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such budgets and monthly or quarterly reports 
regarding a covered territorial instrumentality 
as the Oversight Board determines to be nec-
essary and may designate any covered terri-
torial instrumentality to be included in the Ter-
ritory Budget; except that the Oversight Board 
may not designate a covered territorial instru-
mentality to be included in the Territory Budg-
et if applicable territory law does not require 
legislative approval of such covered territorial 
instrumentality’s budget. 
(C) SEPARATE
INSTRUMENTALITY
BUDG-
ETS AND REPORTS.—The Oversight Board in 
its sole discretion may or, if it requires a budg-
et from a covered territorial instrumentality 
whose budget does not require legislative ap-
proval under applicable territory law, shall des-
ignate a covered territorial instrumentality to 
be the subject of an Instrumentality Budget 
separate from the applicable Territory Budget 
and require that the Governor develop such an 
Instrumentality Budget. 
(D) INCLUSION
IN
TERRITORY
FISCAL 
PLAN.—The Oversight Board may require in its 
sole discretion the Governor to include a cov-
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years 2001, 2002, and 2003.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2714
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard certain amounts
of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 23, 1997
Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, and Mr. NEAL
of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard
certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying
$10,000,000 limit on such issues.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. $10,000,000 OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES DIS-
REGARDED IN APPLYING $10,000,000 LIMITA-
TION 
ON 
FACE 
AMOUNT 
OF 
QUALIFIED
SMALL ISSUE BONDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
144(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to $10,000,000 limit in certain cases) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new flush sentence:
‘‘Capital expenditures which would (but for this
sentence) be taken into account under clause
(ii) shall be taken into account only to the ex-
tent such expenditures exceed $10,000,000.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to—
(1) obligations issued after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and
(2) capital expenditures made after such date
with respect to obligations issued on or before such
date.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2715
To prohibit the conveyance of real property at Long Beach Naval Station,
California, to China Ocean Shipping Company.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 23, 1997
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, and Mr. BARTLETT of Mary-
land) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on National Security
A BILL
To prohibit the conveyance of real property at Long Beach
Naval Station, California, to China Ocean Shipping Com-
pany.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY
AT LONG BEACH NAVAL STATION, CALIFOR-
NIA, TO CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY.
(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT CONVEYANCE.—
In disposing of real property in connection with the closure
of Long Beach Naval Station, California, under the provi-
sions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act
HR 2715 IH
of 1990 (part A of title XXXIX of Public Law 101–510;
10 U.S.C. 2687 note), the Secretary of Defense may not
convey any portion of the property (whether by sale, lease,
or other method) to China Ocean Shipping Company, or
any successor entity to the company.
(b) PROHIBITION
AGAINST
INDIRECT
CONVEY-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall impose as a condition on each
conveyance of real property located at Long Beach Naval
Station the requirement that the property may not be sub-
sequently conveyed (whether by sale, lease, or other meth-
od) to China Ocean Shipping Company, or any successor
entity to the company.
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de-
termines at any time that real property located at Long
Beach Naval Station and conveyed under the provisions
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990
has been conveyed to China Ocean Shipping Company (or
any successor entity to the company) in violation of sub-
section (b), or is otherwise being used by China Ocean
Shipping Company (or any successor entity to the com-
pany) in violation of such subsection, all right, title, and
interest in and to the property shall revert to the United
States, and the United States shall have the right of im-
mediate entry thereon.
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SEC. 103. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF OVERSIGHT 
BOARD. 
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Oversight Board 
shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed 
by the Chair with the consent of the Oversight Board. The 
Executive Director shall be paid at a rate determined by 
the Oversight Board. 
(b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Chair, the Ex-
ecutive Director may appoint and fix the pay of additional 
personnel as the Executive Director considers appropriate, 
except that no individual appointed by the Executive Di-
rector may be paid at a rate greater than the rate of pay 
for the Executive Director unless the Oversight Board pro-
vides for otherwise. The staff shall include a Revitalization 
Coordinator appointed pursuant to Title V of this Act. 
Any such personnel may include private citizens, employ-
ees of the Federal Government, or employees of the terri-
torial government, provided, however, that the Executive 
Director may not fix the pay of employees of the Federal 
Government or the territorial government. 
