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(6) Coins commemorating the 100th anniver-
sary of the National Park Service will bring national 
and international attention to the National Park 
System and to the legacy Congress left in 1916 
when it established a Federal agency to ensure the 
protection of our Nation’s most treasured natural 
and cultural resources for all time. 
(7) The proceeds from a surcharge on the sale 
of commemorative coins will assist the financing of 
the needs of the National Park Service’s parks and 
programs, helping to ensure that our Nation’s great 
natural and cultural resources will endure for gen-
erations to come. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue the following coins: 
(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 
$5 coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy. 
(2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 
$1 coins, which shall— 
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Secretary to the National Park Foundation for 
projects and programs that help preserve and pro-
tect resources under the stewardship of the National 
Park Service and promote public enjoyment and ap-
preciation of those resources. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON LAND ACQUISITION.—Sur-
charges paid to the National Park Foundation pur-
suant to paragraph (1) may not be used for land ac-
quisition. 
(c) AUDITS.—The National Park Foundation shall be 
subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of 
title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts 
received by the Foundation under subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 
under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 
of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 
would result in the number of commemorative coin pro-
grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 
commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 
section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec-
retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3311
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees
of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms
while performing civilian service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 1996
Mr. EVANS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee
on National Security, 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 concerned
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian
employees of the National Guard may not be required
to wear military uniforms while performing civilian
service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIRING CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TO
WEAR 
MILITARY 
UNIFORMS 
WHILE 
PER-
FORMING CIVILIAN SERVICE.
(a) PROHIBITION.—(1) Subchapter I of chapter 59
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘§ 5904. Prohibition against requiring civilian em-
ployees of the National Guard to wear
military uniforms while performing civil-
ian service
‘‘(a) A civilian employee of the National Guard may
not be required, by regulation or otherwise, to wear a mili-
tary uniform while performing civilian service.
‘‘(b) For the purpose of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘civilian employee of the National
Guard’ means an employee appointed by an adjutant
general designated by the Secretary concerned under
section 709(c) of title 32;
‘‘(2) the term ‘military uniform’ means the uni-
form, or a distinctive part of the uniform, of the
Army or Air Force (as defined under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense); and
‘‘(3) the term ‘civilian service’ means service
other than service compensable under chapter 3 of
title 37.’’.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 59 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 5903 the following:
‘‘5904. Prohibition against requiring civilian employees of the National Guard
to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5903
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘this subchapter.’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5901 and
5902.’’.
(2) Section 709(b) of title 32, United States Code,
is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(B) by striking out ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(C) by striking out paragraph (3).
(3) Section 417 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking out subsection (d).
(4) Section 418 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘(a)’’ at the beginning of
subsection (a); and
(B) by striking out subsections (b) and (c).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this Act shall take effect at the end of the 60-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per-
cent copper. 
(3) HALF
DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more 
than 750,000 half dollar coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 
(C) be minted to the specifications for half 
dollar coins, contained in section 5112(b) of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
100th anniversary of the National Park Service. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3312
To expand the authority of the Department of Defense to donate unusable
food.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 1996
Ms. HARMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To expand the authority of the Department of Defense to
donate unusable food.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO DONATE UNUS-
ABLE FOOD.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR DONATIONS FROM DEFENSE
AGENCIES.—Section 2485 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ‘‘Secretary of a military de-
partment’’ in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’.
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(b) EXPANSION
OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Such
section is further amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘author-
ized charitable nonprofit food banks’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘food banks, State and local agencies,
and veterans organizations specified under sub-
section (d)’’; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘may only
be made’’ and all that follows and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: ‘‘may only be made to the fol-
lowing entities:
‘‘(1) A charitable nonprofit food bank that is
designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services as authorized
to receive such donations.
‘‘(2) A State or local agency that is designated
by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of
Health and Human Services as authorized to receive
such donations.
‘‘(3) A chapter or other local unit of a recog-
nized national veterans organization that provides
services to persons without adequate shelter and is
designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as
authorized to receive such donations.’’.
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(c) CLARIFICATION OF FOOD THAT MAY BE DO-
NATED.—Subsection (b) of such section is further amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘rations known as humanitarian daily ra-
tions (HDRs),’’ after ‘‘(MREs),’’.
