datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(1) an estimate of the percentage of the reve-
nues of the District of Columbia which is attrib-
utable to such Federal revenues;
(2) recommendations for revisions in Federal
law (including the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Reorganization Act) in addition to the
amendments made by this Act which will increase
District of Columbia revenues attributable to such
Federal revenues and other District of Columbia rev-
enues; and
(3) such other recommendations as the Mayor
considers appropriate.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Mayor of the District
of Columbia shall submit a report to Congress on the stud-
ies conducted under this section.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 749
To provide that professional baseball teams, and leagues composed of such
teams, shall be subject to the antitrust laws.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 1995
Mr. TORRES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide that professional baseball teams, and leagues
composed of such teams, shall be subject to the antitrust
laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDING.
The Congress finds that the business of providing for
profit public baseball games between teams of professional
baseball players in a league and between such teams of
rival leagues is in, or affects, interstate commerce.
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ANTITRUST LAWS TO PROFES-
SIONAL BASEBALL.
The antitrust laws shall apply to the business of pro-
viding for profit public baseball games between teams of
professional baseball players and to leagues composed of
teams of professional baseball players.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘antitrust laws’’
has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first sec-
tion of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that
such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such section
5 relates to unfair methods of competition.
SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF SECTION 2.
Section 2 shall not apply with respect to conduct oc-
curring before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 74
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to provide for State
disapproval of issuance of permits for the taking of marine mammals
in protected State waters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. GOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
provide for State disapproval of issuance of permits for
the taking of marine mammals in protected State waters.
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 ‘‘Marine Mammal
Capture Reform Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. STATE DISAPPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
FOR TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS IN STATE
WATERS.
Subsection (d) of section 104 of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7)(A) The Secretary may not issue a permit under
subsection (c)(2) for the taking of any marine mammal
from protected State waters for the purpose of public dis-
play, if—
‘‘(i) issuance of the permit would be inconsist-
ent with State law; and
‘‘(ii) the Governor of the State in which the
taking would occur submits to the Secretary notice
of State disapproval of the permit, including an ex-
planation of the reasons for the disapproval, not
later than 30 days after the date of publication of
notice of application for the permit pursuant to
paragraph (2).
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘pro-
tected State waters’ means State waters that—
‘‘(i) receive special protection by State law from
certain activities; or
‘‘(ii) have been designated by State law as hav-
ing special value.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 751
To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to increase to 5
years the period during which former Members of Congress may not
engage in certain lobbying activities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 1995
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to
increase to 5 years the period during which former Mem-
bers of Congress may not engage in certain lobbying
activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 207(e)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 752
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in
tax on fuel used in commercial aviation which is scheduled to take
effect on October 1, 1995.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 1995
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mrs.
MYRICK, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr.
PARKER, Mr. TALENT, Mr. LINDER, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BUNNING of
Kentucky, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. MINETA, Mr. SHUSTER,
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. QUINN, and Mr.
RAMSTAD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the increase in tax on fuel used in commercial aviation
which is scheduled to take effect on October 1, 1995.
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 ‘‘Commercial Aviation
Fuel Tax Repeal Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SCHEDULED INCREASE IN TAX ON FUEL
USED IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section
4092(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to exemptions) is amended by striking ‘‘is attributable
to—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘is attributable
to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
financing rate imposed by such section.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (4) of section 6427(l) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘is attributable to—’’
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘is attributable to
the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
financing rate imposed by such section.’’
(2) Section 13245 of the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1993 is hereby repealed.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on September 30, 1995.
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the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
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research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities across Department organizational 
boundaries. 
