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HR 1778 RH
SEC. 104. SEPARATION PAY FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION
PERSONNEL.
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF SEPARATION PAY.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may offer separation pay under this sec-
tion to a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
who—
(1) is covered by the definition of ‘‘defense acqui-
sition personnel’’ in section 1765(d) of title 10,
United States Code, as added by section 102;
(2) is separated during fiscal year 1998 in the
manner described in section 8336(d) of title 5, United
States Code; and
(3) does not receive separation pay under the au-
thority of section 5597 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) PAYMENT, AMOUNT, AND TERMS.—Subsections (d)
and (g) of section 5597 of title 5, United States Code, shall
apply with respect to the manner in which, the amount of,
and terms under which separation pay is provided under
this section.
(c) EFFECT ON OTHER SEPARATION PAY AUTHOR-
ITY.—The authority provided in this section may not be
used to reduce the extent to which separation pay is pro-
vided during fiscal year 1998 under section 5597 of title
5, United States Code, as proposed in the budget of the
President for fiscal year 1998 submitted to Congress pursu-
ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds
available to the agencies or corporations of the Depart-
ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be avail-
able only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradi-
cation of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani-
mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance
with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Pro-
tection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431
and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and
7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred
for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year
shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alter-
ation of leased buildings and improvements, but unless
otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the
current replacement value of the building.
In fiscal year 2005, the agency is authorized to collect
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist-
ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political
subdivisions, domestic and international organizations,
foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such
fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such
fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods,
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such
fees shall be credited to this account, to remain available
until expended, without further appropriation, for pro-
viding such assistance, goods, or services.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $4,996,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
MARKETING SERVICES
For necessary expenses to carry out services related
to consumer protection, agricultural marketing and dis-
tribution, transportation, and regulatory programs, as au-
thorized by law, and for administration and coordination
of payments to States, $75,892,000, including funds for
the wholesale market development program for the design
and development of wholesale and farmer market facilities
for the major metropolitan areas of the country: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law
(7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings
and improvements, but the cost of altering any one build-
paragraph (2)(A)) after December 31, 2013, and be-
fore January 1, 2015, and which is placed in service 
by the taxpayer before January 1, 2015 (January 1, 
2016, in the case of property described in subpara-
graph (2)(B) or (2)(C)), paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘100 percent’ for ‘50 per-
cent’.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for 
paragraph (5) of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘PRE-2012 PERIODS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘PRE-2015 PERIODS’’. 
SEC. 112. SURETY BONDS. 
(a) MAXIMUM BOND AMOUNT.—Section 411(a)(1) of 
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
694b(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$6,500,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$7,500,000’’. 
(b) DENIAL OF LIABILITY.—Section 411(e)(2) of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
694b(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘$6,500,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$7,500,000’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—The amendments made by subsections 
(a) and (b) of this section shall remain in effect until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
(d) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
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‘‘(B) require each candidate for participa-
tion in the program to be nominated by the 
head of the candidate’s employing component or 
office and that the Secretary, or the Secretary’s 
designee, select each employee for the program 
solely on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, 
and skills, after fair and open competition that 
assures that all candidates receive equal oppor-
tunity; 
‘‘(C) ensure that each employee partici-
pating in the program shall be entitled to re-
turn, within a reasonable period of time after 
the end of the period of participation, to the po-
sition held by the employee, or a corresponding 
or higher position, in the employee’s employing 
component or office; 
‘‘(D) require that the rights that would be 
available to the employee if the employee were 
detailed from the employing component or office 
to another Federal agency or office remain 
available to the employee during the employee 
participation in the program; and 
‘‘(E) require that, during the period of 
participation by an employee in the program, 
performance evaluations for the employee—
proved by the Secretary an amount that bears 
the same relation to any remaining funds as the 
total number of students in such State who are 
enrolled in institutions described in section 
230(b)(1)(A) plus the number of students who 
are estimated to be enrolled in and pursuing a 
degree or certificate that is not a bachelor’s, 
master’s, professional, or other advanced degree 
in 
institutions 
described 
in 
section 
230(b)(1)(B), based on the proportion of de-
grees or certificates awarded by such institu-
tions that are not bachelor’s, master’s, profes-
sional, or other advanced degrees, as reported 
to the Integrated Postsecondary Data System 
bears to the estimated total number of such 
students in all States, except that no State shall 
receive less than $2,500,000. 
(C) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allo-
cated under this section to a State because the 
State either did not submit an application 
under subsection (b), the State submitted an 
application that the Secretary determined did 
not meet the requirements of such subsection, 
or the State cannot demonstrate to the Sec-
retary a sufficient demand for projects to war-
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further, That none of the funds provided shall be available 
for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Fed-
eral Government departments or agencies unless author-
ized by section 17 of such Act. 
