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the TRICARE program to pay their annual enrollment
fees on a monthly basis.
(b) ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MECHANISMS.—In addi-
tion to existing methods by which an enrollee in the
TRICARE program may pay enrollment fees, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish mechanisms to provide
for payment of enrollment fees using—
(1) a deduction from military retired or retainer
pay (or equivalent pay), in the case of a member or
former member of the uniformed services entitled to
such pay who is an enrollee;
(2) a deduction from monthly benefits under
section 202 or 223 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402, 423), in the case of a person entitled to
such benefits who is an enrollee; and
(3) an electronic funds transfer from a checking
or savings account designated by the enrollee.
(c) COORDINATION
OF DEDUCTION WITH OTHER
AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an
agreement with the Commissioner of Social Security and
the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct the deduction
mechanism authorized by subsection (b)(2) in the same
manner as provided in section 1840(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395s(a)) for the monthly deduction
of premiums for the medicare program.
(d) TRICARE PROGRAM DEFINED.—For purposes
of this section, the term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ means the
managed health care program that is established by the
Secretary of Defense under the authority of chapter 55
of title 10, United States Code, principally section 1097
of such title, and includes the competitive selection of con-
tractors to financially underwrite the delivery of health
care services under the Civilian Health and Medical Pro-
gram of the Uniformed Services.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1247
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from changing the treatment
of partnership distributions to limited partners.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 8, 1997
Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Ms. DUNN, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr.
HASTERT, Mr. STUMP, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LIVINGSTON,
Mr. BLILEY, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. PAXON, Mr.
COX of California, Mr. LINDER, and Mr. DELAY) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from changing
the treatment of partnership distributions to limited
partners.
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 ‘‘Small Business Part-
nership Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF LIMITED PARTNER FOR SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT TAX.
The application of section 1402(a)(13) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be determined without re-
gard to any regulation, ruling, or other guidance issued
after January 9, 1997.
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(1) the good is a good wholly obtained or pro-
duced entirely in the territory of Australia, the 
United States, or both; 
(2) the good— 
(A) is produced entirely in the territory of 
Australia, the United States, or both, and— 
(i) each of the nonoriginating mate-
rials used in the production of the good 
undergoes an applicable change in tariff 
classification specified in Annex 4–A or 
Annex 5–A of the Agreement; 
(ii) the good otherwise satisfies any 
applicable regional value-content require-
ment referred to in Annex 5–A of the 
Agreement; or 
(iii) the good meets any other require-
ments specified in Annex 4–A or Annex 5– 
A of the Agreement; and 
(B) the good satisfies all other applicable 
requirements of this section; 
(3) the good is produced entirely in the terri-
tory of Australia, the United States, or both, exclu-
sively from materials described in paragraph (1) or 
(2); or
(4) the good otherwise qualifies as an origi-
nating good under this section. 
(c) DE MINIMIS AMOUNTS OF NONORIGINATING MA-
TERIALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), a good that does not undergo a 
change in tariff classification pursuant to Annex 5– 
A of the Agreement is an originating good if— 
(A) the value of all nonoriginating mate-
rials that— 
(i) are used in the production of the 
good, and 
(ii) do not undergo the required 
change in tariff classification, 
does not exceed 10 percent of the adjusted 
value of the good; 
(B) the good meets all other applicable re-
quirements of this section; and 
(C) the value of such nonoriginating mate-
rials is included in the value of nonoriginating 
materials for any applicable regional value-con-
tent requirement for the good. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply to the following:
HR 4 RFS 
‘‘(ii) EXTENDED
AVAILABILITY
OF 
FY2003
FUNDS.—Funds 
appropriated 
under clause (i) for fiscal year 2003 shall 
remain available to the Secretary through 
fiscal year 2004, for grants under this 
paragraph for fiscal year 2003.’’. 
