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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3380
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for consider-
ation of the ability of an applicant for a stormwater permit to pay,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. TEJEDA, Mr.
PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. ARMEY, Ms.
PRYCE of Ohio, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. DELAY, Mr. SMITH
of Texas, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. BUYER, Mr. POMBO, and Mr. CALVERT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Pub-
lic Works and Transportation
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to pro-
vide for consideration of the ability of an applicant for
a stormwater permit to pay, 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. ABILITY TO PAY LIMITATION.
Section 402(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1342 (p)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(7) CONSIDERATION OF ABILITY OF PERMIT-
TEE TO PAY.—In issuing a permit for discharges
from municipal storm sewers under this section and
in determining the requirements, terms, and condi-
tions to be applicable under such a permit, the Ad-
ministrator or the State (in the case of a permit pro-
gram approved under this section) shall consider the
ability of the applicant to pay to meet such require-
ments, terms, and conditions and the environmental
impact of issuance of such permit at the site of the
discharge.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3381
To provide for the continued sale of power by Federal Power Marketing
agencies to preference entities using power at military installations se-
lected for closure.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. BREWSTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To provide for the continued sale of power by Federal Power
Marketing agencies to preference entities using power
at military installations selected for closure.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELECTRIC POWER ALLOCATION AND ECO-
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT CERTAIN MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS TO BE CLOSED.
For a 10-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the electric power allocations pro-
vided as of that date, directly or indirectly through an-
other entity, by each Federal Power Marketing Adminis-
tration to a preference entity or each military installation
closed or selected for closure pursuant to the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title
XXIX) of Public Law 101–510l; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note),
with priority use to the original purchaser, shall be re-
served for sale through long term contracts to preference
entities that agree to use such power to promote economic
development at a military installation that is closed or se-
lected for closure pursuant to such Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3382
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent an institution
from participating in the Pell Grant program if such institution has
a high default rate under the Guaranteed Student Loan Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. GORDON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent
an institution from participating in the Pell Grant pro-
gram if such institution has a high default rate under
the Guaranteed Student Loan Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFAULT RATE INELIGIBILITY FOR PELL
GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 481(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1088a) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(7)(A) An institution may not qualify as an institu-
tion of higher education for purposes of the Pell Grant
program under subpart 1 of part A of this title for the
fiscal year for which the determination is made, and for
the two succeeding fiscal years, if the cohort default rate
of such institution as determined under section 435(a) for
each of the 3 most recent fiscal years for which data are
available equals or exceeds the percentage specified in sub-
paragraph (B).
‘‘(B) For purposes of determinations under subpara-
graph (A), the percentage is—
‘‘(i) 35 percent for fiscal year 1994;
‘‘(ii) 30 percent for fiscal year 1995; and
‘‘(iii) 25 percent for any succeeding fiscal year.
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary may permit an institution to continue to participate
in the Pell Grant program under subpart 1 of part A of
this title if there are, in the judgment of the Secretary,
exceptional mitigating circumstances that would make the
application of this paragraph inequitable. The Secretary
shall give special consideration, in making such judg-
ments, to institutions that are part B institutions within
the meaning of section 322(2) of this Act.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by this Act shall apply with
respect to periods of enrollment beginning on or after the
date of enactment of this Act.
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(ii) maintaining a deposit account
with any such bank, depository institution,
or person.
(3) CRIMINAL
PENALTY.—Whoever knowingly
violates, within or without the United States, any
Executive order issued under this subsection shall be
fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned
for not more than 15 years, or both.
(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
(A) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The term
‘‘depository institution’’—
(i) has the meaning given to such
term in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act; and
(ii) 
includes 
any 
insured 
or
noninsured credit union (as defined in sec-
tion 101(7) of the Federal Credit Union
Act.
(B) PERSON
OF
THE
FOREIGN
COUN-
TRY.—The term ‘‘person of the foreign coun-
try’’ has the meaning given to the term ‘‘person
of a foreign country’’ in section 3502(d) of the
Primary Dealers Act of 1988.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3384
To repeal certain provisions of law relating to trading with Indians.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. KYL (for himself and Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To repeal certain provisions of law relating to trading with
Indians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL.
Section 437 of title 18, United States Code, is
repealed.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3387
To suspend temporarily the duty on Neurolite (complete dosage kits).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on Neurolite (complete
dosage kits).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NEUROLITE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
Neurolite (com-
plete dosage
kits) (provided
for in sub-
heading
3006.30.50) ......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/94
’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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the past 5 years, spreading from inner cities to the
suburbs;
(2) violence is devastating the future generation
of our children, who are committing more serious
crimes than ever before;
(3) juveniles between the ages of 10 and 17 ac-
counted for 17 percent of all violent-crime arrests in
1991;
(4) between 1987 and 1991, the number of
youths arrested for murder around the country in-
creased by 85 percent;
(5) 13 percent of all incidents involving guns in
schools occur in elementary and preschools;
(6) an estimated 100,000 children bring guns
to school every day and that some 2,000 students
and 40 teachers are attacked every hour;
(7) discipline problems plague classrooms and
schools;
(8) conflicts involving racial and cultural dif-
ferences are increasing, truancy is epidemic, and vio-
lence is escalating;
(9) conflicts among students and between stu-
dents and staff occur with frequency and consume
considerable teacher and administrator time;
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3388
To suspend temporarily the duty on Cardiolite (complete dosage kits).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on Cardiolite (complete
dosage kits).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CARDIOLITE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
Cardiolite (com-
plete dosage
kits) (provided
for in sub-
heading
3006.30.50) ......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/94
’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3389
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require insured depository
institutions to provide notify customers who purchase mutual funds on
the premise of the institution that such mutual funds are not insured
deposits, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require
insured depository institutions to provide notify cus-
tomers who purchase mutual funds on the premise of
the institution that such mutual funds are not insured
deposits, 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 ‘‘Depository Institution
Mutual Fund Sales Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION MUTUAL FUND SALE
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(q) DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTION
MUTUAL
FUND
SALES.—
‘‘(1) DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.—An insured de-
pository institution shall require any person who
sells or offers for sale, at any office of the institu-
tion, any shares issued by a registered investment
company to disclose, in writing, to any person who
purchases, seeks to purchase, or seeks an opinion or
investment advice about, any such shares that such
shares are not deposits and are not insured by the
Corporation or the Federal Government.
‘‘(2) ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL MATE-
RIAL.—An insured depository institution shall—
‘‘(A) include in any advertisement, solicita-
tion, or promotional or sales material issued by
the institution which relates to any shares is-
sued by a registered investment company which
are sold, or offered for sale, at any office of the
institution (including any solicitation contained
in any periodic statement issued by the institu-
tion), and any sale confirmation notice issued in
connection with any such shares, the disclosures
required under paragraph (1); and
‘‘(B) require any person who sells or offers
to sell any such shares at any office of the insti-
tution to comply with the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) with respect to any advertise-
ment, solicitation, or promotional or sales mate-
rial issued by such person in connection with
such sales.’’.
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(10) greater attempts are needed for establish-
ing and maintaining a conducive atmosphere for
educating children in potentially hostile school envi-
ronments; and
(11) local educational agencies are already fi-
nancially overwhelmed with trying to meet edu-
cational needs, therefore Federal resources are need-
ed to help confront violence and crime within the
schools.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this Act is to provide
assistance to local elementary schools through its local
educational agency for the prevention and reduction of
conflict and violence in schools throughout the country.
SEC. 3. CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND MEDIATION PROGRAM
AUTHORIZED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education is au-
thorized to make grants to local elementary schools to pro-
vide assistance to schools most directly affected by conflict
and violence.
(b) MODEL PROJECT.—The Secretary shall develop
a written model for conflict resolution and mediation writ-
ten within 90 days and make such model available to any
local elementary school that requests such information.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3391
To restore eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to unremarried surviving
spouses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. SANGMEISTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To restore eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to
unremarried surviving spouses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 2402(5) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘(which for purposes of this chapter
includes an unremarried surviving spouse who had a sub-
sequent remarriage which was terminated by death or di-
vorce)’’ after ‘‘surviving spouse’’.
