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SEC. 106. IMPROVEMENT IN ENHANCED-USE LEASE AU-
THORITIES. 
Section 8166(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘land use,’’ 
in the second sentence after ‘‘relating to’’. 
SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CARE 
UNDER LONG-TERM CARE PILOT PROGRAMS. 
Subsection (h) of section 102 of the Veterans Millen-
nium Health Care and Benefits Act (38 U.S.C. 1710B note) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The authority of’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) In the case of a veteran who is participating in 
a pilot program under this section as of the end of the three- 
year period applicable to that pilot program under para-
graph (1), the Secretary may continue to provide to that 
veteran any of the services that could be provided under 
the pilot program. The authority to provide services to any 
veteran under the preceding sentence applies during the pe-
riod beginning on the date specified in paragraph (1) with 
respect to that pilot program and ending on December 31, 
2005.’’.
TITLE II—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 201. INCLUSION OF ALL ENROLLED VETERANS AMONG 
PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO USE CANTEENS OPER-
ATED BY VETERANS’ CANTEEN SERVICE. 
The text of section 7803 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES.—Canteens operated by 
the Service shall be primarily for the use and benefit of— 
‘‘(1) veterans hospitalized or domiciled at the fa-
cilities at which canteen services are provided; and 
‘‘(2) other veterans who are enrolled under sec-
tion 1705 of this title. 
‘‘(b) OTHER AUTHORIZED USERS.—Service at such 
canteens may also be furnished to— 
‘‘(1) personnel of the Department and recognized 
veterans’ organizations who are employed at a facil-
ity at which canteen services are provided and to 
other persons so employed; 
‘‘(2) the families of persons referred to in para-
graph (1) who reside at the facility; and 
‘‘(3) relatives and other persons while visiting a 
person specified in this section.’’. 
SEC. 202. ENHANCEMENT OF MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS OF 
DEPARTMENT. 
(a) PEER REVIEW PANEL.—In order to assist the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs in selecting facilities of the De-
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 21
To require the general application of the antitrust laws to major league
baseball, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. CONYERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the general application of the antitrust laws to
major league baseball, 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 ‘‘Baseball Fans and
Communities Protection Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO PRO-
FESSIONAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
The Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 27. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the antitrust
laws shall apply to the business of professional major
league baseball.
‘‘(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to af-
fect—
‘‘(1) the applicability or nonapplicability of the
antitrust laws to professional baseball’s amateur
draft, the minor league reserve clause, the Profes-
sional Baseball Agreement, or any other matter re-
lating to the minor leagues;
‘‘(2) the applicability or nonapplicability of the
antitrust laws to any restraint by professional base-
ball on franchise relocation; or
‘‘(3) the application of Public Law 87–331 (15
U.S.C. 1291 et seq.) (commonly known as the
Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961).’’.
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$5,311,974,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $65,000,000 shall be available only for ‘‘Closure
Projects’’ to accelerate closure of specific facilities and there-
by significantly reduce outyear costs; and, in addition,
$343,000,000 for privatization projects, to remain available
until expended.
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
For Department of Energy expenses, including the
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital
equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy
defense, other defense activities, in carrying out the pur-
poses of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the
purchase of passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 2 for
replacement only), $1,637,981,000, to remain available
until expended.
DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the
purposes of Public Law 97–425, as amended, including the
acquisition of real property or facility construction or ex-
pansion, $190,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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(C) shall be based on the rate of basic pay in
effect with respect to the member or civilian em-
ployee on the last day of service of the member or
civilian employee;
(D) shall not be calculated on the basis of ex-
tending the period of leave described under subpara-
graph (A) by any holiday occurring after the date of
separation from service;
(E) shall be considered pay for taxation pur-
poses only; and
(F) shall be paid only after the Chairman of the
Capitol Police Board certifies the applicable period
of leave to the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives, as appropriate.
