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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3433
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from authorizing payment under defense
contracts for restructuring costs of a merger or acquisition.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 10, 1996
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from authorizing pay-
ment under defense contracts for restructuring costs of
a merger or acquisition.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON AUTHORIZATION OF PAY-
MENT OF COSTS UNDER DEFENSE CON-
TRACTS FOR RESTRUCTURING COSTS OF A
MERGER OR ACQUISITION.
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may
not authorize payment of any restructuring costs associ-
ated with a merger or acquisition that are incurred by a
contractor under contract with the Department of De-
fense.
(b) REPEAL.—Section 818 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–
337; 108 Stat. 2821; 10 U.S.C. 2324 note) is amended—
(1) by striking out subsections (a), (b), (c), and
(d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and
(g) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2),
the prohibition in subsection (a) applies with respect to
restructuring costs associated with a merger or acquisition
that are incurred before, on, or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply
with respect to restructuring costs associated with a merg-
er or acquisition that were paid by the Secretary of De-
fense before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of
1996’’.
(b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF-
FICIAL.
Section 3(3)(F) (2 U.S.C. 1602(3)(F)) is amended
by striking ‘‘7511(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘7511(b)(2)(B)’’.
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO LOBBYING CON-
TACT.
(a) 
CERTAIN
COMMUNICATIONS.—Section
3(8)(B)(ix) (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)(B)(ix)) is amended by in-
serting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including any
communication compelled by a Federal contract, grant,
loan, permit, or license’’.
(b) DEFINITION OF ‘‘PUBLIC OFFICIAL’’.—Section
3(15)(F) (2 U.S.C. 1602(15)(F)) is amended by inserting
‘‘, or a group of governments acting together as an inter-
national organization’’ before the period.
the Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor (or 
such Secretaries’ delegates) and the Director of the Pen-
sion Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or the Director’s dele-
gate) shall carry out programs of public outreach, includ-
ing on the Internet, to inform potential eligible individuals 
(as defined in section 35(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) of the extension of the credit under section 
35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the avail-
ability of the election to claim such credit retroactively for 
coverage months beginning after December 31, 2013. 
SEC. 8. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the Con-
solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘July 28, 
2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2025’’. 
(b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.— 
Section 503 of the United States–Korea Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112–41; 125 
Stat. 460) is amended by striking ‘‘July 14, 2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping Tax Offend-
ers and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2014’’ or the 
‘‘STOP Identity Theft Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RESOURCES 
WITH REGARD TO TAX RETURN IDENTITY 
THEFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General should 
make use of all existing resources of the Department of 
Justice, including any appropriate task forces, to bring 
more perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS TO BE TAKEN INTO AC-
COUNT.—In carrying out this section, the Attorney Gen-
eral should take into account the following: 
(1) The need to concentrate efforts in those 
areas of the country where the crime is most fre-
quently reported. 
(2) The need to coordinate with State and local 
authorities for the most efficient use of their laws 
and resources to prosecute and prevent the crime. 
(3) The need to protect vulnerable groups, such 
as veterans, seniors, and minors (especially foster 
children) from becoming victims or otherwise used in 
the offense.
SEC. 3. VICTIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT MAY INCLUDE ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 1028— 
(A) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an organization)’’ after ‘‘another per-
son’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(7), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or other 
person’’ after ‘‘specific individual’’; and 
(2) in section 1028A(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an organization)’’ after ‘‘another person’’. 
SEC. 4. IDENTITY THEFT FOR PURPOSES OF TAX FRAUD. 
Section 1028(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) during and in relation to a felony 
under section 7206 or 7207 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986;’’.
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report that contains the fol-
lowing information: 
(1) Information readily available to the Depart-
ment of Justice about trends in the incidence of tax 
return identity theft. 
(2) Recommendations on additional statutory 
tools that would aid in the effective prosecution of 
tax return identity theft. 
(3) The status on implementing the rec-
ommendations of the Department’s March 2010 
Audit Report 10–21 entitled ‘‘The Department of 
Justice’s Efforts to Combat Identity Theft’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 744 
AN ACT 
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for 
certain identity thefts, and for other purposes.
II 
Calendar No. 555 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 744 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity 
thefts, 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 ‘‘Stopping Tax Offend-
ers and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2014’’ or the 
‘‘STOP Identity Theft Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RESOURCES 
WITH REGARD TO TAX RETURN IDENTITY 
THEFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General should 
make use of all existing resources of the Department of 
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Justice, including any appropriate task forces, to bring 
more perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS TO BE TAKEN INTO AC-
COUNT.—In carrying out this section, the Attorney Gen-
eral should take into account the following: 
(1) The need to concentrate efforts in those 
areas of the country where the crime is most fre-
quently reported. 
