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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2802
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the exclusion from
gross income for damage awards for emotional distress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. CARSON, and
Mr. FROST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore
the exclusion from gross income for damage awards for
emotional distress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF EXCLUSION FROM GROSS IN-
COME FOR DAMAGE AWARDS FOR EMO-
TIONAL DISTRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 104 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to compensa-
tion for injuries or sickness) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘physical’’ each place it appears
in paragraph (2), and
(2) by striking the last 2 sentences and insert-
ing the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of
paragraph (2), the term ‘personal injuries or sick-
ness’ includes emotional distress.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received after De-
cember 31, 1996, in taxable years ending after such date.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2803
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the noncorporate
capital gains tax rate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Mr. GRAHAM 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 reduce
the noncorporate capital gains tax rate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN NONCORPORATE CAPITAL
GAINS TAX RATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum cap-
ital gains rate) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(h) MAXIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a taxpayer has a net
capital gain for any taxable year, the tax imposed by
this section for such taxable year shall not exceed
the sum of—
‘‘(A) a tax computed at the rates and in
the same manner as if this subsection had not
been enacted on taxable income reduced by the
net capital gain,
‘‘(B) 8 percent of so much of the net cap-
ital gain (or, if less, taxable income) as does not
exceed the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(i) the amount of taxable income
which would (without regard to this para-
graph) be taxed at a rate below 28 per-
cent, over
‘‘(ii) the taxable income reduced by
the net capital gain, and
‘‘(C) 18 percent of the net capital gain (or,
if less, taxable income) in excess of the amount
on which a tax is determined under subpara-
graph (B).
‘‘(2) NET CAPITAL GAIN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
AS
INVESTMENT
INCOME.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the net capital gain for any taxable year
shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount
which the taxpayer elects to take into account as in-
vestment income for the taxable year under section
163(d)(4)(B)(iii).’’
(b) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.—Paragraph (3) of
section 55(b) of such Code (relating to tentative minimum
tax) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM RATE OF TAX ON NET CAPITAL
GAIN OF NONCORPORATE TAXPAYERS.—The amount
determined under the first sentence of paragraph
(1)(A)(i) shall not exceed the sum of—
‘‘(A) the amount determined under such
first sentence computed at the rates and in the
same manner as if this paragraph had not been
enacted on the taxable excess reduced by the
net capital gain, plus
‘‘(B) 8 percent of so much of the net cap-
ital gain (or, if less, taxable excess) as does not
exceed the amount on which a tax is determined
under section 1(h)(1)(B), plus
‘‘(C) 18 percent of the net capital gain (or,
if less, taxable excess) in excess of the amount
on which tax is determined under subparagraph
(B).’’
the United States (or in the case where the 
warrant application is made on behalf of a 
foreign government pursuant to a Law En-
forcement Cooperation Agreement with the 
United States, none of those countries 
have an applicable Law Enforcement Co-
operation Agreement with the requesting 
foreign government); or 
‘‘(B) there are no reasonable grounds on 
which to base a belief as to either the nation-
ality or the location of the subscriber or cus-
tomer whose contents are sought. 
‘‘(b) WARRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Upon a motion 
made promptly by the service provider, a court issuing a 
warrant under this section shall modify or vacate such 
warrant if— 
‘‘(1) the court finds that the warrant does not 
meet the requirements of this section or is otherwise 
unlawful; or 
‘‘(2) the service provider presents additional in-
formation about the subscriber’s or customer’s phys-
ical location, status as a United States person, or 
status as a national of a foreign country that would 
cause the court to find that the warrant application 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1997.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2805
To prohibit a State official from releasing the results of a Presidential
election in the State prior to the closing of the polls for such election
in all States within the continental United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MINK of Ha-
waii, and Mr. MILLER of California) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To prohibit a State official from releasing the results of
a Presidential election in the State prior to the closing
of the polls for such election in all States within the
continental United States.
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 ‘‘National Election Fair-
ness Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING RELEASE OF PRESIDENTIAL ELEC-
TION RESULTS PRIOR TO POLL CLOSINGS IN
ANY STATE.
The Secretary of State (or other appropriate State
or local election official) of any State may not release any
results of a general election held in the State for electors
for the President and Vice President of the United States
at any time prior to the closing of the polls for such elec-
tion in all States (other than Alaska and Hawaii).
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2806
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that motor carriers safety
permits for the transportation of hazardous material be subject to annual
renewal.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Mr. PASCRELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that
motor carriers safety permits for the transportation of
hazardous material be subject to annual renewal.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 5109 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘annual’’ be-
fore ‘‘application with’’;
(2) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘duration,
terms,’’ and inserting ‘‘terms’’;
(3) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (i); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (g) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(h) DURATION.—A safety permit issued under this
section shall be effective for a period of 1 year.’’.
