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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1645
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional penalties for
theft by public officials under color of law.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 15, 1997
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. JACKSON of Il-
linois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mrs. MEEK of Flor-
ida, Mr. THOMPSON, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. RUSH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
DIXON, Mr. STOKES, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs.
CLAYTON, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. FORD, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. OWENS, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. WYNN, Mr. SCOTT,
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN, Ms. CARSON, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Ms.
MILLENDER-MCDONALD) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional
penalties for theft by public officials under color of law.
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 ‘‘Drug Seizure Account-
ability Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. THEFT BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS UNDER COLOR OF
LAW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 249. Theft under color of law
‘‘Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance,
regulation or custom, deprives any person of any property
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than
15 years, or both. If the property is a controlled substance,
as defined for the purposes of the Controlled Substances
Act, the penalty for an offense under this section shall
be the same as for the offense of possessing such sub-
stance under that Act.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 13 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘249. Theft under color of law.’’.
SEC. 3. RECORDKEEPING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CERS 
RELATING 
TO 
CONTROLLED 
SUB-
STANCES.
Each law enforcement authority in the United States
shall, in accordance with such rules as the Attorney Gen-
eral shall prescribe, make and maintain records of con-
trolled substances (as defined for the purposes of the Con-
trolled Substances Act) that come into their possession
during the course of law enforcement activities. The Attor-
ney General shall include in the annual report made to
Congress under section 522 of title 28, United States
Code, information regarding the types and amounts of
controlled substances for which such records have been
made during the period covered by the report.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clarifying Amendment 
to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act’’ or the ‘‘CAP-
TIVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF BLOCKED ASSETS TO SATISFY JUDGMENTS 
OF U.S. PERSONS AGAINST TERRORIST PAR-
TIES. 
Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 
of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘means’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) means any asset seized or frozen by 
the United States under section 5(b) of the 
Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
5(b)), under sections 202 and 203 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701; 1702), or under section 805(b) of 
the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) PERSON.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a natural person who, at the time the 
act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was 
committed upon which the judgment described 
in such subsection was obtained by that person, 
was either— 
‘‘(i) a national of the United States as 
defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(22)); 
‘‘(ii) a member of the Armed Forces 
of the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) otherwise an employee of the 
Government of the United States, or of an 
individual performing a contract awarded 
by the United States Government, acting 
within the scope of the employee’s employ-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) if the person described in subpara-
graph (A) is deceased, the personal representa-
tive of the estate of that deceased person.’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by this Act apply to any judg-
ment described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk
Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is en-
tered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3394 
AN ACT 
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 
2002 to allow for the use of certain assets of for-
eign persons and entities to satisfy certain judg-
ments against terrorist parties, and for other 
purposes.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3394 
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow for the use 
of certain assets of foreign persons and entities to satisfy certain judg-
ments against terrorist parties, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. TROTT, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to 
allow for the use of certain assets of foreign persons 
and entities to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist 
parties, 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 ‘‘Clarifying Amendment 
to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act’’ or the ‘‘CAP-
TIVE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF CERTAIN ASSETS TO SATISFY JUDGMENTS 
AGAINST TERRORIST PARTIES. 
Section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 
of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this section, the 
blocked assets of a terrorist party are subject to execution 
or attachment in aid of execution in order to satisfy such 
judgment regardless of whether the terrorist party ceases 
to be a terrorist party after such judgment is entered.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 
of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘means’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) means any asset seized or frozen by 
the United States under section 5(b) of the 
Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
5(b)), under sections 202 and 203 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701; 1702), or under section 805(b) of 
the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); and’’; 
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‘‘(d) NOTICE.—A group health plan under this part
shall comply with the notice requirement under section
713(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 with respect to the requirements of this section
as if such section applied to such plan.
‘‘(e) LEVEL
AND TYPE
OF REIMBURSEMENTS.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a
group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering
group health insurance coverage from negotiating the level
and type of reimbursement with a provider for care pro-
vided in accordance with this section.
‘‘(f) PREEMPTION; EXCEPTION FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COVERAGE IN CERTAIN STATES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of this
section shall not apply with respect to health insur-
ance coverage if there is a State law (as defined in
section 2723(d)(1)) for a State that regulates such
coverage and that requires coverage of at least the
coverage of reconstructive breast surgery otherwise
required under this section.
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 2723(a)(1) shall
not be construed as superseding a State law de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’.
