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satellite carrier is deprived of the statutory li-
cense under section 122 of this title until car-
riage of such station has been restored.’’.
(d) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.—(1) The table of sections for chapter
1 of title 17, United States Code, is amended
by adding after the item relating to section
121 the following:
‘‘122. Limitations on exclusive rights; secondary transmissions
by satellite carriers within local markets.’’.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 5 of
title 17, United States Code, is amended by
adding after the item relating to section 511
the following:
‘‘512. Remedies for failure by satellite carriers to carry all local
broadcast stations.’’.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 119 OF
TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.
Section 4(a) of the Satellite Home Viewer
Act of 1994 (17 U.S.C. 119 note; Public Law
103–369) is amended by striking ‘‘December
31, 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’.
SEC. 4. UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS.
Section 119(d)(10) of title 17, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(10) 
UNSERVED
HOUSEHOLD.—The
term ‘unserved household’, with respect
or instrumentality shall be substituted for the Commission
for purposes of suits under subsection (c).
‘‘(c) CITIZEN SUIT.—Except as provided in para-
graph (4) of this subsection, any person may commence
a civil action on his own behalf—
‘‘(1) against any person (including (i) the Unit-
ed States, and (ii) any other governmental instru-
mentality or agency to the extent permitted by the
Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution) who is al-
leged to have violated (if there is evidence that the
alleged violation has been repeated) or to be in viola-
tion of (A) any requirement of section 320 or 321
or (B) an order issued by the Commission or a State
with respect to such requirements, and
‘‘(2) against the Commission where there is al-
leged a failure of the Commission to perform any act
or duty under section 320, 321, or 322 which is not
discretionary with the Commission.
The district courts shall have jurisdiction, without regard
to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the par-
ties, to enforce compliance with the requirements of sec-
tions 320 and 321 or to order the Commission to perform
such act or duty, as the case may be, and to apply any
appropriate civil penalties (except for actions under para-
graph (2)). The district courts of the United States shall
achieved a recycling or reuse rate for batteries of at
least 70 percent.
If at any time following a determination under paragraph
(2) that a State has achieved a 70 percent recycling or
reuse rate the Administrator determines that such State
has failed, for any 12-consecutive month period, to main-
tain at least a 70 percent recycling or reuse rate of its
batteries, the Administrator shall notify such State that,
upon the expiration of the 90-day period following such
notification, the provisions under sections 12002 through
12005 and sections 12008 and 12009 shall be applicable
to that State until a subsequent determination is made
under subparagraph (A) or a demonstration is made under
subparagraph (B).
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF TAX.—No State or political
subdivision which imposes any tax on the sale of any bat-
tery may impose a tax on any amount attributable to the
refund value of such battery.
‘‘(c) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this
subtitle shall be construed to affect the authority of any
State or political subdivision thereof to enact or enforce
(or continue in effect) any law respecting a refund value
on batteries or from regulating redemption and other cen-
ters which purchase empty batteries from battery retail-
ers, consumers, or other persons.
‘‘SEC. 12008. REGULATIONS.
‘‘Not later than 12 months after the enactment of
this subtitle, the Administrator shall prescribe regulations
to carry out this subtitle. Such regulations shall also ad-
just the refund amount required under section 12002 to
account for inflation. Such adjustment shall be effective
10 years after the enactment of this subtitle and addi-
tional adjustments shall take effect at 10 year intervals
thereafter.
‘‘SEC. 12009. PENALTIES.
‘‘Any person who violates any provision of section
12002, 12003, 12004, or 12006 shall be subject to a civil
penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Any
person who violates any provision of section 12005 shall
be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for
each violation.
‘‘SEC. 12010. EFFECTIVE DATE.
‘‘Except as provided in section 12008, this subtitle
shall take effect 2 years after the date of its enactment.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
such Act is amended by adding the following at the end
thereof:
‘‘Subtitle K—Battery Recycling
‘‘Sec. 12001. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 12002. Required battery labeling.
‘‘Sec. 12003. Origination of refund value.
‘‘Sec. 12004. Return of refund value.
‘‘Sec. 12005. Accounting for unclaimed refunds and provisions for State recy-
cling funds.
Union Calendar No. 472 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5394 
[Report No. 114–606] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2017, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 7, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘Sec. 12006. Prohibitions on post-redemption disposal.
‘‘Sec. 12007. Exempted States.
‘‘Sec. 12008. Regulations.
‘‘Sec. 12009. Penalties.
‘‘Sec. 12010. Effective date.’’.
SEC. 4. REDUCTION OF MERCURY IN PACKAGING.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
(2) DISTRIBUTOR.—The term ‘‘distributor’’
means any person who purchases goods from a man-
ufacturer for sale or promotional use.
(3) INCIDENTAL PRESENCE.—The term ‘‘inci-
dental presence’’ means the presence of mercury in
a package or packaging component if the substance
was not intentionally introduced into the package or
packaging component for its own properties or char-
acteristics.
