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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 343
To prohibit arms transfers to certain countries unless the President certifies
that a state of war does not exist between such country and Israel
and that such country has accorded formal recognition to the sovereignty
of Israel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit arms transfers to certain countries unless the
President certifies that a state of war does not exist
between such country and Israel and that such country
has accorded formal recognition to the sovereignty of
Israel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON ARMS TRANSFERS TO CER-
TAIN COUNTRIES.
(a) RESTRICTION.—Except as provided in subsection
(b)—
(1) defense articles, defense services, and design
and construction services may not be sold or other-
wise transferred to any country listed in subsection
(c) by the United States Government under the
Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961; and
(2) the President may not give his approval for
the transfer to any country listed in subsection (c)
by another foreign country of any defense articles or
defense services previously sold or otherwise trans-
ferred to that country by the United States Govern-
ment under either such Act.
(b) LIFTING OF RESTRICTION.—Subsection (a) shall
cease to apply to a country listed in subsection (c) if the
President certifies to the Congress that—
(1) a state of war does not exist between that
country and Israel, and
(2) that country has accorded formal recogni-
tion to the sovereignty of Israel.
(c) COUNTRIES SUBJECT TO RESTRICTION.—Sub-
section (a) applies to the following countries: Bahrain,
Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab
Emirates.
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‘‘(3) to vindicate the public interest, assess a 
civil penalty— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a violation of section 
207, 303, or 303A regarding real property— 
‘‘(i) in an amount not exceeding 
$110,000 for a first violation; and 
‘‘(ii) in an amount not exceeding 
$220,000 for any subsequent violation; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any other violation of 
this Act— 
‘‘(i) in an amount not exceeding 
$55,000 for a first violation; and 
‘‘(ii) in an amount not exceeding 
$110,000 for any subsequent violation.’’. 
(c) CREDIT DISCRIMINATION.—Section 108 of such 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 518) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Application by’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION OR RECEIPT.—Application by’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In addition to the protections 
under subsection (a), an individual who is entitled to any 
right or protection provided under this Act may not be 
denied or refused credit or be subject to any other action
described under paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection 
(a) solely by reason of such entitlement.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Section 303A of the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as added by subsection 
(a), and the amendments made by this section, shall take 
effect on October 1, 2014. 
SEC. 12. TREATMENT OF RELOCATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY 
FOR 
PURPOSES 
OF 
MORTGAGE 
REFI-
NANCING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 531 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 303A, as added by section 
11(a)(1), the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303B. TREATMENT OF RELOCATION FOR ACTIVE 
DUTY FOR PURPOSES OF MORTGAGE REFI-
NANCING. 
‘‘(a) TREATMENT OF ABSENCE FROM RESIDENCE 
DUE TO ACTIVE DUTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
if, at any time that a servicemember who is the 
mortgagor under an existing mortgage does not re-
side in the residence that secures the existing mort-
gage because of relocation described in subsection 
(c)(1)(B), such servicemember inquires about or ap-
plies for a covered refinancing mortgage, such serv-
SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES RELAT-
ED TO FIREFIGHTING.
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
Chief of the Forest Service, may place an order with a
major organizational unit within the Department of Agri-
culture or another Federal agency for goods or services
directly related to firefighting without regard to the re-
striction contained in section 1535(a)(4) of title 31, Unit-
ed States Code, that the Secretary determine that the
goods or services cannot be provided by contract as con-
veniently or cheaply by a commercial enterprise.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON FOREST SERVICE FIREFIGHTING CAPA-
BILITY AND METHODS.
Not later than six months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit
to Congress a report describing the decisionmaking proc-
ess used by the Forest Service and the Department of Ag-
riculture to deploy firefighting assets of the Forest Service
and the Department for fighting forest fires and other
wildfires. The report shall include—
(1) a description of the procedures used to alert
officials, including officials of the Air National
Guard, that the potential for fires exists;
(2) an evaluation of the feasibility of establish-
ing a formal, graduated alert system in the Forest
Service similar to the alert system used by the
Armed Forces that would allow the Air National
Guard to anticipate a firefighting crisis and mobilize
in a timely fashion to carry out their airborne fire-
fighting mission in cooperation with the Forest Serv-
ice;
(3) such recommendations as the Secretary con-
siders to be appropriate regarding the measures that
can be taken, both administratively and legislatively,
to streamline the decisionmaking process and ensure
timely responses to wildfires that threaten natural
resources, private property, and human and animal
lives; and
(4) a description of the additional resources
that would be required to allow the Forest Service
to respond adequately to future fires or implement
the recommendation provided pursuant to paragraph
(3).