(c) COUNTING
OF SPENDING
ON NON-ELIGIBLE 
FAMILIES
TO PREVENT
AND REDUCE INCIDENCE
OF 
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
BIRTHS, ENCOURAGE
FORMATION 
AND MAINTENANCE OF HEALTHY, 2-PARENT MARRIED 
FAMILIES, 
OR
ENCOURAGE
RESPONSIBLE
FATHER-
HOOD.—Section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(V) COUNTING
OF
SPENDING 
ON NON-ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO PRE-
VENT
AND
REDUCE
INCIDENCE
OF 
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
BIRTHS, ENCOUR-
AGE FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OF
HEALTHY, 
2-PARENT
MARRIED 
FAMILIES, OR
ENCOURAGE
RESPON-
SIBLE
FATHERHOOD.—The 
term 
‘qualified State expenditures’ includes 
the total expenditures by the State 
during the fiscal year under all State
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section applies to any
application for an injunction that is filed on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. INTERLOCUTORY APPEALS OF COURT ORDERS RE-
LATING TO CLASS ACTIONS.
(a) INTERLOCUTORY APPEALS.—Section 1292(b) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) A party to an action in which the district court
has made a determination of whether the action may be
maintained as a class action may make application for ap-
peal of that determination to the court of appeals which
would have jurisdiction of an appeal of that action. The
court of appeals may, in its discretion, permit the appeal
to be taken from such determination if the application is
made within 10 days after the entry of the court’s deter-
mination relating to the class action. Application for an
appeal under this paragraph shall not stay proceedings in
the district court unless the district judge or the court of
appeals or a judge thereof shall so order.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to any action commenced on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 672
AN ACT
To rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of
the Department of Defense Domestic Dependents Ele-
mentary and Secondary Schools System in honor of Navy
Commander William ‘‘Willie’’ McCool, who was the pilot
of the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically
lost on February 1, 2003.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 699
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a comprehensive study of the Rathdrum Prairie/
Spokane Valley Aquifer, located in Idaho and
Washington.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 699
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a com-
prehensive study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley
Aquifer, located in Idaho and Washington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 6
AN ACT
To enhance energy conservation and research and
development, to provide for security and diversity
in the energy supply for the American people,
and for other purposes.
‘‘(A) establishing procedures for the filing of
complaints with respect to the conduct of any judge
of the United States Court of Federal Claims, the
Court of International Trade, or the Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit, and for the investigation and
resolution of such complaints; and
‘‘(B) establishing a system for referring com-
plaints filed with respect to the conduct of a judge of
any such court to any of the first eleven judicial cir-
cuits or to another court for investigation and resolu-
tion.
The Judicial Conference shall establish and submit to the
Congress the system described in subparagraph (B) not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the
Judicial Reform Act of 1998.’’.
(b) 
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION.—Section
372(c)(14) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(D) such disclosure is made to another agency
or instrumentality of any governmental jurisdiction
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1250
To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the manufacture,
importation, and sale of ammunition capable of piercing police body armor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 8, 1997
Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the
manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition capa-
ble of piercing police body armor.
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 ‘‘Law Enforcement Offi-
cers Protection Amendment Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF THE DEFINITION OF ARMOR PIERC-
ING AMMUNITION.
Section 921(a)(17)(B) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i);
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1249
To redesignate the Federal building located at 107 Federal Building, in
Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T. Myers Federal Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 8, 1997
Mr. PEASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To redesignate the Federal building located at 107 Federal
Building, in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T.
Myers Federal Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The Federal building located at 107 Federal Build-
ing, in Terre Haute, Indiana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘John T. Myers Federal Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘John T. Myers Federal Building’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1249
To redesignate the Federal building located at 107 Federal Building, in
Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T. Myers Federal Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 8, 1997
Mr. PEASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
OCTOBER 21, 1997
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged
OCTOBER 21, 1997
Rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To redesignate the Federal building located at 107 Federal
Building, in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ‘‘John T.
