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(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 24312(a)(1)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘,
24701(a),’’.
SEC. 202. MAIL, EXPRESS, AND AUTO-FERRY TRANSPOR-
TATION.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 24306 of title 49, United States
Code, and the item relating thereto in the table of sections
of chapter 243 of such title, are repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 24301 of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(o) NONAPPLICATION OF CERTAIN OTHER LAWS.—
State and local laws and regulations that impair the provi-
sion of mail, express, and auto-ferry transportation do not
apply to Amtrak or a rail carrier providing mail, express,
or auto-ferry transportation.’’.
SEC. 203. ROUTE AND SERVICE CRITERIA.
Section 24703 of title 49, United States Code, and the
item relating thereto in the table of sections of chapter 247
of such title, are repealed.
SEC. 204. ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING ROUTES.
Section 24705 of title 49, United States Code, and the
item relating thereto in the table of sections of chapter 247
of such title, are repealed.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3309 
AN ACT 
To amend title 35, United States Code, and the 
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make im-
provements and technical corrections, and for 
other purposes.
4202.32.03
Of reptile leather ..................................
4.5%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J,
MX)
35%
4202.32.05
Other ....................................................
8%
Free (CA, IL)
6.7% (E, J)
6.4% (MX)
35%
Other:
4202.32.15
Of plastics defined in additional U.S.
note 3 to chapter 42 ........................
12.1¢/
kg+4.6%
Free (A, E, IL,
J, MX)
3.6%/kg+1.3%
(CA)
$1.10/
kg+40%
4202.32.25
Other ....................................................
20%
Free (A, E, IL,
J, MX)
6% (CA)
45%
’’.
(b) DEFINITION.—The Additional U.S. Notes to
chapter 42 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States are amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new note:
‘‘3. Subheading 4202.32.15 applies only to articles of plas-
tics that are—
‘‘(a) rigid, infusible, insoluble plastics formed by the
application of heat and high pressure on 2 or
more superimposed layers of fibrous sheet ma-
terial which has been impregnated or coated
with plastics, or
‘‘(b) rigid plastics comprised of imbedded fibrous re-
inforcing material (such as paper, fabric, asbes-
tos, and fibrous glass) impregnated, coated, or
combined with plastics usually by the applica-
tion of heat or heat and low pressure.’’.
(c) STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.—Any staged rate
reduction that was proclaimed by the President before the
date of the enactment of this Act to take effect on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act—
(ii) STATUS
AT
TIME
OF
APPLICA-
TION.—This paragraph shall not apply
with respect to any individual who is not
serving as a controller, within the meaning
of either provision cited in subparagraph
(B), on the date on which an application
under this paragraph is made with respect
to any service of such individual.
(D) CERTIFICATION.—For purposes of
chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code,
the Office shall accept the certification of the
Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of
Defense, as the case may be, concerning the
service of, and the amount of compensation re-
ceived by, an individual with respect to any
service for which an application under this
paragraph is made.
(2) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.—Not later
than 90 days after the full deposit required under
paragraph (1) with respect to an individual has been
paid, the agency that employed such individual dur-
ing the period of service to which such deposit re-
lates shall pay into the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, with interest, an amount equal to
the amount by which—
(A) the Government contributions which
would have been required to have been paid into
the Fund for such service had the amendments
made by this Act been in effect when such serv-
ice was rendered, exceeds
(B) the Government contributions actually
made, under section 8334 or 8423 of title 5,
United States Code, as applicable, with respect
to such service.
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Office shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
this subsection, including provisions relating to the
time and manner in which any application or deposit
shall be made, and how any interest shall be com-
puted.
(c) MANDATORY SEPARATION.—Nothing in section
8335(a) or 8425(a) of title 5, United States Code, shall
be considered to require the separation of an individual
from a position as a controller (within the meaning of sec-
tion 8331(27)(B) or section 8401(33)(B) of title 5, United
States Code, as amended by this Act) if such individual
was first appointed to any such position before the effec-
tive date of this Act.
