datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
2440 East Main, Davis, Oklahoma, and the approxi-
mately 0.83 acres described in the Agreement. 
(3) 
MAINTENANCE
COMPLEX.—The 
term 
‘‘Maintenance Complex’’ means the caretakers resi-
dence, shop buildings, and any appurtenances lo-
cated on the lands described in the Agreement, to 
include approximately 2.00 acres, more or less. 
(c) LIABILITY.—Effective upon the date of convey-
ance of the Maintenance Complex and District Office 
under this section, the United States shall not be held lia-
ble by any court for damages of any kind arising out of 
any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the Mainte-
nance Complex and District Office, except for damages 
caused by acts of negligence committed by the United 
States or by its employees or agents prior to the date of 
conveyance. Nothing in this section increases the liability 
of the United States beyond that provided in chapter 171 
of title 28, United States Code (popularly known as the 
‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’) on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) BENEFITS.—After conveyance of the Mainte-
nance Complex and District Office to the Arbuckle Master 
Conservancy District—
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4156
To provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens working as
journalists in Hong Kong.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mr. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens
working as journalists in Hong Kong.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN
ALIENS WORKING AS JOURNALISTS IN HONG
KONG.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), an alien
described in subsection (b) shall be treated as a special
immigrant described in section 101(a)(27) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act.
(b) ALIENS COVERED.—An alien is described in this
subsection if the alien is—
(1) a journalist residing in Hong Kong—
(A) who is a national of Hong Kong or
China;
(B) whose principal employment or source
of income has been the news media (including
print, radio, and television) in Hong Kong for
at least 3 years prior to an application for spe-
cial immigrant status under this section; and
(C) whose welfare or safety is likely to be
subject to threats or harassment due directly to
the journalist’s work in the news media in
Hong Kong; or
(2) the spouse or child (as defined in subsection
(e)) of an alien described in paragraph (1), if accom-
panying or following to join the alien in coming to
the United States.
(c) PERIOD OF VALIDITY.—
(1) The period of validity of a special immi-
grant visa issued under this section shall be on and
after January 1, 1997, and before January 1, 2002.
(2) Before the date an alien seeks to be admit-
ted to the United States as a special immigrant
under this section, the alien shall notify the appro-
priate consular officer of the alien’s intention to seek
such admission and provide such officer with such
information as the officer determines to be necessary
to verify that the alien remains eligible for admission
to the United States as an immigrant.
(d) NUMERICAL
LIMITATIONS.—Not more than
1,500 visas shall be made available to aliens as special
immigrants under this section. Aliens admitted under this
section shall not be counted against any numerical limita-
tion established under section 201 or 202 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act.
(e) TREATMENT OF CHILDREN.—In this section, the
term ‘‘child’’ has the meaning given such term in section
101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and
also includes (for purposes of this section and the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act as it applies to this section)
an alien who was the child (as so defined) of the alien
as of the date of the issuance of an immigrant visa to
the alien described in subsection (b)(1).
Æ
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1219 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project, Okla-
homa, to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, 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 ‘‘Arbuckle Project Main-
tenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 
2016’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MAINTENANCE COMPLEX AND 
DISTRICT 
OFFICE 
OF 
THE 
ARBUCKLE 
PROJECT, OKLAHOMA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall, as soon as practicable, convey to the Arbuckle Mas-
ter Conservancy District, located in Murray County, Okla-
homa, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the Maintenance Complex and District Office, 
Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, consistent with the terms 
and conditions set forth in the Agreement between the 
United States and the Arbuckle Master Conservancy Dis-
trict. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’ 
means the Agreement between the United States 
and the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District for 
Transferring Title to the Federally Owned Mainte-
nance Complex and District Office to the Arbuckle 
Master 
Conservancy 
District 
(Agreement 
No. 
14AG640141). 
(2) DISTRICT OFFICE.—The term ‘‘District Of-
fice’’ means the headquarters building located at
(1) the Maintenance Complex and District Of-
fice shall not be considered to be a part of a Federal 
reclamation project; and 
(2) such water district shall not be eligible to 
receive any benefits with respect to any facility com-
prising that Maintenance Complex and District Of-
fice, except benefits that would be available to a 
similarly situated person with respect to such a facil-
ity that is not part of a Federal reclamation project. 
(e) COMMUNICATION.—If the Secretary of the Inte-
rior has not completed the conveyance required under sub-
section (a) within 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a letter 
with sufficient detail that explains the reasons the convey-
ance has not been completed and stating the date by which 
the conveyance will be completed. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4157
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the conducting
of certain games of chance shall not be treated as an unrelated trade
or business.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. MINGE, Mr.