(3) A member or civilian employee of the Capitol Po-
lice who enters active duty in the armed forces may—
(A) receive a lump sum payment for accrued
annual leave in accordance with this subsection, in
addition to any pay or allowance payable from the
armed forces; or
(B) elect to have the leave remain to the credit
of such member or civilian employee until such mem-
ber or civilian employee returns from active duty.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Bone Marrow
Registry Reauthorization Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY.—Section 379(a)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274k(a)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(referred to in this part as the
‘Registry’) that meets’’ and inserting ‘‘(referred to
in this part as the ‘Registry’) that has the purpose
of increasing the number of transplants for recipi-
ents suitably matched to biologically unrelated do-
nors of bone marrow, and that meets’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘under the direction of a board
of directors that shall include representatives of’’
and all that follows and inserting the following:
‘‘under the direction of a board of directors meeting
the following requirements:
‘‘(1) Each member of the board shall serve for
a term of two years, and each such member may
serve as many as three consecutive two-year terms,
except that such limitations shall not apply to the
Chair of the board (or the Chair-elect) or to the
member of the board who most recently served as
the Chair.
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‘‘(d) PATIENT ADVOCACY; CASE MANAGEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Registry shall estab-
lish and maintain an office of patient advocacy (in
this subsection referred to as the ‘Office’).
‘‘(2) GENERAL FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall
meet the following requirements:
‘‘(A) The Office shall be headed by a direc-
tor.
‘‘(B) The Office shall operate a system for
patient advocacy, which shall be separate from
mechanisms for donor advocacy, and which
shall serve patients for whom the Registry is
conducting, or has been requested to conduct, a
search for an unrelated donor of bone marrow.
‘‘(C) In the case of such a patient, the Of-
fice shall serve as an advocate for the patient
by directly providing to the patient (or family
members, physicians, or other individuals acting
on behalf of the patient) individualized services
with respect to efficiently utilizing the system
under subsection (b)(1) to conduct an ongoing
search for a donor.
‘‘(D) In carrying out subparagraph (C),
the Office shall monitor the system under sub-
section (b)(1) to determine whether the search
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(including persons of mixed ancestry) among poten-
tial donors of bone marrow who are enrolled with
the Registry, and whether the extent of increase re-
sults in a level of representation that meets the
standard established in subsection (c)(1)(A) of such
section 379 (as added by section 2(c) of this Act).
(2) The extent to which patients in need of a
transplant of bone marrow from a biologically unre-
lated donor, and the physicians of such patients,
have been utilizing the Registry in the search for
such a donor.
(3) The number of such patients for whom the
Registry began a preliminary search but for whom
the full search process was not completed, and the
reasons underlying such circumstances.
(4) The extent to which the plan required in
section 2(b)(2) of this Act (relating to the relation-
ship between the Registry and donor centers) has
been implemented.
(5) The extent to which the Registry, donor
centers, donor registries, collection centers, trans-
plant centers, and other appropriate entities have
been complying with the standards, criteria, and
procedures under subsection (e) of such section 379
(as redesignated by section 2(c) of this Act).
vided, as provided in the probate laws of Guam,
among the heirs or next of kin of the decedent
who file claims for such division by such proce-
dures as the Commission may prescribe.
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS PROVING CONSANGUIN-
ITY
WITH
CLAIMANTS
FOR
BENEFITS.—Each
individual who proves consanguinity with a
claimant who has met each of the criteria speci-
fied in subsection (c)(2) shall be entitled to re-
ceive an equal share of the benefit accruing
under this section with respect to the claim of
such claimant if the individual files a claim with
the Commission by such procedures as the
Commission may prescribe.
‘‘(7) ORDER OF PAYMENTS.—The Commission
shall endeavor to make payments under this section
with respect to awards before making such payments
with respect to benefits and, when making payments
with respect to awards or benefits, respectively, to
make payments to eligible individuals in the order of
date of birth (the oldest individual on the date of the
enactment of this Act, or if applicable, the survivors
of that individual, receiving payment first) until all
eligible individuals have received payment in full.
‘‘(8) REFUSAL
TO
ACCEPT
PAYMENT.—If a
claimant refuses to accept a payment made or of-
fered under paragraph (2) or (3) with respect to a
claim filed under this section—
‘‘(A) the amount of the refused payment,
if withdrawn from the Trust Fund for purposes
of making the payment, shall be returned to the
Trust Fund; and
‘‘(B) no payment may be made under this
section to such claimant at any future date with
respect to the claim.
‘‘(9) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF PAY-
MENTS UNDER OTHER LAWS.—Awards paid to eligi-
ble claimants—
‘‘(A) shall be treated for purposes of the
internal revenue laws of the United States as
damages received on account of personal inju-
ries or sickness; and
‘‘(B) shall not be included as income or re-
sources for purposes of determining eligibility to
receive 
benefits 
described 
in 
section
3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31, United States Code,
or the amount of such benefits.
