after-tax savings on
automobile insurance premiums by moving
to adjacent suburban communities; and
(F) significant inability to achieve market-
based discounts in insurance rates for owners of
‘‘Except with respect to class actions brought to en-
force section 6(d), no employee’’;
(4) by inserting after such sentence the follow-
ing: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of Fed-
eral law, any action brought to enforce section 6(d)
may be maintained as a class action as provided by
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’; and
(5) in the sentence beginning ‘‘The court in’’—
(A) by striking ‘‘in such action’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in any action brought to recover the li-
ability prescribed in any of the preceding sen-
tences of this subsection’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including expert fees’’.
(c) ACTION.—Section 16(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
216(c)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of a viola-
tion of section 6(d), additional compensatory or
punitive damages,’’ before ‘‘and the agree-
ment’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or such compensatory or punitive
damages, as appropriate’’;
† HR 4188 EAS 
‘‘PART III—COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
REPORTS TO CONGRESS 
‘‘Chap.
Sec. 
‘‘27. Authorizations ................................................................................
2701 
‘‘29. Reports ................................................................................................
2901. 
‘‘CHAPTER 27—AUTHORIZATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2702. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘2704. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
‘‘§ 2702. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘Funds are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2016 and 2017 for necessary expenses of the 
Coast Guard as follows: 
‘‘(1) For the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for— 
‘‘(A) $6,981,036,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
and 
‘‘(B) $6,981,036,000 for fiscal year 2017. 
‘‘(2) For the acquisition, construction, renova-
tion, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
related thereto, and for maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment— 
‘‘(A) $1,945,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
and 
‘‘(B) $1,945,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. 
‘‘(3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, in-
cluding operations and maintenance of the program,
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to
carry out section 5, $500,000, in addition to sums
otherwise appropriated for providing training de-
scribed in such section. Any amounts so appro-
priated shall remain available until expended.
(2) OFFICE FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
PROGRAMS.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Pro-
grams to carry out section 5, $500,000, in addition
to sums otherwise appropriated for providing train-
ing described in such section. Any amounts so ap-
propriated shall remain available until expended.
(c) RESEARCH, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND NA-
TIONAL AWARD.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Labor to carry out sections 6 and 7,
$1,000,000. Any amounts so appropriated shall remain
available until expended.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2024
To amend the National Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and Consumer Infor-
mation Act to provide for proportional representation of kiwifruit produc-
ers, exporters, and importers on the National Kiwifruit Board.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 1997
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the National Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and
Consumer Information Act to provide for proportional
representation of kiwifruit producers, exporters, and im-
porters on the National Kiwifruit Board.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL KIWIFRUIT RESEARCH, PROMOTION,
AND CONSUMER INFORMATION.
(a) BOARD MEMBERSHIP.—Section 555 of the Na-
tional Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and Consumer In-
formation Act (7 U.S.C. 7464) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following new subsections:
‘‘(a) MEMBERSHIP.—An order issued by the Sec-
retary under section 554 shall provide for the establish-
ment of a National Kiwifruit Board, to consist of 11 mem-
bers as follows:
‘‘(1) One member who is appointed from the
general public.
‘‘(2) Ten members appointed from among pro-
ducers, exporters, and importers of kiwifruit, or
their representatives.
‘‘(b) PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION.—The num-
ber of producers, exporters, and importers on the Board
shall be based on proportional representation of domestic
production of kiwifruit and the level of kiwifruit exports
and imports. The Secretary shall adjust periodically the
ratio of producer, exporter, and importer members on the
Board to accommodate changes in domestic production
and export and import levels of kiwifruit.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and
inserting the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) PRODUCERS.—The producer members of
the Board shall be appointed from individuals nomi-
nated by producers.
‘‘(3) IMPORTERS
AND
EXPORTERS.—The im-
porter and exporter members of the Board shall be
appointed from individuals nominated by importers
or exporters.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and al-
ternate’’ in the second sentence after ‘‘the
member’’.
(b) ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS.—Section 554(c) of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 7463(c)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that
an amendment to an order does not require a referendum
to become effective’’.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2025
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow up to
24 months of postsecondary education or vocational educational training
to count as a permissible work activity under the program of block
grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 1997
Mr. HINCHEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
to allow up to 24 months of postsecondary education
or vocational educational training to count as a permis-
sible work activity under the program of block grants
to States for temporary assistance for needy families,
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 ‘‘Self-Sufficiency
Through Education Act’’.
SEC. 2. 24 MONTHS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OR
VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING MADE
PERMISSIBLE WORK ACTIVITY; REMOVAL OF
TEEN PARENTS FROM 20 PERCENT LIMITA-
TION.
(a) 24 MONTHS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OR
VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING MADE PERMIS-
SIBLE WORK ACTIVITIES.—Section 407 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(E) 24 MONTH LIMIT ON PARTICIPATION
IN
POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION
OR
VOCA-
TIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING.—For purposes
of determining monthly participation rates
under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of sub-
section (b), an individual shall not be consid-
ered to be engaged in work by virtue of partici-
pation in an activity described in subsection
(d)(8) after the individual has participated in
any such activity for 24 months (excluding any
month before the individual completed second-
ary school or received a certificate of general
equivalence).’’; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (8)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(8) postsecondary education, and vocational
educational training other than through a propri-
etary school;’’.
(b) REMOVAL OF TEEN PARENTS FROM 20 PERCENT
LIMITATION.—Section 407(c)(2)(D) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘or deemed
to be engaged in work by reason of subparagraph (C) of
this paragraph’’.
