datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
with respect to a safeguard good, a rate of duty that
is the lesser of—
(A) the column 1 general rate of duty that
would have been imposed under the HTS on the
same safeguard good entered, without a claim
for preferential treatment, at the time the addi-
tional duty is imposed under subsection (b), (c),
or (d), as the case may be; or
(B) the column 1 general rate of duty that
would have been imposed under the HTS on the
same safeguard good entered, without a claim
for preferential treatment, on December 31,
2004.
(3) SCHEDULE RATE OF DUTY.—For purposes
of subsections (b) and (c), the term ‘‘schedule rate
of duty’’ means, with respect to a safeguard good,
the rate of duty for that good set out in the Sched-
ule of the United States to Annex 2–B of the Agree-
ment.
(4) SAFEGUARD GOOD.—In this subsection, the
term ‘‘safeguard good’’ means—
(A) a horticulture safeguard good de-
scribed subsection (b)(1)(B); or
(B) a beef safeguard good described in
subsection (c)(1) or subsection (d)(1)(A).
(5) EXCEPTIONS.—No additional duty shall be
assessed on a good under subsection (b), (c), or (d)
if, at the time of entry, the good is subject to import
relief under—
(A) subtitle A of title III of this Act; or
(B) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.).
(6) TERMINATION.—The assessment of an ad-
ditional duty on a good under subsection (b) or (c),
whichever is applicable, shall cease to apply to that
good on the date on which duty-free treatment must
be provided to that good under the Schedule of the
United States to Annex 2–B of the Agreement.
(7) NOTICE.—Not later than 60 days after the
date on which the Secretary of the Treasury assesses
an additional duty on a good under subsection (b),
(c), or (d), the Secretary shall notify the Govern-
ment of Australia in writing of such action and shall
provide to that Government data supporting the as-
sessment of the additional duty.
(b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON HORTICULTURE SAFE-
GUARD GOODS.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(A) F.O.B.—The term ‘‘F.O.B.’’ means
free on board, regardless of the mode of trans-
portation, at the point of direct shipment by the
seller to the buyer.
(B) HORTICULTURE SAFEGUARD GOOD.—
The term ‘‘horticulture safeguard good’’ means
a good—
(i) that qualifies as an originating
good under section 203;
(ii) that is included in the United
States Horticulture Safeguard List set
forth in Annex 3–A of the Agreement; and
(iii) for which a claim for preferential
treatment under the Agreement has been
made.
(C) UNIT IMPORT PRICE.—The ‘‘unit im-
port price’’ of a good means the price of the
good determined on the basis of the F.O.B. im-
port price of the good, expressed in either dol-
lars per kilogram or dollars per liter, whichever
unit of measure is indicated for the good in the
United States Horticulture Safeguard List set
forth in Annex 3–A of the Agreement.
(D) TRIGGER PRICE.—The ‘‘trigger price’’
for a good is the trigger price indicated for that
good in the United States Horticulture Safe-
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1058
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre
Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service under
construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute,
Indiana, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John T.
Myers Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1058
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construction
at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T. Myers
Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service under construc-
tion at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office Build-
ing’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John T.
Myers Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1058
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construc-
tion at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the
‘‘John T. Myers Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. PEASE) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre
Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service under
construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute,
Indiana, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John T.
Myers Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office Building’’.
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end the following new sentence: ‘‘Such term does not in-
clude actions taken pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure; in the case of a proceeding in a State court,
the rules of civil procedure available under the laws of
such State; or a nonjudicial foreclosure.’’.
SEC. 3. COLLECTION ACTIVITY FOLLOWING INITIAL NO-
TICE.
Section 809 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
(15 U.S.C. 1692(g)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(d) CONTINUATION DURING PERIOD.—Collection
activities and communications may continue during the
30-day period described in subsection (a) unless the
consumer requests the cessation of such activities.’’.
SEC. 4. LIABILITY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
(a) CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON CLASS AC-
TION
AWARDS.—Section 
813(a)(2)(B) 
(15 
U.S.C.
1692k(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or any series of class actions
arising out of the same violations by the same debt
collector’’ after ‘‘case of a class action’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘of such class action or series
of class actions’’ after ‘‘all other class members’’.
