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SEC. 3. STAINLESS STEEL PIPES AND TUBES.
(a) Subheading 7306.40.10 of the HTS is amended
by striking out ‘‘7.6%’’ in column 1 General and inserting
‘‘10.1%’’.
(b) Subheading 7306.40.50 of the HTS is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘5%’’ in column 1 General
and inserting ‘‘10.1%’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘11%’’ in column 2 and in-
serting ‘‘29%’’.
SEC. 4. NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY.
In the event that a claim for compensation under any
provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
or any other trade agreement to which the United States
is a party is made by any Contracting Party to that agree-
ment as a result of the amendments made by this Act,
the United States Trade Representative is authorized to
negotiate such reasonable compensation as may be appro-
priate.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date
of enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1120
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the Federal prohibitions
against assaulting children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. RAMSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the
Federal prohibitions against assaulting children.
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 ‘‘Assaults Against Chil-
dren Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. ASSAULTS AGAINST CHILDREN.
(a) SIMPLE ASSAULT.—Section 113(e) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘by fine’’ and
all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘—
‘‘(A) if the victim of the assault is an individual
who has not attained the age of 16 years, by a fine
under this title or imprisonment for not more than
one year, or both; and
‘‘(B) by a fine under this title or imprisonment
for not more than three months, or both, in any
other case.’’.
(b) ASSAULTS RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL BODILY
INJURY.—Section 113 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Assault resulting in substantial bodily in-
jury to an individual who has not attained the age
of 16 years, by a fine under this title or imprison-
ment for not more than 5 years, or both.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AND STYLISTIC CHANGES TO SEC-
TION 113.—Section 113 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (b), by striking ‘‘of not more
than $3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title’’;
(2) in paragraph (c), by striking ‘‘of not more
than $1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title’’;
(3) in paragraph (d), by striking ‘‘of not more
than $500’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title’’;
(4) in paragraph (e), by striking ‘‘of not more
than $300’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title’’;
(5) by modifying the left margin of each of
paragraphs (a) through (f) so that they are indented
2 ems;
(6) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (f)
as paragraphs (1) through (6); and
(7) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Whoever’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 113 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(b) As used in this subsection—
‘‘(1) the term ‘substantial bodily injury’ means
bodily injury which involves—
‘‘(A) a temporary but substantial disfigure-
ment; or
‘‘(B) a temporary but substantial loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily mem-
ber, organ, or mental faculty; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘serious bodily injury’ has the
meaning given that term in section 1365 of this
title.’’.
(e) 
ASSAULTS
IN
INDIAN
COUNTRY.—Section
1153(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ‘‘(as defined in section 1365 of this title), an
assault against an individual who has not attained the age
of 16 years’’ after ‘‘serious bodily injury’’.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The computer system selected
under this section shall meet the specifications established
by the Secretary to carry out activities with respect to the
single family and multifamily housing mortgage insurance
programs under title II of the National Housing Act, as
follows:
(1) To administer the processing of applications
for mortgage insurance.
(2) To maintain and update any records and in-
formation maintained by the Secretary.
(3) To facilitate, coordinate, and simplify inter-
action between the Department of Housing and
Urban Development and mortgagees, including de-
termination of eligibility, review and certification of
underwriting, making insurance commitments and
endorsements, closing, and other mortgage insurance
activities.
(4) To monitor the performance of the Depart-
ment with respect to each function identified in the
performance standards established under section 4.
(5) To monitor the performance of mortgagees,
servicers, and other entities involved in the mortgage
insurance programs, entities to whom processing
functions have been delegated by the Secretary
under section 328 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1121
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain agricultural
workers from the withholding of income taxes from wages.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. ROGERS 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 exempt
certain agricultural workers from the withholding of in-
come taxes from wages.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS FROM WAGE WITHHOLDING RE-
QUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 3401(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining wages)
is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘for services performed by an employee who
is not described in section 13(a)(6) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(6))’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to remuneration paid after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1122
To require the consolidation of agricultural research and extension activities
of the Department of Agriculture.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DOOLITTLE,
and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To require the consolidation of agricultural research and
extension activities of the Department of Agriculture.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AGENCIES.
(a) CONSOLIDATION REQUIRED.—Not later than
September 30, 1993, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
consolidate the functions and activities of the following
agencies of the Department of Agriculture:
(1) The Agricultural Research Service.
(2) The Cooperative State Research Service.
(3) The Federal Extension Service.
(b) SINGLE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SERVICE.—
As part of the consolidation of the agencies specified in
subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish
in the Department of Agriculture a unified Agriculture
Research and Extension Service to administer all pro-
grams of the Department of Agriculture related to agricul-
tural research and extension in order to ensure more effec-
tive, efficient, and economical administration of those pro-
grams and activities and to eliminate duplication.
