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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2943
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of leave
time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection with
serving as an organ donor, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the
amount of leave time available to a Federal employee
in any year in connection with serving as an organ
donor, 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. INCREASED LEAVE TIME TO SERVE AS AN
ORGAN DONOR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of the first section
6327 of title 5, United States Code (relating to absence
in connection with serving as a bone-marrow or organ
donor) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) An employee may, in any calendar year, use—
‘‘(1) not to exceed 7 days of leave under this
section to serve as a bone-marrow donor; and
‘‘(2) not to exceed 30 days of leave under this
section to serve as an organ donor.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The second sec-
tion 6327 of title 5, United States Code (relating to ab-
sence in connection with funerals of fellow Federal law en-
forcement officers) is redesignated as section 6328.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
after the item relating to section 6327 the following:
‘‘6328. Absence in connection with funerals of fellow Federal law enforcement
officers.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 431
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2943
[Report No. 105–752]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of leave
time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection with
serving as an organ donor, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr.
FORD, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. HILLIARD, and Ms. SLAUGHTER
SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the
amount of leave time available to a Federal employee
in any year in connection with serving as an organ
donor, 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. INCREASED LEAVE TIME TO SERVE AS AN
ORGAN DONOR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of the first section
6327 of title 5, United States Code (relating to absence
in connection with serving as a bone-marrow or organ
donor) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) An employee may, in any calendar year, use—
‘‘(1) not to exceed 7 days of leave under this
section to serve as a bone-marrow donor; and
‘‘(2) not to exceed 30 days of leave under this
section to serve as an organ donor.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The second sec-
tion 6327 of title 5, United States Code (relating to ab-
sence in connection with funerals of fellow Federal law en-
forcement officers) is redesignated as section 6328.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
after the item relating to section 6327 the following:
‘‘6328. Absence in connection with funerals of fellow Federal law enforcement
officers.’’.
Union Calendar No. 431
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2943
[Report No. 105–752]
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase
the amount of leave time available to a Federal
employee in any year in connection with serving
as an organ donor, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5425 
To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known 
as National First Responders Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING of New York, 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. FATTAH, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO-
NEY of New York, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. MEEKS, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. MENG, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. BRENDAN 
F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. KEATING, Ms. 
TSONGAS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the President to designate a legal public holiday 
to be known as National First Responders Day. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL FIRST RESPOND-
ERS DAY. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall issue a proclamation 
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that designates a date as a legal public holiday to be 
known as ‘‘National First Responders Day’’, which shall 
be treated in the same manner as a legal public holiday 
described in section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2945
To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund for purposes of establish-
ing a Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment with certain
escrowed oil and gas revenues.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. HANSEN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund for pur-
poses of establishing a Community Recreation and Con-
servation Endowment with certain escrowed oil and gas
revenues.
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 ‘‘Community Recreation
and Conservation Endowment Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Congress finds that:
(1) The Land and Water Conservation Fund
Act of 1965 enbodied a visionary concept—that a
portion of the proceeds from Outer Continental
Shelf mineral leasing revenues and the depletion of
a nonrenewable natural resource should result in a
legacy of public places accessible for public recre-
ation and benefit from resources belongings to all
people, of all generations, and the enhancement of
the most precious and most renewable natural re-
source of any nation, healthy and active citizens.
(2) The States and local governments were to
occupy a pivotal role in accomplishing the purposes
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 and the Act originally provided an equitable
portion of funds to the States, and through them, to
local governments.
(3) However, because of competition for limited
federal monies and the need for an annual appro-
priation, this original intention has been abandoned
and, in recent years, the States have not received an
equitable proportion of funds.
(4) Nonetheless, with population growth and
urban sprawl, the demand for recreation areas and
open spaces, at the state and local level, remains a
high priority for our citizens.
(5) A new vision is called for—a vision that en-
compasses a multi-level national network of parks,
recreation areas, open space preserves and green-
ways that reaches across the country to touch all
communities. National parks are not enough; the
federal government alone cannot accomplish this. A
bold national vision, backed by realistic national
funding support, to stimulate state, local and private
sector, as well as federal efforts, is the only way to
effectively address our ongoing recreation and open
space conservation needs.
(6) On June 19, 1997, the United States Su-
preme Court held in United States v. Alaska (No.