‘‘(e) GUAM TRUST FUND.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in
the Treasury of the United States the Guam Trust
Fund, which shall be administered by the Secretary
of the Treasury.
‘‘(2) INVESTMENTS.—Amounts in the Trust
Fund shall be invested in accordance with section
9702 of title 31, United States Code.
‘‘(3) USES.—Amounts in the Trust Fund shall
be available only for disbursement by the Commis-
sion in accordance with subsection (f).
‘‘(4) DISPOSITION
OF
FUNDS
UPON
TERMI-
NATION.—If all of the amounts in the Trust Fund
have not been obligated or expended by the date of
the termination of the Commission, investments of
amounts in the Trust Fund shall be liquidated, the
receipts of such liquidation shall be deposited in the
Trust Fund, and any unobligated funds remaining
in the Trust Fund shall be given to the University
of Guam, with the conditions that—
‘‘(A) the funds are invested as described in
paragraph (2);
‘‘(B) the funds are used for scholarships to
be known as Guam World War II Loyalty
Scholarships, for claimants described in para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) or in sub-
authority responsible for the operation of a public 
building. 
‘‘(2) COVERED PUBLIC BUILDING.—The term 
‘covered public building’ means a public building (as 
defined in section 3301) that is open to the public 
and contains a public restroom, and includes a build-
ing listed in section 6301 or 5101. 
‘‘(3) LACTATION
ROOM.—The term ‘lactation 
room’ means a hygienic place, other than a bath-
room, that— 
‘‘(A) is shielded from view; 
‘‘(B) is free from intrusion; and 
‘‘(C) contains a chair, a working surface, 
and, if the public building is otherwise supplied 
with electricity, an electrical outlet. 
‘‘(b) LACTATION ROOM REQUIRED.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a cov-
ered public building shall ensure that the building contains 
a lactation room that is made available for use by mem-
bers of the public to express breast milk. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—A covered public building may be 
excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the dis-
cretion of the appropriate authority if— 
‘‘(1) the public building—
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tablished for remote air traffic control towers, taking 
into account best practices that have been developed. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
(A) AIR NAVIGATION FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘air navigation facility’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(B) 
REMOTE
AIR
TRAFFIC
CONTROL 
TOWER.—The term ‘‘remote air traffic control 
tower’’ means a remotely operated air naviga-
tion facility, including all necessary system com-
ponents, that provides the functions and capa-
bilities of an air traffic control tower. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER DEFINITIONS.— 
The terms ‘‘nonhub airport’’, ‘‘primary airport’’, 
‘‘public-use airport’’, and ‘‘reliever airport’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 47102 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(g) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall terminate on 
the day before the date of transfer, as defined in section 
90101(a) of title 49, United States Code, as added by this 
Act. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4444 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude 
power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to 
be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or or-
ganic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from 
energy conservation standards for external power sup-
plies, 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 ‘‘EPS Improvement Act 
of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND-
ARDS TO CERTAIN EXTERNAL POWER SUP-
PLIES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY.— 
Section 321(36)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(36)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subparagraph designation 
and all that follows through ‘‘The term’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘external 
power supply’ does not include a power 
supply circuit, driver, or device that is de-
signed exclusively to be connected to, and 
power— 
‘‘(I) light-emitting diodes pro-
viding illumination; 
‘‘(II) organic light-emitting di-
odes providing illumination; or 
‘‘(III) ceiling fans using direct 
current motors.’’.
(b) STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY CIR-
CUITS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 340(2)(B) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6311(2)(B)) is amended by striking clause (v) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(v) electric lights and lighting power 
supply circuits;’’. 
(2) ENERGY
CONSERVATION
STANDARD
FOR 
CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Section 342 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS.—If the 
Secretary, acting pursuant to section 341(b), includes as 
covered equipment solid state lighting power supply cir-
cuits, 
drivers, 
or 
devices 
described 
in 
section 
321(36)(A)(ii), the Secretary may prescribe under this 
part, not earlier than 1 year after the date on which a 
test procedure has been prescribed, an energy conservation 
standard for such equipment.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 321(6)(B) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(B)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20)’’.