(B) Section 2723(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
300gg–23(c)), as amended by section 604(b)(2) of
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) PERSON.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘person’ means a person who, at the time the act of 
terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed 
upon which the judgment described in such sub-
section was obtained by that person, was either— 
‘‘(A) a national of the United States as de-
fined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)); 
‘‘(B) a member of the Armed Forces of the 
United States; or 
‘‘(C) otherwise an employee of the Govern-
ment of the United States, or of an individual 
performing a contract awarded by the United 
States Government, acting within the scope of 
the employee’s employment.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act apply to any judg-
ment entered before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3394 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 13, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to 
allow for the use of certain assets of foreign persons 
and entities to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist 
parties, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clarifying Amendment 
to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act’’ or the ‘‘CAP-
TIVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF BLOCKED ASSETS TO SATISFY JUDGMENTS 
OF U.S. PERSONS AGAINST TERRORIST PAR-
TIES. 
Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 
of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘means’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) means any asset seized or frozen by 
the United States under section 5(b) of the 
Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
5(b)), under sections 202 and 203 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701; 1702), or under section 805(b) of 
the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
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HR 3394 RDS 
‘‘(4) PERSON.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a natural person who, at the time the 
act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was 
committed upon which the judgment described 
in such subsection was obtained by that person, 
was either— 
‘‘(i) a national of the United States as 
defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(22)); 
‘‘(ii) a member of the Armed Forces 
of the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) otherwise an employee of the 
Government of the United States, or of an 
individual performing a contract awarded 
by the United States Government, acting 
within the scope of the employee’s employ-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) if the person described in subpara-
graph (A) is deceased, the personal representa-
tive of the estate of that deceased person.’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by this Act apply to any judg-
ment described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk 
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Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is en-
tered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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two 
breasts, 
and 
includes 
augmentation
mammoplasty, 
reduction 
mammoplasty, 
and
mastopexy.
‘‘(3) MASTECTOMY DEFINED.—In this section,
the term ‘mastectomy’ means the surgical removal of
all or part of a breast.
‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—A group health plan, and a
health insurance issuer offering group health insurance
coverage in connection with a group health plan, may
not—
‘‘(1) deny coverage described in subsection
(a)(1) on the basis that the coverage is for cosmetic
surgery;
‘‘(2) deny to a woman eligibility, or continued
eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the
terms of the plan, solely for the purpose of avoiding
the requirements of this section;
‘‘(3) provide monetary payments or rebates to
women to encourage such women to accept less than
the minimum protections available under this sec-
tion;
‘‘(4) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the
reimbursement of an attending provider because
unamortized portion of such expenses over the 36-
month period beginning with the month in which the
date of enactment of this Act occurs. For purposes
of this paragraph, the unamortized portion of any
expense is the amount remaining unamortized as of
the first day of the 36-month period.
SEC. 5. ELECTION TO EXPENSE DELAY RENTAL PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 263 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to capital expenditures), as
amended by section 1(a), is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(k) DELAY RENTAL PAYMENTS FOR DOMESTIC OIL
AND GAS WELLS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection
(a), a taxpayer may elect to treat delay rental pay-
ments incurred in connection with the development
of oil or gas within the United States (as defined in
section 638) as payments which are not chargeable
to capital account. Any payments so treated shall be
allowed as a deduction in the taxable year in which
paid or incurred.
‘‘(2) DELAY RENTAL PAYMENTS.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), the term ‘delay rental payment’
means an amount paid for the privilege of deferring
development of an oil or gas well.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 263A(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sec-
tion 1(b), is amended by inserting ‘‘263(k),’’ after
‘‘263(j),’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments made or in-
curred after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) TRANSITION
RULE.—In the case of any
payments described in section 263(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section,
which were made or incurred on or before the date
of enactment of this Act, the taxpayer may elect, at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary of
the Treasury may prescribe, to amortize the
unamortized portion of such payments over the 36-
month period beginning with the month in which the
date of enactment of this Act occurs. For purposes
of this paragraph, the unamortized portion of any
payment is the amount remaining unamortized as of
the first day of the 36-month period.
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF SPUDDING RULE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 461(i)(2)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rule for
spudding of oil or gas wells) is amended by striking ‘‘90th
day’’ and inserting ‘‘180th day’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1997.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1649
To make retroactive the entitlement of certain Medal of Honor recipients
to the special pension provided for persons entered and recorded on
the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 15, 1997
Mrs. CHENOWETH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To make retroactive the entitlement of certain Medal of
Honor recipients to the special pension provided for per-
sons entered and recorded on the Army, Navy, Air Force,
and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RETROACTIVITY OF MEDAL OF HONOR SPE-
CIAL PENSION.