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II 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 627 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 30, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide for the issuance of coins to commemorate the 
100th anniversary of the establishment of the National 
Park Service, 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 ‘‘National Park Service 
100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1916, Congress established the National 
Park Service as a bureau within the Department of 
the Interior to administer America’s great national 
parks and monuments as a unified National Park 
System. 
(2) From 1916 to the present, the National 
Park System has grown from 37 park units with 
6,000,000 acres of land in the western United 
States to more than 395 units with 84,000,000 
acres of land in nearly all States and territories. 
(3) The responsibilities of the National Park 
Service have grown to include— 
(A) managing national historic trails and 
national scenic trails; 
(B) administering wild and scenic rivers; 
(C) recognizing America’s most significant 
historic resources through the National Register 
of Historic Places and the National Historic 
Landmark program; 
(D) providing historic preservation grants; 
and 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2367
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of disabil-
ity compensation for veterans with service-con-
nected disabilities and the rates of dependency
and indemnity compensation for survivors of
such veterans.
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3313
To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to allow local educational
agencies to participate in certain programs if the State in which the
agency is located does not participate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 1996
Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. BOUCHER,
Mr. PICKETT, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. MARTINEZ, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
BROWDER, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. MILLER of California) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
A BILL
To amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to allow
local educational agencies to participate in certain pro-
grams if the State in which the agency is located does
not participate.
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 ‘‘Goals 2000 Local Au-
tonomy Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1989, President Bush and the Nation’s
Governors endorsed the need for National Education
Goals defining what students need to know in each
subject area, standards for performance improve-
ment in those subject areas, and assessments to
measure student performance.
(2) The idea for Goals 2000 was initiated by a
Republican President, passed by Congress with bi-
partisan support, and signed by a Democratic Presi-
dent.
(3) There is a substantial movement to preserve
the autonomy of each local educational agency’s
right to decide the curriculum for their own school
systems.
(4) Some local educational agencies who would
like to participate in the Goals 2000 program have
been prevented from doing so by their State govern-
ment’s decision not to participate in this program.
SEC. 3. LOCAL BYPASS.
Section 304 of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) LOCAL BYPASS.—
‘‘(1) LOCAL
GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, if a State does
not participate in the program authorized under this
title, the Secretary is authorized to use the allotment
such State would have received under this section to
award grants, through a competitive process, to local
educational agencies in such State that have applica-
tions approved under paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Each local edu-
cational agency described in paragraph (1) desiring
a grant under such paragraph shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner
and accompanied by such information, as the Sec-
retary may require. Each such application shall con-
tain assurances that the local educational agency
will develop a local improvement plan that meets
such requirements applicable to a State educational
agency under section 306, and will meet such other
requirements applicable to a State educational agen-
cy under this title, as the Secretary determines are
appropriately applied to a local educational agency
under this subsection.’’.
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and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3),
and (5)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 1997.
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Calendar No. 577
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3378
AN ACT
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act to extend the demonstration program for di-
rect billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other
third party payors.
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3315
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the rate
of tax on liquefied natural gas shall be equivalent to the rate of tax
on compressed natural gas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 1996
Mr. THORNBERRY 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 provide
that the rate of tax on liquefied natural gas shall be
equivalent to the rate of tax on compressed natural gas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RATE OF TAX ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TO
BE EQUIVALENT TO RATE OF TAX ON COM-
PRESSED NATURAL GAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 4041(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(3) COMPRESSED
OR
LIQUEFIED
NATURAL
GAS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby im-
posed a tax on compressed or liquefied natural
gas—
‘‘(i) sold by any person to an owner,
lessee, or other operator of a motor vehicle
or motorboat for use as a fuel in such
motor vehicle or motorboat, or
‘‘(ii) used by any person as a fuel in
a motor vehicle or motorboat unless there
was a taxable sale of such gas under clause
(i).
The rate of the tax imposed by this paragraph
shall be 48.54 cents per MCF (determined at
standard temperature and pressure) in the case
of compressed natural gas and 3.54 cents per
gallon in the case of liquefied natural gas.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of
section 4041(a) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘(other’’ and all that follows through ‘‘4081)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(other than liquefied natural gas, kerosene, gas oil,
or fuel oil, or any product taxable under section 4081)’’.
ment plan regarding the Heritage Area and to other-
wise perform the functions contemplated in this Act.