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3441
For the relief of certain former employees of the United States whose fire-
fighting functions were transferred from the Department of Energy to
Los Alamos County, New Mexico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 3, 1993
Mr. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of certain former employees of the United
States whose firefighting functions were transferred from
the Department of Energy to Los Alamos County, New
Mexico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the purchase
of service credit, under the retirement system for employ-
ees of the State of New Mexico, by certain former employ-
ees of the United States who became employees of Los
Alamos County, New Mexico, as a result of the transfer
of certain firefighting functions from the Department of
Energy to that county in 1989.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MAKING OF PAY-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to carry out the purpose
of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or his designee)
and an individual designated by the Governor of New Mex-
ico shall enter into an agreement, as soon as practicable,
under which all individuals to or on behalf of whom any
payments under this Act are to be made shall be identi-
fied, and the amount payable to or on behalf of each such
individual (as well as the form and method for each such
payment) shall be determined.
(b) LIMITATION.—The amount payable under this
Act to or on behalf of any particular individual may not
exceed—
(1) the total amount payable by the individual
involved in order to receive service credit, under the
retirement system referred to in section 1, for the
period of service as a firefighter rendered by such
individual as an employee of the Department of En-
ergy; minus
(2) the amount of the lump-sum credit (as de-
fined by applicable provisions of title 5, United
States Code) paid to such individual based on such
individual’s separation from the Department of En-
ergy (or, in the case of any individual whose lump-
sum credit also included amounts attributable to
service other than as a firefighter under the Depart-
ment of Energy, the portion of the lump-sum credit
attributable to service as such a firefighter).
SEC. 3. PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall pay, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the amounts determined under section 2 in
accordance with the applicable terms of the agreement de-
scribed in such section.
(b) RESTRICTION.—It shall be unlawful for any
amount in excess of 10 percent of any lump-sum payment
payable under this Act to or on behalf of any individual
to be paid to or received by any agent or attorney in con-
sideration for services rendered in connection with such
lump-sum payment. Any person who violates the preceding
sentence shall be fined not more than $1,000.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3442
To eliminate certain expenditures provided by the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 3, 1993
Mr. SCHIFF introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Ways and Means, House Administration, and Agriculture
A BILL
To eliminate certain expenditures provided by the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT AND IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CAMPAIGN FUND CHECKOFF.
(a) REPEAL OF INCREASE IN EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT.—Section 13131 of the Revenue Reconciliation
Act of 1993 is hereby repealed and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such
section (and the amendments made by such section) had
not been enacted.
(b) REPEAL OF INCREASE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELEC-
TION CAMPAIGN FUND CHECKOFF.—Section 13441 of the
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 is hereby repealed and
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and
administered as if such section (and the amendments
made by such section) had not been enacted.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MORATORIUM ON COLLECTION OF CER-
TAIN ALLOWANCES IN AMENDMENTS MADE
BY THE OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION
ACT OF 1993.
Section 13716 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 627 note) is hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. REVERSAL OF CERTAIN 1993 RECONCILIATION ACT
AMENDMENTS 
RELATING 
TO 
THE 
FOOD
STAMP PROGRAM.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF
1977.—The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 5(g)(2) by striking ‘‘a level’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘$50’’, and inserting
‘‘$4,500’’,
(2) in section 17 by striking subsection (k), and
(3) in section 19(a)(1)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$1,097,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,091,000,000’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘$1,143,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,133,000,000’’.
