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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1393 
AN ACT 
To limit the authority of States to tax certain income of 
employees for employment duties performed in other States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3521 RFS 
SEC. 1013. DISCLOSURES RELATING TO TERRORIST ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(iv) 
of 
section 
6103(i)(3)(C) and subparagraph (E) of section 6103(i)(7) 
are both amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2003’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE OF TAXPAYER IDENTITY TO LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INVESTIGATING TERRORISM.—
Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(i)(7) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) TAXPAYER IDENTITY.—For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, a taxpayer’s 
identity shall not be treated as taxpayer 
return information.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to disclosures after De-
cember 31, 2003. 
(2) SUBSECTION
(B).—The amendment made 
by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in 
section 201 of the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief 
Act of 2001. 
SEC. 1014. COVER OVER OF TAX ON DISTILLED SPIRITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 7652(f) 
is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2005’’.
HR 3521 RFS 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to articles brought into the 
United States after December 31, 2003. 
SEC. 1015. PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIM-
ITS TO MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 9812(f) 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2003’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2004’’. 
(b) ERISA.—Section 712(f) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a(f)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘on or after December 31, 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘after December 31, 2004’’. 
(c) PHSA.—Section 2705(f) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-5(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘on or after December 31, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘after De-
cember 31, 2004’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to benefits for services furnished 
on or after December 31, 2003. 
SEC. 1016. COMBINED EMPLOYMENT TAX REPORTING 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 976(b) 
of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 898) is 
amended by striking ‘‘for a period ending with the date 
which is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1404 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings 
owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School 
District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
and failed to report such information 
to a governmental authority; or 
‘‘(VIII) is the spouse or child of 
an alien who is inadmissible under 
this subparagraph, if the activity 
causing the alien to be found inadmis-
sible occurred within the last 5 years, 
is inadmissible. An alien who is an officer, 
official, representative, or spokesman of 
the Palestine Liberation Organization is 
considered, for purposes of this Act, to be 
engaged in a terrorist activity. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Subclause (VII) of 
clause (i) does not apply to a spouse or 
child—
‘‘(I) who did not know or should 
not reasonably have known of the ac-
tivity causing the alien to be found in-
admissible under this subparagraph; 
or 
‘‘(II) whom the consular officer, 
the Attorney General, or the Secretary 
of Homeland Security has reasonable 
grounds to believe has renounced the
‘‘(1) HEALTH-RELATED GROUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any alien—
‘‘(i) who is determined (in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services) to 
have a communicable disease of public 
health significance, which shall include in-
fection with the etiologic agent for ac-
quired immune deficiency syndrome; 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (C), who seeks admission as an im-
migrant, or who seeks adjustment of status 
to the status of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence, and who has 
failed to present documentation of having 
received vaccination against vaccine-pre-
ventable diseases, which shall include at 
least the following diseases: mumps, mea-
sles, rubella, polio, tetanus and diphtheria 
toxoids, pertussis, influenza type B and 
hepatitis B, and any other vaccinations 
against vaccine-preventable diseases rec-
ommended by the Advisory Committee for 
Immunization Practices;
health and well-being of medicare beneficiaries. The study 
shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of recent and historic growth in 
the components that the Secretary includes under 
the sustainable growth rate (under section 1848(f) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(f))). 
(2) An examination of the relative growth of 
volume in physicians’ services between medicare 
beneficiaries and other populations. 
(3) An analysis of the degree to which new 
technology, including coverage determinations of the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has af-
fected the volume of physicians’ services. 
(4) An examination of the impact on volume of 
demographic changes. 
(5) An examination of shifts in the site of serv-
ice or services that influence the number and inten-
sity of services furnished in physicians’ offices and 
the extent to which changes in reimbursement rates 
to other providers have effected these changes. 
(6) An evaluation of the extent to which the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services takes into 
account the impact of law and regulations on the 
sustainable growth rate.
all contributions and expenditures in elections for 
Federal office. 
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL ELECTION 
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) The limitations established under this subsection 
shall not apply to contributions made during calendar 
years beginning after 2004.’’. 
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF PRESI-
DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX 
PAYMENTS.—Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.’’
(b) TERMINATION OF FUND AND ACCOUNT.—
(1) TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
CAMPAIGN FUND.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of subtitle 
H of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2253 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a business credit 
relating to the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses 
within areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air 
Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a business credit relating to the use of clean-fuel and 
fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within areas des-
ignated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air 
Act, 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 ‘‘Clean Vehicles Incen-
tive Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 212. PAYMENT FOR RENAL DIALYSIS SERVICES. 
(a) INCREASE IN RENAL DIALYSIS COMPOSITE RATE 
FOR SERVICES FURNISHED.—The last sentence of section 
1881(b)(7) (42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(7)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘for such services’’ 
the second place it appears; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and before January 1, 2005,’’ 
after ‘‘January 1, 2001,’’; and 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and for such services furnished on or 
after January 1, 2005, by 1.6 percent above such 
composite rate payment amounts for such services 
furnished on December 31, 2004’’. 