(b) ATTORNEYS FEES TO ENFORCE CIVIL LIABIL-
ITY.—Paragraph (3) of section 813(a) of the Fair Debt
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Calendar No. 212
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1058
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 18 (legislative day, JUNE 17), 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
OCTOBER 9, 1997
Committee discharged and ordered to be placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre
Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service under
construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute,
Indiana, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John T.
Myers Post Office Building’’.
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 212
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1058
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service under construction at 150 West Mar-
garet Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the
‘‘John T. Myers Post Office Building’’.
OCTOBER 9, 1997
Ordered to be placed on the calendar
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1058
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 18 (legislative day, JUNE 17), 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre
Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1058 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service under
construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute,
Indiana, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John T.
Myers Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘John T. Myers Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1059
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to reduce the cost of
credit, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. BACHUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to reduce
the cost of credit, 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 ‘‘Credit Cost Reduction
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Section 803(2) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a(2)) is amended by adding at the
Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692k(a)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(3) subject to subsection (f), in the case of a
successful action to enforce a liability under para-
graph (1) or (2), the costs of the action, including
reasonable attorney’s fees, as determined by the
court, in an amount not to exceed the amount
awarded in such action under the applicable para-
graph.’’.
(c) RULES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN ACTIONS.—Sec-
tion 813 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15
U.S.C. 1692k) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(f) RULES APPLICABLE TO ACTIONS UNDER THIS
TITLE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
any action arising under this title, for purposes of Rule
68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the following
provisions shall apply:
‘‘(1) PLAINTIFF’S
ATTORNEY’S
FEES.—Costs
shall include reasonable fees for the plaintiff’s attor-
ney.
‘‘(2) DISALLOWANCE OF CERTAIN FEES ACCRU-
ING AFTER REFUSAL OF SETTLEMENT OFFER.—In
accordance with Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, if—
‘‘(A) an offer is made by the debt collector
to a consumer bringing an action (including any
class action or series of class actions referred to
in subsection (a)(2)(B)) under this title, and
the offer is not accepted; and
‘‘(B) the amount of the final judgment
awarded to the consumer (or, in the case of a
class action or series of class actions, the total
amount awarded to all class members in such
class action or series of class actions) is less
than or equal to the amount of the offer re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A),
the consumer (or the class with regard to a class ac-
tion or series of class actions) may not be awarded
or otherwise recover costs for attorney’s fees in-
curred after the date such offer is rejected.’’.
(d) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—Section 813(b)
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
1692k(b)) is amended—
(1) in the portion of such subsection which pre-
cedes paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘liability in any ac-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘any award’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(1) In any action under subsection (a)(2)(A), the
frequency and persistence of noncompliance by the debt
collector, the nature of such noncompliance, the extent to
which the such noncompliance was intentional, and the
amount of actual damages awarded; or’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 105
To establish a locally oriented commission to assist the city of Berlin, New
Hampshire, in identifying and studying its region’s historical and cultural
assets, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. BASS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To establish a locally oriented commission to assist the city
of Berlin, New Hampshire, in identifying and studying
its region’s historical and cultural assets, 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 ‘‘Androscoggin River
Valley Heritage Area Act’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a locally ori-
ented commission to assist the city of Berlin, New Hamp-
shire, in identifying and studying its region’s historical
and cultural assets.
SEC. 
3. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
BERLIN 
AND 
THE
ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER VALLEY HERITAGE
COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established
the Berlin and the Androscoggin River Valley Heritage
Commission (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’), which shall consist of 11 members appointed not
later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, as follows:
(1) 1 member appointed by the Governor of
New Hampshire, who shall serve as Chair.
(2) 1 member appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the State of New
Hampshire.
(3) 1 member appointed by the President of the
Senate of the State of New Hampshire.
(4) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of
the Interior from among individuals recommended
by State and local cultural or historic preservation
organizations.
(5) 1 member who has experience in the area
of historical projects, appointed by the Secretary of
the Interior.
(6) 4 members appointed by the Mayor of the
city of Berlin, New Hampshire.
(7) 1 member appointed by the Member of the
House of Representatives representing the Second
Congressional District of New Hampshire.
(b) VOTING.—The Commission shall act and advise
by affirmative vote of a majority of its members.
(c) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission
shall receive no pay on account of their service on the
Commission, but while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission members of the Commission shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
in the same manner as persons employed intermittently
in Government service are allowed expenses under section
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) EXEMPTION FROM CHARTER RENEWAL RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Commission.