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‘‘SEC. 11. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall
apply to the following:
‘‘(1) Licensees or permittees of commercially
operated amplitude modulation, frequency modula-
tion, television, or international broadcast stations,
and licensees or permittees of public broadcast sta-
tions.
‘‘(2) Commercially operated amplitude modula-
tion, frequency modulation, television, or inter-
national broadcast networks, and public broadcast
station networks.
‘‘(3) Common carriers.
‘‘(4) Satellite operators, licensees, and permit-
tees, whether licensed as a broadcaster, common car-
rier, or private or other service.
‘‘(5) Headquarters operations of any of the en-
tities listed in paragraph (1) through paragraph (4).
‘‘(b) EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REQUIRED.—Equal op-
portunity in employment shall be afforded by each entity
specified in subsection (a) to all qualified persons, and no
person shall be discriminated against in employment be-
cause of race, color, religion, national origin, age, or sex.
‘‘(c) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Any entity specified in
subsection (a) which has 5 or more employees shall estab-
lish, maintain, and execute a positive continuing program
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1778
To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any funds for
a mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1995
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ROSE,
Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TORRICELLI, Ms. DELAURO, and
Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending
any funds for a mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas
lease sale.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
FOR MID-ATLANTIC OIL AND GAS LEASE
SALE.
The Secretary of the Interior shall not expend any
funds for the preparation of, or conduct of, preleasing and
leasing activities (including calls for information, tract se-
lection, notices of sale, receipt of bids, and award of
leases) with respect to an oil and gas lease sale on any
lands of the outer Continental Shelf between the seaward
boundary between the States of Connecticut and Rhode
Island and the seaward boundary between the States of
North Carolina and South Carolina.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1779
Relating to the tariff treatment of certain plastic flat goods.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1995
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
Relating to the tariff treatment of certain plastic flat goods.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN PLASTIC GOODS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 42 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by strik-
ing subheadings 4202.32.10 and 4202.32.20 and inserting
the following subheadings, in numerical sequence, with the
article 
descriptions 
for 
subheadings 
4202.32.03,
4202.32.05, 4202.32.15, and 4202.32.25 having the same
degree of indentation as subheading 4202.32.40:
‘‘
With outer surface area of not less than
20 percent leather:
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3362 
AN ACT 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act to require transparency in the operation 
of American Health Benefit Exchanges.
(1) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading
4202.32.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States shall apply to the corresponding
rate of duty in subheading 4202.32.15 of such
Schedule (as added by subsection (a));
(2) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading
4202.32.20 shall apply to the corresponding rate of
duty in subheading 4202.32.25 of such Schedule (as
added by subsection (a));
(3) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading
4202.31.30 shall apply to the corresponding rate of
duty in subheading 4202.32.03 of such Schedule (as
added by subsection (a)); and
(4) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading
4202.31.60 shall apply to the corresponding rate of
duty in subheading 4202.32.05 of such Schedule (as
added by subsection (a)).
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments 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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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1780
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only
on the earned income of individuals and on business taxable income,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1995
Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BAKER of
California, Mr. FOLEY, and Mr. BARTON of Texas) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose
a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals and
on business taxable income, 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. INDIVIDUALS TAXED ONLY ON EARNED IN-
COME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the aggregate deductions
for any taxable year exceed the gross active income
for such taxable year, the amount of the deductions
specified in subsection (d) for the succeeding taxable
year (determined without regard to this subsection)
shall be increased by the sum of—
‘‘(A) such excess, plus
‘‘(B) the product of such excess and the 3-
month Treasury rate for the last month of such
taxable year.
‘‘(2) 3-MONTH TREASURY RATE.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), the 3-month Treasury rate is the
rate determined by the Secretary based on the aver-
age market yield (during any 1-month period se-
lected by the Secretary and ending in the calendar
month in which the determination is made) on out-
standing marketable obligations of the United States
with remaining periods to maturity of 3 months or
less.’’
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 1995.
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(3) provide the agencies referred to in para-
graph (2) with all relevant information related to the 
scope and potential impacts of the project, including 
environmental impacts; and 
(4) take all steps necessary to provide informa-
tion that will enable required reviews and analyses 
related to the project to be conducted by other agen-
cies in a thorough and timely manner. 
