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SEC. 405. ELIMINATION OF ARBITRARY CAP ON PERSONS 
ELIGIBLE TO ADJUST STATUS FROM ASYLEES 
TO LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS. 
Section 209(b) (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Not more than 10,000 of the’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘to adjust to’’ and inserting ‘‘The Attorney 
General may adjust, in the Attorney General’s discretion 
and under such regulations as the Attorney General may 
prescribe,’’.
SEC. 
406. 
RESTORATION 
OF 
ELIGIBILITY 
FOR 
WITH-
HOLDING OF REMOVAL FOR PERSONS FAC-
ING LOSS OF LIFE OR FREEDOM. 
Section 241(b)(3)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)) is 
amended—
(1) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) the alien—
‘‘(I) has been convicted by final 
judgment of a particularly serious 
crime for which the sentence imposed 
was an aggregate term of imprison-
ment of five years or more; and 
‘‘(II) is a danger to the commu-
nity of the United States.’’; 
(2) by striking the second and third sentences; 
and
(3) by adding at the end ‘‘Notwithstanding this 
subparagraph, an alien may be granted relief under 
subparagraph (A) if the Attorney General deter-
mines the alien should not be removed for urgent 
humanitarian reasons.’’. 
Subtitle B—Increased Fairness and 
Rationality 
in 
Refugee 
Con-
sultations 
SEC. 411. TIMELY CONSULTATION WITH RESPECT TO REF-
UGEE ADMISSIONS. 
Section 207(d)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1157(d)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the start of each fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘the submission by the President to the Congress of the 
President’s budget for the Federal Government with re-
spect to a fiscal year,’’. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. LIMITING FORFEITURE FOR CERTAIN ASSETS 
USED TO VIOLATE INS WHERE THERE WAS 
NO COMMERCIAL GAIN. 
Section 274(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1324(b)(1)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘for the purpose of commercial advantage or 
private financial gain’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
SEC. 502. ELIMINATION OF BAN ON STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS FROM PREVENTING COMMUNICA-
TIONS WITH THE INS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 642 of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1373) is repealed. 
(b) VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL 
PUBLIC BENEFITS.—Section 432 of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1642) is repealed. 
SEC. 503. ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO PERMIT STATE 
PERSONNEL TO CARRY OUT IMMIGRATION 
OFFICER FUNCTIONS. 
Section 287(g) (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) is repealed. 
SEC. 504. PAROLE AUTHORITY. 
Section 212(d)(5)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘only on a case-by-case basis for ur-
gent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for emergent reasons or for reasons deemed 
strictly in the public interest’’. 
SEC. 505. ENHANCED BORDER PATROL RECRUITMENT AND 
RETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) GS–11 CLASSIFICATION.—Any Border Pa-
trol agent classified as a GS–1896 position who 
completes a 1-year period of service at a GS–9 grade
H. R. 2616
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
An Act
To amend title VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to improve and expand charter schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Charter School Expansion Act
of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 6201(a) (20 U.S.C. 7331(a))—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) 
support 
for 
planning, 
designing, 
and 
initial
implementation of charter schools as described in part C of
title X; and’’; and
(2) in section 6301(b) (20 U.S.C. 7351(b))—
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9);
and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
‘‘(8) planning, designing, and initial implementation of
charter schools as described in part C of title X; and’’.
SEC. 3. CHARTER SCHOOLS.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 10301(b) of the Elementary and Second-
ary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8061(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘planning, program’’ before ‘‘design’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting
‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) expanding the number of high-quality charter schools
available to students across the Nation.’’.
(b) CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY TREATMENT.—Section 10302 of such
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8062) is amended—
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‘‘(2) COVERED EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The term 
‘covered Executive order’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Executive Order No. 13660 (March 
6, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to block-
ing property of certain persons contributing to 
the situation in Ukraine). 
‘‘(B) Executive Order No. 13661 (March 
16, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to 
blocking property of additional persons contrib-
uting to the situation in Ukraine). 