‘‘(c) PLAN CONTENTS.—The plan shall describe— 
‘‘(1) crosscutting scientific and technical issues 
and research questions that span more than one pro-
gram or major office of the Department; 
‘‘(2) how the applied technology programs of 
the Department are coordinating their activities, and 
addressing those questions; 
‘‘(3) ways in which the technical interchange 
within the Department, particularly between the Of-
fice of Science and the applied technology programs, 
can be enhanced, including limited ways in which the 
research agendas of the Office of Science and the 
applied programs can better interact and assist each 
other; 
‘‘(4) a description of how the Secretary will en-
sure that the Department’s overall research agenda 
include, in addition to fundamental, curiosity-driven 
research, fundamental research related to topics of 
concern to the applied programs, and applications in 
Departmental technology programs of research re-
sults generated by fundamental, curiosity-driven re-
search;
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 755
To reduce the amount authorized for the Official Mail Allowance for Members
of the House of Representatives by 20 percent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 1995
Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BLUTE, Mr.
CANADY of Florida, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. JACOBS, Mr.
KLINK, Mr. LINDER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MILLER of
Florida, Mr. POSHARD, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Over-
sight
A BILL
To reduce the amount authorized for the Official Mail Allow-
ance for Members of the House of Representatives by
20 percent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION.
Section 311(e)(2)(B)(i) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2)(B)(i)) is
amended by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘2.4’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by this Act shall apply with
respect to sessions of Congress beginning with the first
regular session of Congress beginning after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 756
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other laws of the United
States relating to border security, illegal immigration, alien eligibility
for Federal financial benefits and services, criminal activity by aliens,
alien smuggling, fraudulent document use by aliens, asylum, terrorist
aliens, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 1995
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KIM, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. STUMP, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee,
Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. CANADY
of Florida, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. BILBRAY, and Mr.
SHAW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary and, in addition, to the Committees on National Secu-
rity, Ways and Means, Banking and Financial Services, and Government
Reform and Oversight, 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 amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other
laws of the United States relating to border security,
illegal immigration, alien eligibility for Federal financial
benefits and services, criminal activity by aliens, alien
smuggling, fraudulent document use by aliens, asylum,
terrorist aliens, 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 ‘‘Illegal Immigration
Control Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—INTERDICTION
Sec. 101. Physical barriers.
Sec. 102. Border patrol agents.
Sec. 103. Interior repatriation program.
Sec. 104. Detention facilities.
Sec. 105. Notice to service of port of entry arrivals.
Sec. 106. Border crossing fee.
Sec. 107. Border Control Trust Fund.
TITLE II—ALIEN SMUGGLING
Sec. 201. Expanded forfeiture for smuggling or harboring illegal aliens.
Sec. 202. Including alien smuggling as a racketeering activity for purposes of
racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) en-
forcement authority.
Sec. 203. Enhanced penalties for certain alien smuggling and for employers
who knowingly employ smuggled aliens.
Sec. 204. Wiretap authority for alien smuggling investigations.
TITLE III—EMPLOYMENT
Sec. 301. Improvement of work eligibility documents.
Sec. 302. Immigration and Naturalization Service investigators.
TITLE IV—GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
Sec. 401. Prohibition of benefits for certain categories of aliens.
Sec. 402. Unemployment benefits.
Sec. 403. Housing benefits.
Sec. 404. Save system.
Sec. 405. Limitation on Federal financial assistance to localities that refuse to
cooperate in the arrest and deportation of unlawful aliens.
Sec. 406. Uniform vital statistics.
TITLE V—CRIMINAL ALIENS
Sec. 501. Authorizing registration of aliens on criminal probation or criminal
parole.
Sec. 502. Restricting defenses to deportation for certain criminal aliens.
Sec. 503. Miscellaneous and technical changes.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1806 
AN ACT 
To provide for technological innovation through the 
prioritization of Federal investment in basic research, 
fundamental scientific discovery, and development to im-
prove the competitiveness of the United States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Findings. 
Sec. 103. Policy objectives. 
Sec. 104. Definitions. 
Sec. 105. Accountability and transparency. 
Sec. 106. Greater accountability in Federal funding for research. 
Sec. 107. Obligation of major research equipment and facilities construction 
funds. 