(e) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate
upon submission of the report under section 4(b).
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or official and to the central whistleblower office described 
in subsection (h). 
‘‘(c) POSITIVE
DETERMINATION.—If a supervisor 
makes a positive determination under subsection (b)(1) re-
garding a whistleblower complaint of an employee, the su-
pervisor shall include in the notification to the employee 
under such subsection the specific actions that the super-
visor will take to address the complaint. 
‘‘(d) FILING COMPLAINT WITH NEXT-LEVEL SUPER-
VISORS.—(1) If any circumstance described in paragraph 
(3) is met, an employee may file a whistleblower complaint 
in accordance with subsection (g) with the next-level super-
visor who shall treat such complaint in accordance with 
this section. 
‘‘(2) An employee may file a whistleblower complaint 
with the Secretary if the employee has filed the whistle-
blower complaint to each level of supervisors between the 
employee and the Secretary in accordance with paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) A circumstance described in this paragraph is 
any of the following circumstances: 
‘‘(A) A supervisor does not make a timely deter-
mination under subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistle-
blower complaint. 
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(f) SUPPORT.—The Director of the National Park
Service may provide such staff support and technical serv-
ices as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the
Commission. The Secretary of the Interior may provide
the Commission such technical and other assistance as is
necessary to complete the study described in section 4.
(g) OPEN MEETINGS.—All meetings of the Commis-
sion shall be open to the public.
SEC. 4. STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the comple-
tion of appointment of the members of the Commission,
the Commission shall complete a comprehensive study of
the Androscoggin River Valley’s history and culture in
New Hampshire. The study shall—
(1) include a catalog of all available historically
and culturally significant sites, buildings, and areas
in the region;
(2) examine the feasibility of any Federal or
State historic recognition;
(3) include a set of options for the city of Ber-
lin, New Hampshire, to pursue with respect to herit-
age-based development, including a list of available
Federal, State, and private programs which would
further any such efforts; and
(4) account for the impacts of any heritage-
based development on private, State, and municipal
property.
(b) REPORT.—The Commission shall provide the
Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of
New Hampshire with a report based on the study de-
scribed in subsection (a).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
For the purposes of carrying out the functions of the
Commission, there are authorized to be appropriated
$20,000.
SEC. 6. NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to provide the
Commission with any regulatory authority.
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awarding grants and the ongoing oversight of grant-
ees after such grants are awarded.’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE TREATMENT.—Section 507 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘treatment of substance 
abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘treatment of substance 
use disorders’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘abuse treatment systems’’ 
and inserting ‘‘use disorder treatment systems’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘abuse’’ 
and inserting ‘‘use disorder’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘individ-
uals who abuse drugs’’ and inserting ‘‘individ-
uals who use drugs’’; 
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘carried 
out by the Director’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (10); 
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (11) 
through (14) as paragraphs (10) through (13), 
respectively; 
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‘‘(5) The State requires that, if a health care
entity (including a hospital) transfers a body to a fu-
neral-services practitioner and such entity knows
that the body is infected with HIV, the entity notify
the funeral-services practitioner of such fact.
‘‘(6) The State requires that, if a health insur-
ance issuer requires an applicant for such insurance
to be tested for HIV disease as a condition of issu-
ing such insurance, the applicant be afforded an op-
portunity by the health insurance issuer to be in-
formed, upon request, of the HIV status of the ap-
plicant. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
‘health insurance issuer’ means an insurance com-
pany, insurance service, or insurance organization
(including a health maintenance organization) which
is licensed to engage in the business of insurance in
the State and which is subject to State law which
regulates insurance. This paragraph may not be con-
strued as affecting the provisions of section 514 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 with respect to group health plans.
‘‘(7) The State requires that, if an adoption
agency is giving significant consideration to approv-
ing an individual as an adoptive parent of a child
and the agency knows whether the child has HIV
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1060
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize
compounding of drugs and devices under certain circumstances.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. DELAY, Mr.
MCCOLLUM, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. ANDREWS,
Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. WATTS of Okla-
homa, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KLUG, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. SPRATT, Mr.
MCINTOSH, Ms. FURSE, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. COBURN, Mr. PETERSON of
Minnesota, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. NOR-
WOOD, and Mr. MILLER of Florida) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
authorize compounding of drugs and devices under cer-
tain circumstances.
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 ‘‘Pharmacy
Compounding Act’’.