‘‘(C) Executive Order No. 13685 (Decem-
ber 19, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating to 
blocking property of certain persons and prohib-
iting certain transactions with respect to the 
Crimea region of Ukraine). 
‘‘(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ has the meaning given such term in section 
595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
‘‘(4) STRUCTURED.—The term ‘structured’, 
with respect to a transaction, has the meaning given 
the term ‘structure’ in paragraph (xx) of section 
1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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(41) City of Visalia. 
(42) Clear Creek Community Services District. 
(43) Coachella Valley Water District. 
(44) Cucamonga Valley Water District. 
(45) Delta Diablo Sanitation District. 
(46) Desert Water Agency. 
(47) Dublin San Ramon Services District. 
(48) East Bay Municipal Utility District. 
(49) East Valley Water District. 
(50) Eastern Municipal Water District. 
(51) El Dorado Irrigation District. 
(52) Fallbrook Public Utility District. 
(53) Goleta Water District. 
(54) Helendale Community Services District. 
(55) Hi-Desert Water District. 
(56) Idyllwild Water District. 
(57) Inland Empire Utilities Agency. 
(58) Ironhouse Sanitary District. 
(59) Irvine Ranch Water District. 
(60) Las Virgenes Municipal Water District. 
(61) Leucadia Wastewater District. 
(62) Long Beach Water Department. 
(63) Los Carneros Water District. 
(64) Marin Municipal Water District. 
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(65) Metropolitan Water District/Los Angeles 
Sanitation District. 
(66) Monterey Regional Water Pollution Con-
trol Agency. 
(67) Napa County Department of Public 
Works. 
(68) North Bay Water Reuse Authority. 
(69) North Marin Water District. 
(70) Novato Sanitary District. 
(71) Olivenhain Municipal Water District. 
(72) Orange County Sanitation District. 
(73) Orange County Water District. 
(74) Otay Water District. 
(75) Padre Dam Municipal Water District. 
(76) Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency. 
(77) Paradise Irrigation District. 
(78) Pebble Beach Community Services Dis-
trict. 
(79) Rainbow Municipal Water District. 
(80) Ramona Municipal Water District. 
(81) Rancho California Water District. 
(82) Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water Dis-
trict. 
(83) Sacramento Regional County Sanitation 
District. 
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‘‘(1) to provide financial assistance for the plan-
ning, design, initial implementation of charter
schools;
‘‘(2) to facilitate the ability of States and local-
ities to increase the number of charter schools in the
Nation to not less than 3,000 by the year 2000; and
‘‘(3) to evaluate the effects of charter schools,
including the effects on students, student achieve-
ment, staff, and parents.
‘‘SEC. 10302. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants
to State educational agencies having applications approved
pursuant to section 10303 to enable such agencies to con-
duct a charter school grant program in accordance with
this part.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—If a State educational agency
elects not to participate in the program authorized by this
part or does not have an application approved under sec-
tion 10303, the Secretary may award a grant to an eligible
applicant that serves such State and has an application
approved pursuant to section 10303.
‘‘(c) PROGRAM PERIODS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS TO STATES.—
‘‘(A) BASIC GRANTS.—Grants awarded to
State educational agencies under this part for
(84) San Bernardino County Special Districts. 
(85) San Francisco Public Utilities Commis-
sion. 
(86) San Jose Water Company. 
(87) San Luis Obispo County. 
(88) Santa Clara Valley Water District. 
(89) Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District. 
(90) Santa Fe Irrigation District. 
(91) Santa Margarita Water District. 
(92) Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District. 
(93) Sonoma County Water Agency. 
(94) South Orange County Wastewater Author-
ity. 
(95) South Tahoe Public Utility District. 
(96) Sunnyslope County Water District. 
(97) Town of Yountville. 
(98) Tuolumne Utilities District. 
(99) Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water 
District. 
(100) Valley Center Municipal Water District. 
(101) Valley Sanitary District. 