Sec. 108. Management and oversight of large facilities. 
Sec. 109. Whistleblower education. 
Sec. 110. Graduate student support. 
Sec. 111. Permissible support. 
Sec. 112. Expanding STEM opportunities. 
Sec. 113. Review of education programs. 
Sec. 114. Recompetition of awards. 
Sec. 115. Sense of the Congress regarding industry investment in STEM edu-
cation. 
Sec. 116. Misrepresentation of research results. 
Sec. 117. Research reproducibility and replication. 
Sec. 118. Research grant conditions. 
Sec. 119. Computing resources study. 
Sec. 120. Scientific breakthrough prizes. 
Sec. 121. Rotating personnel. 
Sec. 122. Sense of Congress regarding Innovation Corps. 
Sec. 123. Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Ini-
tiative. 
Sec. 124. Noyce scholarship program amendments. 
Sec. 125. Informal STEM education. 
Sec. 126. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. 
Sec. 127. Hispanic Opportunity Program in Education and Science. 
TITLE II—SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 
MATHEMATICS 
Sec. 201. Findings; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 202. STEM Education Advisory Panel. 
Sec. 203. Committee on STEM Education. 
Sec. 204. STEM Education Coordinating Office. 
TITLE III—OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
(2) the appropriateness of the current distribu-
tion of funding among the different models at the 
Foundation and across the agencies; and 
(3) the appropriateness of creating a new edu-
cation and training program for graduate students 
distinct from programs that provide direct financial 
support, including the grants authorized in section 
527 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization 
Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–15). 
(d) CRITERIA.—At a minimum, in comparing pro-
grams and models, the workshop or roundtable partici-
pants shall consider the capacity of such programs or 
models to provide students with knowledge and skills— 
(1) to become independent, creative, successful 
researchers; 
(2) to participate in large interdisciplinary re-
search projects, including in an international con-
text; 
(3) to adhere to the highest standards for re-
search ethics; 
(4) to become high-quality teachers utilizing the 
most currently available evidence-based pedagogy; 
(5) in oral and written communication, to both 
technical and nontechnical audiences;
the current research on serving underrep-
resented 
students 
in 
grades 
kindergarten 
through 8. 
(2) REPORT ON EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the completion of the evaluation 
under paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to 
Congress and make widely available to the public a 
report that includes— 
(A) the results of the evaluation; and 
(B) any recommendations for administra-
tive and legislative action that could optimize 
the effectiveness of the program. 
(f) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Director shall consult, cooperate, and coordinate, to en-
hance program effectiveness and to avoid duplication, with 
the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agen-
cies. 
SEC. 113. REVIEW OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall review the edu-
cation programs of the Foundation that are in operation 
as of the date of enactment of this Act to determine— 
(1) whether any of such programs duplicate tar-
get groups, services provided, fields of focus, or ob-
jectives; and
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.’’.
SEC. 511. UNITED NATIONS BUDGETARY AND MANAGE-
MENT REFORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United Nations Participation
Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 11. (a) WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—
‘‘(1) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR REGULAR
UNITED
NATIONS
BUDGET.—At the beginning of
each fiscal year, 20 percent of the amount of funds
made available for that fiscal year for United States
assessed contributions for the regular United Na-
tions budget shall be withheld from obligation and
expenditure unless a certification for that fiscal year
has been made under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) ASSESSED
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR
UNITED
NATIONS PEACEKEEPING.—At the beginning of each
fiscal year, 50 percent of the amount of funds made
available for that fiscal year for United States as-
sessed contributions for United Nations peacekeep-
ing activities shall be withheld from obligation and
expenditure unless a certification for that fiscal year
has been made under subsection (b).