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HR 4766 RH 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership 
and operating direct loans and guaranteed loans may be 
transferred among these programs: Provided, That the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES 
For administrative and operating expenses, as au-
thorized by section 226A of the Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization 
Act 
of 
1994 
(7 
U.S.C. 
6933), 
$72,044,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs set forth in the budget for the current 
fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here-
inafter provided.
HR 4766 RH 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums 
as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim-
bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 
1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 
available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec-
tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
(15 U.S.C 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 
Foreign Agriculture Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 
transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ice for information resource management activities of the 
Foreign Agricultural Service that are related, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to Commodity Credit Corporation 
business.
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for 
site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN CANADIAN BORDER BOAT LANDING
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REVISED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Immi-
gration and Naturalization, shall issue revised regulations
for the implementation of section 235 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act with respect to the requirement that
certain individuals entering the United States from Can-
ada by boat obtain a landing permit. The revised regula-
tions shall provide that, in the case of a United States
citizen traveling in a boat of not more than 65 feet in
length (including a boat used for commercial purposes) on
a trip between the United States and Canada of not more
than 72 hours duration, the citizen need not obtain such
a permit if—
(1) the citizen carries a United States passport
for the duration of the trip; and
(2) the citizen is not an owner, or an operator,
of the boat.
(b) SUNSET.—The revised regulations issued under
subsection (a) shall cease to be effective on December 31,
1998. After such date, the regulations that were in effect
on the day before the enactment of this Act with respect
to the requirement that certain individuals entering the
United States from Canada by boat obtain a landing per-
mit shall resume to be effective, in the same manner and
to the same extent as if this Act had not been enacted.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 1999, the At-
torney General shall report to the Congress on the impact
of the revised regulations issued under subsection (a) on
the number and nature of unauthorized entrances by indi-
viduals into the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives September 23,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
of such Code is amended by inserting before the item re-
lating to section 5061 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 5060. Indexation of rates.’’
SEC. 4. SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION TRUST FUND.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subchapter A of chapter 98 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to establish-
ment of trust funds) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 9512. SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION TRUST FUND.
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund
to be known as the ‘Substance Abuse Prevention Trust
Fund’, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated
or credited to such Trust Fund as provided in this section
or section 9602(b).
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are here-
by appropriated to the Substance Abuse Prevention Trust
Fund amounts equivalent to the additional taxes received
in the Treasury under chapter 51 by reason of the amend-
ments made by sections 2 and 3 of the Alcohol Tax
Equalization Act of 1997 and the additional taxes received
in the Treasury by reason of section 2(d) of such Act.
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES FROM TRUST FUND.—Amounts
in the Substance Abuse Prevention Trust Fund shall be
available, as provided in appropriation Acts, for appropria-
tion to—
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2027
To provide for the revision of the requirements for a Canadian border boat
landing permit pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration and National-
ity Act, and to require the Attorney General to report to the Congress
on the impact of such revision.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 1997
Mr. LATOURETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the revision of the requirements for a Cana-
dian border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and to require
the Attorney General to report to the Congress on the
impact of such revision.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN CANADIAN BORDER BOAT LANDING
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REVISED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Immi-
gration and Naturalization, shall issue revised regulations
for the implementation of section 235 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act with respect to the requirement that
certain individuals entering the United States from Can-
ada by boat obtain a landing permit. The revised regula-
tions shall provide that, in the case of a United States
citizen traveling in a boat of not more than 65 feet in
length (including a boat used for commercial purposes) on
a trip between the United States and Canada of not more
than 72 hours duration, the citizen need not obtain such
a permit if—
(1) the citizen carries a United States passport
for the duration of the trip; and
(2) the citizen is not an owner, or an operator,
of the boat.
(b) SUNSET.—The revised regulations issued under
subsection (a) shall cease to be effective on December 31,
1998. After such date, the regulations that were in effect
on the day before the enactment of this Act with respect
to the requirement that certain individuals entering the
United States from Canada by boat obtain a landing per-
mit shall resume to be effective, in the same manner and
to the same extent as if this Act had not been enacted.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 1999, the At-
torney General shall report to the Congress on the impact
of the revised regulations issued under subsection (a) on
the number and nature of unauthorized entrances by indi-
viduals into the United States.
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IIA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2027
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To provide for the revision of the requirements for a Cana-
dian border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and to require
the Attorney General to report to the Congress on the
impact on such revision.
HR 2027 RFS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN CANADIAN BORDER BOAT LANDING
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REVISED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Immi-
gration and Naturalization, shall issue revised regulations
for the implementation of section 235 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act with respect to the requirement that
certain individuals entering the United States from Can-
ada by boat obtain a landing permit. The revised regula-
tions shall provide that, in the case of a United States
citizen traveling in a boat of not more than 65 feet in
length (including a boat used for commercial purposes) on
a trip between the United States and Canada of not more
than 72 hours duration, the citizen need not obtain such
a permit if—
(1) the citizen carries a United States passport
for the duration of the trip; and
(2) the citizen is not an owner, or an operator,
of the boat.
(b) SUNSET.—The revised regulations issued under
subsection (a) shall cease to be effective on December 31,
1998. After such date, the regulations that were in effect
HR 2027 RFS
on the day before the enactment of this Act with respect
to the requirement that certain individuals entering the
United States from Canada by boat obtain a landing per-
mit shall resume to be effective, in the same manner and
to the same extent as if this Act had not been enacted.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 1999, the At-
torney General shall report to the Congress on the impact
of the revised regulations issued under subsection (a) on
the number and nature of unauthorized entrances by indi-
viduals into the United States.
Passed the House of Representatives September 23,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
By JEFF TRANDAHL,
Deputy Clerk.