(b) RESTORING COMPOSITE RATE EXCEPTIONS FOR 
PEDIATRIC FACILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 422(a)(2) of BIPA 
is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (C), and (D)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘In 
the case’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subpara-
graph (D), in the case’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) INAPPLICABILITY TO PEDIATRIC FA-
CILITIES.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3524
To amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act to extend the applicability 
of such Act to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less 
than 18 years of age. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2003
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act to extend 
the applicability of such Act to individuals determined 
to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age.
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 ‘‘Audrey Nerenberg 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 403(1) of the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5772(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or 
whose mental capacity is less than 18 years of age as de-
termined by an appropriate medical authority)’’ after 
‘‘age’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall 
take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3527
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from unrelated 
business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of 
certain brownfield sites, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2003
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. HOUGHTON, 
Mr. WELLER, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss 
on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites, 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. EXCLUSION OF GAIN OR LOSS ON SALE OR EX-
CHANGE OF CERTAIN BROWNFIELD SITES 
FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE IN-
COME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 512 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to unrelated 
business taxable income) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) TREATMENT OF GAIN OR LOSS ON SALE 
OR EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN BROWNFIELD SITES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (5)(B), there shall be excluded any gain 
or loss from the qualified sale, exchange, or 
other disposition of any qualifying brownfield 
property by an eligible taxpayer. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER.—For purposes 
of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 
taxpayer’ means, with respect to a prop-
erty, any organization exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) which—
‘‘(I) acquires from an unrelated 
person a qualifying brownfield prop-
erty, and 
‘‘(II) pays or incurs eligible re-
mediation expenditures with respect to
such property in an amount which ex-
ceeds the greater of $550,000 or 12 
percent of the fair market value of the 
property at the time such property 
was acquired by the eligible taxpayer, 
determined as if there was not a pres-
ence of a hazardous substance, pollut-
ant, or contaminant on the property 
which is complicating the expansion, 
redevelopment, or reuse of the prop-
erty. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Such term shall 
not include any organization which is—
‘‘(I) potentially liable under sec-
tion 107 of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 with respect 
to the qualifying brownfield property, 
‘‘(II) affiliated with any other 
person which is so potentially liable 
through any direct or indirect familial 
relationship or any contractual, cor-
porate, or financial relationship (other 
than a contractual, corporate, or fi-
nancial relationship which is created
SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS RECRUITED ABROAD. 
(a) BASIC REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Each employer and 
foreign labor contractor who engages in foreign labor con-
tracting activity shall ascertain and disclose to each such 
worker who is recruited for employment the following in-
formation at the time of the worker’s recruitment: 
(A) The place of employment. 
(B) The compensation for the employment. 
(C) A description of employment activities. 
(D) The period of employment. 
(E) The transportation, housing, and any other 
employee benefit to be provided and any costs to be 
charged for each benefit. 
(F) The existence of any labor organizing ef-
fort, strike, lockout, or other labor dispute at the 
place of employment. 
(G) The existence of any arrangements with 
any owner or agent of any establishment in the area 
of employment under which the contractor or em-
ployer is to receive a commission or any other ben-
efit resulting from any sales (including the provision 
of services) by such establishment to the workers. 
(H) Whether and the extent to which workers 
will be compensated through workers’ compensation, 
private insurance, or otherwise for injuries or death, 
including work related injuries and death, during the
period of employment and, if so, the name of the 
State workers’ compensation insurance carrier or the 
name of the policyholder of the private insurance, 
the name and the telephone number of each person 
who must be notified of an injury or death, and the 
time period within which such notice must be given. 
(I) Any education or training to be provided or 
made available, including the nature and cost of 
such training, who will pay such costs, and whether 
the training is a condition of employment, continued 
employment, or future employment. 
(J) A statement, approved by the Secretary of 
Labor, describing the protections of this Act for 
workers recruited abroad. 
(2) No foreign labor contractor or employer shall 
knowingly provide false or misleading information to any 
worker concerning any matter required to be disclosed in 
paragraph (1). 
(3) The information required to be disclosed by para-
graph (1) to workers shall be provided in written form. 
Such information shall be provided in English or, as nec-
essary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being 
recruited. The Department of Labor shall make forms 
available in English, Spanish, and other languages, as nec-
essary, which may be used in providing workers with infor-
mation required under this section. 
(4) No fees may be charged to a worker for recruit-
ment. 
(5) No employer or foreign labor contractor shall, 
without justification, violate the terms of any working ar-
rangement made by that contractor or employer. 
(6) The employer shall pay the transportation costs, 
including subsistence costs during the period of travel, for 
the worker from the place of recruitment to the place of 
employment and from the place of employment to such 
worker’s place of permanent residence. 