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for designa-
tion as the management entity of the Heritage Area,
a unit of government or private nonprofit organiza-
tion must possess the legal ability to—
(A) receive Federal funds for use in pre-
paring and implementing the management plan;
(B) disburse Federal funds to other units
of government or other organizations for use in
preparing and implementing the management
plan;
(C) account for all Federal funds so re-
ceived or disbursed; and
(D) sign agreements with the Federal Gov-
ernment.
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—A management entity for
the Heritage Area should, to the fullest extent pos-
sible, consist of diverse governmental, business, and
nonprofit groups within the geographic area of the
Heritage Area.
(b) AUTHORITIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The
management entity of the Heritage Area may, for pur-
poses of preparing and implementing the management
plan, use Federal funds made available under this Act—
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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(iv) An interpretive plan for the Heritage
Area.
(3) EARLY ACTIONS.—After designation of the
Heritage Area but prior to approval of the manage-
ment plan for that area, the Secretary may provide
technical and financial assistance for early actions
that are important to the theme of the area and that
protect resources that would be in imminent danger
of irreversible damage without such early actions.
(c) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF COMPACTS AND
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Governor of the State of Montana,
shall approve or disapprove each compact and man-
agement plan submitted under this Act not later
than 90 days after receiving such compact or man-
agement plan. Prior to approving the compact or
plan, the Secretary shall consult with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation in accordance with
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).
(2) DISAPPROVAL AND REVISIONS.—If the Sec-
retary disapproves a compact or management plan
submitted under this Act, the Secretary shall advise
the submitter, in writing, of the reasons for the dis-
and offered by the Postal Service, including the 
nature of the market demand to be satisfied by 
each product and service and the estimated 
date by which each product and service will be 
introduced; 
‘‘(B) the cost of developing and offering 
each product or service; 
‘‘(C) the anticipated sales volume for each 
product and service; 
‘‘(D) the anticipated revenues and profits 
expected to be generated by each product and 
service; 
‘‘(E) the likelihood of success of each prod-
uct and service and the risks associated with 
the development and sale of each product and 
service; 
‘‘(F) the trends anticipated in market con-
ditions that may affect the success of each 
product and service during the 5-year period 
following the submission of the report; and 
‘‘(G) the metrics that will be used to assess 
the effectiveness of the innovation strategy. 
‘‘(3) STRATEGY
UPDATES.—The Postmaster 
General shall— 
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‘‘(A) update the strategy required under 
this subsection every 2 years; and 
‘‘(B) submit the updated strategy, at the 
same time the President submits the annual 
budget request under section 1105 of title 31 
for that year, and together with the report on 
performance under subsection (g), to— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(iii) the Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(g) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Postmaster General 
shall submit an annual report that describes the 
progress of the Postal Service in implementing the 
strategy under this section, at the same time the 
President submits the annual budget request under 
section 1105 of title 31, to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
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(A) by striking ‘‘or who’’ the first place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘, who’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘who was a child of a 
United States citizen parent (i)(I) who died 
within the past 2 years; or (II) who died when 
the child was under 18 years of age and the 
child filed a petition under this subsection not 
later than 2 years after the child reached the 
age of 18 years, or (ii) whose marriage to the 
child’s alien parent was terminated, including 
by divorce, annulment, or by death of the alien 
parent or the United States citizen parent’’ be-
fore ‘‘, and who is a person of good moral char-
acter,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘(and any child of the 
alien)’’ and inserting ‘‘(and any spouse or child 
of the alien)’’. 
(2) LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.—Section 
204(a)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or who’’ and inserting 
‘‘who’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or who was a child 
of a lawful permanent resident parent 
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nation of the individual’s entitlement to widow’s or
widower’s insurance benefits.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits
(under section 202 (e) and (f) of the Social Security Act)
for months after the month in which this Act is enacted.
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(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after sub-
paragraph (B) the following:
‘‘The Secretary shall establish criteria and procedures for
determining the priority of competing requests from the
private sector and State governments for property and
services under this section.’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘actual costs’’ in subsection
(b)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘additive costs
only’’; and
(C) by inserting after subsection (b)(2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure the establishment of
uniform guidelines for, and consistent implementation of,
this section by all Federal agencies.’’.
(7) Section 70112 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘launch,
reentry, or site operator’’ after ‘‘(1) When a’’;
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘launch,
reentry, or site operator’’ after ‘‘(1)A’’; and
(C) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘launch, re-
entry, or site operator’’ after ‘‘carried out under a’’.
(c) REGULATIONS.—(1) Chapter 701 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section: