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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4088
To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States
to Stanislaus County, California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
Mr. CONDIT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the
United States to Stanislaus County, California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (in this Act referred to as
‘‘NASA’’) shall convey to Stanislaus County, California,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the property described in section 2.
SEC. 2. PROPERTY DESCRIBED.
The property to be conveyed pursuant to section 1
is—
(1) the approximately 1528 acres of land in
Stanislaus County, California, known as the NASA
Ames Research Center, Crows Landing Facility (for-
merly known as the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field,
Crows Landing);
(2) all improvements on the land described in
paragraph (1); and
(3) any other Federal property that is—
(A) under the jurisdiction of NASA;
(B) located on the land described in para-
graph (1); and
(C) designated by NASA to be transferred
to Stanislaus County, California.
SEC. 3. TERMS.
(a) CONSIDERATION.—The conveyance required by
section 1 shall be without consideration other than that
required by this section.
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.—(1) Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the conveyance re-
quired by section 1 shall not relieve any Federal agency
of any responsibility under law for any environmental re-
mediation of soil, groundwater, or surface water.
(2) Any remediation of contamination, other than
that described in paragraph (1), within or related to struc-
tures or fixtures on the property described in section 2
shall be subject to negotiation to the extent permitted by
law.
(c) RETAINED RIGHT OF USE.—NASA shall retain
the right to use for aviation activities, without consider-
ation and on other terms and conditions mutually accept-
able to NASA and Stanislaus County, California, the
property described in section 2.
(d) RELINQUISHMENT OF LEGISLATIVE JURISDIC-
TION.—NASA shall relinquish, to the State of California,
legislative jurisdiction over the property conveyed pursu-
ant to section 1—
(1) by filing a notice of relinquishment with the
Governor of California, which shall take effect upon
acceptance thereof; or
(2) in any other manner prescribed by the laws
of California.
(e) ADDITIONAL
TERMS.—The Administrator of
NASA may negotiate additional terms to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1165 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require that repurchase- 
to-maturity transactions be treated as secured borrowings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 
Mr. CAPUANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require 
that repurchase-to-maturity transactions be treated as 
secured borrowings. 
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 ‘‘Keep Repos to Matu-
rity on Balance Sheet Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCOUNTING TREATMENT OF RTM TRANSACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In establishing accounting prin-
ciples or standards for purposes of the securities laws, the 
Securities and Exchange Commission shall require that a 
repurchase-to-maturity transaction be treated as a secured 
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borrowing in which the transferred asset serves as collat-
eral. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
REPURCHASE-TO-MATURITY
TRANS-
ACTION.—The term ‘‘repurchase-to-maturity trans-
action’’ means a transaction in which— 
(A) a financial asset is transferred in ex-
change for cash, other financial assets, or let-
ters of credit; and 
(B) concurrently with the transfer, the 
transferor and the transferee agree that, at the 
maturity of the transferred asset, the transferee 
may either, at the option of the transferee— 
(i) return the transferred asset (or a 
substantially similar asset) to the trans-
feror, thereby obligating the transferor to 
reacquire the transferred asset (or to ac-
quire the substantially similar asset, as the 
case may be) for an amount equal to the 
value of the cash, other financial assets, or 
letters of credit described in subparagraph 
(A), plus a stipulated interest factor; or 
(ii) redeem the transferred asset from 
the issuer of the transferred asset. 
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(2) SECURITIES LAWS.—The term ‘‘securities 
laws’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78c(a)). 
(3) TRANSFERRED ASSET.—The term ‘‘trans-
ferred asset’’ means a financial asset transferred in 
exchange for cash, other financial assets, or letters 
of credit in a repurchase-to-maturity transaction, as 
described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(c) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The treatment required 
under subsection (a) shall apply beginning on the date 
that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4088
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the
United States to Stanislaus County, California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regula-
tion, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
HR 4088 RDS
of this Act, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (in this Act referred to as
‘‘NASA’’) shall convey to Stanislaus County, California,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the property described in section 2.
SEC. 2. PROPERTY DESCRIBED.
The property to be conveyed pursuant to section 1
is—
(1) the approximately 1528 acres of land in
Stanislaus County, California, known as the Crows
Landing Facility of NASA Ames Research Center
(formerly known as the Naval Auxiliary Landing
Field, Crows Landing);
(2) all improvements on the land described in
paragraph (1); and
(3) any other Federal property that is—
(A) under the jurisdiction of NASA;
(B) located on the land described in para-
graph (1); and
(C) designated by NASA to be transferred
to Stanislaus County, California.
SEC. 3. TERMS.
(a) CONSIDERATION.—The conveyance required by
section 1 shall be without consideration other than that
required by this section.
HR 4088 RDS
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.—(1) The con-
veyance required by section 1 shall not relieve any Federal
agency of any responsibility under law for any environ-
mental remediation of soil, groundwater, or surface water.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter the
allocation of environmental responsibility contained in the
Memorandum of Understanding between the Department
of the Navy and NASA, dated December 22, 1992.
(2) Any remediation of contamination, other than
that described in paragraph (1), within or related to struc-
tures or fixtures on the property described in section 2
shall be subject to negotiation to the extent permitted by
law.
(c) RETAINED RIGHT OF USE.—NASA shall retain
the right to use the property described in section 2 for
aviation activities, without consideration and on other
terms and conditions mutually acceptable to NASA and
Stanislaus County, California.
(d) RELINQUISHMENT OF LEGISLATIVE JURISDIC-
TION.—NASA shall relinquish, to the State of California,
legislative jurisdiction over the property conveyed pursu-
ant to section 1 by filing a notice of relinquishment with
the State of California, which shall take effect upon ac-
ceptance thereof as prescribed by the laws of California.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1166 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require any person 
subject to accounting principles or standards under the securities laws 
to show all transactions of such person on the balance sheet of such 
person. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 
Mr. CAPUANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require 
any person subject to accounting principles or standards 
under the securities laws to show all transactions of 
such person on the balance sheet of such person. 
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 ‘‘Nothing Off Balance 
Sheet Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALL TRANSACTIONS REQUIRED TO BE SHOWN ON 
BALANCE SHEET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In establishing accounting prin-
ciples or standards for purposes of the securities laws (as 
defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a))), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission shall require any person subject to such prin-
ciples or standards to show all transactions of such person 
on the balance sheet of such person. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Securities and Exchange 
Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement 
subsection (a) not later than the date that is 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4089
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that recently enacted
provisions requiring payment of Federal benefits in the form of electronic
funds transfers do not apply with respect to benefits payable under
the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under title II
of the Social Security Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that
recently enacted provisions requiring payment of Federal
benefits in the form of electronic funds transfers do
not apply with respect to benefits payable under the
old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program
under title II of the Social Security Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR OASDI BENEFITS FROM MAN-
DATORY PAYMENT IN FORM OF ELECTRONIC
FUNDS TRANSFERS.
Paragraph (3) of section 3332(j) of title 31, United
States Code (added by section 31001(x)(1)(A) of the Om-
nibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of
1996 (Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996; Public
Law 104–134)) is amended in the last sentence by insert-
ing after ‘‘1986’’ the following: ‘‘or any benefit payment
under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance pro-
gram under title II of the Social Security Act’’.
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(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—In appointing commissioners 
under subsection (a), the President shall— 
(1) select persons who each have demonstrated 
knowledge of securities, futures, swaps, or other de-
rivatives, the regulation of such instruments, or the 
markets for agricultural or other types of commod-
ities underlying transactions subject to the oversight 
of the Commission under this Act; and 
(2) seek to ensure that the demonstrated knowl-
edge of the commissioners is balanced with respect 
to such areas, with at least one commissioner having 
knowledge of the agricultural commodities market. 
(c) TERMS.—Each commissioner shall be appointed 
for a term of 5 years, except that a commissioner may 
continue to serve after the expiration of such term until 
a successor is appointed and has qualified. 
(1) The terms of office of the commissioners 
first taking office after the enactment of this Act 
shall expire, as designated by the President at the 
time of their appointment— 
(A) one at the end of 1 year; 
(B) two at the end of 3 years; and 
(C) two at the end of 5 years. 
(2) Any commissioner appointed to fill a va-
cancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 408
To repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of business meals and
entertainment made by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of business
meals and entertainment made by the Revenue Reconcili-
ation Act of 1993.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF REDUCTION IN DEDUCTIBLE POR-
TION OF BUSINESS MEALS AND ENTERTAIN-
MENT.
Section 13209 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of
1993 is hereby repealed, and the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such sec-
HR 408 IH
tion (and the amendments made thereby) had not been
enacted.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4090
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the application
of the retail tax on heavy trucks and trailers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania 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 clarify
the application of the retail tax on heavy trucks and trailers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF RETAIL TAX ON HEAVY
TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.
(a) TRACTORS SUBJECT TO TAX ONLY IF SUITABLE
FOR USE WITH HEAVY TRAILERS OR SEMITRAILERS.—
Paragraph (2) of section 4051(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion for trucks weighing
33,000 pounds or less) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION FOR TRUCKS, ETC., WEIGHING
33,000 POUNDS OR LESS.—The tax imposed by para-
graph (1) shall not apply to any article described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (E) of paragraph (1)
which is suitable for use with a vehicle which has a
gross vehicle weight of 33,000 pounds or less (as de-
termined under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary).’’
(b) CERTAIN REPAIRS
AND MODIFICATIONS NOT
TREATED AS MANUFACTURE.—Section 4052 of such Code
is amended by redesignating the subsection defining a
long-term lease as subsection (e) and by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) CERTAIN REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS NOT
TREATED AS MANUFACTURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An article described in sec-
tion 4051(a)(1) shall not be treated as manufac-
tured or produced solely by reason of repairs or
modifications to the article (including any modifica-
tion which changes the transportation function of
the article or restores a wrecked article to a func-
tional condition) if the cost of such repairs and
modifications does not exceed 75 percent of the re-
tail price of a comparable new article.
involved enjoining such company from
providing such services, or
(II) such injunction issued by
such court is vacated on appeal.
(c) EXCEPTIONS FOR INCIDENTAL SERVICES.—Sub-
section (a) shall not prohibit a Bell operating company,
at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act,
from providing interexchange telecommunications services
for the purpose of—
(1)(A) providing audio programming, video pro-
gramming, or other programming services to sub-
scribers to such services of such company,
(B) providing the capability for interaction by
such subscribers to select or respond to such audio
programming, video programming, or other pro-
gramming services, or
(C) providing to distributors audio program-
ming or video programming that such company
owns, controls, or is licensed by the copyright owner
of such programming, or by an assignee of such
owner, to distribute,
(2) providing a telecommunications service,
using the transmission facilities of a cable system
that is an affiliate of such company, between ex-
change areas within a cable system franchise area in
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply if the article (as repaired or modified) would,
if new, be taxable under section 4051 and the article
when new was not taxable under this section or the
corresponding provision of prior law.’’
(c) CREDIT FOR TIRE TAX IN LIEU OF EXCLUSION
OF VALUE OF TIRES IN COMPUTING PRICE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section
4051 of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) CREDIT AGAINST TAX FOR TIRE TAX.—If—
‘‘(1) tires are sold on or in connection with the
sale of any article, and
‘‘(2) tax is imposed by this subchapter on the
sale of such tires,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed
by this subchapter an amount equal to the tax (if any)
imposed by section 4071 on such tires.’’
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph
(B) of section 4052(b)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking clause (iii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end
of clause (ii), and by redesignating clause (iv) as
clause (iii).
(d) SIMPLIFICATION
OF
CERTIFICATION
PROCE-
DURES WITH RESPECT TO SALES OF TAXABLE ARTI-
CLES.—
(1) 
REPEAL
OF
REGISTRATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (d) of section 4052 of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘rules of—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘shall apply’’ and inserting ‘‘rules of
subsections (c) and (d) of section 4216 (relating to
partial payments) shall apply’’.
(2) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
MODIFY
REGULA-
TIONS.—Section 4052 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations which permit, in lieu of any other certification,
persons who are purchasing articles taxable under this
subchapter for resale or leasing in a long-term lease to
execute a statement (made under penalties of perjury) on
the sale invoice that such sale is for resale. The Secretary
shall not impose any registration requirement as a condi-
tion of using such procedure.’’
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on January 1, 1997.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1168 
To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act 
to require background checks before foster care placements are ordered 
in tribal court proceedings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 
Mr. CRAMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act to require background checks before fos-
ter care placements are ordered in tribal court pro-
ceedings, 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 ‘‘Native American Chil-
dren’s Safety Act’’. 
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‘‘(D) procedures for certifying compliance 
with this Act.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 1, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1168 
AN ACT 
To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family 
Violence Prevention Act to require background 
checks before foster care placements are ordered 
in tribal court proceedings, and for other pur-
poses.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4091
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish, for purposes
of disability determinations under such title, a uniform minimum level
of earnings, for demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful
activity, at the level currently applicable solely to blind individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish,
for purposes of disability determinations under such title,
a uniform minimum level of earnings, for demonstrating
ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, at the
level currently applicable solely to blind individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNIFORM MINIMUM LEVEL OF EARNINGS FOR
DEMONSTRATING ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN
SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY.
Section 223(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 423(d)(4)) is amended, in the second sentence, by
striking ‘‘No individual who is blind shall be regarded’’
and inserting ‘‘No individual shall be regarded’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to
monthly insurance benefits for months after December
1996.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4092
To prevent law enforcement agencies from stopping people on highways
because of their race or color.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. FATTAH,
Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. OWENS, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FROST, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr.
BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. JOHNSTON
of Florida, Mr. TORRES, Ms. WATERS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MCKINNEY,
Mr. FORD, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WATT of North
Carolina, Ms. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary
A BILL
To prevent law enforcement agencies from stopping people
on highways because of their race or color.
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 ‘‘Freedom of the High-
ways Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STOPS BASED
ON RACE OR COLOR.
(a) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT.—It shall be unlawful for
any law enforcement agency or officer, acting under color
of authority, to stop any person driving or riding in an
automobile because of the race or color of that person.
(b) CIVIL ACTION.—Any person or class of persons
aggrieved by a violation of subsection (a) may, in a civil
action, obtain appropriate relief. In such a civil action, a
showing that a pattern exists in a particular region of dis-
parate stopping of persons on highways based on race or
color is sufficient to constitute prima facie evidence of a
violation of such subsection in that region.
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