OBERSTAR, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. SABO, and Mr. VENTO) in-
troduced 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
that the conducting of certain games of chance shall
not be treated as an unrelated trade or business.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN GAMES OF CHANCE NOT
TREATED 
AS 
UNRELATED 
TRADE 
OR
BUSINESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 513(f)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain
bingo games) is amended by inserting before the period
‘‘or qualified games of chance’’.
(b) QUALIFIED GAMES OF CHANCE.—Subsection (f)
of section 513 of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED GAMES OF CHANCE.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the term ‘qualified game of
chance’ means any game of chance (other than
bingo) conducted by an organization if—
‘‘(A) such organization is licensed pursu-
ant to State law to conduct such game,
‘‘(B) only organizations which are orga-
nized as nonprofit corporations or are exempt
from tax under section 501(a) may be so li-
censed to conduct such game within the State,
and
‘‘(C) the conduct of such game does not
violate State or local law.’’
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The subsection head-
ing of section 513(f) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘BINGO GAMES’’ and inserting ‘‘GAMES OF CHANCE’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to games conducted after the date
of enactment of this Act.
Æ
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4158
To exclude certain general service wages and hours associated with a separate
skilled nursing facility owned by certain hospitals in determining a hos-
pital’s eligibility for continued geographic reclassification under the Medi-
care program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. MINGE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To exclude certain general service wages and hours associ-
ated with a separate skilled nursing facility owned by
certain hospitals in determining a hospital’s eligibility
for continued geographic reclassification under the Medi-
care program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUDING GENERAL SERVICE WAGES AND
HOURS 
ASSOCIATED 
WITH 
A 
SEPARATE
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY IN DETERMIN-
ING MEDICARE GEOGRAPHIC RECLASSIFICA-
TION OF CERTAIN HOSPITALS.
In the case of a hospital that is owned by a munici-
pality and that has been reclassified as an urban hospital
under section 1886(d)(10) of the Social Security Act for
fiscal year 1996, in calculating the hospital’s average
hourly wage for purposes of continued geographic reclassi-
fication under such section for subsequent fiscal years, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall exclude the
general service wages and hours of personnel associated
with a skilled nursing facility that is owned by the hospital
or the same municipality and that is physically separated
from the hospital to the extent that such wages and hours
of such personnel are not shared with the hospital and
are separately documented.
Æ
V
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 415
For the relief of Gerald Albert Carriere.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. HAMILTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Gerald Albert Carriere.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER FOR GERALD ALBERT CARRIERE OF
GROUNDS FOR INELIGIBILITY TO BECOME
CITIZEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 315 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, Gerald Albert
Carriere may not be considered permanently ineligible to
become a citizen of the United States on the basis that,
prior to August 1, 1966, he—
(1) applied for exemption or discharge from
training or service in the Marine Corps of the Unit-
ed States on the ground that he is an alien; or
(2) was relieved or discharged from such train-
ing or service on such ground.
(b) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsection (a) shall apply only if Gerald Albert
Carriere applies for a visa or for a change or adjustment
of status and pays the appropriate fees within 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
HR 4168 RDS
into enforceable contracts to purchase an equivalent
amount of crude helium from the Secretary’’.
(b) Subsection 6(b) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘crude’’ before ‘‘helium’’; and
(2) by adding the following at the end: ‘‘Except
as may be required by reason of subsection (a), sales
of crude helium under this section shall be in
amounts as the Secretary determines, in consulta-
tion with the helium industry, necessary to carry out
this subsection with minimum market disruption.’’.
(c) Subsection 6(c) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘crude’’ after ‘‘Sales of’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘together with interest as pro-
vided in this subsection’’ and all that follows
through the end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘all
funds required to be repaid to the United States as
of October 1, 1995 under this section (referred to in
this subsection as ‘repayable amounts’). The price at
which crude helium is sold by the Secretary shall not
be less than the amount determined by the Secretary
by—
‘‘(1) dividing the outstanding amount of such
repayable amounts by the volume (in million cubic
feet) of crude helium owned by the United States
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4160
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicare
and Medicaid health plans to provide for orientation and medical profiles
for enrollees and to require Medicaid health plans to assure appropriate
immunizations for children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,
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 titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act
to require Medicare and Medicaid health plans to provide
for orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and
to require Medicaid health plans to assure appropriate
immunizations for children.