(2) Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(19)’’ each place it appears in each of sub-
sections (a)(3), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), and (b)(5) and in-
serting ‘‘(20)’’. 
(3) Section 325(l) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(l)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (19)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (20)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4444 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and de-
vices designed to be connected to, and power, 
light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting di-
odes providing illumination from energy con-
servation standards for external power supplies, 
and for other purposes.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4446 
To authorize the use of Ebola funds for Zika response and preparedness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2016 
Mr. STEWART (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Af-
fairs and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the use of Ebola funds for Zika response and 
preparedness. 
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 ‘‘Zika Response and 
Safety Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO USE EBOLA FUNDS TO FIGHT 
ZIKA. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to the purposes 
otherwise provided for Ebola funds made available in prior 
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appropriation Acts, such funds may also be used for Zika 
virus response and preparedness. 
(b) EBOLA FUNDS DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘Ebola funds’’ means amounts made 
available to any Department or agency for Ebola response 
and preparedness. 
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the United States for purposes of owning corporations
whose vessels are eligible for documentation under chapter
121 of title 46, United States Code, with a coastwise en-
dorsement, if—
(1) the chief executive officer of the parent cor-
poration is a citizen of the United States;
(2) the chairman of the board of directors of
the parent corporation is a citizen of the United
States, and the number of its directors who are non-
citizens does not exceed a minority of the number
necessary to constitute a quorum;
(3) the parent corporation meets the stock own-
ership requirements of section 2 of the Shipping Act,
1916, for operating a vessel in the coastwise trade;
(4) the corporation holding title is otherwise eli-
gible to own a vessel operated in the coastwise trade;
and
(5) the vessel is otherwise eligible to be oper-
ated in the coastwise trade.
(c) SUNMAR SKY.—Section 1120(g) of the Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–324;
110 Stat. 3978) is amended by inserting ‘‘SUNMAR SKY
(United States official number 683227),’’ after ‘‘vessels’’.
(d) DOCUMENTATION
OF
THE VESSEL PRINCE
NOVA.—
(1) STATE
AND
LOCAL
LICENSING
REQUIRE-
MENTS AND ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.—The Ar-
chitect of the Capitol shall issue regulations for enti-
ties operating child care centers in legislative facili-
ties, which shall be the same as the regulations is-
sued by the Administrator under paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subsection (b), except to the extent that the
Architect may determine, for good cause shown and
stated together with the regulations, that a modifica-
tion of such regulations would be more effective for
the implementation of the requirements and stand-
ards described in such paragraphs.
(2) EVALUATION
AND
ENFORCEMENT.—Sub-
section (b)(3) shall apply to the Architect of the
Capitol, entities operating child care centers in legis-
lative facilities, and legislative offices. For purposes
of that application, references in subsection (b)(3) to
regulations shall be considered to be references to
regulations issued under this subsection.
(d) JUDICIAL BRANCH STANDARDS AND ENFORCE-
MENT.—
(1) STATE
AND
LOCAL
LICENSING
REQUIRE-
MENTS AND ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.—The Di-
rector of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts shall issue regulations for entities op-
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4510 
AN ACT 
To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts 
Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross 
Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(II) by striking ‘‘a complete ap-
plication’’ and inserting ‘‘an initial 
application’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) An initial application shall set forth— 
‘‘(i) the services that will be offered; 
‘‘(ii) the need for the services; and 
‘‘(iii) the experience of the applicant that dem-
onstrates the ability to provide the services.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘25 days 
after receipt of a completed application’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10 days after receipt of an initial appli-
cation’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) If the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
approves an initial application, the applicant has 45 days 
in which to provide a final application that sets forth a 
reasonable plan to finance the approved program. 
‘‘(5) No later than 15 days after receipt of the final 
application, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall review, make a final determination, and complete all 
actions on the final application. The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall maintain a public record of all 
actions taken in response to an application.’’; and 
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(5) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ‘‘available 
by’’ and inserting ‘‘available, at the applicant’s dis-
cretion, by’’. 
SEC. 23. ADDITIONAL PROPERTY. 
Section 549(c)(3)(B)(vii) of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(vii) a museum attended by the pub-
lic, and, for purposes of determining wheth-
er a museum is attended by the public, the 
Administrator shall consider a museum to 
be public if the nonprofit educational or 
public health institution or organization, at 
minimum, accedes to any request submitted 
for access during business hours;’’. 
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