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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3861
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide, for purposes
of computing the exclusion of gain on sale of a principal residence,
that a member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be
treated as using property as a principal residence while away from
home on extended active duty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 13, 1998
Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mr. HUNTER) 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 provide,
for purposes of computing the exclusion of gain on sale
of a principal residence, that a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States shall be treated as using
property as a principal residence while away from home
on extended active duty.
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 ‘‘Home Owners Military
Equity Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. ARMED FORCES MEMBER TREATED AS USING PRIN-
CIPAL RESIDENCE WHILE AWAY FROM HOME
ON ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 121(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(9) DETERMINATION OF USE DURING PERIODS
OF ACTIVE DUTY WITH ARMED FORCES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If—
‘‘(i) property is used by an individual
as such individual’s principal residence,
and
‘‘(ii) at any time after such use, such
individual (or such individual’s spouse)
serves for any period on extended active
duty with the Armed Forces of the United
States,
such individual shall be treated as using such
property as such individual’s principal residence
during any portion of such period during which
such individual (or spouse) is under military or-
ders to reside in Government quarters or to
serve at a duty station outside the area in
which such property is located.
‘‘(B) EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘extended ac-
tive duty’ means any period of active duty pur-
suant to a call or order to such duty for a pe-
riod in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite pe-
riod.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to sales or exchanges after May
6, 1997.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6301 
To provide for certain requirements and limitations relating to the recoupment 
of bonuses and similar payments made to members of the uniformed 
services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide for certain requirements and limitations relating 
to the recoupment of bonuses and similar payments made 
to members of the uniformed services, 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 ‘‘Honor Our National 
Guard Act’’. 
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the United States to the facility referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘E. Marie Youngblood Post Office’’. 
(f) ZAPATA VETERANS POST OFFICE.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 810 N. U.S. High-
way 83 in Zapata, Texas, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Zapata Veterans Post Office’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 
the United States to the facility referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘Zapata Veterans Post Office’’. 
(g) MARINE LANCE CORPORAL SQUIRE ‘‘SKIP’’ 
WELLS POST OFFICE BUILDING.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 2886 Sandy Plains 
Road in Marietta, Georgia, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Marine Lance Corporal Squire 
‘Skip’ Wells Post Office Building’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 
the United States to the facility referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
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(2) In the case of the required repayment of a 
bonus or similar payment by reason that the con-
tract providing for payment of the bonus or other 
payment to a member of the uniformed services is 
found invalid, the Secretary shall— 
(A) appoint an investigating officer in ac-
cordance with any applicable requirements; and 
(B) confirm that such investigating officer 
determines, by a preponderance of evidence, 
that the member committed fraud or did not 
complete the service requirements under the 
contract; and 
(C) obtain the written concurrence with 
such determination of a general or flag officer 
in the chain of command or the member. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. No bonus 
may be recouped on or after such date except in accord-
ance with such subsection. 
(c) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS MADE BEFORE 
DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a member of 
a uniformed service who fully or partially repaid the 
Department of Defense for a bonus or similar pay-
ment because the contract under which the member 
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received the bonus or similar payment was subse-
quently found to be invalid, the Secretary concerned 
shall pay the member the amount of such repayment 
(including any amount of interest or penalties paid 
by the member) unless the Secretary determines re-
payment of the bonus or similar payment would be 
required pursuant to subsection (a). 
(2) INTEREST.—The Secretary concerned shall 
also pay to such a member interest on any amount 
the member fully or partially repaid the Department 
of Defense for a bonus or similar payment referred 
to in subsection (a). Such interest shall be paid at 
a rate equal to rate charged on Federal Direct Stu-
dent Loans as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act and shall be calculated beginning on the date on 
which the member first paid to the Department any 
such amount. 
(d) TREATMENT OF WAIVED DEBTS.—Nothing in 
this section shall apply to any debt or any portion of any 
debt that has been waived or otherwise relieved by the Sec-
retary concerned. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3862
To provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding
of regional poison control centers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 13, 1998
Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. TOWNS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize
the funding of regional poison control centers.
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 ‘‘Poison Control Center
Enhancement and Awareness Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year more than 2,000,000 poisonings
are reported to poison control centers throughout
the United States. More than 90 percent of these
poisonings happen in the home. 53 percent of poi-
soning victims are children younger than 6 years of
age.
(2) Poison centers are life-saving and cost-effec-
tive public health services. For every dollar spent on
poison control centers, $7 in medical costs are saved.
The average cost of a poisoning exposure call is
$31.28, while the average cost if other parts of the
medical system are involved is $932. Over the last
2 decades, the instability and lack of funding has re-
sulted in a steady decline in the number of poison
control centers in the United States. Currently,
there are 75 such centers.