(2) The need to coordinate with State and local 
authorities for the most efficient use of their laws 
and resources to prosecute and prevent the crime. 
(3) The need to protect vulnerable groups, such 
as veterans, seniors, and minors (especially foster 
children) from becoming victims or otherwise used in 
the offense. 
SEC. 3. VICTIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT MAY INCLUDE ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 1028— 
(A) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an organization)’’ after ‘‘another per-
son’’; and 
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(C), and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (C), and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and
(4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and
by adding after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) a list of employees of the registrant who
acted as lobbyists on behalf of the client during the
semi-annual reporting period;’’.
SEC. 7. EXEMPTION BASED ON REGISTRATION UNDER LOB-
BYING ACT.
Section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act
(22 U.S.C. 613(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘is required
to register and does register’’ and inserting ‘‘has engaged
in lobbying activities and has registered’’.
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103 
the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Prior-
ities and Accountability Act of 2015’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2103(b) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro-
motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 3(b) of the Bipartisan Congres-
sional Trade Priorities and Accountability 
Act of 2015’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 
2103(a)(3)(A) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro-
motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 3(a)(4)(A) of the Bipartisan Congres-
sional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act 
of 2015’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 
2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Author-
ity Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(a) of 
the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities 
and Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
(2) HEARINGS.—Section 132 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2152) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Author-
ity Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3 of the Bi-
partisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Account-
ability Act of 2015’’. 
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(B) in subsection (d)(7), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or other 
person’’ after ‘‘specific individual’’; and 
(2) in section 1028A(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an organization)’’ after ‘‘another person’’. 
SEC. 4. IDENTITY THEFT FOR PURPOSES OF TAX FRAUD. 
Section 1028(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) during and in relation to a felony 
under section 7206 or 7207 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986;’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report that contains the fol-
lowing information: 
(1) Information readily available to the Depart-
ment of Justice about trends in the incidence of tax 
return identity theft. 
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(2) Recommendations on additional statutory 
tools that would aid in the effective prosecution of 
tax return identity theft. 
(3) The status on implementing the rec-
ommendations of the Department’s March 2010 
Audit Report 10–21 entitled ‘‘The Department of 
Justice’s Efforts to Combat Identity Theft’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 555 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 744 
AN ACT 
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for 
certain identity thefts, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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Union Calendar No. 368
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3435
[Report No. 104–699]
To make technical amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 10, 1996
Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary
JULY 24, 1996
Additional sponsors: Mr. ZIMMER and Mr. UPTON
JULY 24, 1996
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 May 10, 1996]
A BILL
To make technical amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1995.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1996’’.
(b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to,
or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall
be considered to be made to a section or other provision
of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF-
FICIAL.
Section 3(3)(F) (2 U.S.C. 1602(3)(F)) is amended by
striking ‘‘7511(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘7511(b)(2)(B)’’.
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO LOBBYING CON-
TACT.
(a) CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.—Section 3(8)(B)(ix)
(2 U.S.C. 1602(8)(B)(ix)) is amended by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including any communica-
tion compelled by a Federal contract, grant, loan, permit,
or license’’.
(b) DEFINITION
OF ‘‘PUBLIC OFFICIAL’’.—Section
3(15)(F) (2 U.S.C. 1602(15)(F)) is amended by inserting
‘‘, or a group of governments acting together as an inter-
national organization’’ before the period.
SEC. 4. INTERESTS.
(a) SECTION
4.—Section 4(b)(4)(C) (2 U.S.C.
1603(b)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘direct interest’’ and
inserting ‘‘significant direct interest’’.
(b) SECTION
5.—Section 5(b)(2)(D) (2 U.S.C.
1604(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘of the interest, if
any,’’ and inserting ‘‘of any significant direct interest’’.
(c) SECTION 14.—Section 14 (2 U.S.C. 1609) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘a direct in-
terest’’ and inserting ‘‘a significant direct interest’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘a direct in-
terest’’ and inserting ‘‘a significant direct interest’’.
SEC. 5. ESTIMATES BASED ON TAX REPORTING SYSTEM.