(b) REPEALERS.—Chapter 3 of title XIII of the Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-
66; 107 Stat. 672) is amended—
(1) by striking sections 13911, 13912, 13913,
13914, 13915, 13916, 13921, 13922, 13924, 13931,
and 13932, and
(2) in section 13971(b)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (3), (5), and
(6), and
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘Sec-
tions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘13931,
and’’, and inserting ‘‘Section’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 13901(b)
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public
Law 103-66; 107 Stat. 672) is amended in the table of
contents by striking the items relating to sections 13911,
13912, 13913, 13914, 13915, 13916, 13921, 13922,
13924, 13931, and 13932.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3443
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that none of the funds
in the Employees’ Compensation Fund shall be used to pay compensation,
benefits, or expenses for individuals convicted of fraud or other violations
in connection with benefits from such fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 3, 1993
Ms. SHEPHERD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that none
of the funds in the Employees’ Compensation Fund shall
be used to pay compensation, benefits, or expenses for
individuals convicted of fraud or other violations in con-
nection with benefits from such fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.
(a) TERMINATION.— Section 8102 of title 5, United
States Code (‘‘the Act’’) is amended by redesignating sub-
section (b) as subsection (c) and by adding after sub-
section (a) the following new subsection:
(2) include establishment of baseline conditions
to allow for a full assessment of economic and envi-
ronmental costs and benefits associated with flood
damage reduction projects and changes in land use
patterns;
(3) identify options for development of com-
prehensive solutions for improved long-term flood
plain management;
(4) identify feasibility studies of specific
projects or programs that are likely to improve flood
damage reduction capabilities;
(5) assess the impact of the current system of
levees and flood control projects and current water-
shed management and land use practices on the
flood levels experienced on the Upper Mississippi
River and Lower Missouri River and their tribu-
taries in 1993 and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of
a full range of alternative flood damage reduction
measures, including structural and nonstructural
measures, such as the preservation and restoration
of wetlands;
(6) recommend flood control improvements and
other flood damage reduction measures to reduce
economic losses, damage to public facilities, and the
release of hazardous materials from industrial, pet-
‘‘(b) An individual convicted of—
‘‘(1) a violation of section 1920 of title 18 with
respect to benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81
of this title, or
‘‘(2) any felony fraud related to the application
for or receipt of benefits under subchapter I or III
of chapter 81 of this title,
shall (in addition to any other penalties provided by this
subchapter) as of the date of the conviction, forfeit all en-
titlement to such benefits.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a conviction for
a violation or felony described in such amendment which
occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3444
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade of the United States for the vessel KLIPPER.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 3, 1993
Mr. LAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade of the
United States for the vessel KLIPPER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade of the
United States for the vessel KLIPPER (New York State
registration number NY8166AN).
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icemember shall be, for all purposes relating to the 
covered refinancing mortgage, including such inquiry 
or application and eligibility for and compliance with 
any underwriting criteria and standards regarding 
such covered refinancing mortgage, considered to oc-
cupy the residence that secures the existing mort-
gage to be paid or prepaid by such covered refi-
nancing mortgage as the principal residence of the 
servicemember during the period of any such reloca-
tion. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to a servicemember at any time 
if, during the five-year period preceding such time, 
the servicemember entered into a covered refi-
nancing mortgage pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(b) MORTGAGES
ORIGINATED
BEFORE
PERIOD 
MILITARY SERVICE.—If a covered refinancing mortgage 
is entered into pursuant to this section with respect to 
an existing mortgage that originated before the period of 
the servicemember’s military service, such covered refi-
nancing mortgage shall be deemed to be an obligation that 
originated before the period of the servicemember’s mili-
tary service and for which the servicemember is still obli-
gated for purposes of section 303(a)(1). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) EXISTING MORTGAGE.—The term ‘existing 
mortgage’ means a mortgage that is secured by a 1- 
to 4-family residence, including a condominium or a 
share in a cooperative ownership housing associa-
tion, that was the principal residence of a service-
member for a period that— 
‘‘(A) had a duration of 13 consecutive 
months or longer; and 
‘‘(B) ended upon the relocation of the serv-
icemember caused by the servicemember receiv-
ing military orders for a permanent change of 
station or to deploy with a military unit, or as 
an individual in support of a military operation, 
for a period of not less than 90 days that did 
not allow the servicemember to continue to oc-
cupy such residence as a principal residence. 