(c) EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION.—Upon consolida-
tion of an agency referred to in subsection (a), all pro-
grams and activities previously administered by that agen-
cy shall be administered by the Agriculture Research and
Extension Service established under subsection (b). The
assets, contracts, property, records, and employees of that
agency, and the unexpended balances of any appropria-
tions available to that agency, relating to those programs
and activities shall be transferred to the Agriculture Re-
search and Extension Service. Any reference to that agen-
cy in any law, regulation, or order shall be considered to
be a reference to the Agriculture Research and Extension
Service.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Agriculture Re-
search and Extension Service established under subsection
(b) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 1994. Notwithstanding
any authorization of appropriations or permanent appro-
priations for an agency specified in subsection (a), the
total amount available to the Agriculture Research and
Extension Service for a fiscal year may not exceed the
amount appropriated pursuant to this subsection.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1124
To terminate the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment providing Federal assistance for new construction of housing
and increase the amount of Federal assistance available for vouchers
for rental of privately owned dwelling units.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DOOLITTLE,
and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To terminate the programs of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development providing Federal assistance for
new construction of housing and increase the amount
of Federal assistance available for vouchers for rental
of privately owned dwelling units.
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 ‘‘Housing Voucher Act
of 1993’’.
may not exceed the total number of civilian employees in
such agency as of the last day of the fiscal year in which
this Act is enacted.
SEC. 3. MEASURES TO IMPROVE AGENCY EFFICIENCY AND
PRODUCTIVITY.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
courage managerial and supervisory personnel in Execu-
tive agencies to take imaginative, proactive measures to
improve the levels of worker efficiency and productivity
within their organizational units.
(b) PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE PURPOSE.—In order to
carry out the purpose of this section, the head of each
Executive agency shall by regulation establish a program
which shall provide for—
(1) cash awards for any managerial or super-
visory personnel whose suggestions, actions, or other
personal efforts directly result in significant savings
to the Government, but only to the extent that such
savings are attributable to reductions in personnel or
increased personnel efficiency;
(2) education or training for managerial or su-
pervisory personnel to promote better awareness and
use of the authorities available to them to improve
worker efficiency and productivity, including demo-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1125
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 to require a preference for interim measures in
carrying out response actions, consistent with protection of public health,
welfare, and the environment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DOOLITTLE,
and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce and Public Works and Transpor-
tation
A BILL
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require a pref-
erence for interim measures in carrying out response
actions, consistent with protection of public health, wel-
fare, and the environment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PREFERENCE FOR INTERIM MEASURES IN
SUPERFUND RESPONSE ACTIONS.
Section 121(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9621(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
in selecting appropriate remedial actions, the President
shall give a preference to the use of institutional controls
(such as deed and access restrictions, monitoring, and pro-
vision of alternate water supplies), containment methods
(including caps, slurry walls, and surface water diversion),
and other interim measures, rather than permanent treat-
ment technologies, if such interim measures are sufficient
to protect the public health, welfare, and the environ-
ment.’’.
SEC. 2. REPORT.
(a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The President shall
submit to Congress a report, during each of the 5 years
listed in subsection (b), on the use of interim measures
under section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9621), as required by the amendment made by sec-
tion 1. The report shall cover the preceding fiscal year
and shall include the estimated savings resulting from the
use of such interim measures in comparison to using per-
manent treatment technologies.
(b) DEADLINE.—The President shall submit the re-
port required by subsection (a) by October 1 of 1993,
1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1126
To limit the annual growth in overhead of Executive agencies of the
Government beginning with fiscal year 1995.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, and Mr. DOO-
LITTLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Government Operations
A BILL
To limit the annual growth in overhead of Executive agencies
of the Government beginning with fiscal year 1995.
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 ‘‘Overhead Reduction
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF OVERHEAD OF AGENCIES AND DE-
PARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
(a) COMPUTATION
OF OVERHEAD RATIOS.—The
head of each Executive agency of the Government is au-
thorized and directed to—
(1) identify and designate in the agency’s budg-
et any expenditures for overhead; and
(2) compute the agency’s overhead ratio as fol-
lows: the overhead ratio is the value of a fraction the
numerator of which is the annualized average of
total overhead expenses for fiscal years 1991, 1992,
and 1993 and the denominator of which is one-third
of the total amount of salaries paid to its employees
(including contract employees) working on Govern-
ment premises during those fiscal years.
(b) INCLUSION IN PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL BUDGET
SUBMISSIONS.—In each annual budget prepared by the
head of any Executive agency for inclusion in the Presi-
dent’s budget submission under section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, beginning with the February
1994 submission, and for each of the 4 ensuing fiscal
years, the annual budget prepared by the head shall re-
duce the agency’s overhead ratio by 6 percentage points.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code, except that the term does not include
the Department of Defense; and
(2) the term ‘‘overhead’’ means the expendi-
tures of an Executive agency required for the sup-
tions and other adverse personnel actions, when ap-
propriate; and
(3) other similar measures.