(102) Ventura County Waterworks District No. 
8. 
(103) Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation 
Authority. 
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that such term shall not include proprietary institu-
tions of higher education. 
‘‘(5) MILITARY-CONNECTED
STUDENT.—The 
term ‘military-connected student’ means a student 
that is the child of a person serving in the Armed 
Forces. 
‘‘(6) NONTRADITIONAL
STUDENT.—The term 
‘nontraditional student’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 861(b) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161q(b)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 201 the following new item: 
‘‘PART A—TECH PREP PROGRAM’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 206 the following new items: 
‘‘PART B—AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 221. Establishment of American Technical Training Grant Program. 
‘‘Sec. 222. Definitions.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Part A of title II 
of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2371 et seq.), as designated by 
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this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘this title’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘this part’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5097 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the termination 
of inactive investigations after a period of six months. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself, Mr. LANCE, Mr. HARPER, Mr. OLSON, 
Mr. POMPEO, and Mr. BURGESS) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require 
the termination of inactive investigations after a period 
of six months. 
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 ‘‘Start Taking Action 
on Lingering Liabilities Act’’ or the ‘‘STALL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF INACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS. 
Section 20 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 57b–1) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) TERMINATION OF INACTIVE INVESTIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a covered investigation shall terminate at 
the expiration of the six-month period beginning on 
the date on which a covered verifiable written com-
munication is sent by the Commission. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply if— 
‘‘(A) an additional covered verifiable writ-
ten communication is sent by the Commission 
during the period described in paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(B) the Commission votes to extend the 
covered investigation before the expiration of 
such period. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED INVESTIGATION.—The term 
‘covered investigation’ means an investigation 
conducted pursuant to this section in which the 
Commission has notified the person that is the 
subject of the investigation by verifiable written 
communication. 
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‘‘(B) 
COVERED
VERIFIABLE
WRITTEN 
COMMUNICATION.—The term ‘covered verifiable 
written communication’ means a verifiable writ-
ten communication relating to an investigation 
conducted pursuant to this section that is sent 
to the person that is the subject of the inves-
tigation.’’. 
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(1) is entered into under the auspices of the
World Trade Organization regarding trade in infor-
mation technology products,
(2) is entered into under the auspices of the
World Trade Organization regarding extended nego-
tiations on financial services as described in section
135(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 3555(a)),
(3) is entered into under the auspices of the
World Trade Organization regarding the rules of ori-
gin work program described in Article 9 of the Agree-
ment on Rules of Origin referred to in section
101(d)(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 3511(d)(10)), or
(4) is entered into with Chile,
and results from negotiations that were commenced before
the date of the enactment of this Act, subsection (b) shall
apply.
(b) TREATMENT OF AGREEMENTS.—In the case of any
agreement to which subsection (a) applies—
(1) the applicability of the trade authorities pro-
cedures to implementing bills shall be determined
without regard to the requirements of section 104(a),
and any procedural disapproval resolution under sec-
tion 105(b)(1)(B) shall not be in order on the basis
and whose current rating of record is fully successful 
or higher shall be classified at a GS–11 grade and 
receive pay at the minimum rate of basic pay for a 
GS–11 position. 
(2) NONREDUCTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
be construed to—
(A) limit or reduce the rate of pay of any 
Border Patrol agent; or 
(B) reclassify a Border Patrol agent at a 
lower classification of position. 
(b) OFFICE OF BORDER PATROL RECRUITMENT AND 
RETENTION.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service shall establish an Office of Border Pa-
trol Recruitment and Retention within the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Office of Border Patrol 
Recruitment and Retention shall—
(A) develop outreach programs to identify 
and recruit prospective Border Patrol agents; 
(B) develop programs to retain Border Pa-
trol agents; and
‘‘
9902.32.16
(S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-
Amino-
4,6,7,8-tetra-
hydro-4-oxo-
1H- pyrimido
[5,4-b] [1,4]
thiazin- 6-
yl)ethyl]-2-
thienyl] car-
bonyl]-L- glu-
tamic acid
diethyl ester
(CAS No.