(3) Stabilizing the funding structure and in-
creasing accessibility to poison control centers will
increase the number of United States residents who
have access to a certified poison control center, and
reduce the inappropriate use of emergency medical
services and other more costly health care services.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL TOLL-FREE
NUMBER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide co-
ordination and assistance to regional poison control cen-
ters for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free phone
number to be used to access such centers.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 through
2003.
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONWIDE MEDIA CAM-
PAIGN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a
national media campaign to educate the public and health
care providers about poison prevention and the availability
of poison control resources in local communities and to
conduct advertising campaigns concerning the nationwide
toll-free number established under section 4.
(b) CONTRACT WITH ENTITY.—The Secretary may
carry out subsection (a) by entering into contracts with
1 or more nationally recognized media firms for the devel-
opment and distribution of monthly television, radio, and
newspaper public service announcements.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$600,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
‘‘Marine Lance Corporal Squire ‘Skip’ Wells Post 
Office Building’’. 
(h) OFFICER JOSEPH P. CALI POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 6300 N. Northwest 
Highway in Chicago, Illinois, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Of-
fice Building’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 
the United States to the facility referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building’’. 
(i) SEGUNDO T. SABLAN AND CNMI FALLEN MILI-
TARY HEROES POST OFFICE BUILDING.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 1 Chalan Kanoa 
VLG in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Segundo T. Sablan 
and CNMI Fallen Military Heroes Post Office 
Building’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 
the United States to the facility referred to in para-
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SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTERS.—The
Secretary shall award grants to certified regional poison
control centers for the purposes of achieving the financial
stability of such centers, and for preventing and providing
treatment recommendations for poisonings.
(b) OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.—The Secretary shall
also use amounts received under this section to—
(1) develop standard education programs;
(2) develop standard patient management pro-
tocols for commonly encountered toxic exposures;
(3) improve and expand the poison control data
collection systems; and
(4) improve national toxic exposure surveillance.
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d), the Secretary may make a grant to a center
under subsection (a) only if the center has been certified
by a professional organization in the field of poison con-
trol, and the Secretary has approved the organization as
having in effect standards for certification that reasonably
provide for the protection of the public health with respect
to poisoning.
(d) WAIVER OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may grant a
waiver of the certification requirement of subsection
(a) with respect to a noncertified poison control cen-
ter that applies for a grant under this section if such
center can reasonably demonstrate that the center
will obtain such a certification within a reasonable
period of time as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary.
(2) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may only renew
a waiver under paragraph (1) for a period of 3
years.
(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made
available to a poison control center under this section shall
be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal,
State, local or private funds provided for such center.
(f) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—A poison control
center, in utilizing the proceeds of a grant under this sec-
tion, shall maintain the expenditures of the center for ac-
tivities of the center at a level that is equal to not less
than the level of such expenditures maintained by the cen-
ter for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which
the grant is received.
(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may
impose a matching requirement with respect to amounts
provided under a grant under this section if the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 through
2003.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3863
To provide for a special Medicare part B enrollment period, a reduction
or elimination in the part B late enrollment penalty, and a special
medigap open enrollment period for certain military retirees and depend-
ents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 13, 1998
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr.
HEFLEY, Mr. RYUN, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BOYD, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE
JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, 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 concerned
A BILL
To provide for a special Medicare part B enrollment period,
a reduction or elimination in the part B late enrollment
penalty, and a special medigap open enrollment period
for certain military retirees and dependents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEDICARE PART B SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PE-
RIOD, REDUCTION IN OR ELIMINATION OF
MEDICARE PART B LATE ENROLLMENT PEN-
ALTY, AND MEDIGAP SPECIAL OPEN ENROLL-
MENT PERIOD FOR CERTAIN MILITARY RE-
TIREES AND DEPENDENTS.
(a) MEDICARE PART B SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PE-
RIOD.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any eligible
individual (as defined in subsection (c)), the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall provide
for a special enrollment period during which the in-
dividual may enroll under part B of title XVIII of
the Social Security Act. Such period shall be for a
period of 6 months and shall begin with the first
month that begins at least 45 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(2) COVERAGE PERIOD.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual who enrolls during the special enroll-
ment period provided under paragraph (1), the cov-
erage period under part B of title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act shall begin on the first day of the
month following the month in which the individual
enrolls.
(b) REDUCTION
OR ELIMINATION
OF MEDICARE
PART B LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY.—In the case of
(b) DEVICES.—Section 201(h) (21 U.S.C. 321(h)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such term
includes a tobacco product.’’.
(c) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—Section 201 (21 U.S.C.
321) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(kk) The term ‘tobacco product’ means any product
made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human
consumption.’’.
SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER V.