(a) SECTION 15(a).—Section 15(a) (2 U.S.C. 1610
(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘A registrant’’ and inserting ‘‘A
person, other than a lobbying firm,’’; and
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) for all other purposes consider as lobbying
contacts and lobbying activities only—
‘‘(A) lobbying contacts with covered legisla-
tive branch officials (as defined in section 3(4))
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laborate with the State agency responsible for 
administering the State Medicaid plan under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396 et seq.), the State agency responsible for 
providing services for individuals with develop-
mental disabilities, and the State agency respon-
sible for providing mental health services, to de-
velop opportunities for community-based employ-
ment in integrated settings, to the greatest extent 
practicable.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (14)— 
(A) in the paragraph header, by striking 
‘‘ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SEMIANNUAL’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘an annual’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a semiannual’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘has achieved an em-
ployment outcome’’ and inserting ‘‘is em-
ployed’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘achievement of the 
outcome’’ and all that follows through ‘‘rep-
resentative)’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning of 
such employment, and annually thereafter’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘to competitive’’ and 
all that follows and inserting the following:
and lobbying activities in support of such con-
tacts; and
‘‘(B) lobbying of Federal executive branch
officials to the extent that such activities are in-
fluencing legislation as defined in section
4911(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(b) SECTION 15(b).—Section 15(b) (2 U.S.C. 1610(b))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘A registrant that is subject to’’
and inserting ‘‘A person, other than a lobbying firm,
who is required to account and does account for lob-
bying expenditures pursuant to’’; and
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) for all other purposes consider as lobbying
contacts and lobbying activities only—
‘‘(A) lobbying contacts with covered legisla-
tive branch officials (as defined in section 3(4))
and lobbying activities in support of such con-
tacts; and
‘‘(B) lobbying of Federal executive branch
officials to the extent that amounts paid or costs
incurred in connection with such activities are
not deductible pursuant to section 162(e) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(c) SECTION 5(c).—Section 5(c) (2 U.S.C. 1604(c)) is
amended by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 6. DISCLOSURE OF INDIVIDUAL REGISTERED LOBBY-
ISTS.
Section 5(b) (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the
end of subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph
(C), and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (C), and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and by
adding after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) a list of employees of the registrant who
acted as lobbyists on behalf of the client during the
semi-annual reporting period;’’.
SEC. 7. EXEMPTION BASED ON REGISTRATION UNDER LOB-
BYING ACT.
Section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938 (22 U.S.C. 613(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘is re-
quired to register and does register’’ and inserting ‘‘has en-
gaged in lobbying activities and has registered’’.
Union Calendar No. 368
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3435
[Report No. 104–699]
A BILL
To make technical amendments to the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995.
JULY 24, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 745 
To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2013 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. CHU, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. 
PETERS of California, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. 
LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, Ms. HANABUSA, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LEWIS, 
Mr. RUIZ, and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF WATER DESALINATION 
ACT OF 1996. 
Section 8 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘for each of 
fiscal years 2012 through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018’’. 
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employment immediately preceding the qualified
military service).
‘‘(8) USERRA REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED
RETIREMENT PLANS.—For purposes of this subchapter
and section 457, an employer sponsoring a retirement
plan shall be treated as meeting the requirements of
chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, only if
each of the following requirements is met:
‘‘(A) An individual reemployed under such
chapter is treated with respect to such plan as
not having incurred a break in service with the
employer maintaining the plan by reason of such
individual’s period of qualified military service.
‘‘(B) Each period of qualified military serv-
ice served by an individual is, upon reemploy-
ment under such chapter, deemed with respect to
such plan to constitute service with the employer
maintaining the plan for the purpose of deter-
mining the nonforfeitability of the individual’s
accrued benefits under such plan and for the
purpose of determining the accrual of benefits
under such plan.
‘‘(C) An individual reemployed under such
chapter is entitled to accrued benefits that are
contingent on the making of, or derived from,
(3) The term ‘‘military service’’ means service 
performed as a member of an active or reserve com-
ponent of the uniformed services. 
(4) The term ‘‘national service’’ means— 
(A) military service; or 
(B) civilian service in a Federal, State, or 
local government program or with a commu-
nity-based agency or community-based entity 
that, as determined by the President, is en-
gaged in meeting human, educational, environ-
mental, or public safety needs. 
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense with respect 
to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
Corps; 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
with respect to the Coast Guard; 
(C) the Secretary of Commerce with re-
spect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; and 
(D) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services with respect to the Public Health Serv-
ice. 
(6) The term ‘‘United States’’, when used in a 
geographical sense, means the several States, the 
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