(c) INAPPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT 
AND PROCUREMENT LAWS.—The Executive Director and 
staff of the Oversight Board may be appointed and paid 
without regard to any provision of the laws of the covered 
territory or the Federal Government governing appoint-
ments and salaries. Any provision of the laws of the cov-
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territorial instrumentality if the Oversight Board de-
termines, in its sole discretion, that such covered 
territory or covered territorial instrumentality, as 
applicable, has successfully reached a voluntary 
agreement with holders of its Bond Claims to re-
structure such Bond Claims— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(C), if an applicable Fiscal Plan has been cer-
tified, in a manner that provides for a sustain-
able level of debt for such covered territory or 
covered territorial instrumentality, as applica-
ble, and is in conformance with the applicable 
certified Fiscal Plan; 
(B) except as provided in subparagraph 
(C), if an applicable Fiscal Plan has not yet 
been certified, in a manner that provides, in the 
Oversight Board’s sole discretion, for a sustain-
able level of debt for such covered territory or 
covered territorial instrumentality; or 
(C) notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), if an applicable Fiscal Plan has not 
yet been certified and the voluntary agreement 
is limited solely to an extension of applicable 
principal maturities and interest on Bonds 
issued by such covered territory or covered ter-
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the court has adequate resources to provide for proper 
case management. 
SEC. 307. VENUE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Venue shall be proper in— 
(1) with respect to a territory, the district court 
for the territory or, for any territory that does not 
have a district court, the United States District 
Court for the District of Hawaii; and 
(2) with respect to a covered territorial instru-
mentality, the district court for the territory in 
which the covered territorial instrumentality is lo-
cated or, for any territory that does not have a dis-
trict court, the United States District Court for the 
District of Hawaii. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE VENUE.— 
(1) If the Oversight Board so determines in its 
sole discretion, then venue shall be proper in the dis-
trict court for the jurisdiction in which the Oversight 
Board maintains an office that is located outside the 
territory. 
(2) With respect to paragraph (1), the Over-
sight Board may consider, among other things— 
(A) the resources of the district court to 
adjudicate a case or proceeding; and 
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(A) if the adopted Territory Budget is a 
compliant budget, the Oversight Board shall 
issue a compliance certification for such compli-
ant budget pursuant to subsection (e); and 
(B) if the adopted Territory Budget is not 
a compliant budget, the Oversight Board shall 
provide to the Legislature— 
(i) a notice of violation that includes 
a description of any necessary corrective 
action; and 
(ii) an opportunity to correct the vio-
lation in accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) LEGISLATURE’S REVISIONS.—The Legisla-
ture may correct any violations identified by the 
Oversight Board and submit a revised Territory 
Budget to the Oversight Board in accordance with 
the process established under paragraph (1) and by 
the time specified in the notice delivered under sub-
section (a). The Legislature may submit as many re-
vised adopted Territory Budgets to the Oversight 
Board as the schedule established in the notice deliv-
ered under subsection (a) permits. If the Legislature 
fails to adopt a Territory Budget that the Oversight 
Board determines is a compliant budget by the time 
specified in the notice delivered under subsection (a), 
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the Oversight Board shall develop a revised Terri-
tory Budget that is a compliant budget and submit 
it to the Governor and the Legislature. 
(e) CERTIFICATION OF BUDGETS.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION
OF
DEVELOPED
AND
AP-
PROVED TERRITORY BUDGETS.—If the Governor and 
the Legislature develop and approve a Territory 
Budget that is a compliant budget by the day before 
the first day of the fiscal year for which the Terri-
tory Budget is being developed and in accordance 
with the process established under subsections (c) 
and (d), the Oversight Board shall issue a compli-
ance certification to the Governor and the Legisla-
ture for such Territory Budget. 
(2) CERTIFICATION
OF
DEVELOPED
INSTRU-
MENTALITY BUDGETS.—If the Governor develops an 
Instrumentality Budget that is a compliant budget 
by the day before the first day of the fiscal year for 
which the Instrumentality Budget is being developed 
and in accordance with the process established under 
subsection (c), the Oversight Board shall issue a 
compliance certification to the Governor for such In-
strumentality Budget. 