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall establish standards to carry 
out paragraph (1) in consultation with appropriate organi-
zations representing suppliers and providers of services re-
lated to cancer treatment and organizations representing 
survivors of cancer. Such standards shall include stand-
ards for determining the need and frequency for revisions 
of the treatment plans and follow-up survivorship care 
plans based on changes in the condition of the individual 
or elements and intent of treatment and standards for the 
communication of the plan to the individual. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘shared decision- 
making process’ means, with respect to an individual, a 
process in which the individual and the individual’s health 
care providers consider the individual’s diagnosis, treat-
ment options, the medical evidence related to treatment 
options, the risks and benefits of all treatment options, 
and the individual’s preferences regarding treatment, and 
then jointly develop and implement a treatment plan.’’. 
(b) PAYMENT UNDER PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1848(j)(3) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(j)(3)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(GG),’’ after ‘‘health risk as-
sessment),’’. 
(2) INITIAL RATES.—Unless the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services otherwise provides, the 
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mulgate a maximum contaminant level goal and na-
tional primary drinking water regulation within 18
months after the proposal thereof. The Adminis-
trator, by notice in the Federal Register, may extend
the deadline for such promulgation for up to 9
months.
‘‘(E) HEALTH ADVISORIES.—The Administrator
may publish health advisories (which are not regula-
tions) or take other appropriate actions for contami-
nants not subject to any national primary drinking
water regulation.
‘‘(F) STUDY OF HEALTH EFFECTS.—As part of
the Administrator’s study, under existing authorities
of the Administrator, of the health effects of con-
taminants for regulatory purposes, the Adminis-
trator shall examine, among other health related is-
sues, methods for identifying subpopulations that
may be impacted by contaminants and the extent
and nature of such impacts, taking into consider-
ation other risks to such subpopulations. There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for the Administrator to examine the
health effects of drinking water contaminants for
such regulatory purposes.
payment rate specified under the physician fee 
schedule under the amendment made by paragraph 
(1) for cancer care planning and coordination serv-
ices shall be the same payment rate as provided for 
transitional care management services (as defined in 
CPT code 99496). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after 
the first day of the first calendar year that begins after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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taminant level goal and national primary drinking
water regulation not later than 18 months after the
determination to regulate under subparagraph (C),
and may publish such proposed regulation concurrent
with the determination to regulate. The Adminis-
trator shall allow at least 90 days for public comment
on any such proposed goal and proposed regulation.
The Administrator shall promulgate a maximum con-
taminant level goal and national primary drinking
water regulation within 18 months after the proposal
thereof. The Administrator, by notice in the Federal
Register, may extend the deadline for such promulga-
tion for up to 9 months.
‘‘(E) HEALTH ADVISORIES.—The Administrator
may publish health advisories (which are not regula-
tions) or take other appropriate actions for contami-
nants not subject to any national primary drinking
water regulation.
‘‘(F) STUDY OF HEALTH EFFECTS.—As part of
the Administrator’s study, under existing authorities
of the Administrator, of the health effects of contami-
nants for regulatory purposes, the Administrator shall
examine, among other health related issues, methods
for identifying subpopulations that may be impacted
by contaminants and the extent and nature of such
the requirements of section 417(e)(3) as in effect
on the day before such date of enactment.’’
(b) AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986 RELATING TO MAXIMUM BENEFITS.—Subparagraph
(E) of section 415(b)(2) of such Code is amended—
(1) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as
clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively,
(2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing new clauses:
‘‘(i) Except as provided in clause (ii),
for purposes of adjusting any benefit or lim-
itation under subparagraph (B) or (C), the
interest rate assumption shall not be less
than the greater of 5 percent or the rate
specified in the plan.