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tion to reduce illegal trade in parts and products
of the species; and
(B) relating to trade in readily recognizable
parts and products of the species (Conf. 9.6), and
trade in traditional medicines (Conf. 10.19), rec-
ommending that Parties ensure that their legis-
lation controls trade in those parts and deriva-
tives, and in medicines purporting to contain
them;
(4) a primary cause of the decline in the popu-
lations of tiger and most rhinoceros species is the
poaching of the species for use of their parts and
products in traditional medicines;
(5) there are insufficient legal mechanisms ena-
bling the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to
interdict products that are labeled or advertised as
containing substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger
species and prosecute the merchandisers for sale or
display of those products; and
(6) legislation is required to ensure that—
(A) products containing, or labeled or ad-
vertised as containing, rhinoceros parts or tiger
parts are prohibited from importation into, or
exportation from, the United States; and
TITLE V—CHESAPEAKE BAY
INITIATIVE
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Chesapeake Bay Initia-
tive Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 502. CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS.
(a) CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS
NETWORK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in co-
operation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (referred to in this section
as the ‘‘Administrator’’), shall provide technical and
financial assistance, in cooperation with other Fed-
eral agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit
organizations, and the private sector—
(A) to identify, conserve, restore, and inter-
pret natural, recreational, historical, and cul-
tural resources within the Chesapeake Bay Wa-
tershed;
(B) to identify and utilize the collective re-
sources as Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites for
enhancing public education of and access to the
Chesapeake Bay;
(C) to link the Chesapeake Bay Gateways
sites with trails, tour roads, scenic byways, and
other connections as determined by the Secretary;
(D) to develop and establish Chesapeake
Bay Watertrails comprising water routes and
connections to Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites
and other land resources within the Chesapeake
Bay Watershed; and
(E) to create a network of Chesapeake Bay
Gateways sites and Chesapeake Bay Watertrails.
(2) COMPONENTS.—Components of the Chesa-
peake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network may
include—
(A) State or Federal parks or refuges;
(B) historic seaports;
(C) archaeological, cultural, historical, or
recreational sites; or
(D) other public access and interpretive
sites as selected by the Secretary.
(b) CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS GRANTS ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Administrator, shall establish a Chesapeake
Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program to aid
State and local governments, local communities, non-
profit organizations, and the private sector in con-
serving, restoring, and interpreting important his-
toric, cultural, recreational, and natural resources
within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Administrator, shall develop appropriate eli-
gibility, prioritization, and review criteria for grants
under this section.
(3) MATCHING FUNDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES.—A grant under this section—
(A) shall not exceed 50 percent of eligible
project costs;
(B) shall be made on the condition that
non-Federal sources, including in-kind contribu-
tions of services or materials, provide the re-
mainder of eligible project costs; and
(C) shall be made on the condition that not
more than 10 percent of all eligible project costs
be used for administrative expenses.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
Amend the title so as to read ‘‘An Act to clarify re-
strictions under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act on bait-
ing and to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird habitat,
and for other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Clerk.
are the subject of the agreement shall be can-
celed and a new debt obligation for the country
shall be established relating to the agreement,
and the agency primarily responsible for admin-
istering part I of this Act shall make an adjust-
ment in its accounts to reflect the debt reduc-
tion.
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The President
shall notify the congressional committees specified in sec-
tion 634A of this Act at least 15 days in advance of each
reduction of debt pursuant to this section in accordance
with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifica-
tions under such section 634A.
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The
following additional terms and conditions shall apply to
the reduction of debt under subsection (a)(1) in the same
manner as such terms and conditions apply to the reduc-
tion of debt under section 704(a)(1) of this Act:
‘‘(1) The provisions relating to repayment of
principal under section 705 of this Act.
‘‘(2) The provisions relating to interest on new
obligations under section 706 of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2807
To amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit
the sale, importation, and exportation of products labeled as containing
substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. MILLER of California) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of
1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation
of products labeled as containing substances derived from
rhinoceros or tiger.
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 ‘‘Rhino and Tiger Prod-
uct Labeling Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE, IMPORTATION, AND EXPOR-
TATION OF PRODUCTS LABELED AS CON-
TAINING A SUBSTANCE DERIVED FROM RHI-
NOCEROS OR TIGER.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The populations of several magnificent and
unique endangered species of rhinoceros and tigers,
such as the Indian rhinoceros, the Javan rhinoceros,
the African black rhinoceros, and all of the tiger
subspecies, continue to decline.
(2) Growing demand throughout the world for
wildlife and wildlife parts and products has created
a market in which commercial exploitation has
threatened certain rhinoceros and tiger populations.
(3) There are insufficient legal mechanisms en-
abling the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
to forcefully interdict products that are labeled as
containing substances derived from rhinoceros or
tiger species and prosecute the merchandisers for
sale or display of those products.