177575–19–
8) (provided
for in sub-
heading
2930.90.90)
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
SEC. 
203. 
2-AMINO-5-BROMO-6-METHYL-4-(1H)-QUINAZOL-
INONE.
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:
‘‘
9902.32.20
2-Amino-5-bromo-
6-methyl-4-(1H)-
quinazolinone
(CAS No.
147149–89–1)
(provided for in
subheading
2933.90.97) ........
Free
No Change
No Change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
SEC. 
204. 
2-AMINO-6-METHYL-5-(4-PYRIDINYLTHIO)-4-(1H)-
QUINAZOLINONE.
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:
‘‘
9902.32.21
2-Amino-6-
methyl-5-(4-
pyridinylthi-
o)-4-(1H)-
quinazolinone
(CAS No.
147149–76–
6)(provided
for in sub-
heading
2933.90.97)
Free
No Change
No Change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
nate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as a limitation on the authority 
of the Secretary to enter into other arrangements or 
agreements that are authorized by law and not incon-
sistent with this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5099 
AN ACT 
To establish a pilot program on partnership agree-
ments to construct new facilities for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs.
V
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2617
For the relief of Rosalba Colunga de Medina, Claudia Janet Alexandru
Medina, and Jose Armando Medina, Jr.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1997
Mr. CLEMENT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Rosalba Colunga de Medina, Claudia Janet
Alexandru Medina, and Jose Armando Medina, Jr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ROSALBA
COLUNGA 
DE 
MEDINA, 
CLAUDIA 
JANET
ALEXANDRU MEDINA, AND JOSE ARMANDO
MEDINA, JR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Rosalba Colunga de Medina, Claudia Janet
Alexandru Medina, and Jose Armando Medina, Jr., shall
each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence upon filing an application for is-
suance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such
Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Rosalba Colunga
de Medina, Claudia Janet Alexandru Medina, and Jose
Armando Medina, Jr., enters the United States before the
filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she shall
be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and
shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of
status under section 245 of the Immigration and National-
ity Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Rosalba Colunga de Medina, Claudia Janet
Alexandru Medina, and Jose Armando Medina, Jr., the
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to re-
duce by 3, during the current or next following fiscal year,
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or,
if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are
made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth
under section 202(e) of such Act.
Æ
H. R. 5099 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Communities Helping Invest 
through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 
2016’’ or the ‘‘CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES AND RELATED 
IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 8103 and 8104 
of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary 
may accept donations of the following property from entities 
described in paragraph (2): 
(A) Real property (including structures and equipment 
associated therewith)— 
(i) that includes a constructed facility; or 
(ii) to be used as the site of a facility constructed 
by the entity. 
(B) A facility to be constructed by the entity on real 
property of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—Entities described in this para-
graph are the following: 
(A) A State or local authority. 
(B) An organization that is described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
(C) A limited liability corporation. 
(D) A private entity. 
(E) A donor or donor group. 
(F) Any other non-Federal Government entity. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may accept not more than 
five donations of real property and facility improvements under 
the pilot program and as described in this section. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY.—The Secretary 
may accept the donation of a property described in subsection 
(a)(1) under the pilot program only if— 
(1) the property is—
of the Secretary to enter into other agreements that are 
authorized by law and not inconsistent with this section. 
(j) SELECTED DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT(S).—One of the 5 partnership 
agreement projects that the Secretary is permitted to pur-
sue with a non-Federal entity under subsection (a) a 
project to design, finance, and construct a new ambulatory 
care center in Omaha, Nebraska. Any such project shall 
include necessary space and parking as determine by the 
Secretary. The Secretary shall be permitted to contribute 
funds towards the project in an amount not to exceed 
$56,000,000, and in no event shall the Secretary’s con-
tribution or liability exceed such amount, unless and the 
extent that Congress later provides a future appropriation 
of additional funds to support the project. 
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