(3) DEEMED
CERTIFICATION
OF
TERRITORY 
BUDGETS.—If the Governor and the Legislature fail 
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ment Board established in accordance with section 
101. 
(18) TERRITORIAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘territorial government’’ means the government of a 
covered territory, including all covered territorial in-
strumentalities. 
(19) TERRITORIAL INSTRUMENTALITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘territorial 
instrumentality’’ means any political subdivi-
sion, public agency, instrumentality—including 
any instrumentality that is also a bank—or 
public corporation of a territory, and this term 
should be broadly construed to effectuate the 
purposes of this Act. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘territorial in-
strumentality’’ does not include an Oversight 
Board. 
(20) 
TERRITORY.—The 
term 
‘‘territory’’ 
means— 
(A) Puerto Rico; 
(B) Guam; 
(C) American Samoa; 
(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; or 
(E) the United States Virgin Islands. 
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(B) After the President’s selection of the 
Category F Board member, for purposes of sub-
paragraph (A) and within a timely manner— 
(i) the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall submit two non-overlap-
ping lists of at least three individuals to 
the President; one list shall include three 
individuals who maintain a primary resi-
dence in the territory or have a primary 
place of business in the territory; 
(ii) the Senate Majority Leader shall 
submit a list of at least four individuals to 
the President; 
(iii) the Minority Leader of the House 
of Representatives shall submit a list of at 
least three individuals to the President; 
and 
(iv) the Minority Leader of the Senate 
shall submit a list of at least three individ-
uals to the President. 
(C) If the President does not select any of 
the names submitted under subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), then whoever submitted such list may 
supplement the lists provided in this subsection 
with additional names. 
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ered territorial instrumentality that is subject to 
the requirements of this Act. 
(B) BUDGETS
AND
REPORTS.—The Over-
sight Board may require, in its sole discretion, 
the Governor to submit to the Oversight Board 
such budgets and monthly or quarterly reports 
regarding a covered territorial instrumentality 
as the Oversight Board determines to be nec-
essary and may designate any covered territorial 
instrumentality to be included in the Territory 
Budget; except that the Oversight Board may not 
designate a covered territorial instrumentality to 
be included in the Territory Budget if applicable 
territory law does not require legislative ap-
proval of such covered territorial instrumental-
ity’s budget. 
(C) SEPARATE INSTRUMENTALITY BUDGETS 
AND REPORTS.—The Oversight Board in its sole 
discretion may or, if it requires a budget from 
a covered territorial instrumentality whose budg-
et does not require legislative approval under ap-
plicable territory law, shall designate a covered 
territorial instrumentality to be the subject of an 
Instrumentality Budget separate from the appli-
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cable Territory Budget and require that the Gov-
ernor develop such an Instrumentality Budget. 
(D) INCLUSION
IN
TERRITORY
FISCAL 
PLAN.—The Oversight Board may require, in its 
sole discretion, the Governor to include a covered 
territorial instrumentality in the applicable Ter-
ritory Fiscal Plan. Any covered territorial in-
strumentality submitting a separate Instrumen-
tality Fiscal Plan must also submit a separate 
Instrumentality Budget. 
(E) SEPARATE
INSTRUMENTALITY
FISCAL 
PLANS.—The Oversight Board may designate, in 
its sole discretion, a covered territorial instru-
mentality to be the subject of an Instrumentality 
Fiscal Plan separate from the applicable Terri-
tory Fiscal Plan and require that the Governor 
develop such an Instrumentality Fiscal Plan. 
Any covered territorial instrumentality submit-
ting a separate Instrumentality Fiscal Plan 
must also submit a separate Instrumentality 
Budget. 
(2) EXCLUSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An Oversight Board, in 
its sole discretion, at such time as the Oversight 
Board determines to be appropriate, may exclude 
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‘‘(7) describing any disproportionate economic 
impact on small entities or a specific class of small 
entities; and 
‘‘(8) describing any impairment of the ability of 
small entities to have access to credit.’’. 
