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the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management 
Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), shall be considered a sus-
tainable management practice for purposes of any Federal 
standard, benefit, or requirement that requires a dem-
onstration of such sustainability. 
SEC. 8. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LANDS FOR THE NAVAJO 
NATION. 
Subsection (e)(1) of the first section of the Act of 
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(e)(1); commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘Long-Term Leasing Act’’), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, except a lease for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, including leases for’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘25’’ the 
first place it appears and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘99 years;’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of a lease for the exploration, 
development, or extraction of mineral resources, in-
cluding geothermal resources, 25 years, except that 
any such lease may include an option to renew for 
one additional term not to exceed 25 years.’’.
SEC. 9. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES. 
No rule promulgated by the Department of the Inte-
rior regarding hydraulic fracturing used in the develop-
ment or production of oil or gas resources shall have any 
effect on any land held in trust or restricted status for 
the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of 
the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust 
or restricted status. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 8, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 538 
AN ACT 
To facilitate the development of energy on Indian 
lands by reducing Federal regulations that im-
pede tribal development of Indian lands, and for 
other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4816 
AN ACT 
To permit the Librarian of Congress to hire Library of 
Congress Police employees. 
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. PERMITTING LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS TO 
HIRE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1006 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note), 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TRAINING, DE-
TAILING, AND HIRING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAINING 
AND DETAILING’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and the heading of sub-
section (a); 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) as sub-
sections (a) and (b); and 
(4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2004. 
Attest: 
Clerk. 
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HR 4818 EAS
tifies and reports in writing to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the
Government of the United States.
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of sub-
section (b).
(d) REPROGRAMMING
OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld
from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to sub-
section (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance to countries
which do not assess taxes on United States assistance or
which have an effective arrangement that is providing sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes.
(e) DETERMINATIONS.—
(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply
to any country or entity the Secretary of State
determines—
(A) does not assess taxes on United States
assistance or which has an effective arrangement
that is providing substantial reimbursement of
such taxes; or
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United
States outweigh the policy of this section to en-
sure that United States assistance is not subject
to taxation.
gated by the Commission within 6 months after the enact-
ment of this section.
‘‘SEC. 322. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTIONS
320 THROUGH 321.
‘‘(a) ESTIMATE OF ELECTRIC GENERATION.—For
each covered period, the Commission shall publish the
Commission’s estimate of the total electric generation by
covered electric generating units in the applicable region.
Such estimate shall be computed based on total electric
energy generation from all covered units during the cur-
rent year or covered period plus the projected growth (as
determined by the Secretary of Energy) in electric energy
generation and expected verifiable electric energy con-
servation for the covered period. The Commission shall
publish such estimate at least 30 days prior to the begin-
ning of the applicable period for which the estimate is
made.
‘‘(b) TRANSFER.—If the President finds that any
functions and duties vested in the Commission under sec-
tions 320 or 321 or any combination thereof can be more
efficiently carried out by another department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, the President shall
transfer such functions and duties in accordance with such
finding. In any such case, such other department, agency,
the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare and
submit to the Congress an integrated Federal Government
performance report for the previous fiscal year.
‘‘(2) In addition to such other content as the Director
determines to be appropriate, each report shall include ac-
tual results and accomplishments under the Federal Gov-
ernment 
performance 
plan 
required 
by 
section
1105(a)(29) of this title for the fiscal year covered by the
report.’’.
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HR 538 RFS 
‘‘(A) the Indian forest land or rangeland 
under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe; and 
‘‘(B) the demonstration project proposed 
to be carried out by the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(e) SELECTION.—In evaluating the applications 
submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall take into consideration the factors set 
forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2(e) of 
Public Law 108–278; and whether a proposed dem-
onstration project would— 
‘‘(A) increase the availability or reliability 
of local or regional energy; 
‘‘(B) enhance the economic development of 
the Indian tribe; 
‘‘(C) improve the connection of electric 
power transmission facilities serving the Indian 
tribe with other electric transmission facilities; 
‘‘(D) improve the forest health or water-
sheds of Federal land or Indian forest land or 
rangeland; or 
‘‘(E) otherwise promote the use of woody 
biomass; and 
‘‘(2) shall exclude from consideration any mer-
chantable logs that have been identified by the Sec-
retary for commercial sale. 
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SEC. 9. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES. 
No rule promulgated by the Department of the Inte-
rior regarding hydraulic fracturing used in the develop-
ment or production of oil or gas resources shall have any 
effect on any land held in trust or restricted status for 
the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of 
the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust 
or restricted status. 