(4) Although approximately 77,000 import and
export shipments occur annually in the United
States, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
is able to maintain only 92 wildlife inspectors at 30
ports of entry, including 13 designated ports, to
monitor the shipments.
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Statement of appropriations. 
Sec. 5. Availability of funds. 
Sec. 6. Explanatory statement. 
DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related agencies 
Title IV—Overseas contingency operations 
Title V—General provisions 
DIVISION B—ZIKA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 
Title I—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title II—Department of State 
Title III—General Provisions—This Division 
DIVISION C—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 
DIVISION D—RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. 
SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
(5) Wildlife inspectors are able to physically in-
spect only an estimated 5 to 10 percent of all import
and export shipments, making the rate of detection
of contraband wildlife products extremely low.
(b) PROHIBITION.—The Rhinoceros and Tiger Con-
servation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended
by redesignating section 7 as section 8, and by inserting
after section 6 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 7. PROHIBITION RELATING TO LABELING.
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No person shall sell, import, or
export any product labeled as containing any substance
derived from any species of rhinoceros or tiger.
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Any person who knowingly violates
subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States
Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2808
To designate a commercial zone within which the transportation of certain
passengers or property in commerce is exempt from certain provisions
of chapter 135 of title 49, United States Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Mr. SKEEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate a commercial zone within which the transpor-
tation of certain passengers or property in commerce
is exempt from certain provisions of chapter 135 of title
49, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NEW MEXICO COMMERCIAL
ZONE.
(a) COMMERCIAL ZONE DEFINED.—In this Act, the
term ‘‘commercial zone’’ means a zone containing lands
adjacent to, and commercially a part of, 1 or more munici-
palities with respect to which the exception described in
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headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective de-
fense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by 
section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $177,932,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 
note), $240,237,000, to remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$157,172,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for oper-
ation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $325,995,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
section 13506(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, ap-
plies.
(b) DESIGNATION OF ZONE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The area described in para-
graph (2) is designated as a commercial zone, to be
known as the ‘‘New Mexico Commercial Zone’’.
(2) DESCRIPTION
OF
AREA.—The area de-
scribed in this paragraph is the area that is com-
prised of Dona Ana County and Luna County in
New Mexico.
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this Act shall
affect any action commenced or pending before the Sec-
retary of Transportation or Surface Transportation Board
before the date of enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2809
To provide for the declassification of the journal kept by Glenn T. Seaborg
while serving as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide for the declassification of the journal kept by
Glenn T. Seaborg while serving as Chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg is a truly great
American who has made indispensable contributions
in the development of nuclear energy.
(2) Dr. Seaborg is the co-discoverer of pluto-
nium and eight other elements, and, as a result of
his discoveries on the chemistry of these elements,
he was awarded the 1951 Nobel Prize for chemistry.
(3) While serving as Chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission, Dr. Seaborg maintained a jour-
nal consisting of a diary, correspondence, announce-
ments, minutes of meetings, and other documents of
historical value.
(4) In preparing the journal, Dr. Seaborg took
care to include only information which was not clas-
sified and could be made public.
(5) Before leaving the Commission, Dr. Seaborg
submitted the journal to the Commission’s Division
of Classification for review.
(6) Dr. Seaborg’s journal was cleared by the
Division of Classification, virtually without deletion.
(7) Twelve years later, in 1983, the chief histo-
rian at the Department of Energy asked to borrow
a copy of Dr. Seaborg’s journal in order to write a
history of the Commission.
(8) When the journal was returned to Dr.
Seaborg three years later, passage after passage was
redacted, including explicitly public information,
such as the published code names of nuclear weap-
ons tests, and purely personal material, such as his
description of accompanying his children on a ‘‘trick
or treat’’ outing one Halloween evening.
SEC. 2. DECLASSIFICATION OF SEABORG JOURNAL.
The Secretary of Energy shall return to Dr. Glenn
T. Seaborg the journal that Dr. Seaborg prepared while
serving as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission,
in the original, unredacted form in which it was submitted
for review to the Commission’s Division of Classification.
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B), 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) may, in the case of one or more do-
mestic producers who produce a like or directly 
competitive perishable agricultural product dur-
ing a particular growing season, limit the do-
mestic industry to those producers if the pro-
ducers sell all or almost all of their production 
of the article in that growing season and the 
demand for the article is not supplied, to any 
substantial degree, by other domestic producers 
of the article who produce the article in a dif-
ferent growing season.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF LIKE OR DIRECTLY COMPETI-
TIVE ARTICLE; CONSIDERATION
OF IMPORTED ARTI-
CLE.—Section 202(c)(6) of such Act is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) In the case of a perishable agricul-
tural product produced by a domestic industry 
described in paragraph (4)(D), the term ‘like or 
directly competitive article’ means only the arti-
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