(b) FINAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 604(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘an ex-
planation’’ and inserting ‘‘a detailed expla-
nation’’; 
(B) in each of paragraphs (4), (5), and the 
first paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘detailed’’ be-
fore ‘‘description’’; 
(C) in the first paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ at the end; 
(D) in the second paragraph (6), by strik-
ing the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(E) by redesignating the second paragraph 
(6) as paragraph (7); and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) a detailed description of any dispropor-
tionate economic impact on small entities or a spe-
cific class of small entities.’’. 
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the requirements described in subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C). 
‘‘(E) MODEL NOTICES.— 
‘‘(i) DUTY
OF
BUREAU.—Not later 
than 6 months after date of the enactment 
of this paragraph, the Bureau shall issue 
model forms for the notices described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) that a person 
may use to comply with the requirements 
of this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF MODEL NOTICE NOT RE-
QUIRED.—No provision of this paragraph 
may be construed to require a person to 
use the model notices prescribed by the 
Bureau. 
‘‘(iii) COMPLIANCE USING MODEL NO-
TICES.—A person shall be deemed to be in 
compliance with the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) (as applicable) 
if the person uses the model notice pre-
scribed by the Bureau. 
‘‘(F) ISSUANCE
OF
GENERAL
NEGATIVE 
WARNING NOTICE WITHOUT SUBMITTING NEGA-
TIVE INFORMATION.—No provision of this para-
graph may be construed to require a person de-
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‘‘(i) a current credit score at the time 
of the request generated using a commonly 
used credit scoring model to generate cred-
it scores, subject to regulations of the Bu-
reau; 
‘‘(ii) an educational credit score at the 
time of the request, if it is not practicable 
to generate such a credit score, as deter-
mined by the Bureau; or 
‘‘(iii) an explanation that the con-
sumer’s file does not have sufficient infor-
mation from which to generate such a 
credit score or educational credit score; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to each previous credit 
score in the file of the consumer— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the credit score 
was generated; 
‘‘(ii) the name of any entity that the 
credit score was provided to; and 
‘‘(iii) the credit score itself. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A statement provided 
under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A) shall in-
clude— 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5279 
To re-impose sanctions on Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2016 
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Over-
sight and Government Reform and Financial Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To re-impose sanctions on Russian arms exporter 
Rosoboronexport, 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 ‘‘Rosoboronexport Embargo 
Act of 2016’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 527 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to en-
sure complete analysis of potential impacts on small enti-
ties of rules, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(3) RECORDKEEPING
REQUIREMENT.—Para-
graph (8) of section 601 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) 
RECORDKEEPING
REQUIREMENT.—The 
term ‘recordkeeping requirement’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3502(13) of title 44.’’. 
(g) DEFINITION OF SMALL ORGANIZATION.—Para-
graph (4) of section 601 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) SMALL ORGANIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘small orga-
nization’ means any not-for-profit enterprise 
which, as of the issuance of the notice of pro-
posed rulemaking— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an enterprise which 
is described by a classification code of the 
North American Industrial Classification 
System, does not exceed the size standard 
established by the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration pursuant to 
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632) for small business concerns 
described by such classification code; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any other enter-
prise, has a net worth that does not exceed
‘‘§ 608. Additional powers of Chief Counsel for Advo-
cacy 
‘‘(a)(1) Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy 
of the Small Business Administration shall, after oppor-
tunity for notice and comment under section 553, issue 
rules governing agency compliance with this chapter. The 
Chief Counsel may modify or amend such rules after no-
tice and comment under section 553. This chapter (other 
than this subsection) shall not apply with respect to the 
issuance, modification, and amendment of rules under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(2) An agency shall not issue rules which supple-
ment the rules issued under subsection (a) unless such 
agency has first consulted with the Chief Counsel for Ad-
vocacy to ensure that such supplemental rules comply with 
this chapter and the rules issued under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Chief Coun-
sel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration 
may intervene in any agency adjudication (unless such 
agency is authorized to impose a fine or penalty under 
such adjudication), and may inform the agency of the im-
pact that any decision on the record may have on small 
entities. The Chief Counsel shall not initiate an appeal 
with respect to any adjudication in which the Chief Coun-
sel intervenes under this subsection.