Myers Federal Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The Federal building located at 107 Federal Build-
ing, in Terre Haute, Indiana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘John T. Myers Federal Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘John T. Myers Federal Building’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 124
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that service per-
formed for an elementary or secondary school operated primarily for
religious purposes is exempt from the Federal unemployment tax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. CRANE 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 service performed for an elementary or secondary
school operated primarily for religious purposes is exempt
from the Federal unemployment tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) section 3309(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to exemption from unemployment tax)
is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end
thereof the following: ‘‘, or (C) an elementary or secondary
school which is operated primarily for religious purposes,
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(ii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) a projectile that may be used in
a handgun and that the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Attor-
ney General determines, pursuant to sec-
tion 926(d), to be capable of penetrating
body armor.’’.
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF ARMOR PIERCING CAPABILITY
OF PROJECTILES.
Section 926 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations based on standards to be developed by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney
General, for the uniform testing of projectiles to determine
whether such projectiles are capable of penetrating Na-
tional Institute of Justice Level II–A body armor.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1251
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for salaries and expenses of
the National Weather Service, including the National Centers for Envi-
ronmental Prediction, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 8, 1997
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. BOYD, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CANADY of
Florida, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GOSS, Mr. FOLEY, Mr.
MCCOLLUM, 
Mrs. 
MEEK
of 
Florida, 
Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN, 
Mr.
SCARBOROUGH, Mr. STEARNS, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr.
YOUNG of Florida, and Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for salaries
and expenses of the National Weather Service, including
the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sum is appropriated, out of money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide emer-
gency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1997:
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research,
and Facilities’’ for salaries and expenses of the National
Weather Service $10,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be used for salaries
and expenses of the National Centers for Environmental
Prediction: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1252
AN ACT
To modify the procedures of the Federal courts in
certain matters, and for other purposes.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1252
AN ACT
To modify the procedures of the Federal courts in certain
matters, 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 ‘‘Judicial Reform Act
of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. 3-JUDGE COURT FOR ANTICIPATORY RELIEF.
(a) REQUIREMENT OF 3-JUDGE COURT.—Any appli-
cation for anticipatory relief against the enforcement, op-
eration, or execution of a State law adopted by referendum
shall not be granted by a United States district court or
judge thereof upon the ground that the State law is repug-
nant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United
States unless the application for anticipatory relief is
heard and determined by a court of 3 judges in accordance
with section 2284 of title 28, United States Code. Any
appeal of a determination on such application shall be to
the Supreme Court. In any case to which this section ap-
plies, the additional judges who will serve on the 3-judge
court shall be designated under section 2284(b)(1) of title
28, United States Code, as soon as practicable, and the
court shall expedite the consideration of the application
for anticipatory relief.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
States and the District of Columbia;
(2) the term ‘‘State law’’ means the constitu-
tion of a State, or any statute, rule, regulation, or
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 6
AN ACT
To enhance energy conservation and research and develop-
ment, to provide for security and diversity in the energy
supply for the American people, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(A) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 4 of the HTS or in subheading 
1901.90 that is used in the production of a 
good provided for in chapter 4 of the HTS. 
(B) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 4 of the HTS or in subheading 
1901.90 that is used in the production of a 
good provided for in subheading 1901.10, 
1901.20, or 1901.90, heading 2105, or sub-
heading 2106.90, 2202.90, or 2309.90. 
(C) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in heading 0805 or any of subheadings 2009.11 
through 2009.39 that is used in the production 
of a good provided for in any of subheadings 
2009.11 through 2009.39, or in subheading 
2106.90 or 2202.90. 
(D) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 15 of the HTS that is used in the 
production of a good provided for in any of 
headings 1501.00.00 through 1508, or in head-
ing 1512, 1514, or 1515. 