(a) MISBRANDING.—Section 502 (21 U.S.C. 360) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(u) In the case of a tobacco product, if it does not
comply with a requirement under subchapter F.’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 520(e)
(21 U.S.C. 360j(e)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(3) In the case of tobacco products, the restrictions
on sale and distribution authorized by paragraph (1) shall
include restrictions on advertising and promotion of to-
bacco products.’’.
(c) 
PREEMPTION.—Section 
521(a) 
(21 
U.S.C.
360k(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in sub-
section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Except in the case of to-
an eligible individual who enrolls during the special enroll-
ment period under subsection (a)(1), if the individual is—
(1) under 65 years of age, there shall be no in-
crease in premiums under section 1839(b) of the So-
cial Security Act; or
(2) 65 years of age or older, the increase in
premiums under section 1839(b) of the Social Secu-
rity Act due to delay in enrollment shall not apply
to the extent the premium, as so increased, exceeds
the lesser of—
(A) 120 percent of the premium otherwise
generally imposed part B of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act without regard to such sec-
tion; or
(B) an amount determined by the Sec-
retary on an actuarially equivalent basis to re-
flect the cost of such later enrollment.
(c) MEDIGAP SPECIAL OPEN ENROLLMENT PE-
RIOD.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
issuer of a medicare supplemental policy (as defined in
section 1882(g) of the Social Security Act)—
(1) may not deny or condition the issuance or
effectiveness of a medicare supplemental policy; and
(2) may not discriminate in the pricing of the
policy on the basis of the individual’s health status,
medical condition (including both physical and men-
tal illnesses), claims experience, receipt of health
care, medical history, genetic information, evidence
of insurability (including conditions arising out of
acts of domestic violence), or disability;
in the case of an eligible individual who seeks to enroll
during the 6-month period described in subsection (a)(1).
(d) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible individual’’ means an individual—
(1) who, as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, was eligible to enroll under part B of title
XVIII of the Social Security Act, and
(2) who at the time the individual first satisfied
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1836 of the Social
Security Act—
(A) was a covered beneficiary (as defined
in section 1072(5) of title 10, United States
Code), and
(B) did not elect to enroll (or to be deemed
enrolled) under section 1837 of the Social Secu-
rity Act during the individual’s initial enroll-
ment period.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall con-
sult with the Secretary of Defense in the identification of
eligible individuals.
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In the Senate of the United States, 
December 10 (legislative day, December 9), 2016. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 6302) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide an increase in 
premium pay for United States Secret Service agents per-
forming protective services during 2016, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Overtime Pay for Protec-
tive Services Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PREMIUM PAY EXCEPTION IN 2016 FOR PROTECTIVE 
SERVICES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means any officer, employee, or agent employed 
by the United States Secret Service who performs protective
† HR 6302 EAS 
services for an individual or event protected by the United 
States Secret Service during 2016. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY 
FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, during 2016, section 5547(a) of title 
5, United States Code, shall not apply to any covered 
employee to the extent that its application would pre-
vent a covered employee from receiving premium pay, 
as provided under the amendment made by para-
graph (2). 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 118 of the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted 
into law by section 1(3) of Public Law 106–554; 114 
Stat. 2763A–134) is amended, in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘or, if the employee qualifies for an excep-
tion to such limitation under section 2(b)(1) of the 
Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016, to 
the extent that such aggregate amount would exceed 
the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 
II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of 
title 5, United States Code’’ after ‘‘of that limita-
tion’’.
† HR 6302 EAS 
(c) TREATMENT OF ADDITIONAL PAY.—If subsection 
(b) results in the payment of additional premium pay to 
a covered employee of a type that is normally creditable 
as basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, that addi-
tional pay shall not— 
(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered 
employee for any purpose; or 
(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment 
to the covered employee for accumulated and accrued 
annual leave under section 5551 or section 5552 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(d) AGGREGATE LIMIT.—With respect to the applica-
tion of section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, the pay-
ment of any additional premium pay to a covered employee 
as a result of subsection (b) shall not be counted as part 
of the aggregate compensation of the covered employee. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted 
on December 31, 2015.
† HR 6302 EAS 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to provide 
an increase in premium pay for protective services during 
2016, and for other purposes.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
HR 5212 RDS 
tember 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses, for the costs of repairs to structures and facilities: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose: Provided 
further, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out rebuilding of military construction projects 
not otherwise authorized by law. 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Base Realignment and 
Closure Account’’, $50,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses, for the costs of repairs to structures and equip-
ment: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 
FAMILY HOUSING 
FAMILY HOUSING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing, Op-
eration and Maintenance, Army’’, $313,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurri-
cane-related expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures 
and equipment, evacuation, base preparation, and base re-
covery: Provided, That Congress designates this amount 
as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The post office located at 203 West Paige Street, in
Tompkinsville, Kentucky, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the post
office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 5,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.