84 original) that the United States retains title to
lands underlying the tidal waters off the State of
Alaska’s North Slope.
(7) As a result of the Supreme Court decision,
approximately $1,600,000,000 in escrowed oil and
gas lease sale revenues are to be received by the
United States. These funds are double the amount
included by the Congressional Budget Office in reve-
nue estimates for the concurrent resolution on the
budget.
(8) By placing these escrowed funds in an in-
terest bearing account a permanent source of monies
HR 2977 RDS
appoint to serve on the committee. The Academy
shall determine and provide a reasonable opportunity
for the public to comment on such appointments be-
fore they are made or, if the Academy determines
such prior comment is not practicable, in the period
immediately following the appointments. The Acad-
emy shall make its best efforts to ensure that (A)
no individual appointed to serve on the committee
has a conflict of interest that is relevant to the func-
tions to be performed, unless such conflict is
promptly and publicly disclosed and the Academy de-
termines that the conflict is unavoidable, (B) the
committee membership is fairly balanced as deter-
mined by the Academy to be appropriate for the
functions to be performed, and (C) the final report
of the Academy will be the result of the Academy’s
independent judgment. The Academy shall require
that individuals that the Academy appoints or in-
tends to appoint to serve on the committee inform
the Academy of the individual’s conflicts of interest
that are relevant to the functions to be performed.
‘‘(2) The Academy shall determine and provide
public notice of committee meetings that will be
open to the public.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5426 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural 
rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employ-
ment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. JONES, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope 
of procedural rights of members of the uniformed serv-
ices with respect to their employment and reemployment 
rights, 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 ‘‘Justice for 
Servicemembers Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SCOPE OF EMPLOY-
MENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEM-
BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
DEFINITION
OF 
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—Section 4303(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The term’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Any procedural protections or provisions 
set forth in this chapter shall also be considered a 
right or benefit subject to the protection of this 
chapter.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
RELATION
TO 
OTHER LAW AND PLANS FOR AGREEMENTS.—Section 
4302 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c)(1) Pursuant to this section and the procedural 
rights afforded by subchapter III of this chapter, any 
agreement to arbitrate a claim under this chapter is unen-
forceable, unless all parties consent to arbitration after a 
complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or 
with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties 
knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular 
claim subjected to arbitration. 
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‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, consent shall 
not be considered voluntary when a person is required to 
agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging 
a violation of this chapter as a condition of future or con-
tinued employment, advancement in employment, or re-
ceipt of any right or benefit of employment.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5428 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize spouses of 
servicemembers to elect to use the same residences as the servicemembers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize 
spouses of servicemembers to elect to use the same resi-
dences as the servicemembers. 
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 ‘‘Military Residency 
Choice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR TAX PURPOSES. 
(a) RESIDENCE
FOR
TAX
PURPOSES.—Section 
511(a)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
U.S.C. 4001(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
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following new sentence: ‘‘The spouse of a servicemember 
may elect to use the same residence for purposes of tax-
ation as the servicemember regardless of the date on which 
the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember oc-
curred.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any return of State 
or local income tax filed for any taxable year beginning 
with the taxable year that includes the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR VOTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705(b) of such Act is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘State or local office’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘State or local office—’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) a person who is absent from a State be-
cause the person is accompanying the person’s 
spouse who is absent from that same State in com-
pliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely 
by reason of that absence— 
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(6) A program to allow any or all of the Locally
Affected Interests to extract and utilize available
groundwater in lieu of surface water entitlements.
(7) A groundwater recharge program.
(8) A facility to assist in acclimating Lahanton
cutthroat trout to Walker Lake.
(9) A program to facilitate the purchase and
transfer of water rights for use in Walker Lake or
to otherwise benefit the environmental needs of the
Walker River system.
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE; COST SHARE; AUTHOR-
IZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) The Secretary shall, subject to the availabil-
ity of appropriations, provide assistance under sub-
section (a) through grants to, cooperative agree-
ments with, and technical assistance to the Locally
Affected Interests. The United States share of costs
associated with the studies, pilot projects, and long-
term projects described in subsection (a) shall be 75
percent of the total thereof, with the remaining 25
percent equitably apportioned among the Locally Af-
fected Interests, the State of California, and the
State of Nevada. The Locally Affected Interests may
pay all or a portion of their 25 percent share of
costs in the form of in-kind services.
