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valid signatures, the officer shall certify the petition and
shall direct the chief executive officer of each State to
place a copy of the proposed law, or provision of law pro-
posed to be repealed on the ballot in the first House of
Representatives election (other than an election to fill a
vacancy) which is held at least 120 days after such certifi-
cation. The Congress shall by law—
(1) establish procedures for the preparation and
submission of petitions and for the validation of pe-
tition signatures; and
(2) prescribe the manner in which the results of
the voting conducted under this Act shall be
ascertained and declared.
SEC. 5. REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A State shall be reimbursed at the
rate of 4 cents per voter for not less than one and not
more than 3 proposed laws or repeals for each general
election ballot. All such reimbursements shall be made
from the franking accounts of the Congress, with equal
amounts from the franking accounts of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate in proportion to population.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Sec-
retary of the Senate shall be responsible for ensuring the
proper application for, and payment of, reimbursements
under this section.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for reimbursements under subsection (a).
SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.
If a law or repeal proposed under this Act receives
a majority of the votes cast in 3⁄5 of the several States,
the proposed law or repeal shall be introduced in the
House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and in the Senate by the President pro
tempore of the Senate on the first day of the first session
of the Congress following the vote.
SEC. 7. VOTER QUALIFICATIONS.
The people in each State voting under this Act shall
have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most
numerous branch of the State legislature.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2118
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to
individuals for amounts paid for public school bus service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 1995
Ms. LOFGREN 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 allow a
deduction to individuals for amounts paid for public
school bus service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR AMOUNTS PAID FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOL BUS SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by redesignating section 220 as section 221 and by insert-
ing after section 219 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 220. PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS SERVICE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a de-
duction an amount equal to the expenses paid during the
taxable year for public school bus service for any depend-
ent (as defined in section 152), but only if—
‘‘(1) such expenses are a separately stated
charge, and
‘‘(2) such expenses are for service provided dur-
ing the service period.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS SERVICE.—The term
‘public school bus service’ means transportation by
a school bus of students of a public school.
‘‘(2) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ means an ele-
mentary or secondary educational organization de-
scribed in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii).
‘‘(3) SCHOOL BUS.—The term ‘school bus’ has
the 
meaning 
given 
such 
term 
by 
section
4221(d)(7)(C).
‘‘(4) SERVICE PERIOD.—The term ‘service pe-
riod’ means the taxable year and the 6-month period
beginning at the close of the taxable year.’’
(b) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION WHETHER OR NOT
TAXPAYER ITEMIZES OTHER DEDUCTIONS.—Subsection
(a) of section 62 of such Code (relating to adjusted gross
income defined) is amended by inserting after paragraph
(15) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(16) PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS SERVICE.—The de-
duction allowed by section 220.’’
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by striking the item relating to section 220
and inserting the following new items:
‘‘Sec. 220. Public school bus service.
‘‘Sec. 221. Cross reference.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid in taxable years
ending after the date of the enactment of this Act for serv-
ice provided after August 15, 1995.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2119
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain
disclosure and reports relating to polling by telephone or electronic device.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 1995
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
require certain disclosure and reports relating to polling
by telephone or electronic device.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS RELATING TO
POLLING BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC
DEVICE.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS RELATING TO POLLING BY
TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) Any person who conducts a Federal
election poll by telephone or electronic device shall disclose
to each respondent the identity of the person paying the
expenses of the poll. The disclosure shall be made at the
end of the interview involved.
‘‘(b) In the case of any Federal election poll by tele-
phone or electronic device—
‘‘(1) if the results are not to be made public,
the person who conducts the poll shall report to the
Commission the total cost of the poll and all sources
of funds for the poll; and
‘‘(2) if more than 400 households are surveyed,
the person who conducts the poll shall report to the
Commission the total number of households con-
tacted, and include with such report a copy of the
poll questions.
‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘Federal elec-
tion poll’ means a survey in which the respondent is asked
to state a preference in a future election for Federal of-
fice.’.
