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H. R. 3903
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
An Act
To provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, Alaska, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Glacier Bay National Park
Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE AND WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subject to conditions set forth in sub-
section (c), if the State of Alaska, in a manner consistent with
this Act, offers to transfer to the United States the lands identified
in paragraph (2) in exchange for the lands identified in paragraph
(4), selected from the area described in section 3(b)(1), the Secretary
of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall
complete such exchange no later than 6 months after the issuance
of a license to Gustavus Electric Company by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (in this Act referred to as ‘‘FERC’’), in
accordance with this Act. This land exchange shall be subject to
the laws applicable to exchanges involving lands managed by the
Secretary as part of the National Park System in Alaska and
the appropriate process for the exchange of State lands required
by State law.
(2) The lands to be conveyed to the United States by the
State of Alaska shall be determined by mutual agreement of the
Secretary and the State of Alaska. Lands that will be considered
for conveyance to the United States pursuant to the process required
by State law are lands owned by the State of Alaska in the Long
Lake area within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve,
or other lands owned by the State of Alaska.
(3) If the Secretary and the State of Alaska have not agreed
on which lands the State of Alaska will convey by a date not
later than 6 months after a license is issued pursuant to this
Act, the United States shall accept, within 1 year after a license
is issued, title to land having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy
State and Federal law, subject to clear title and valid existing
rights, and absence of environmental contamination, and as pro-
vided by the laws applicable to exchanges involving lands managed
by the Secretary as part of the National Park System in Alaska
and the appropriate process for the exchange of State lands required
by State law. Such land shall be accepted by the United States,
subject to the other provisions of this Act, from among the following
State lands in the priority listed:
(subject to the approval of the appropriate official of the
State of Alaska), and the United States shall accept, with-
in 1 year after a license is issued, title to land having a
sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal law,
subject to clear title and valid existing rights, and absence
of environmental contamination, and as provided by the
laws applicable to exchanges involving lands managed by
the Secretary as part of the National Park System in Alas-
ka and the appropriate process for the exchange of State
lands required by State law. Such land shall be conveyed
to the United States from among the following State lands
in the priority listed:
COPPER RIVER MERIDIAN
(A) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec.
11, lots 1 and 2, NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and
N1⁄2SE1⁄4; Sec. 12, NW1⁄4; Sec. 14, lots 1 and 2,
NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. Containing 838.66 acres, as shown on
the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
(B) T.5 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, T.6 S.,
R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 2, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4
and NW1⁄4. Containing 200.00 acres, as shown on
the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
(C) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 6.
lots 1 through 10, E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4. Containing
approximately 529.94 acres, as shown on the plat of
survey accepted June 9, 1922.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 636 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 
Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. NEAL, Mr. 
SCHOCK, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. REED, and Mr. SMITH 
of Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend increased expensing limitations, 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 ‘‘America’s Small Busi-
ness Tax Relief Act of 2015’’. 
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thorized 787 positions as of September 30, 2017. Per-
sonnel serving in such elements may be permanent em-
ployees of the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
United States Government. 
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated for the Community Management Ac-
count for fiscal year 2017 such additional amounts 
as are specified in the classified Schedule of Author-
izations referred to in section 102(a). Such addi-
tional amounts for advanced research and develop-
ment shall remain available until September 30, 
2018. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi-
tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) 
for elements of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account as of September 30, 2017, there are 
authorized such additional personnel for the Com-
munity Management Account as of that date as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
referred to in section 102(a).
(C) can be accomplished in an economically
feasible manner;
(2) FERC held at least one public meeting in
Gustavus, Alaska, allowing the citizens of Gustavus to
express their views on the proposed project;
(3) FERC has determined, with the concurrence
of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, the mini-
mum amount of land necessary to construct and oper-
ate this hydroelectric power project; and
(4) Gustavus Electric Company has been granted
a license by FERC that requires Gustavus Electric
Company to submit an acceptable financing plan to
FERC before project construction may commence, and
the FERC has approved such plan.
SEC. 3. ROLE OF FERC.
(a) LICENSE APPLICATION.—(1) The FERC licensing
process shall apply to any application submitted by Gusta-
vus Electric Company to the FERC for the right to con-
struct and operate a hydropower project on the lands de-
scribed in subsection (b).