(a) ENTITLEMENT.—In the case of Vernon J. Baker,
Edward A. Carter, Junior, and Charles L. Thomas, who
were awarded the Medal of Honor pursuant to section 561
of Public Law 104–201 (110 Stat. 2529) and whose
names have been entered and recorded on the Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll, the en-
titlement of those persons to the special pension provided
under section 1562 of title 38, United States Code (and
antecedent provisions of law), shall be effective as follows:
(1) In the case of Vernon J. Baker, for months
that begin after April 1945.
(2) In the case of Edward A. Carter, Junior,
for months that begin after March 1945.
(3) In the case of Charles L. Thomas, for
months that begin after December 1944.
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the special pension
payable under subsection (a) for a month beginning before
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the amount
of the special pension provided by law for that month for
persons entered and recorded on the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll (or an ante-
cedent Medal of Honor Roll required by law).
(c) PAYMENT TO NEXT OF KIN.—In the case of a
person referred to in subsection (a) who died before receiv-
ing full payment of the pension pursuant to this section,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay the total
amount of the accrued pension, upon receipt of application
for payment within one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, to the deceased person’s spouse or, if
there is no surviving spouse, then to the deceased person’s
children, per stirpes, in equal shares.
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A BILL
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf
of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recogni-
tion of her outstanding and enduring contributions
through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) Mother Teresa of Calcutta has greatly im-
pacted the lives of people in all walks of life in every
corner of the world through love and her selfless
dedication to humanity and charitable works for
nearly 70 years;
(2) Mother Teresa has expanded her personal
dedication by founding the Missionaries of Charity,
which include well over 3,000 members in 25 coun-
tries, who devote their entire lives to serving the
poor without accepting any material reward in re-
turn;
(3) Mother Teresa has been recognized as a hu-
manitarian around the world and has been recog-
nized in the form of—
(A) the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize
(1971);
this chapter and recommendations for legislation that
may further commercial launches and reentries; and
‘‘(2) reviews the performance of the regulatory
activities and the effectiveness of the Office of Com-
mercial Space Transportation.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
70119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 70119. Authorization of appropriations
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for the activities of the Office of
the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Trans-
portation—
‘‘(1) $6,182,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1998;
‘‘(2) $6,275,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1999; and
‘‘(3) $6,600,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2000.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a)(6)(B) shall take effect upon the effective date of
final regulations issued pursuant to section 70105(b)(2)(D)
of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a)(6)(H).
minority groups to be tested for and know their HIV/ 
AIDS status. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The national media outreach 
campaign under this section— 
(1) shall— 
(A) be science-driven and targeted to mi-
nority men, women, and youth; and 
(B) give special emphasis to Black and 
Hispanic women and minority males who have 
sex with males, including those who are not 
more than 18 years of age; and 
(2) may target high schools and universities 
with 40-percent or greater minority enrollment. 
(c) LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.—In implementing the 
campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary may enter 
into agreements with local organizations (as defined by the 
Secretary) that focus on serving a single metropolitan 
community. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 
2019. Any funds made available to the Secretary pursuant 
to the previous sentence for a fiscal year shall remain 
available until expended but in no case after fiscal year 
2019. 
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SEC. 9. NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND 
HEALTH DISPARITIES GRANTS FOR STUDY 
ON PREVENTION BASED ON BEHAVIORAL 
FACTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the National Center on Minority Health and 
Health Disparities, may make grants to eligible entities 
to study behavioral factors that lead to increased HIV/ 
AIDS prevalence in minority groups. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, an eligible entity is a public or private organization 
with one or more published studies on behaviors. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 
2019. Any funds made available to the Secretary pursuant 
to the previous sentence for a fiscal year shall remain 
available until expended but in no case after fiscal year 
2019. 
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HR 5025 PCS 
a third party contractor under a financial assistance 
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be 
available—
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 
by the Department of Transportation in recovering 
improper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in 
recovering improper payments: Provided, That 
amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs 
(1) and (2)—
(A) shall be credited to and merged with 
the appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided, That prior to the 
transfer of any such recovery to an appropria-
tions account, the Secretary shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions of the amount and reasons for such trans-
fer: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’, has the