(4) INTENTIONAL INTRODUCTION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘intentional
introduction’’ means the purposeful introduc-
tion of mercury into a package or packaging
component with an intent that one or more of
the substances be present in the package or
packaging component.
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term does not in-
clude—
‘‘(3) recommendations for improving any gaps 
identified under paragraph (2).’’. 
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section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public
Law 105–33), is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking ‘‘not
taking in account the effect of subparagraph (J),’’,
and
(2) by striking subparagraph (J).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2909
To amend the Federal Power Act to establish requirements regarding the
operation of certain electric generating facilities, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr.
ANDREWS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Power Act to establish requirements
regarding the operation of certain electric generating fa-
cilities, 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. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:
(1) Restructuring of the electricity industry is
intended to promote competition among electricity
providers, resulting in lower electricity rates to con-
‘‘SEC. 321. ALLOCATION AND TRADING OF ALLOWANCES;
COMPLIANCE.
‘‘(a) ALLOCATION AND TRADING OF ALLOWANCES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each covered period,
the Commission shall allocate allowances for oxides
of nitrogen, sulfur oxides, and any other pollutant
for which a tonnage cap has been established pursu-
ant to section 320(c), among covered units in the
applicable region by multiplying the generation per-
formance standard for that covered period for each
such air pollutant by such unit’s electric generation
during the covered period.
‘‘(2) ENERGY
CONSERVATION.—The Commis-
sion shall also allocate allowances for such air pollut-
ants to each person in the applicable region who
generates or markets electric energy and who dem-
onstrates to the Commission (in accordance with the
North American Verification Protocols) that such
person has achieved a reduction in gross electric en-
ergy demand during a covered period, as certified by
an independent body approved by the Commission.
The allowances allocated to any such person shall be
determined by multiplying the generation perform-
ance standard for the air pollutant concerned for the
covered period by such reduction in electric energy
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5397 
To redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2016 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. DELBENE, 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. HERRERA 
BEUTLER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. HECK 
of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. 
Evans Wilderness. 
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 ‘‘Daniel J. Evans Olym-
pic National Park Wilderness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION AS DANIEL J. EVANS WILDERNESS. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 101(a) of the Wash-
ington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; 102 Stat. 3961) is amended, in the second sentence, 
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by striking ‘‘Olympic Wilderness’’ and inserting ‘‘Daniel 
J. Evans Wilderness’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Olympic Wilderness shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. 
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demand. Only one person may apply for allowances
for any particular energy conservation action.
‘‘(3) CARRYOVER
AND
TRADING
OF
ALLOW-
ANCES.—Allowances allocated to any person for any
air pollutant for any covered period that are not
used to demonstrate compliance with subsection (b)
for that pollutant during any covered period may be
retained and used to demonstrate compliance with
such requirements by any person in a subsequent
covered period. Such allowances may be transferred
by the person to whom allocated to any other per-
son. Any person to whom such allowances have been
transferred may use the allowances in the covered
period or in a subsequent covered period to dem-
onstrate compliance with subsection (b) or may
transfer such allowances to any other person for
such purposes.
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH ALLOWANCE LIMITS.—For
each covered period, the owner or operator of each covered
unit in the applicable region shall surrender to the Com-
mission a number of allowances for oxides of nitrogen, sul-
fur oxides, and any other pollutant for which a tonnage
cap has been established pursuant to section 320(c), equal
to the total tonnage of each such air pollutant emitted
during the covered period. Emissions shall be determined
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2906
To authorize and direct the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget to reduce nondefense discretionary spending limits by two per-
centage points for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. NEUMANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To authorize and direct the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget to reduce nondefense discretionary
spending limits by two percentage points for each of
fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall—
(1) reduce the adjusted discretionary spending
limits for the nondefense category set forth in sec-
tion 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 by two percentage
points for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000; and
(2) reduce the adjusted discretionary spending
limits for the discretionary category set forth in such
section 251(c) by two percentage points for each of
fiscal years 2001 and 2002.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2907
To require the destruction of the United States stockpile of landmines other
than self-destructive landmines and to prohibit the acquisition of such
landmines in the future.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. NEUMANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations, 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 require the destruction of the United States stockpile
of landmines other than self-destructive landmines and
to prohibit the acquisition of such landmines in the fu-
ture.
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 ‘‘Nonself-Destructive
Landmine Stockpile Elimination Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF UNITED STATES STOCKPILE OF
NONSELF-DESTRUCTIVE LANDMINES.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall
demilitarize the United States stockpile of the landmines
referred to in subsection (b). Such demilitarization shall
be completed not later than December 31, 1998.
(b) COVERED LANDMINES.—The stockpile demili-
tarization requirement under subsection (a) applies to the
following landmines:
(1) The M14 antipersonnel landmine.