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date provided for in section 406(q)(2)(B) of 
that Act), the Secretary shall prescribe regula-
tions 
for 
determining 
the 
calculation 
of 
amounts refunded as drawback under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations 
required by subparagraph (A) for determining 
the calculation of amounts refunded as draw-
back under this section shall provide for a re-
fund of up to 99 percent of the duties, taxes, 
and fees paid with respect to the imported mer-
chandise, except that where there is substi-
tution of the merchandise or article, then— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an article that is 
exported, the amount of the refund shall 
be equal to 99 percent of the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) the amount of duties, taxes, 
and fees paid with respect to the im-
ported merchandise; or 
‘‘(II) the amount of duties, taxes, 
and fees that would apply to the ex-
ported article if the exported article 
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Inlet on the coast of North Carolina, about 85 miles south
of Cape Henry and 45 miles north of Cape Hatteras (as
described on page 12 of H.R. Rep. No. 91–1665) author-
ized under the River and Harbor Act of 1970 and the
Flood Control Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–611), except
that the land area of the system shall be subject to the
requirements of subsection (b).
(b) DESIGNATION OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of the Army, acting through the Chief of En-
gineers, and the Secretary of the Interior shall joint-
ly designate the tracts of land for the jetty and sand
transfer system described in subsection (a). If the
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior fail to jointly designate tracts of land by the
date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this section, the Secretary of the Army shall des-
ignate the tracts of land pursuant to a description
prepared by the Secretary of the Army, in consulta-
tion with the Chief of Engineers, and shall notify the
Secretary of the Interior of the designation.
(2) SIZE.—
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(iii) increased efficiency of technology 
transfers; or 
(iv) an increase in general efficiency 
of the National Laboratory system; and 
(2) assess the scale, scope, efficacy, and impact 
of the Department’s efforts to promote technology 
transfer and private sector engagement at the Na-
tional Laboratories, and make recommendations on 
how the Department can improve these activities. 
TITLE VIII—SENSE OF 
CONGRESS 
SEC. 801. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that climate change is real. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1806 
AN ACT 
To provide for technological innovation through the 
prioritization of Federal investment in basic re-
search, fundamental scientific discovery, and de-
velopment to improve the competitiveness of the 
United States, and for other purposes.
(A) LIMITS.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B), the amount of acreage in the
tracts shall not exceed—
(i) with respect to the tract in the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 65
acres; and
(ii) with respect to the tract in the
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, 35
acres.
(B) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary of the
Army and the Secretary of the Interior jointly
designate the tracts of land pursuant to para-
graph (1), the area of each tract may exceed
the acreage specified in subparagraph (A).
(c) MODIFICATION.—If, after designating the tracts
of land pursuant to subsection (b) without the mutual
agreement of the Secretary of the Interior, and providing
notice to the Secretary of the Interior under subsection
(b) of such designation, the Secretary of the Army deter-
mines that any tract is inadequate for the construction,
operation, and maintenance for the jetty and sand transfer
system described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Army is authorized to designate, not earlier than 60 days
after providing notice of a designation to the Secretary
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 758
To require the Corps of Engineers to carry out the construction and operation
of a jetty and sand transfer system, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 1995
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Corps of Engineers to carry out the construc-
tion and operation of a jetty and sand transfer system,
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 ‘‘Oregon Inlet Protec-
tion Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of the Army, acting through
the Chief of Engineers, shall construct, operate, and main-
tain the jetty and sand transfer system for the Oregon
of the Interior under subsection (b)(1), an additional tract
of land adjacent to the tract that is inadequate.
(d) EXEMPTION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the construction, operation, and maintenance
of the jetty and sand transfer system described in sub-
section (a), shall be exempt from any permit requirement
(including any requirement for a special use permit or
similar authorization) prior to the use of the system.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 760
For the relief of Henry Johnson.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 1995
Mr. MCNULTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
For the relief of Henry Johnson.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the time limitations specified in section 3744(b) of
title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect
to awarding a medal of honor under section 3741 of such
title to Henry Johnson (service number 10–33–48) for
acts of heroism during World War I while a sergeant in
the United States Army.
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