(E) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in heading 1701 that is used in the production 
of a good provided for in any of headings 1701 
through 1703.
scribed in clause (i) for which regional 
value-content is being calculated; 
(II) is the same class of motor 
vehicles, and is produced in the same 
plant in the territory of Australia or 
the United States, as the good de-
scribed in clause (i) for which regional 
value-content is being calculated; or 
(III) is the same model line of 
motor vehicles produced in either the 
territory of Australia or the United 
States, as the good described in clause 
(i) for which regional value-content is 
being calculated. 
(D) OTHER
AUTOMOTIVE
GOODS.—For 
purposes of determining the regional value-con-
tent under subparagraph (A) for automotive 
goods provided for in any of subheadings 
8407.31 
through 
8407.34, 
in 
subheading 
8408.20, or in heading 8409, 8706, 8707, or 
8708, that are produced in the same plant, an 
importer, exporter, or producer may— 
(i) average the amounts calculated 
under the formula contained in subpara-
graph (A) over—
(A) the smelt biological opinion; and 
(B) the salmonid biological opinion. 
(8) SALMONID
BIOLOGICAL
OPINION.—The 
term ‘‘salmonid biological opinion’’ means the bio-
logical opinion issued by the National Marine Fish-
eries Service on June 4, 2009. 
(9) SMELT
BIOLOGICAL
OPINION.—The term 
‘‘smelt biological opinion’’ means the biological opin-
ion on the Long-Term Operational Criteria and Plan 
for coordination of the Central Valley Project and 
State Water Project issued by the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service on December 15, 2008. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 
State of California. 
TITLE 
I—ADJUSTING 
DELTA 
SMELT MANAGEMENT BASED 
ON 
INCREASED 
REAL-TIME 
MONITORING AND UPDATED 
SCIENCE 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
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available resources of the Department to con-
duct such rulemakings.
‘‘(C) Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue
a determination of any new covered products for
which he intends to institute rulemakings on standby
mode pursuant to this section and he shall state the
dates by which he intends to initiate those
rulemakings.
‘‘(3) REVIEW
OF
STANDBY
ENERGY
USE
IN
COVERED PRODUCTS.—In determining pursuant to
section 323 whether test procedures and energy con-
servation standards pursuant to this section should
be revised, the Secretary shall consider for covered
products which are major sources of standby mode
energy consumption whether to incorporate standby
mode into such test procedures and energy conserva-
tion standards, taking into account, among other
relevant factors, the criteria for non-covered prod-
ucts in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of this
subsection.
‘‘(4) RULEMAKING FOR STANDBY MODE.—(A)
Any rulemaking instituted under this subsection or
for covered products under this section which re-
stricts standby mode power consumption shall be
SEC. 11. APPEALS OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD.
(a) APPEALS.—Section 7703 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘30’’ and in-
serting ‘‘60’’; and
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (d), by in-
serting after ‘‘filing’’ the following: ‘‘, within 60 days
after the date the Director received notice of the final
order or decision of the Board,’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act and apply to any administrative or judicial proceeding
pending on that date or commenced on or after that date.
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(2) specific requirements for the disposition of 
amounts received as repayments by the Secretary 
under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chap-
ter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amend-
atory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.). 
(e) SURFACE WATER STORAGE ENHANCEMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d)(2), three years following the date of en-
actment of this Act, no less than ll percent of re-
ceipts generated from prepayment of contracts under 
this section beyond amounts necessary to cover the 
amount of receipts forgone from scheduled payments 
under current law for the 10-year period following 
the date of enactment of this Act shall be directed 
to the Reclamation Surface Water Storage Account 
under paragraph (2). 
(2) SURFACE
STORAGE
ACCOUNT.—The Sec-
retary shall allocate amounts collected under para-
graph (1) into the ‘‘Reclamation Surface Storage 
Account’’ to fund the construction of surface water 
storage. The Secretary may also enter into coopera-
tive agreements with water users’ associations for 
the construction of surface water storage and 
amounts within the Surface Storage Account may be 
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