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $33,635,798,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000 to remain available through September 
30, 2006, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such 
amounts and at such times as may become necessary to 
carry out program operations: Provided, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading shall be used for 
studies and evaluations: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading and not already 
appropriated to the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations (FDPIR) established under section 4(b) of 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), not to 
exceed $4,000,000 shall be used to purchase bison meat 
for the FDPIR from Native American bison producers: 
Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be ex-
pended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp 
Act: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
subject to any work registration or workfare requirements 
as may be required by law: Provided further, That funds 
made available for Employment and Training under this
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1779
AN ACT
To make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of
the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain Na-
tional Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of
land containing improvements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, DEVILS BACKBONE
WILDERNESS, MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOR-
EST, MISSOURI.
The boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness es-
tablished by section 201(d) of Public Law 96–560 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note) in the Mark Twain National Forest,
Missouri, is hereby modified to exclude from the area en-
compassed by the Devils Backbone Wilderness a parcel of
real property consisting of approximately two acres in
Ozark County, Missouri, and containing a garage, well,
mailbox, driveway, and other improvements, as depicted
on a map entitled ‘‘Devils Backbone Wilderness Boundary
Modification’’, dated June 1996. The map shall be re-
tained with other Forest Service maps and legal descrip-
tions regarding the Devils Backbone Wilderness and shall
be made available for public inspection as provided in sec-
tion 202 of Public Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3274).
Passed the House of Representatives October 21,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1779
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 make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone
Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small
parcel of land containing improvements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, DEVILS BACKBONE WILDER-
NESS, MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST, MISSOURI.
The boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness established
by section 201(d) of Public Law 96–560 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note)
in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, is hereby modified
to exclude from the area encompassed by the Devils Backbone
Wilderness a parcel of real property consisting of approximately
2 acres in Ozark County, Missouri, and containing a garage, well,
mailbox, driveway, and other improvements, as depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘Devils Backbone Wilderness Boundary Modification’’,
dated June 1996. The map shall be retained with other Forest
Service maps and legal descriptions regarding the Devils Backbone
Wilderness and shall be made available for public inspection as
provided in section 202 of Public Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3274).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
cational-technical education to ensure learning in the
core academic subjects.’’;
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUNDS.—The programs
under subsection (a) may include—
‘‘(1) technical support for eligible recipients;
‘‘(2) support for tech-prep programs;
‘‘(3) support for programs for single parents,
displaced homemakers, single pregnant women, and
individuals in nontraditional occupations that lead to
high skill, high wage careers;
‘‘(4) support for cooperative education;
‘‘(5) support for vocational student organiza-
tions;
‘‘(6) support for public charter schools operating
secondary vocational-technical education programs;
‘‘(7) support for vocational-technical education
programs that offer experience in, and understanding
of, all aspects of the industry for which students are
preparing to enter;
‘‘(8) support for family and consumer sciences
programs; and
‘‘(9) support for corrections vocational-technical
education.’’; and
the Secretary, in consultation with representatives of indi-
viduals described in subsection (d) and in accordance with
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, may revise the
schedule of preventive health care services established
under this section for the following calendar year.
(c) USE OF SOURCES FOR ESTABLISHING SCHED-
ULE.—In establishing the initial schedule of recommended
preventive health care services under subsection (a) and
in revising the schedule for subsequent years under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall take into consideration the
recommendations for preventive health care services con-
tained in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services pre-
sented to the Department of Health and Human Services
by the United States Preventive Services Task Force and
the Year 2000 Health Objectives of the United States
Public Health Service.
(d) INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS CONSULTANTS.—The
individuals described in this subsection are as follows:
(1) Hospital administrators.
(2) Administrators of health benefit plans.
(3) General practice physicians.
(4) Mental health practitioners.
(5) Pediatricians.
(6) Chiropractors.
reau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor); and 
‘‘(B) the denominator of which is the Chained 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for 
calendar year 2015 (as so published). 
‘‘(4) The CPI increase percentage determined under 
this paragraph for a calendar year is the fraction (ex-
pressed as a percentage)— 
‘‘(A) the numerator of which is the Consumer 
Price Index for all urban consumers for the pre-
ceding calendar year (as published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor); and 
‘‘(B) the denominator of which is the Consumer 
Price Index for all urban consumers for calendar 
year 2015 (as so published). 
‘‘(5) The applicable transition factor under this para-
graph is— 
‘‘(A) for benefits effective for months beginning 
after November 30, 2016, and before December 1, 
2017, 0.8; 
‘‘(B) for benefits effective for months beginning 
after November 30, 2017, and before December 1, 
2018, 0.6; 
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‘‘(2) PER SCHOOL.—The amount of qualified 
STEM contributions made to any school which may 
be allocated under this section by the school to all 
taxpayers for all taxable years shall not exceed 
$100,000. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED STEM CONTRIBUTIONS.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified STEM 
contributions’ means— 
‘‘(A) STEM property contributions, 
‘‘(B) STEM service contributions, and 
‘‘(C) STEM student and educator training 
contributions. 