(2) The M16 antipersonnel landmine.
(3) The M15 antitank landmine.
(4) The M19 antitank landmine.
(5) The M21 antitank landmine.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL
NONSELF-DESTRUCTIVE LANDMINES.
No funds appropriated for the Department of De-
fense may be used for the acquisition of any landmine re-
ferred to in section 2(b) or for any other antipersonnel
or antitank landmine that is not self-destructive.
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF SECTIONS 2 AND 3 CONTINGENT
UPON CERTIFICATION BY SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE.
The Secretary of Defense shall certify to the Con-
gress, not later than December 31, 1998, whether or not
compliance with section 2 would adversely affect the na-
tional security interest of the United States. If the certifi-
cation of the Secretary is that compliance with that section
would adversely affect the national security interest of the
United States, sections 2 and 3 shall cease to be in effect.
SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CALLING ON OTHER NA-
TIONS TO ELIMINATE NONSELF-DESTRUC-
TIVE LANDMINES FROM THEIR MILITARY IN-
VENTORIES.
It is the sense of the Congress that all other nations
should take steps, consistent with their own national secu-
rity interests, to eliminate nonself-destructive landmines
from their military inventories.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2908
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the restriction
on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed
by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. NUSSLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal
the restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges
to post-acute care imposed by section 4407 of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON MEDICARE PAY-
MENT FOR CERTAIN HOSPITAL DISCHARGES
TO POST-ACUTE CARE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)), as amended by
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2911
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of
individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural
flood disaster.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1977
Mr. POMBO (for himself and Mr. HERGER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve
the ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal
agencies to prevent natural flood disaster.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to assist individuals and
local, State, and Federal agencies in complying with the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 in reconstructing or re-
pairing of flood control levee structures to address immi-
nent threats to public health or safety or catastrophic nat-
ural events and in maintaining the structural integrity of
those structures.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF
1973.
(a) ACTIONS EXEMPT FROM CONSULTATION AND
CONFERENCING.—Section 7(a) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) Consultation and conferencing under paragraphs
(2) and (4) is not required for any agency action that—
‘‘(A) consists of reconstruction or repair of a
Federal or non-Federal levee structure—
‘‘(i) to address a critical, imminent threat
to public health or safety; or
‘‘(ii) to address a catastrophic natural
event; or
‘‘(B) consists of maintaining the structural in-
tegrity of a Federal or non-Federal levee structure.’’.
(b) EXCLUSION FROM TAKINGS PROHIBITION.—Sec-
tion 9(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1538(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, an activity of
a Federal or non-Federal person is not a taking of a spe-
cies if the activity—
‘‘(A) consists of reconstruction or repair of a
Federal or non-Federal levee structure—
‘‘(i) to address a critical, imminent threat
to public health or safety; or
‘‘(ii) to address a catastrophic natural
event; or
‘‘(B) consists of maintaining the structural in-
tegrity of a Federal or non-Federal levee structure.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5399 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that physi-
cians of the Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill the 
ethical duty to report to State licensing authorities im-
paired, incompetent, and unethical health care activities. 
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 ‘‘Ethical Patient Care 
for Veterans Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. DUTY TO REPORT IMPAIRED, INCOMPETENT, AND 
UNETHICAL HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 74 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7330B. Duty to report impaired, incompetent, and 
unethical health care activities 
‘‘(a) REPORTING
TO STATE LICENSING AUTHOR-
ITY.—In addition to confidential reporting under the qual-
ity-assurance program pursuant to section 7311(b)(4) of 
this title and any other reporting authorized or required 
by the Secretary, the Secretary shall ensure that each phy-
sician of the Department is informed of the duty of the 
physician to report directly any covered activity committed 
by another physician that the physician witnesses or other-
wise directly discovers to the applicable licensing authority 
of each State in which the physician who is the subject 
of the report is licensed to practice medicine. 
‘‘(b) TIMING OF REPORTING.—Each physician of the 
Department shall make a direct report to the State licens-
ing authority of a covered activity under subsection (a) 
not later than 5 days after the date on which the physician
witnesses or otherwise directly discovers the covered activ-
ity. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered activity’ means any ac-
tivity occurring in a medical facility of the Depart-
ment that consists of or causes the provision of im-
paired, incompetent, or unethical health care that re-
quires direct reporting under opinion number 9.031 
of the Code of Medical Ethics of the American Med-
ical Association. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘physician of the Department’ 
includes any contractor who is a physician at a med-
ical facility of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 7330A the following new 
item: 
‘‘7330B. Duty to report impaired, incompetent, and unethical health care activi-
ties.’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
7462(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including pursuant to sec-
tion 7330B(c) of this title’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5399 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure 
that physicians of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs fulfill the ethical duty to report to State 
licensing authorities impaired, incompetent, and 
unethical health care activities.