(b) OTHER WORKER PROTECTIONS.—(1) Each em-
ployer shall notify the Secretary of the identity of any for-
eign labor contractor involved in any foreign labor con-
tractor activity for or on behalf of the employer. The em-
ployer shall be subject to the civil remedies of this Act 
for violations committed by such foreign labor contractor 
to the same extent as if the employer had committed the 
violation. The employer shall notify the Secretary of the 
identity of such a foreign labor contractor whose activities 
do not comply with this Act. 
(2) The Secretary shall maintain a list of all foreign 
labor contractors whom the Secretary knows or believes 
have been involved in violations of this Act, and make that
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3528
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use 
of funds made available for nonpoint source management programs for 
projects and activities relating to the development and implementation 
of phase II of the storm water program of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2003
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to au-
thorize the use of funds made available for nonpoint 
source management programs for projects and activities 
relating to the development and implementation of phase 
II of the storm water program of the Environmental 
Protection Agency.
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 ‘‘Storm Water Abate-
ment Act’’.
SEC. 2. PHASE II STORM WATER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTA-
TION AND MANAGEMENT. 
Section 319(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1329(h)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(13) PHASE II STORM WATER IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—A State may use funds from a grant pro-
vided under this subsection—
‘‘(A) to carry out a project or activity re-
lating to the development or implementation of 
phase II of the storm water program of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency established by 
the final rule entitled ‘National Pollutant Dis-
charge Elimination System—Regulations for 
Revision of the Water Pollution Control Pro-
gram Addressing Storm Water Discharges’, 
promulgated by the Administrator on December 
8, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 68722); and 
‘‘(B) to implement a management program 
in a geographic jurisdiction for phase II of the 
program described in subparagraph (A).’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3529
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain Bureau of Land 
Management leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from 
the Federal mineral estate in lands in Soledad Canyon adjacent to 
the City of Santa Clarita, California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2003
Mr. MCKEON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain 
Bureau of Land Management leases that authorize ex-
traction of sand and gravel from the Federal mineral 
estate in lands in Soledad Canyon adjacent to the City 
of Santa Clarita, California, 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 ‘‘Soledad Canyon Mine 
Lease Cancellation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Transit Mixed Concrete Corporation holds 
two Bureau of Land Management leases for the ex-
traction of sand and gravel from the Federal mineral 
estate in lands in Soledad Canyon adjacent to the 
City of Santa Clarita, California, numbered CA–
20139 and CA–22901. Such lands contain approxi-
mately 56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel. 
(2) Mining 56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel 
under the terms of the leases would produce harm 
to the environment and cause major transportation 
problems for the City of Santa Clarita, surrounding 
areas, and other users of the transportation systems 
in the vicinity. 
(3) It is in the best interest of the citizens of 
California and the Federal Government to cancel 
those leases and make available new leases for those 
resources that reflect the level of mining that has 
historically occurred in the Soledad Canyon area of 
California. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the term—
(1) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In-
terior; 
(2) ‘‘TMC’’ means the Transit Mixed Concrete 
Corporation; and
(3) ‘‘historical mining level’’ means llll 
tons per year. 
SEC. 4. TMC LEASE CANCELLATIONS. 
The Secretary shall cancel Bureau of Land Manage-
ment leases CA–20139 and CA–22901, effective on the 
date of enactment. 
SEC. 5. FUTURE LEASES FOR SAND AND GRAVEL IN 
SOLEDAD CANYON AREA OF CALIFORNIA. 
(a) RESTRICTION.—The Secretary may not issue any 
lease or leases for mining sand and gravel in the Soledad 
Canyon area of California as described on the map titled 
lllll and dated lllll on file with the Sec-
retary, that authorize mining that, in aggregate, exceeds 
the historical mining level of lllll tons per cal-
endar year. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS
AND
CONSIDERATION
RE-
QUIRED.—Before issuing any lease authorizing the mining 
of sand or gravel in the Soledad Canyon area of California, 
the Secretary shall—
(1) consult with the City of Santa Clarita, Cali-
fornia, Los Angles County, California, and surface 
owners in that area; and
lating to current year business credit) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (14), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, 
and by adding at the end thereof the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(16) the waste coal energy production per ton 
credit determined under section 45G.’’. 
(c) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Section 280C of 
such Code (relating to certain expenses for which credits 
are allowable) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) WASTE COAL ENERGY PRODUCTION PER TON 
CREDIT.—No deduction shall be allowed for that portion 
of expenses incurred by the taxpayer to purchase qualified 
waste coal (excluding costs of transportation, handling, 
and preparation that may be included in the purchase 
price) otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable 
year which is equal to the amount of the credit determined 
for such taxable year under section 45G.’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON CARRYBACK.—Subsection (d) of 
section 39 of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) NO CARRYBACK OF WASTE COAL ENERGY 
PRODUCTION PER TON CREDIT BEFORE EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—No portion of the unused business credit for
(2) take into consideration the environmental 
and transportation impacts of such mining on that 
area.
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