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II—CONFORMITY 
WITH
REGULATED 
INVESTMENT
COMPANY RULES
SEC. 201. CREDIT FOR TAX PAID BY REIT ON RETAINED
CAPITAL GAINS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Paragraph (3) of section
857(b) (relating to capital gains) is amended by redesig-
nating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and by in-
serting after subparagraph (C) the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(D) TREATMENT BY SHAREHOLDERS OF
UNDISTRIBUTED CAPITAL GAINS.—
‘‘(i) Every shareholder of a real estate
investment trust at the close of the trust’s
taxable year shall include, in computing his
long-term capital gains in his return for
his taxable year in which the last day of
the trust’s taxable year falls, such amount
as the trust shall designate in respect of
such shares in a written notice mailed to
its shareholders at any time prior to the
expiration of 60 days after the close of its
taxable year (or mailed to its shareholders
or holders of beneficial interests with its
annual report for the taxable year), but the
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 211
To limit United States contributions to the United Nations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. CRANE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on International Relations
A BILL
To limit United States contributions to the United Nations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF AS-
SESSED AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
BY THE UNITED STATES TO THE UNITED NA-
TIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the ag-
gregate amount of assessed and voluntary contributions
by the United States to the United Nations and its affili-
ated agencies for any calendar year after 1995 shall not
exceed an amount which bears the same ratio to the total
budget of the United Nations and its affiliated agencies
as the total population of the United States bears to the
total population of all the member states of the United
Nations.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2120
To authorize appropriations for improvements in the naturalization process.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 1995
Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for improvements in the
naturalization process.
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 ‘‘Naturalization Im-
provements Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service, by April 1995, 5,300,000 adults
and about 700,000 children will be eligible for citi-
zenship. About 3,000,000 immigrants who were le-
galized under the Immigration Reform and Control
Act of 1986 will also be eligible for citizenship.
(2) The Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice estimates that about 338,445 naturalization
cases were pending at the end of fiscal year 1994.
(3) According to the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service, applications increased 78 percent
from October 1994 to January 1995, compared with
the same period the year before. The percentage in-
crease in citizenship applications ranged from 9 per-
cent in San Antonio to 301 percent in Los Angeles.
(4) According to the American Immigration
Lawyers Association, estimates of the time it takes
from filing the citizenship application to being inter-
viewed range from 60 days to over 2 years.
(5) In addition to the enormous backlog in ap-
plications, the following are also included as barriers
to successfully completing the citizenship process:
lack of outreach and information services available
to the eligible population to inform potential appli-
cants about the benefits and legal consequences of
becoming a citizen; insufficient information and
counseling on the application process itself; and lack
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SEC. 3. LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING.
(a) The Land and Resource Management Plan for
the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit dated December
2, 1988, shall constitute the land management plan re-
quired by section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the
National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.
1604).
(b) Nothing in this Act shall require the Forest Serv-
ice to amend or revise—
(1) the land and resource management plan
dated December 2, 1988, or its associated environ-
mental impact statement, or to prepare a new plan
or associated environmental impact statement; or
(2) any draft or final land and resource man-
agement plan or associated environmental impact
statement for the Tahoe, Eldorado or Toiyabe Na-
tional Forests.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Any reference to the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage-
ment Unit in any existing statute, regulation, manual,
handbook, or otherwise shall be deemed a reference to the
Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall affect—
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(1) any provisions of Public Law 96–551 (94
Stat. 3233), giving Congressional consent to the
Tahoe Planning Compact;
(2) any provisions of Public Law 96–586 (94
Stat. 3381), an Act to provide disposal of certain
Federal lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin, commonly
called the Burton-Santini Act; or
(3) valid existing rights of persons holding any
authorization, permit, option or other form of con-
tract existing on the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Notwithstanding the distribution requirements of
payments under the Act of May 23, 1908 (Ch. 192, 35
Stat. 251, as amended), distribution of receipts from the
Eldorado, Tahoe, Toiyabe, and Lake Tahoe Basin Na-
tional Forests shall be based upon the National Forest
boundaries that existed prior to enactment of this Act, as
though the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest does not
exist.
