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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3445
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in Washoe 
County, Nevada, to the Board of Regents of the University and Commu-
nity College System of Nevada. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land in Washoe County, Nevada, to the Board of Regents 
of the University and Community College System of Ne-
vada.
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 ‘‘Dandini Research Park 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act:
(B) the parcel of land consisting of ap-
proximately 158.22 acres and more particularly 
described as T. 20 N., R. 19 E., Sec. 25, lots 
6 and 7, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, Mount Dia-
blo Meridian, Nevada. 
(b) COSTS.—The Board of Regents shall pay to the 
United States an amount equal to the costs of the Sec-
retary associated with the conveyance under subsection 
(a)(1). 
(c) CONDITIONS.—If the Board of Regents sells any 
portion of the land conveyed to the Board of Regents 
under subsection (a)(1)—
(1) the amount of consideration for the sale 
shall reflect fair market value, as determined by an 
appraisal; and 
(2) the Board of Regents shall pay to the Sec-
retary an amount equal to the net proceeds of the 
sale, for use by the Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management in the State of Nevada, without further 
appropriation.
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING RELIABLE OFFICERS, TECHNOLOGY, 
EDUCATION, 
COMMUNITY 
PROSECUTORS, 
AND TRAINING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INI-
TIATIVE. 
(a) COPS PROGRAM.—Section 1701(a) of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd(a)) is amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘and prosecutor’’ after ‘‘increase 
police’’; and 
(2) inserting ‘‘to enhance law enforcement ac-
cess to new technologies, and’’ after ‘‘presence,’’. 
(b) 
HIRING
AND
REDEPLOYMENT
GRANT 
PROJECTS.—Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by inserting after ‘‘Nation’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or pay overtime to existing ca-
reer law enforcement officers to the extent 
that such overtime is devoted to commu-
nity policing efforts’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by—
(i) striking ‘‘or pay overtime’’; and
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3447
To authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Develop-
ment Fund for the Americas to provide assistance to reduce poverty 
and foster increased economic opportunity in the countries of the Western 
Hemisphere, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. WELLER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. HARRIS, 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. REYES, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. ROYBAL-AL-
LARD, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. BERMAN, and 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to 
the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and 
Economic Development Fund for the Americas to provide 
assistance to reduce poverty and foster increased eco-
nomic opportunity in the countries of the Western Hemi-
sphere, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(ii) striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) promote higher education among in-
service State and local law enforcement officers 
by reimbursing them for the costs associated 
with seeking a college or graduate school edu-
cation.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking all that follows 
‘‘Support Systems.—’’ and inserting ‘‘Grants pursu-
ant to—
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(B) for overtime may 
not exceed 25 percent of the funds available for 
grants pursuant to this subsection for any fiscal 
year; 
‘‘(B) paragraph (1)(C) may not exceed 20 
percent of the funds available for grants pursu-
ant to this subsection in any fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) paragraph (1)(D) may not exceed 5 
percent of the funds available for grants pursu-
ant to this subsection for any fiscal year.’’. 
(c) 
ADDITIONAL
GRANT
PROJECTS.—Section 
1701(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘integrity and ethics’’ 
after ‘‘specialized’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘enforcement 
officers’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7) by inserting ‘‘school offi-
cials, religiously-affiliated organizations,’’ after ‘‘en-
forcement officers’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(8) establish school-based partnerships be-
tween local law enforcement agencies and local 
school systems, by using school resource officers who 
operate in and around elementary and secondary 
schools to serve as a law enforcement liaison with 
other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and 
regulatory agencies, combat school-related crime and 
disorder problems, gang membership and criminal 
activity, firearms and explosives-related incidents, il-
legal use and possession of alcohol, and the illegal 
possession, use, and distribution of drugs;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(5) in paragraph (11) by striking the period 
that appears at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following:
cisions on applications for projects to be funded by 
the Fund, in accordance with procedures which pro-
vide for transparency. The Board of Executive Di-
rectors shall provide advance notice to all interested 
parties of any date on which such a review will be 
conducted. 