‘‘(2) COVERED REFINANCING MORTGAGE.—The 
term ‘covered refinancing mortgage’ means any 
mortgage— 
‘‘(A) that is made for the purpose of pay-
ing or prepaying, and extinguishing, the out-
standing obligations under an existing mortgage 
or mortgages; and
tential loss of life, property damage, economic losses,
and threats to health and safety caused by flooding;
(4) assess the adequacy and consistency of ex-
isting policies on nonstructural flood control and
damage prevention measures and, where appro-
priate, identify incentives and opportunities for
greater use of such nonstructural measures;
(5) identify incentives and opportunities for en-
vironmental restoration as a component of the Na-
tion’s flood control and floodplain management poli-
cies;
(6) examine the differences in Federal cost-
sharing for construction and maintenance of flood
control projects on the Upper and Lower Mississippi
River systems and assess the effect of such dif-
ferences on the level of flood protection on the
Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries; and
(7) assess current Federal policies on pre-event
repair and maintenance of both Federal and non-
Federal levees and recommend Federal and non-
Federal actions to help prevent the failure of these
levees during flooding.
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting studies under
this section, the Secretary of the Army shall consult the
heads of appropriate Federal agencies, representatives of
rochemical, hazardous waste, and other facilities
caused by flooding of the Upper Mississippi River
and Lower Missouri River and their tributaries; and
(7) assess the environmental impact of current
flood control measures and the flood control im-
provements recommended under this section.
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting studies under
this section, the Secretary of the Army shall consult the
heads of other Federal agencies with water resources and
floodplain management responsibilities.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 1995, the
Secretary of the Army shall transmit to Congress a report
on the results of the studies conducted under this section.
SEC. 6. EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
Section 5(a)(1) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authoriz-
ing construction of certain public works on rivers and har-
bors for flood control, and for other purposes’’, approved
August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)), is amended by
inserting before the first semicolon the following: ‘‘, or in
implementation of nonstructural alternatives to the repair
or restoration of such flood control work if requested by
the non-Federal sponsor’’.
SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF REAL PROPERTY BUYOUT PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF URA.—The purchase of any
real property under a qualified buyout program shall not
constitute the making of Federal financial assistance
available to pay all or part of the cost of a program or
project resulting in the acquisition of real property or in
any owner of real property being a displaced person (with-
in the meaning of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970).
(b) DEFINITION
OF ‘‘QUALIFIED BUYOUT PRO-
GRAM’’.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘qualified
buyout program’’ means any program that—
(1) provides for the purchase of only property
damaged by the major, widespread flooding in the
Midwest during 1993;
(2) provides for such purchase solely as a result
of such flooding;
(3) provides for such acquisition without the
use of the power of eminent domain and notification
to the seller that acquisition is without the use of
such power;
(4) is carried out by or through a State or a
unit of general local government; and
(5) is being assisted with amounts made avail-
able for—
(A) disaster relief by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency; or
(B) other Federal financial assistance pro-
grams.
Passed the House of Representatives November 15,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
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‘‘(B) demonstrates progress on the achieve-
ment of those performance targets. 
‘‘(l) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the metropolitan transpor-
tation planning process of a metropolitan plan-
ning organization is being carried out in accord-
ance with applicable Federal law; and 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (2), certify, not 
less frequently than once every 4 years, that the 
requirements of subparagraph (A) are met with 
respect to the metropolitan transportation plan-
ning process. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION.—The 
Secretary may make a certification under paragraph 
(1)(B) if— 
‘‘(A) the metropolitan transportation plan-
ning process complies with the requirements of 
this section and other applicable Federal law; 
‘‘(B) representation on the metropolitan 
planning organization board includes officials of 
public agencies that administer or operate major 
modes of transportation in the relevant metro-
politan area, including providers of public 
transportation; and
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3448
Relating to the tariff treatment of hand crafted stone figurines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1993
Mr. DIXON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
Relating to the tariff treatment of hand crafted stone
figurines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HAND CRAFTED STONE FIGURINES.
Chapter 71 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States is amended by inserting in numerical se-
quence the following new subheading, with the article de-
scription having the same degree of indentation as the ar-
ticle description in subheading 7116.20.20:
‘‘
7116.20.30
Hand crafted figurines of precious
or semiprecious stone, not jewelry
grade .................................................
4.5%
Free
(A,E,IL,J)
2.2% (CA)
30%
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SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply with
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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