Passed the House of Representatives September 4,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
‘‘(ii) the trust knew or had reason to
know that default on the obligation de-
scribed in paragraph (5)(A) would occur.’’
(b) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SHARED AP-
PRECIATION
PROVISION.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section
856(j)(5)(A) is amended by inserting ‘‘or appreciation in
value’’ after ‘‘gain’’ each place it appears.
SEC. 308. WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES.
Section 856(i)(2) (defining qualified REIT subsidi-
ary) is amended by striking ‘‘at all times during the period
such corporation was in existence’’.
TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to tax-
able years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
There is hereby designated in the States of California
and Nevada the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a unit of
the National Forest System subject to the laws, rules, and
regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARIES.
(a) The Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest shall
comprise those lands designated as the Lake Tahoe Basin
Management Unit in the Federal Register notice dated
January 13, 1978 (43 F.R. 1971) and any lands subse-
quently added to the Unit.
(b) For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9), the
exterior boundary of the Lake Tahoe Basin National For-
est established by this Act shall be treated as if it were
the boundary as of January 1, 1965.
(c) The boundaries of the Tahoe, Eldorado, Toiyabe
National Forests are hereby modified to exclude those
lands within the boundaries of the Lake Tahoe Basin Na-
tional Forest.
(d) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
made corrections or adjustments in the boundaries of the
Tahoe, Eldorado, Toiyabe, and Lake Tahoe Basin Na-
tional Forests for administrative purposes.
SEC. 3. LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING.
(a) The Land and Resource Management Plan for
the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit dated December
2, 1988, shall constitute the land management plan re-
quired by section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the
National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.
1604).
(b) Nothing in this Act shall require the Forest Serv-
ice to amend or revise—
(1) the land and resource management plan
dated December 2, 1988, or its associated environ-
mental impact statement, or to prepare a new plan
or associated environmental impact statement; or
(2) any draft or final land and resource man-
agement plan or associated environmental impact
statement for the Tahoe, Eldorado or Toiyabe Na-
tional Forests.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Any reference to the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage-
ment Unit in any existing statute, regulation, manual,
handbook, or otherwise shall be deemed a reference to the
Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall affect—
(1) any provisions of Public Law 96–551 (94
Stat. 3233), giving Congressional consent to the
Tahoe Planning Compact;
(2) any provisions of Public Law 96–586 (94
Stat. 3381), an Act to provide disposal of certain
Federal lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin, commonly
called the Burton-Santini Act; or
(3) valid existing rights of persons holding any
authorization, permit, option or other form of con-
tract existing on the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Notwithstanding the distribution requirements of
payments under the Act of May 23, 1908 (Ch. 192, 35
Stat. 251, as amended), distribution of receipts from the
Eldorado, Tahoe, Toiyabe, and Lake Tahoe Basin Na-
tional Forests shall be based upon the National Forest
boundaries that existed prior to enactment of this Act, as
though the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest does not
exist.
Passed the House of Representatives September 4,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
Sec. 5. Proportional sharing of Financing Corporation assessments to cover in-
terest shortfall.
Sec. 6. Rebate of amounts in any deposit insurance fund in excess of the fund’s
designated reserve.
Sec. 7. Merger of deposit insurance funds 12 months after recapitalization of
SAIF.
Sec. 8. Study by banking agencies on conversions to a unified charter.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To accelerate capitalization of the Savings
Association Insurance Fund.
(2) To provide that interest earned on deposit
insurance funds shall be available to cover the re-
maining debt servicing costs of the Financing Cor-
poration.
(3) To distribute among all insured depository
institutions any shortfall which exists after the ap-
plying the interest earned on the deposit insurance
funds to the remaining debt servicing costs of the
Financing Corporation.
(4) To provide for refunds of amounts in the
deposit insurance funds in excess of the designated
reserve ratio.