‘‘(c) CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY.—To the extent and 
in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations 
Acts, the United States Governor of the Bank may con-
tribute to the Fund $1,250,000,000. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the contribution au-
thorized by subsection (c), there are authorized to be 
appropriated for payment to the Secretary of the 
Treasury $250,000,000 for each fiscal year begin-
ning with the fiscal year in which the resolution de-
scribed in subsection (a) is adopted. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) are authorized to remain available 
until expended; and 
‘‘(B) are in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes.
‘‘(3) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Not more than 7 
percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses.’’. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the countries of the 
Western Hemisphere should collectively provide assistance 
equal to the amount of United States bilateral assistance 
provided under chapter 13 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (as added by section 3(a) of this Act) 
and multilateral assistance provided by the Social Invest-
ment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas 
under section 39 of the Inter-American Development 
Bank Act (as added by section 4 of this Act) for the same 
purpose for which such assistance was provided.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3448
To modify the boundaries for a certain empowerment zone designation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
Mr. MICHAUD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To modify the boundaries for a certain empowerment zone 
designation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY OF AROOSTOOK 
COUNTY EMPOWERMENT ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Aroostook County empower-
ment zone, located in Aroostook County, Maine, shall in-
clude, in addition to the area designated as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the remaining area of Aroos-
took County not included in such designation, notwith-
standing the size requirement of section 1392(a)(3)(A) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the population re-
quirements of section 1392(a)(1)(B) of such Code. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect as of the effective date of the designation of the 
Aroostook County empowerment zone by the Secretary of 
Agriculture.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 344
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public 
funds for political party conventions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2003
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 
the use of public funds for political party conventions.
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 ‘‘Political Convention 
Reform Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
CAMPAIGN 
FUNDS 
FOR 
PARTY 
CONVEN-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 9008.
richment programs) to, teachers who are not 
hired under this section. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Funds made available 
under this section may be used to pay the sala-
ries of teachers hired under section 306 of the 
Department of Education Appropriations Act, 
2001. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Each State receiving 
funds under this section shall prepare and submit to 
the Secretary a biennial report on activities carried 
out in the State under this section that provides the 
information described in section 5122(a)(2) with re-
spect to the activities. 
‘‘(2) PROGRESS CONCERNING CLASS SIZE AND 
QUALIFIED TEACHERS.—Each State and local edu-
cational agency receiving funds under this section 
shall annually report to parents and the public, in 
numeric form as compared to the previous year, 
on—
‘‘(A) the agency’s progress in reducing 
class size, and increasing the percentage of 
classes in core academic areas taught by fully 
qualified teachers; and
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of chapter 95 of such Code is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 9008. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS TO CANDIDATES.—
The third sentence of section 9006(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘, section 
9008(b)(3),’’. 
(b) REPORTS
BY FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION.—Section 9009(a) of such Code is amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of 
paragraph (3) and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). 
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 9012 of such Code is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second 
sentence; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 
and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(d) AVAILABILITY
OF
PAYMENTS
FROM
PRESI-
DENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING PAYMENT ACCOUNT.—The 
second sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and for payments under section 
9008(b)(3)’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after December 31, 2003.
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10 percent or more in any veteran described in paragraph 
(2) after active military, naval, or air service covered by 
that paragraph shall be considered to have been incurred 
in or aggravated by such service, notwithstanding that 
there is no record of evidence of that disease during such 
service. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies in the case of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Veterans who received during a period of 
service before December 31, 1992, a transfusion of 
blood or blood products. 
‘‘(B) Veterans who were exposed to blood on or 
through the skin or a mucous membrane during a 
period of service. 
‘‘(C) Veterans who underwent hemodyalisis dur-
ing a period of service. 
‘‘(D) Veterans who experienced a needle-stick 
accident or medical event involving a needle, not due 
to the veteran’s own willful misconduct, during a pe-
riod of service. 
‘‘(E) Veterans diagnosed with unexplained liver 
disease during a period of service. 
‘‘(F) Veterans who experienced an unexplained 
liver dysfunction value or test during a period of 
service.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall complete the review under para-
graph (1) and submit to the Congress and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services a report that 
provides the findings of the review. 