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‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR QUALIFIED PER-
SONAL SERVICE CORPORATION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a
qualified personal service corporation, tax-
able S corporation income taken into ac-
count under subparagraph (A) may not ex-
ceed the excess of—
‘‘(I) capital expenditures during
the taxable year and the 2 prior tax-
able years, over
‘‘(II) the amount of capital ex-
penditures taken into account under
subclause (I) for 2 prior taxable
years.
‘‘(ii) ORDERING RULE.—For purposes
of clause (i), capital expenditures shall be
used in the order in which such expendi-
tures are made, beginning with the earliest
year.
‘‘(C) TAXABLE S CORPORATION INCOME.—
The term ‘taxable S corporation income’ means,
with respect to any taxable year, the taxable in-
come of the taxpayer for such year attributable
to the active conduct of any trade or business
of an eligible S corporation.
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2885
To authorize the establishment of a Cold War memorial.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the establishment of a Cold War memorial.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commission is authorized to
establish a memorial, on a site selected from Federal lands
in the District of Columbia and its environs, to honor the
military and civilian personnel of the Department of De-
fense, members of the intelligence community, members
of the foreign service, and others who served the United
States in pursuit of its Cold War aims, and to commemo-
rate the involvement of the United States in that conflict.
‘‘(2) may be renewed in accordance with this 
section for not more than an additional 10 years.’’. 
SEC. 7. TRIBAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
Unless otherwise explicitly exempted by Federal law 
enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
activity conducted or resources harvested or produced pur-
suant to a tribal resource management plan or an inte-
grated resource management plan approved by the Sec-
retary of the Interior under the National Indian Forest 
Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or 
the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management 
Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), shall be considered a sus-
tainable management practice for purposes of any Federal 
standard, benefit, or requirement that requires a dem-
onstration of such sustainability. 
SEC. 8. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LANDS FOR THE NAVAJO 
NATION. 
Subsection (e)(1) of the first section of the Act of 
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(e)(1); commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘Long-Term Leasing Act’’), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, except a lease for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, including leases for’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘25’’ the 
first place it appears and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘99 years;’’; 
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(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of a lease for the exploration, 
development, or extraction of mineral resources, in-
cluding geothermal resources, 25 years, except that 
any such lease may include an option to renew for 
one additional term not to exceed 25 years.’’. 
SEC. 9. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES. 
No rule promulgated by the Department of the Inte-
rior regarding hydraulic fracturing used in the develop-
ment or production of oil or gas resources shall have any 
effect on any land held in trust or restricted status for 
the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of 
the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust 
or restricted status. 
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Union Calendar No. 208 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 538 
[Report No. 114–276] 
A BILL 
To facilitate the development of energy on Indian 
lands by reducing Federal regulations that im-
pede tribal development of Indian lands, and for 
other purposes. 
OCTOBER 1, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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Union Calendar No. 244
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2883
[Report No. 105–429]
To amend provisions of law enacted by the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 to improve Federal agency strategic plans and
performance reports.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. HORN, and Mr. SES-
SIONS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
MARCH 10, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. TALENT, Mr. BOEHNER, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska
MARCH 10, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 7, 1997]
A BILL
To amend provisions of law enacted by the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 to improve Federal
agency strategic plans and performance reports.
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 ‘‘Government Perform-
ance and Results Act Technical Amendments of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO STRATEGIC PLANS.
(a) CONTENT OF STRATEGIC PLANS.—Section 306(a)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the
semicolon ‘‘, that is explicitly linked to the statutory
or other legal authorities of the agency’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the
semicolon ‘‘, that are explicitly linked to the statutory
or other legal authorities of the agency’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(5), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6)
and inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end
the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(7) a specific identification of any agency func-
tions and programs that are similar to those of more
than one component of the agency or those of other
agencies, and an explanation of coordination and
other efforts the agency has undertaken within the
agency or with other agencies to ensure that such
similar functions and programs are subject to com-
(b) COMPLIANCE
WITH
THE
COMMEMORATIVE
WORKS ACT.—The establishment of the memorial shall be
in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). The authority to establish the memo-
rial is granted notwithstanding section 3(b) and (c) of that
Act.
SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Commission shall solicit and accept contributions
for the memorial. The amounts accepted as contributions
under this section shall be deposited by the Chairman of
the Commission in the fund created under section 3(a).
SEC. 3. MEMORIAL FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be created in the
Treasury a fund which shall be available to the Commis-
sion, to the extent provided in advance in appropriation
acts, for the expenses of establishing the memorial. The
fund shall consist of—
(1) amounts deposited under section 2;
(2) obligations obtained under subsection (b) of
this section; and
(3) interest and proceeds credited under sub-
section (b) of this section.