SEC. 102. EXPEDITING THE EVALUATION AND PROCESSING 
OF PERMITS. 
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or public-utility company 
or natural gas company (as defined in section 
1262 of the Public Utility Holding Company 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451))’’ after ‘‘non- 
Federal public entity’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or company’’ after ‘‘that 
entity’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘To the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that expediting the evalua-
tion of a permit through the use of funds ac-
cepted and expended under this section does not
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(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive spe-
cial pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2014’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1782
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for election
day registration for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1995
Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
provide for election day registration for elections for Fed-
eral office, 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 ‘‘Election Day Registra-
tion Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL ELEC-
TIONS.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) An individual who is otherwise eligible
to vote in an election for Federal office may register to
vote in the election at the appropriate polling place on the
date of the election.
‘‘(b) Each State shall take such action as may be nec-
essary, with respect to elections for Federal office, to pro-
vide for maximum accessibility to registration offices and
forms.
‘‘(c) The Commission shall, in consultation with the
chief election officers of the States, prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out this section. In
prescribing such regulations, the Commission shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, take into consideration the
need for uniformity in voter registration procedures in the
States.
‘‘(d) This section shall not prevent any State from
providing greater access to voter registration than that
provided for under this section.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 2 shall apply with
respect to elections taking place after December 31, 1995.
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158 
A. 
State 
B. 
Name 
C. 
Date of 
Report of 
Chief of 
Engineers 
D. 
Estimated 
Federal 
Cost 
E. 
Estimated 
Non-Federal 
Cost 
1. MD 
Mid-Chesa-
peake Bay 
Island 
Aug. 24, 
2009 
$1,221,721,000 
$657,849,000 
2. FL 
Central and 
Southern 
Florida 
Project, 
Com-
prehensive 
Everglades 
Restora-
tion Plan, 
Caloosaha-
tchee River 
(C–43) 
West Basin 
Storage 
Project, 
Hendry 
County 
March 11, 
2010 
$297,189,000 
$297,189,000 
3. LA 
Louisiana 
Coastal 
Area 
Dec. 30, 
2010 
$954,452,000 
$513,936,000 
4. MN 
Marsh Lake 
Dec. 30, 
2011 
$6,403,000 
$3,564,000 
5. FL 
Central and 
Southern 
Florida 
Project, 
Com-
prehensive 
Everglades 
Restora-
tion Plan, 
C–111 
Spreader 
Canal 
Western 
Project 
Jan. 30, 
2012 
$88,992,000 
$88,992,000 
6. FL 
CERP Bis-
cayne Bay 
Coastal 
Wetland, 
Florida 
May 2, 
2012 
$96,209,000 
$96,209,000 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1783
To require a change in a regulation under the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1995
Mrs. VUCANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To require a change in a regulation under the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF RESPIRATORS.
In the implementation of the requirements of the Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Act respecting the use of
respirators by personnel operating within an immediately
dangerous to life and health atmosphere, the Secretary of
Labor shall change regulations published at 29 C.F.R.
1910.134(e)(3)(i) and (ii) to require that employers shall
develop and implement specific procedures for the use of
respirators in atmospheres where oxygen deficiency or the
concentrations of a hazardous chemical are unknown or
potentially immediately dangerous to the life or health
(IDLH) of the employees. These procedures shall include
the following provisions:
(1) The employee shall wear positive pressure
self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) or com-
bination full facepiece pressure demand supplied air
respirator with auxiliary self-contained air supply.
(2) When an employee wears a respirator in an
IDLH atmosphere or in unknown or potentially
IDLH atmospheres where the employee could be
overcome if the respirator protection fails, the em-
ployer shall ensure that at least one additional per-
son located outside the IDLH atmosphere is in com-
munication with the employee in the IDLH atmos-
phere and able to provide effective emergency assist-
ance.
(3) Where employees enter IDLH atmospheres,
the employer shall ensure that they are equipped
with retrieval equipment for lifting or removing
them from the hazardous area or shall ensure that
equivalent provisions for rescue have been made.