(2) FERC is authorized to accept and consider an ap-
plication filed by Gustavus Electric Company for the con-
struction and operation of a hydropower plant to be located
on lands within the area described in subsection (b), not-
withstanding section 3(2) of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 796(2)). Such application must be submitted within
3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) FERC will retain jurisdiction over any hydro-
power project constructed on this site.
(b) ANALYSES.—(1) The lands referred to in subsection
(a) of this section are lands in the State of Alaska described
as follows:
COPPER RIVER MERIDIAN
Township 39 South, Range 59 East, partially sur-
veyed, 
Section 
(unsurveyed), 
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
S1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
S1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4. Containing approximately 130 acres.
Township 40 South, Range 59 East, partially sur-
veyed, Section 1 (unsurveyed), NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4,
and SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Na-
tive allotment A–442; Section 2 (unsurveyed), fractional,
that portion lying above the mean high tide line of Icy Pas-
sage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and U.S. Survey 945; Sec-
tion 11 (unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above
the mean high tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Sur-
vey 944; Section 12 (unsurveyed), fractional, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
W1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and those portions of NW1⁄4 and
SW1⁄4 lying above the mean high tide line of Icy Passage,
excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native allotment A–442.
Containing approximately 1,015 acres.
HR 3903 PCS
aries of National Park System units shall not be consid-
ered in applying any acreage limitations under section
103(b) of Public Law 96–487.
(d) CONCURRENCE OF THE SECRETARY.—Whenever
in this Act the concurrence of the Secretary is required,
it shall not be unlawfully withheld or unreasonably de-
layed.
SEC. 5. APPLICABLE LAW.
The authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act
shall continue in effect until such time as this Act is ex-
pressly modified or repealed by Congress.
Passed the House of Representatives September 15,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 579
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3903
AN ACT
To provide for an exchange of lands located near
Gustavus, Alaska, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6373 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the ‘‘Specialist 
Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. 
SMITH of Missouri, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. LONG, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. 
CLAY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Mis-
souri, as the ‘‘Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Of-
fice’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SPECIALIST JEFFREY L. WHITE, JR. POST OF-
FICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in 
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‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—The amount of any in-
crease under subparagraph (A) shall be rounded 
to the nearest multiple of $10,000.’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2014. 
SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered 
on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 
4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
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Union Calendar No. 15 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 636 
[Report No. 114–21, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
permanently extend increased expensing limita-
tions, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 
The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘ ‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits (in 
addition to those required under the preceding provi-
sions of paragraph (2)) as the Secretary may find 
necessary for purposes of oversight of project activi-
ties and expenditures. 
‘‘ ‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘ ‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for up 
to 80 percent of the cost of such project in such fis-
cal year. 
‘‘ ‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘ ‘SEC. 445. EVALUATION. 
‘‘ ‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, directly or by 
contract or cooperative agreement, shall evaluate the effec-
tiveness of service projects funded under sections 443 and 
444 from the standpoint of the purposes specified in sec-
tion 441(b)(1).
SECTION 1. CERTAIN PURCHASES OF EMPLOYEE-OWNED 
STOCK DISREGARDED FOR PURPOSES OF 
FOUNDATION 
TAX 
ON 
EXCESS 
BUSINESS 
HOLDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4943(c)(4)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) CERTAIN
PURCHASES
OF
EM-
PLOYEE-OWNED
STOCK
DISREGARDED.— 
For purposes of clause (i), subparagraph 
(D), and paragraph (2), any voting stock 
which— 
‘‘(I) is not readily tradable on an 
established securities market, 
‘‘(II) is purchased by the busi-
ness enterprise on or after January 1, 
2005, from a stock bonus or profit 
sharing plan described in section 
401(a) in which employees of such 
business enterprise participate, in con-
nection with a distribution from such 
plan, and 
‘‘(III) is held by the business en-
terprise as treasury stock, cancelled, 
or retired, 
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shall be treated as outstanding voting 
stock, but only to the extent so treating 
such stock would not result in permitted 
holdings exceeding 49 percent (determined 
without regard to this clause). The pre-
ceding sentence shall not apply with re-
spect to the purchase of stock from a plan 
during the 10-year period beginning on the 
date the plan is established.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after 
the date of enactment of this Act and to purchases 
by a business enterprise of voting stock in taxable 
years beginning before, on, or after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
GRANDFATHERED 
FOUNDATIONS IN CASE OF DECREASE IN OWNER-
SHIP
BY
REASON
OF
PRE-ENACTMENT
PUR-
CHASES.—Section 4943(c)(4)(A)(ii) of such Code 
shall not apply with respect to any decrease in the 
percentage of holdings in a business enterprise by 
reason of section 4943(c)(4)(A)(v) of such Code (as 
added by this Act). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6371 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously 
to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member 
of the Navy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor 
posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during 
World War II while a member of the Navy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO DORIS MILLER FOR ACTS OF 
VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE NAVY DURING 
WORLD WAR II. 
Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sec-
tions 6248(a) and 6250 of title 10, United States Code, 
or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding 
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of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
Forces, the President is authorized to award the Medal 
of Honor posthumously under section 6241 of such title 
to Doris Miller (service number 356–12–35) for acts of 
valor during World War II while a member of the United 
States Navy. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6372 
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to permit 
the construction of certain noise barriers with funds from the Highway 
Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 
Mr. LEWIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act 
of 1995 to permit the construction of certain noise bar-
riers with funds from the Highway Trust Fund, 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 ‘‘Neighborhood Noise 
Barriers Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING USE OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND FOR 
CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN NOISE BAR-
RIERS. 
Section 339(b)(1) of the National Highway System 
Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—No funds made avail-
able out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used 
to construct a Type II noise barrier (as defined by 
section 772.5(i) of title 23, Code of Federal Regula-
tions) pursuant to subsections (h) and (i) of section 
109 of title 23, United States Code, unless— 
‘‘(A) such a barrier is part of a project ap-
proved by the Secretary before November 28, 
1995; or 
‘‘(B) such a barrier separates a highway or 
other noise corridor from a group of structures 
of which the majority of those closest to the 
highway or noise corridor— 
‘‘(i) are residential in nature; and 
‘‘(ii) either— 
‘‘(I) were constructed before the 
construction or most recent widening 
of the highway or noise corridor; or 
‘‘(II) are at least 10 years old.’’. 
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SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. 
Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(16) Planning, design, or construction of a 
Type II noise barrier (as described in section 772.5 
of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting ‘‘and para-
graph (16)’’ after ‘‘(11)’’. 
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Pacific, Missouri, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Specialist Jeffrey L. 
White, Jr. Post Office’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6374 
To extend the Vietnam Service Medal to veterans of the Armed Forces 
who participated in the S.S. Mayaguez rescue operation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 
Mr. MEADOWS (for himself and Ms. GABBARD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To extend the Vietnam Service Medal to veterans of the 
Armed Forces who participated in the S.S. Mayaguez 
rescue operation. 
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 ‘‘Recognizing Mayaguez 
Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AWARD OF VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL TO VETERANS 
WHO PARTICIPATED IN MAYAGUEZ RESCUE 
OPERATION. 
(a) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
military department concerned shall, upon the application 
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by or on behalf of an individual who is an eligible veteran, 
award that individual the Vietnam Service Medal, notwith-
standing any otherwise applicable requirements for the 
award of that medal. Any such award shall be made in 
lieu of any Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal awarded 
the individual for the individual’s participation in the Ma-
yaguez rescue operation. 
(b) TREATMENT OF DECEASED VETERANS.—In the 
case of a veteran who is deceased, the application de-
scribed in subsection (a) may be submitted by the next 
of kin of the veteran. 
(c) ELIGIBLE VETERAN.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a veteran of the 
Armed Forces— 
(1) who was awarded the Armed Forces Expe-
ditionary Medal for participation in military oper-
ations known as the Mayaguez rescue operation of 
May 12–15, 1975; or 
(2) who participated in such operation. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6375 
AN ACT 
To provide for consideration of the extension under the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of 
No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain 
security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems. 
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 ‘‘Power And Security 
Systems (PASS) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NONAPPLICATION OF NO-LOAD 
MODE ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD TO 
CERTAIN SECURITY OR LIFE SAFETY ALARM 
OR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) Section 325(u)(3)(D)(ii) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(D)(ii)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) Section 325(u)(3)(E) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(E)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘July 1, 2017,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the effective date of the amendment 
under subparagraph (D)(ii)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) TREATMENT IN RULE.—In the 
rule under subparagraph (D)(ii) and sub-
sequent amendments the Secretary may 
treat some or all external power supplies 
designed to be connected to a security or 
life safety alarm or surveillance system as
a separate product class or may extend the 
nonapplication under clause (ii).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6375 
AN ACT 
To provide for consideration of the extension under 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of non-
application of No-Load Mode energy efficiency 
standards to certain security or life safety alarms 
or surveillance systems.