(b) INVESTMENT OF FUND BALANCES.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall invest any portion of the fund
that, as determined by the Chairman of the Commission,
is not required to meet current expenses. Each investment
shall be made in an interest bearing obligation of the Unit-
ed States or an obligation guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the United States that, as determined by the
Chairman of the Commission, has a maturity suitable for
the fund. The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to
the fund the interest on, and the proceeds from sale or
redemption of, obligations held in the fund.
SEC. 4. DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.
If, upon—
(1) payment of all expenses of the establish-
ment of the memorial, including the donation for
maintenance and preservation required by section
8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act; or
(2) expiration of the authority for the memorial
under section 10(b) of that Act,
there remains a balance in the fund created under section
3(a) of this Act, the Chairman of the Commission shall
transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of
the Treasury for deposit in the account provided for in
section 8(b)(1) of the Commemorative Works Act.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Amer-
ican Battle Monuments Commission; and
Managerial Cost Accounting Standards of the Federal Fi-
nancial Accounting Standards) of each program activity’’.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT THE COUN-
CIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
Section 1117 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, except that
the Director may not exempt the Council on Environmental
Quality’’.
SEC. 5. SUBMISSION OF AGENCY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Section 3515(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1999’’;
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘the Congress and’’ after ‘‘and
submit to’’.
Union Calendar No. 244
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2883
[Report No. 105–429]
A BILL
To amend provisions of law enacted by the Govern-
ment Performance and Results Act of 1993 to
improve Federal agency strategic plans and per-
formance reports.
MARCH 10, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
‘‘(A) an amount equal to 95 percent of the
account holder’s initial primary insurance
amount (determined under section 215 as if
section 202(y) did not apply and the account
holder applied for old-age insurance benefits on
the date of the application filed pursuant to
subsection (a)), or
‘‘(B) 40 percent of the account holder’s av-
erage indexed monthly earnings (as so deter-
mined),
‘‘(3) IMMEDIATE ANNUITY.—The term ‘imme-
diate annuity’ means an annuity—
‘‘(A) which is purchased with a single pre-
mium, and
‘‘(B) the annuity starting date (as defined
in paragraph (4) of section 72(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986) of which commences
on the 1st day of the month beginning after the
date of the purchase of the annuity.
‘‘DEFINITIONS
‘‘SEC. 257. For purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUAL
SOCIAL
SECURITY
RETIRE-
MENT ACCOUNT.—The term ‘individual social secu-
rity retirement account’ means any individual social
security retirement account (as defined in section
408B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
(2) the term ‘‘District of Columbia and its envi-
rons’’ has the meaning set forth in section 2 of the
Commemorative Works Act.
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In the Senate of the United States,
October 2, 1998.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2886) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for a dem-
onstration project in the Stanislaus National Forest, Califor-
nia, under which a private contractor will perform multiple
resource management activities for that unit of the National
Forest System.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Page 2, line 23, strike out øprescribed burns¿ and
insert: prescribed burns in the Granite watershed
Attest:
Secretary.
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘No reimburse-
ment may be made under subsection (a) for ex-
penses incurred in carrying out a surrogate
parenting arrangement.’’.
(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Subsection (f) of such
section is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary may not require
the member to provide information relating to the
identity of the biological mother.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZED CARE FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS
TO INCLUDE PRENATAL CARE.—Section 1077(a)(8) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Ma-
ternity’’ and inserting ‘‘Prenatal, maternity,’’.
(d) AUTHORIZED CARE FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN TO
INCLUDE CARE FOR PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.—Section
1077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) In the case of a child (as described in subpara-
graph (B) or (D) of paragraph (6) of section 1072 of this
title) of a member of a uniformed service, health care pro-
vided under section 1076 of this title shall include care
for any condition of the child that predates the date of
the adoption of the child.’’.
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to confer new 
authorities to the Secretary of Homeland Security, includ-
ing programmatic and regulatory authorities, outside of 
the authorities that existed on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made 
by this Act. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4816 
To permit the Librarian of Congress to hire Library of Congress Police 
employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2004 
Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To permit the Librarian of Congress to hire Library of 
Congress Police employees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS TO 
HIRE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1006 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note), 
is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TRAINING, DE-
TAILING, AND HIRING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAINING 
AND DETAILING’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and the heading of sub-
section (a); 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) as sub-
sections (a) and (b); and 
(4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. 
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IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4816
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 21, 2004
Received 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 
AN ACT 
To permit the Librarian of Congress to hire Library of 
Congress Police employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,