‘‘(2) STEM PROPERTY CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘STEM 
property contribution’ means the amount which 
would (but for subsection (d)) be allowed as a 
deduction under section 170 for a charitable 
contribution of STEM property if— 
‘‘(i) the donee is an elementary or sec-
ondary school, 
‘‘(ii) substantially all of the use of the 
property by the donee is within the United 
States for STEM education in any of the 
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‘‘(i) enrollment in the facility is open
to employees of the taxpayer during the tax-
able year,
‘‘(ii) the facility is not the principal
trade or business of the taxpayer unless at
least 30 percent of the enrollees of such fa-
cility are dependents of employees of the
taxpayer, and
‘‘(iii) the use of such facility (or the
eligibility to use such facility) does not dis-
criminate in favor of employees of the tax-
payer who are highly compensated employ-
ees (within the meaning of section 414(q)).
‘‘(d) RECAPTURE OF ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
CREDIT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, as of the close of any tax-
able year, there is a recapture event with respect to
any qualified child care facility of the taxpayer, then
the tax of the taxpayer under this chapter for such
taxable year shall be increased by an amount equal
to the product of—
‘‘(A) the applicable recapture percentage,
and
‘‘(B) the aggregate decrease in the credits
allowed under section 38 for all prior taxable
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(D) In the second item relating to the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, strike ‘‘miscellaneous’’ and ‘‘, tribal
trust funds’’ and insert ‘‘Miscellaneous’’ before ‘‘trust
funds’’.
(E) Strike ‘‘Claims, defense (97–0102–0–1–
051);’’.
(F) In the item relating to Claims, judgments,
and relief acts, strike ‘‘806’’ and insert ‘‘808’’.
(G) Strike ‘‘Coinage profit fund (20–5811–0–2–
803);’’.
(H) Insert ‘‘Compact of Free Association (14–
0415–0–1–808);’’ after the item relating to claims,
judgments, and relief acts.
(I) Insert ‘‘Conservation Reserve Program (12–
2319–0–1–302);’’ after the item relating to the Com-
pensation of the President.
(J) In the item relating to the Customs Service,
strike ‘‘852’’ and insert ‘‘806’’.
(K) In the item relating to the Comptroller of the
Currency, insert ‘‘, Assessment funds (20–8413–0–8–
373)’’ before the semicolon.
(L) Strike ‘‘Director of the Office of Thrift Su-
pervision;’’.
(M) Strike ‘‘Eastern Indian land claims settle-
ment fund (14–2202–0–1–806);’’.
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1779
To make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone
Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude
a small parcel of land containing improvements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1997
Mr. BLUNT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit-
tee concerned
A BILL
To make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of
the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain Na-
tional Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of
land containing improvements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, DEVILS BACKBONE
WILDERNESS, MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOR-
EST, MISSOURI.
The boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness es-
tablished by section 201(d) of Public Law 96–560 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note) in the Mark Twain National Forest,
Missouri, is hereby modified to exclude from the area en-
compassed by the Devils Backbone Wilderness a parcel of
real property consisting of approximately two acres in
Ozark County, Missouri, and containing a garage, well,
mailbox, driveway, and other improvements, as depicted
on a map entitled ‘‘Devils Backbone Wilderness Boundary
Modification’’, dated June 1996. The map shall be re-
tained with other Forest Service maps and legal descrip-
tions regarding the Devils Backbone Wilderness and shall
be made available for public inspection as provided in sec-
tion 202 of Public Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3274).
Æ
IIA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1779
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 22, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of
the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain Na-
tional Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of
land containing improvements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1779 RFS
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, DEVILS BACKBONE
WILDERNESS, MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOR-
EST, MISSOURI.
The boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness es-
tablished by section 201(d) of Public Law 96–560 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note) in the Mark Twain National Forest,
Missouri, is hereby modified to exclude from the area en-
compassed by the Devils Backbone Wilderness a parcel of
real property consisting of approximately two acres in
Ozark County, Missouri, and containing a garage, well,
mailbox, driveway, and other improvements, as depicted
on a map entitled ‘‘Devils Backbone Wilderness Boundary
Modification’’, dated June 1996. The map shall be re-
tained with other Forest Service maps and legal descrip-
tions regarding the Devils Backbone Wilderness and shall
be made available for public inspection as provided in sec-
tion 202 of Public Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3274).
Passed the House of Representatives October 21,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
(17) PARTICIPATION
IN
FIELD
EXERCISES.— 
Section 503(b) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’. 
(18) NATIONAL GUARD SCHOOLS AND SMALL 
ARMS COMPETITIONS.—Section 504(b) of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands,’’. 
(19) ATTENDANCE AT ARMY AND AIR FORCE 
SCHOOLS.—Section 505 of title 32, United States 
Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(20) NATIONAL
GUARD
YOUTH
CHALLENGE 
PROGRAM.—Section 509(l)(1) of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(21) ISSUE OF SUPPLIES.—Section 702 of title 
32, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Com-
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 30B(k)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2021’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to property purchased 
after December 31, 2014. 
(b) EXTENSION
AND MODIFICATION
OF ALTER-
NATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY CRED-
IT.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Section 30C(g) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘placed in service after December 31, 2014’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘placed in service— 
‘‘(1) in the case of property relating to hydro-
gen, after December 31, 2021, and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any other property, after 
December 31, 2014’’. 
(2) INCREASE IN LIMITATION.—Section 30C(b) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that does not relate to hydro-
gen,’’, 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3), and 
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