(5) To merge the Bank Insurance Fund and
the Savings Association Insurance Fund 12 months
after the date on which the Savings Association In-
surance Fund becomes fully capitalized.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2122
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in the
States of California and Nevada to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
There is hereby designated in the States of California
and Nevada the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a unit of
the National Forest System subject to the laws, rules, and
regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARIES.
(a) The Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest shall
comprise those lands designated as the Lake Tahoe Basin
Management Unit in the Federal Register notice dated
January 13, 1978 (43 F.R. 1971) and any lands subse-
quently added to the Unit.
(b) For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9), the
exterior boundary of the Lake Tahoe Basin National For-
est established by this Act shall be treated as if it were
the boundary as of January 1, 1965.
(c) The boundaries of the Tahoe, Eldorado, Toiyabe
National Forests are hereby modified to exclude those
lands within the boundaries of the Lake Tahoe Basin Na-
tional Forest.
(d) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
made corrections or adjustments in the boundaries of the
Tahoe, Eldorado, Toiyabe, and Lake Tahoe Basin Na-
tional Forests for administrative purposes.
30, 1996, or the date on which the transfer of such
functions is complete, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 607. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise indicated, the
provisions of this Act shall take effect on September 30,
1995.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a),
at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act—
(1) the officers provided for in sections 102 and
103 of this Act may be nominated and appointed, as
provided in such sections; and
(2) the head of a department or agency to
whom functions are transferred under this Act may
issue regulations under section 505 of this Act.
(c) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS.—If any officer re-
quired by this Act to be appointed by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate has not entered office on the
effective date of this Act, the President may designate any
officer whose appointment was required to be made by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who was
such an officer immediately before the effective date of
this Act, to act in the office until it is filled as provided
in this Act. While so acting, such an officer shall be com-
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by
subparagraph (B), the amount of any supple-
mentary grant under this section for any
project shall not exceed the applicable percent-
age established by regulations promulgated by
the Secretary, but in no event shall the non-
Federal share of the aggregate cost of any such
project (including assumptions of debt) be less
than 20 percent of such cost.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A)—
‘‘(i) in the case of a grant to an In-
dian tribe, a Regional Commission may re-
duce the non-Federal share below the per-
centage specified in subparagraph (A) or
may waive the non-Federal share;
‘‘(ii) in the case of any State or a po-
litical subdivision of the State which the
Regional Commission determines has ex-
hausted its effective taxing and borrowing
capacity, the Regional Commission shall
reduce the non-Federal share below the
percentage specified in subparagraph (A)
or shall waive the non-Federal share in the
to pay the compensation and expenses of an officer ap-
pointed under subsection (a)(2)(A) who will carry out such
functions until funds for that purpose are otherwise avail-
able.
SEC. 402. INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If one or more officers required
by this Act to be appointed by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate have not entered upon office on the
effective date of this Act and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the President may designate any officer
who was appointed by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, and who was such an officer on the day
before the effective date of this Act, to act in the office
until it is filled as provided by this Act.
(b) COMPENSATION.—Any officer acting in an office
pursuant to subsection (a) shall receive compensation at
the rate prescribed by this Act for such office.
SEC. 403. FUNDING REDUCTIONS RESULTING FROM REOR-
GANIZATION.
(a) FUNDING REDUCTIONS.—Beginning in the first
fiscal year that begins on or after the effective date of
this Act, the amount expended by the United States in
performing all functions which, immediately before the ef-
fective date of this Act, were performed by the Depart-
ment of Commerce or any agency, officer, or employee
thereof may not exceed 75 percent of the total amount
expended by the United States in performing all such
functions during fiscal year 1995.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—(1) Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit
a report to the Congress on a plan that—
(A) provides for the implementation of the
funding reductions required under subsection (a);
and
(B) makes legislative recommendations for ad-
ditional authority necessary or useful in implement-
ing such funding reductions.
(2) In preparing the report, the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall consult with the USTR.
SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act. Amounts appropriated under this section shall be
available until expended.
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