‘‘(ii) For purposes of adjusting the ben-
efit or limitation of any form of benefit sub-
ject to section 417(e)(3), the applicable in-
terest rate (as defined in section 417(e)(3))
shall be substituted for ‘5 percent’ in clause
(i).’’, and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(v) For purposes of adjusting any
benefit or limitation under subparagraph
(1) AMENDMENT
TO
SECTION
4003.—Section
4003(a) of such Act is amended by adding ‘‘and
whether section 4031(a) has been satisfied’’ at the
end of the second sentence.
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
SECTION
4005.—Section
4005(b)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by adding ‘‘or
benefits payable under section 4031’’ after ‘‘section
4022A’’.
(3) AMENDMENT
TO
SECTION
4041.—Section
4041(b)(3)(A)(ii) of such Act is amended by adding
a sentence at the end thereof to read as follows: ‘‘A
transfer of assets to the corporation in accordance
with section 4031 on behalf of a missing participant
shall satisfy this subparagraph with respect to such
participant.’’
(c) CONFORMING ERISA AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of contents contained in section
1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ed to section 4030 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 4031. Missing Participants.’’
(2) Section 206 of such Act is amended by add-
ing at the end thereof a new subsection (e) to read
as follows:
‘‘(e) 
MISSING
PARTICIPANTS
IN
TERMINATED
PLANS.—In the case of a plan covered by title IV of the
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3395
To require the preparation of risk assessments in connection with Federal
health and safety or environmental regulations, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 1993
Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. LAUGHLIN, and
Mr. HAYES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the preparation of risk assessments in connection
with Federal health and safety or environmental regula-
tions, 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. RISK ASSESSMENTS.
(a) PUBLICATION REQUIRED.—In promulgating any
final regulation relating to public health and safety or the
environment after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall publish each of the following in the Federal Register:
(6) REQUIRED INTEREST RATE AND MORTALITY
ASSUMPTIONS FOR DETERMINING CURRENT LIABIL-
ITY.—Paragraph (7)(C) of section 412(l) of the
Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(C) INTEREST RATE AND MORTALITY AS-
SUMPTIONS USED.—Effective for plan years be-
ginning after December 31, 1994—
‘‘(i) the rate of interest used to deter-
mine current liability under this subsection
shall be the rate of interest used under
subsection (b)(5), except the permissible
range under subparagraph (B)(ii) of such
subsection (b)(5) shall not exceed 100 per-
cent of the weighted average referred to in
such subparagraph, and
‘‘(ii) the mortality table used to deter-
mine current liability under this subsection
shall be the prevailing commissioners’
standard 
table 
(described 
in 
section
807(d)(5)(A)) that would be used to deter-
mine reserves for group annuity contracts
issued on the date as of which current li-
ability is determined (without regard to
any 
other 
subparagraph 
of 
section
807(d)(5)).’’
(1) An estimate, performed with as much speci-
ficity as practicable, of the risk of the health and
safety of individual members of the public addressed
by the regulation and its effect on human health or
the environment and the costs associated with imple-
mentation of, and compliance with, the regulation.
(2) A comparative analysis of the risk ad-
dressed by the regulation relative to other risks to
which the public is exposed.
(3) The Administrator’s certification that—
(A) the estimate under paragraph (1) and
the analysis under paragraph (2) are based
upon a scientific evaluation of the risk to the
health and safety of individual members of the
public and to human health or the environment
and are supported by the best available sci-
entific data;
(B) the regulation will substantially ad-
vance the purpose of protecting the public
health and safety or the environment against
the specified identified risk; and
(C) the regulation will produce benefits to
the public health and safety or the environment
that will justify the cost to the Government and
the public of implementation of and compliance
with the regulation.
(b) REPORT.—In the event that the Administrator
cannot make the certification required under subsection
(a), the Administrator shall report to Congress that such
certification cannot be made and shall include a statement
of the reasons therefor in such report and in the final reg-
ulation.
(c) EFFECT OF CERTIFICATION.—The certification
required by this section shall not be construed to amend,
modify, or alter any statute and shall not be subject to
judicial review. Nothing in this section shall be construed
to grant a cause of action to any person.
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