(4) The emergency assistance personnel present
shall be equipped with a positive pressure self-con-
tained breathing apparatus.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1784
To validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific Transportation
Company within the cities of Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1995
Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. THOMAS of California) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
A BILL
To validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pa-
cific Transportation Company within the cities of Reno,
Nevada, and Tulare, California, 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. LEGALIZATION OF CERTAIN CONVEYANCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, and subject to section 2, the following convey-
ances are hereby validated to the extent that the convey-
ances would have been legal or valid if the land involved
in the conveyances had been held by the Southern Pacific
Transportation Company, or its subsidiaries, predecessors,
successors or assigns, under absolute or fee-simple title:
(1) Conveyances of parcels from the lands de-
scribed in subsection (b) made by the Southern Pa-
cific Transportation Company or its subsidiaries,
predecessors, successors or assigns, on or before
January 1, 1995.
(2) Conveyances of parcels from the lands de-
scribed in subsection (b) made after January 1,
1995, by the Southern Pacific Transportation Com-
pany, or its successors or assigns, to the Redevelop-
ment Agency of the city of Tulare or the Redevelop-
ment Agency of the city of Reno.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in
subsection (a) are the lands that—
(1) formed part of a railroad right-of-way
granted to the Central Pacific Railroad Company of
California or the Southern Pacific Railroad Com-
pany, or their successors or assigns, by the Federal
Government; and
(2)(A) are located within the boundaries of the
Downtown Redevelopment Area of the city of Reno,
Nevada (as defined and determined by the Secretary
of the Interior, in consultation with the appropriate
official of the city of Reno, Nevada); or
(B) are located within the boundaries of
Amended Urban Renewal Plan for California A–8–
1 (the Downtown Plan) adopted by the city of
Tulare (as defined and determined by the Secretary
of the Interior, in consultation with the appropriate
official of the city of Tulare, California).
SEC. 2. FILING OF INSTRUMENTS.
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall file for recordations in the
real property records of Tulare County, California, and
Washoes County, Nevada, such instruments as are nec-
essary to document the legal interests validated under sec-
tion 1.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1784
To validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific Transportation
Company within the cities of Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1995
Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. THOMAS of California) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
JULY 11, 1995
Rereferred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pa-
cific Transportation Company within the cities of Reno,
Nevada, and Tulare, California, 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. LEGALIZATION OF CERTAIN CONVEYANCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, and subject to section 2, the following convey-
ances are hereby validated to the extent that the convey-
ances would have been legal or valid if the land involved
HR 1784 RTHR
in the conveyances had been held by the Southern Pacific
Transportation Company, or its subsidiaries, predecessors,
successors or assigns, under absolute or fee-simple title:
(1) Conveyances of parcels from the lands de-
scribed in subsection (b) made by the Southern Pa-
cific Transportation Company or its subsidiaries,
predecessors, successors or assigns, on or before
January 1, 1995.
(2) Conveyances of parcels from the lands de-
scribed in subsection (b) made after January 1,
1995, by the Southern Pacific Transportation Com-
pany, or its successors or assigns, to the Redevelop-
ment Agency of the city of Tulare or the Redevelop-
ment Agency of the city of Reno.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in
subsection (a) are the lands that—
(1) formed part of a railroad right-of-way
granted to the Central Pacific Railroad Company of
California or the Southern Pacific Railroad Com-
pany, or their successors or assigns, by the Federal
Government; and
(2)(A) are located within the boundaries of the
Downtown Redevelopment Area of the city of Reno,
Nevada (as defined and determined by the Secretary
HR 1784 RTHR
of the Interior, in consultation with the appropriate
official of the city of Reno, Nevada); or
(B) are located within the boundaries of
Amended Urban Renewal Plan for California A–8–
1 (the Downtown Plan) adopted by the city of
Tulare (as defined and determined by the Secretary
of the Interior, in consultation with the appropriate
official of the city of Tulare, California).
SEC. 2. FILING OF INSTRUMENTS.
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall file for recordations in the
real property records of Tulare County, California, and
Washoes County, Nevada, such instruments as are nec-
essary to document the legal interests validated under sec-
tion 1.
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