‘‘(A) be deemed to have lost a residence or 
domicile in that State, without regard to wheth-
er or not the person intends to return to that 
State; 
‘‘(B) be deemed to have acquired a resi-
dence or domicile in any other State; or 
‘‘(C) be deemed to have become a resident 
in or a resident of any other State; and 
‘‘(2) the spouse of a servicemember may elect 
to use the same residence as the servicemember re-
gardless of the date on which the marriage of the 
spouse and the servicemember occurred.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act. 
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(i)(I) submit a statement to the Ad-
ministrator stating whether the agency has 
complied with the requirements of this sec-
tion; and 
(II) make the statement submitted 
under subclause (I) publicly available; and 
(ii) if the agency has not complied 
with the requirements of this section, sub-
mit a statement to the Administrator ex-
plaining the reasons for not complying 
with such requirements. 
(E) AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF STRAT-
EGIES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each covered agen-
cy, under the direction of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer of the agency, shall— 
(I) implement the strategy re-
quired under subparagraph (A)(ii); 
and 
(II) provide updates to the Ad-
ministrator, on a quarterly basis, of— 
(aa) the completion of activi-
ties by the agency under the 
FDCCI; 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2949
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project to protect
and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri River and the
middle Mississippi River.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Ms. DANNER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a
project to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat
of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS
ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.—The term
‘‘middle Mississippi River’’ means the reach of the
Administrator implement a plan pursuant to this Act by
submitting to the Administrator—
(1) a study demonstrating that noise or safety
conditions, or both, resulting from helicopter oper-
ations pose a risk to the public health and welfare
of a county or municipality with a population of
more than 500,000; and
(2) a plan to reduce the risk documented by the
study submitted under paragraph (1).
(b) REVIEW.—Not more that 60 days after receipt
of a plan and study submitted under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall complete a review of such plan and
make any modifications necessary to ensure that such plan
is in accordance with section 3.
(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not more than 60 days after
the Administrator has completed a review and, if nec-
essary, modifications of a plan submitted under subsection
(a)(2), or after development of a plan based upon inde-
pendent study by the Administrator, the Administrator
shall—
(1) issue public notice which includes a draft of
the plan;
(2) make copies of the plan and the supporting
study available at the appropriate regional offices of
the Federal Aviation Administration; and
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 ‘‘SEC Regulatory Ac-
countability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION BY THE SECURITIES AND EX-
CHANGE COMMISSION OF THE COSTS AND 
BENEFITS OF ITS REGULATIONS AND CER-
TAIN OTHER AGENCY ACTIONS. 
Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78w) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) CONSIDERATION OF COSTS AND BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before issuing a regulation 
under the securities laws, as defined in section 3(a), 
the Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) clearly identify the nature and source 
of the problem that the proposed regulation is 
designed to address, as well as assess the sig-
nificance of that problem, to enable assessment 
of whether any new regulation is warranted; 
‘‘(B) utilize the Chief Economist to assess 
the costs and benefits, both qualitative and 
quantitative, of the intended regulation and 
propose or adopt a regulation only on a rea-
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(3) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The op-
eration and maintenance of the project shall be a
Federal responsibility.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be
appropriated to pay the Federal share of the cost of
carrying 
out 
activities 
under 
this 
section
$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1999
through 2004.
(2) MANAGEMENT
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made
available under this subsection shall be managed by
the Mississippi Valley Division of the Army Corps of
Engineers and distributed to the appropriate Dis-
tricts of the Army Corps of Engineers.
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SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF DOCTORS OF CHIROPRACTIC IN 
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. 
(1) PRIMARY
HEALTH
CARE
SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254d) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(D), by striking 
‘‘or mental health,’’ and inserting ‘‘chiropractic, 
or mental health,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘and 
physician assistants’’ and inserting ‘‘doctors of 
chiropractic, and physician assistants’’. 
(2) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 338A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and 
physician assistants’’ and inserting ‘‘doctors of 
chiropractic, and physician assistants’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
other health profession’’ and inserting ‘‘chiro-
practic, or other health profession’’. 
(3) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.— 
(A) PARTICIPATION.—Section 338B of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l–1) 
is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘and physician assistants’’ and inserting 
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