(c) CONTINGENT REINSTATEMENT OF APPROVAL OF 
DRUG.—If the report under subsection (b) includes a de-
termination by the Comptroller General that the approval 
by the Food and Drug Administration of mifepristone was 
provided in accordance with section 505 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall publish such statement in the 
Federal Register. Effective upon the expiration of 30 days 
after such publication, subsection (a) ceases to have any 
legal effect.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3454
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
11805 Chimney Rock Road in Houston, Texas, as the ‘‘Lee P. Brown 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. BELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11805 Chimney Rock Road in Houston, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Lee P. Brown Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LEE P. BROWN POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 11805 Chimney Rock Road in 
Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Lee P. Brown Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Lee P. Brown Post 
Office Building.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3455
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-
connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. BELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pre-
sumption of service-connection for certain veterans with 
Hepatitis C, 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. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE-CONNECTION FOR 
CERTAIN VETERANS WITH HEPATITIS C. 
(a) PRESUMPTION.—Section 1112 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d)(1) For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, 
and subject to the provisions of section 1113 of this title, 
the disease Hepatitis C becoming manifest to a degree of
‘‘(G) Veterans who served in a health-care posi-
tion or specialty during a period of service under 
such circumstances as the Secretary shall prescribe 
for purposes of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. No benefit may be paid or provided by 
reason of that amendment for any period before such date.
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2140 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for 
employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the 
child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, 
to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees 
and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for 
employer-provided dependent care assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2017 
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER 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 increase 
the credit for employers establishing workplace child care 
facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage 
greater use of quality child care services, to provide 
incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees 
and to work in child care facilities, and to increase 
the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care as-
sistance. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(2) any Office of Inspector General shall, with 
respect to an Office of Inspector General, be consid-
ered to refer to the Inspector General who is the 
head of such Office. 
SEC. 6. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS; AMEND-
MENT TO REPORTING PERIOD. 
Section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking the language pre-
ceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following language: 
‘‘Semiannual reports of each Inspector General shall be 
furnished to the head of the establishment involved and 
to the appropriate committees and subcommittees of Con-
gress not later than January 31 and July 31 of each year. 
Within 30 days after receipt of the report, the head of 
establishment involved may submit a report to the appro-
priate committees and subcommittees of Congress con-
taining—’’.
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2148 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify cap-
ital requirements for certain acquisition, development, 
or construction loans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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Homeland Security can make the certifications to 
Congress required in section 708. 
(3) Such certifications, taken together, will es-
tablish the effective operational transfer of immigra-
tion enforcement functions to the new Directorate. 
SEC. 702. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF VISA WAIVER PRO-
GRAM. 
The admission of aliens to the United States under 
the provisions of section 217 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is suspended. 
SEC. 703. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ADJUSTMENT OF 
STATUS APPLICATIONS. 
(a) The admission of aliens described in section 
101(a)(15)(V) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V) is suspended. 
(b) The authority of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity to adjust the status of any alien to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence under sections 
240A or 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act is 
suspended. 
(c) The suspensions described in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall include the suspension of acceptance for filing 
of applications for adjustment of status described in such 
subsection.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2154 
AN ACT 
To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Cen-
ter in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer 
Agricultural Research Center. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3509
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote 
energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of 
net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2003
Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 
FROST, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. LEACH, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 
Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by 
providing for the use of net metering by certain small 
electric energy generation systems, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 218 
AN ACT 
To provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal 
land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a 
road between King Cove and Cold Bay. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2192 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the 
non-application of certain State waiver provisions to 
Members of Congress and congressional staff. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2194 
To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration 
with certain authority to regulate e-liquids and personal electronic vapor-
izers, to reduce the morbidity and mortality resulting from cigarette 
smoking through the responsible regulation of e-liquids and personal 
electronic vaporizers as a tobacco harm reduction strategy, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2017 
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To protect the public health by providing the Food and 
Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate 
e-liquids and personal electronic vaporizers, to reduce 
the morbidity and mortality resulting from cigarette 
smoking through the responsible regulation of e-liquids 
and personal electronic vaporizers as a tobacco harm 
reduction strategy, 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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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2196 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers 
to disclose information to certain recipients. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,