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 ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid
Health Plan Beneficiary Orientation and Medical Profile
Act of 1996’’.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 121 
To allow a State to opt out of K–12 education grant programs and the 
requirements of those programs, to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to provide a credit to taxpayers in such a State, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. GARRETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To allow a State to opt out of K–12 education grant pro-
grams and the requirements of those programs, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
to taxpayers in such a State, 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 
‘‘Local Education Authority Returns Now Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS UNDER MEDICARE
UNTIL COMPLETION OF ORIENTATION AND
MEDICAL PROFILE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1876(c)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(c)(3)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G)(i) The Secretary may not make a payment to
an eligible organization under a risk-sharing contract
under this section with respect to an enrollee until the eli-
gible organization certifies to the Secretary that the orga-
nization—
‘‘(I) has provided the enrollee an orientation as
described in clause (ii), and
‘‘(II) has a medical profile described in clause
(iii) with respect to the enrollee.
‘‘(ii) The orientation required under this subpara-
graph includes an explanation of the following features of
the health plan offered by such organization:
‘‘(I) Access to care, including choice of physi-
cian, physician location, and hospital coverage.
‘‘(II) Utilization review procedures and referral
practices.
‘‘(III) Payment structures (including any de-
ductible), additional health care services available
with or without a fee (and the amount of any such
fee), applicable coverage packages, and copayment
rates.
‘‘(IV) Any physician incentive plan that such
organization operates under the health plan.
‘‘(V) Any other procedures required under the
plan that affect access to care.
‘‘(iii) The medical profile described in this clause is
such profile of the medical condition of the enrollee as the
Secretary shall specify by regulation.’’.
(b) PROMULGATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ORI-
ENTATION AND MEDICAL PROFILE.—Not later that 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall, by rule, first
specify the elements of the orientation and of the medical
profile described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of section
1876(c)(3)(G) of the Social Security Act (as added by sub-
section (a)). Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, shall
not apply to such rule. Such rule shall apply on a final
basis, pending notice and opportunity for public comment.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to enrollees as of the
first day of the first month that begins more than 60 days
after the date on which the Secretary first publishes the
rule under subsection (b) in the Federal Register.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ABILITY OF STATES TO OPT OUT OF K–12 EDUCATION 
GRANT PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Determinations by Secretary of the Treasury as to which States are 
opt-out States. 
Sec. 102. Amounts creditable to States. 
Sec. 103. Opt-out States not eligible to receive grants under K–12 education 
grant programs. 
Sec. 104. Requirements of K–12 education grant programs do not apply to opt- 
out States. 
Sec. 105. Definitions. 
TITLE II—CREDIT TO TAXPAYERS IN OPT-OUT STATE 
Sec. 201. Refundable opt-out State education credit. 
TITLE I—ABILITY OF STATES TO 
OPT OUT OF K–12 EDUCATION 
GRANT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY OF THE TREAS-
URY AS TO WHICH STATES ARE OPT-OUT 
STATES. 
(a) DEADLINE.—Not later than February 1 of each 
calendar year (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 
‘‘determination year’’), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
determine which States, if any, are opt-out States for the 
calendar year (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 
‘‘opt-out year’’) that follows the determination year. 
(b) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall determine that a State is an opt-out State for 
an opt-out year under subsection (a) if, and only if, there 
is transmitted to the Secretary a copy of a law, in effect 
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tion Act of 2015, and updating at least every 5 
years, a strategic plan to guide the activities of the 
Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship that 
shall— 
‘‘(A) specify and prioritize near-term and 
long-term goals, objectives, and policies to ac-
celerate innovation and advance the commer-
cialization of research and development, includ-
ing federally funded research and development, 
set forth the anticipated time for achieving the 
objectives, and identify metrics for use in as-
sessing progress toward such objectives; 
‘‘(B) describe how the Department of 
Commerce is working in conjunction with other 
Federal agencies to foster innovation and com-
mercialization across the United States; and 
‘‘(C) provide a summary of the activities, 
including the development of metrics to evalu-
ate regional innovation strategies undertaken 
through the Regional Innovation Research and 
Information Program established under section 
27(e);’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 883
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1995
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on International Relations and, in addition, to the Committees on
Ways and Means, Commerce, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, 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 ‘‘Free Trade With Cuba
Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) with the end of the Cold War and the col-
lapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat
to the United States or the Western Hemisphere;
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Ensure Life- 
and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act’’ or 
the ‘‘HELLPP Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE 
AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(a)(5)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 1861(r)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (1) and (3) of section 1861(r)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to services furnished on or after January 
1, 2016. 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
EFFECTIVE
DATE
FOR 
STATE LAW AMENDMENT.—In the case of a State 
plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services determines requires State legis-
lation in order for the plan to meet the additional 
requirement imposed by the amendment made by 
subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded 
as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these 
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