(c) LIMITATION.—(1) An award under subsection
(b)(1) may not exceed 25 percent of the total savings at-
tributable to the suggestion, action, or other personal ef-
fort to which it relates.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the savings which
might be achieved as a result of any suggestion, action,
or other effort to which the award relates may be cal-
culated only for the 12-month period following initial im-
plementation of the suggestion, action, or other effort.
(d) REPORTS.—(1) The head of each Executive agen-
cy shall submit to Congress, in writing, an annual report
on the progress of each element of the program established
within such agency under this section, including the num-
ber of awards granted, the savings achieved, and the ex-
tent of any personnel reductions effected, during the pe-
riod covered by the report.
(2) In addition to the reports under paragraph (1),
each agency head shall make available to affected manage-
rial and supervisory personnel, appropriate reports relat-
ing to the cash awards described in subsection (b)(1).
Such reports shall be prepared at least quarterly and shall
port and utilization of its personnel after deducting
its expenditures for salaries (including contract em-
ployees), benefits, and travel.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1127
To direct the President to reorganize the intelligence agencies of the Govern-
ment in order to reduce duplication and inefficiency and to require
that the number of intelligence personnel be reduced by 25 percent
over the next five fiscal years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DOOLITTLE,
and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
A BILL
To direct the President to reorganize the intelligence agencies
of the Government in order to reduce duplication and
inefficiency and to require that the number of intelligence
personnel be reduced by 25 percent over the next five
fiscal years.
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 ‘‘Intelligence Agencies
Reorganization Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REORGANIZATION AND
PERSONNEL REDUCTION.
(a) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REORGANIZATION.—
The President shall reorganize the United States Intel-
ligence Community to reduce redundancy and overlapping
jurisdiction of intelligence components and to centralize
(to the extent determined appropriate by the President)
responsibility and authority for intelligence activities.
(b) PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS.—(1) In implementing
the reorganization required by subsection (a), the Presi-
dent shall, for each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997,
reduce the total number of military and civilian personnel
employed by, or assigned or detailed to, elements of the
Intelligence Community by not less than 4 percent of the
baseline number specified in paragraph (2). The President
shall direct how such reductions are to be allocated among
the elements of the Intelligence Community.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the baseline num-
ber is the total number of military and civilian personnel
employed by, or assigned or detailed to, elements of the
Intelligence Community as of September 30, 1992.
(3) Reductions in personnel carried out pursuant to
this subsection for any fiscal year may also be counted
for that fiscal year for purposes of section 907(b) of Public
Law 101–510 (104 Stat. 1622).
(4) Functions and personnel may not be reassigned
in order to avoid, or reduce the effect of, the reductions
required by this subsection. Reductions pursuant to this
section in the number of members of the Armed Forces,
or the number of civilian personnel, in the Intelligence
Community shall be matched with corresponding reduc-
tions in the overall number of members of the Armed
Forces or of civilian employees of the Government, as the
case may be.
(c) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the Intelligence Community consists
of those agencies (and elements of agencies) performing
intelligence and intelligence-related activities for which
funds were authorized to be appropriated in Public Law
102–183.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1128
To achieve payroll and workforce reductions within the Federal Government
through management incentives and other means.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, and Mr. DOO-
LITTLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To achieve payroll and workforce reductions within the Fed-
eral Government through management incentives and
other means.
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 ‘‘Federal Workforce Ef-
ficiency Act’’.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT LIMITATION.
Effective as of the first day of the first fiscal year
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
total number of civilian employees in an Executive agency
be provided in a manner that encourages participation and
recognizes achievement.
SEC. 4. REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL COSTS.
In each annual budget prepared by the head of an
Executive agency for inclusion in the President’s budget
submission under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, beginning with the February 1994 submis-
sion, and for each of the 2 ensuing fiscal years, the total
amount included in such budget for employee salaries shall
be reduced by 5 percent from the corresponding amount
in the previous fiscal year.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION.
For the purpose of this Act, the term ‘‘Executive
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 105
of title 5, United States Code, excluding the Department
of Defense.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1130
To enable the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities
to reduce waste and fraud under the medicare program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DOOLITTLE,
and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly
to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To enable the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to carry out activities to reduce waste and fraud under
the medicare program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEDICARE
ANTI-FRAUD AND SECONDARY PAYER EN-
FORCEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
for each of the fiscal years described in subsection (b),
there are hereby appropriated (out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated) to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services an additional $100,000,000
for the year to conduct and finance peer review activities
under title XI of the Social Security Act, enforce the provi-
sions of title XVIII of such Act that prohibit payments
under the medicare program for items and services for
which the medicare program is not the primary payer, im-
pose sanctions on entities providing items and services
under the program that engage in fraud or other prohib-
ited activities, and to carry out other activities to reduce
waste and fraud in the administration of the medicare pro-
gram.
(b) YEARS FOR WHICH ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS ARE MADE.—Subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal
years 1994 through 1997.
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