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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 154
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require governmental de-
ferred compensation plans to maintain set asides for the exclusive benefit
of participants.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. ENGEL 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 require
governmental deferred compensation plans to maintain
set asides for the exclusive benefit of participants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRUST REQUIREMENT FOR DEFERRED COM-
PENSATION PLANS OF STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 457 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to deferred compensation plans
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of State and local governments and tax-exempt organiza-
tions) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(g) GOVERNMENTAL PLANS MUST MAINTAIN SET
ASIDES FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF PARTICIPANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A plan maintained by an
eligible employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A)
shall not be treated as an eligible deferred com-
pensation plan unless all assets and income of the
plan described in subsection (b)(6) are held in trust
for the exclusive benefit of participants and their
beneficiaries.
‘‘(2) TAXABILITY
OF
TRUSTS
AND
PARTICI-
PANTS.—For purposes of this title—
‘‘(A) a trust described in paragraph (1)
shall be treated as an organization exempt from
taxation under section 501(a), and
‘‘(B) notwithstanding any other provision
of this title, amounts in the trust shall be in-
cludable in the gross income of participants and
beneficiaries only to the extent, and at the time,
provided in this section.
‘‘(3) CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS AND CONTRACTS.—
For purposes of this subsection, custodial accounts
and contracts described in section 401(f) shall be
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treated as trusts under rules similar to the rules
under section 401(f).’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (6) of
section 457(b) is amended by inserting ‘‘except as pro-
vided in subsection (g),’’ before ‘‘which provides that’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the amendments made by this Act shall apply to as-
sets and income described in section 457(b)(6) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 held by a plan on and after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—In the case of assets and
income described in subsection (a) held by a plan before
the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after
the close of the first regular session of the State legisla-
ture of the State in which the governmental entity main-
taining the plan is located beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act, a trust need not be established by
reason of the amendments made by this section before
such first day. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session,
each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate
regular session of the State legislature.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1550
To provide for the withdrawal of most favored nation status from Iran,
Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for the restoration of such status
with respect to Syria if the President determines that Syria is participat-
ing in the Middle East peace process in good faith.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 7, 1997
Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr.
KING, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. SOUDER, Mr.
HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. KIND, and Mr. NEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for the withdrawal of most favored nation status
from Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for
the restoration of such status with respect to Syria if
the President determines that Syria is participating in
the Middle East peace process in good faith.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF MOST FAVORED NATION STA-
TUS FROM IRAN, IRAQ, LIBYA, AND SYRIA.
(a) WITHDRAWAL OF MFN STATUS.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), nondiscriminatory treatment shall
not apply with respect to any goods that—
(1) are the product of Iran, Iraq, Libya, or
Syria; and
(2) are entered into the customs territory of the
United States on or after the 15th day after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) RESTORATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREAT-
MENT WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), the President may restore nondiscriminatory
treatment to goods that are the product of Syria 30 days
after the President certifies to the Congress that the Gov-
ernment of Syria is participating in the Middle East peace
process in good faith.
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(7) consider the number of participants in pro-
grams conducted through an energy laboratory and
staff resources involved;
(8) estimate the cost savings and increases that
would accrue through the reconfiguration of energy
laboratories;
(9) consider the potential of each energy labora-
tory to generate revenues or to offset costs;
(10) consider the transfer of energy laboratories
to other Federal agencies;
(11) consider the privatization of the energy
laboratories as an alternative to closure or reconfig-
uration; and
(12) be subject to the requirements of section
601 of this Act.
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—
(1) PUBLICATION
AND
TRANSMITTAL.—Not
later than 3 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary or the Administrator, as
appropriate, shall publish in the Federal Register
and transmit to the congressional energy committees
and to the Commission a list of the energy labora-
tories that the Secretary or the Administrator, as
appropriate, recommends for reconfiguration, privat-
ization, and closure.
‘‘(1) Section 314 of the Department of the In-
terior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1991 (Public Law 101–512; 104 Stat. 1959). 
‘‘(2) Chapter 171 of title 28 (commonly known 
as the ‘Federal Tort Claims Act’). 
‘‘(g) INTEREST OR OTHER INCOME.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An Indian tribe shall be 
entitled to retain interest earned on any funds trans-
ferred to the tribe under an approved plan and such 
interest shall not diminish the amount of funds the 
Indian tribe is authorized to receive under the plan 
in the year the interest is earned or in any subse-
quent fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) PRUDENT
INVESTMENT.—Funds trans-
ferred under a plan shall be managed in accordance 
with the prudent investment standard.’’. 
SEC. 15. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ON INDIAN WORK 
FORCE. 
Section 17(a) of the Indian Employment, Training 
and Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3416(a)), 
as amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended in the 
first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘manner,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary,
Indian tribes, and the Director of the Bureau of the 
Census, shall’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, by gender,’’. 
SEC. 16. REPEALS; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) REPEALS.—Sections 15 and 16 of the Indian Em-
ployment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992 (25 
U.S.C. 3414, 3415), as amended by section 2 of this Act, 
are repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 17 and 
18 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Serv-
ices Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3416, 3417) (as amended by 
this Act) are redesignated as sections 15 and 16, respec-
tively. 
SEC. 17. EFFECT OF ACT. 
Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this 
Act— 
(1) affects any plan approved under the Indian 
Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 
1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) (as so redesignated) 
before the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) requires any Indian tribe or tribal organiza-
tion to resubmit a plan described in paragraph (1); 
or
(3) modifies the effective period of any plan de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 329 
AN ACT 
To amend the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to 
facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate 
the employment, training, and related services 
from diverse Federal sources, and for other pur-
poses.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1552
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel BLUE HAWAII.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 7, 1997
Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
BLUE HAWAII.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel BLUE HAWAII (State of Florida reg-
istration number FL0466KC).
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per project; $1,257,537,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, consisting of such sums as are available in the 
Trust Fund upon the date of enactment of this Act as 
authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amend-
ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up 
to $1,257,537,000 as a payment from general revenues 
to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as 
authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading may 
be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with 
section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, $13,000,000 shall 
be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appro-
priation to remain available until September 30, 2006, 
and $36,097,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Science and 
technology’’ appropriation to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sec-
tion 205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$85,000 per project, $74,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1553
AN ACT
To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authoriza-
tion of the Assassination Records Review Board until
September 30, 1998.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF ASSAS-
SINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD.
The President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is
amended—
(1) in section 7(o)(1), by striking ‘‘September
30, 1996’’ and all that follows through the end of
the paragraph and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1998.’’;
and
(2) in section 13(a), by striking ‘‘such sums’’
and all that follows through ‘‘expended’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to carry out the provisions of this Act
$1,600,000 for fiscal year 1998’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1553
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act
of 1992 to extend the authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board
until September 30, 1998.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF ASSASSINATION
RECORDS REVIEW BOARD.
The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collec-
tion Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended—
(1) in section 7(o)(1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 1996’’
and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and
inserting ‘‘September 30, 1998.’’; and
(2) in section 13(a), by striking ‘‘such sums’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘expended’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out the
provisions of this Act $1,600,000 for fiscal year 1998’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5042
AN ACT
To amend the Department of Agriculture Organic
Act of 1944 to ensure that the dependents of em-
ployees of the Forest Service stationed in Puerto
Rico receive a high-quality elementary and sec-
ondary education.
‘‘(i) FINAL DECISION.—Not later than 10 days after 
the date on which the dispute is resolved under this section, 
the Secretary shall provide the requesting Indian tribe 
with— 
‘‘(1) the final decision on the waiver request; and 
‘‘(2) notice of the right to file an appeal in ac-
cordance with the applicable provisions described in 
section 8(d).’’. 
SEC. 9. PLAN APPROVAL; SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY; RE-
VIEW OF DECISION. 
Section 8 of the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3407), as amended 
by section 2 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 8. PLAN APPROVAL; SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY; RE-
VIEW OF DECISION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall have exclusive 
authority to approve or disapprove a plan submitted by an 
Indian tribe in accordance with section 6. 
‘‘(b) APPROVAL PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Secretary receives a plan, the 
Secretary shall approve or deny the plan. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—If the Secretary approves a 
plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall author-
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limit debate is in order and not debatable. A motion
to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consider-
ation of other business, or a motion to recommit the
resolution is not in order. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution is agreed to or dis-
agreed to is not in order.
(3) QUORUM CALL.—Immediately following the
conclusion of the debate on a resolution described in
subsection (a) and a single quorum call at the con-
clusion of the debate if requested in accordance with
the rules of the appropriate House, the vote on final
passage of the resolution shall occur.
(4) APPEALS FROM DECISION OF CHAIR.—Ap-
peals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate or the House
of Representatives, as the case may be, to the proce-
dure relating to a resolution described in subsection
(a) shall be decided without debate.
(e) CONSIDERATION BY OTHER HOUSE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, before the passage by one
House of a resolution of that House described in
subsection (a), that House receives from the other
House a resolution described in subsection (a), then
the following procedures shall apply:
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dian tribe or tribal organization under section 8, authorize 
the Indian tribe or tribal organization, as applicable, to 
coordinate, in accordance with the plan, federally funded 
employment, training, and related services programs and 
funding in a manner that integrates the programs and 
funding into a consolidated and comprehensive program.’’. 
SEC. 7. PLAN REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 6 of the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3405), as amend-
ed by section 2 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. PLAN REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘A plan submitted to the Secretary for approval 
under this Act shall— 
‘‘(1) identify the programs to be integrated and 
consolidated; 
‘‘(2) be consistent with the purposes of this Act; 
‘‘(3) describe— 
‘‘(A) a comprehensive strategy identifying 
the full range of potential employment opportu-
nities on and near the service area of the In-
dian tribe; 
‘‘(B) the education, training, and related 
services to be provided to assist Indians to ac-
cess those employment opportunities; 
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title solely by reason of being owned or
controlled by an Indian tribe.’’
(b) TREATMENT
OF AMOUNTS PAID
FOR CHARI-
TABLE PURPOSES, ETC., BY REASON OF STATE OR FED-
ERAL LAW.—Subsection (b) of section 512 of such Code
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(18) In the case of an Indian tribal organiza-
tion (as defined in section 511(a)(2)(C)), if, by rea-
son of State or Federal law or of a contract with the
United States or any State or local government,
such organization is required to use any portion of
the net proceeds of any activity for specified pur-
poses, the deduction for so using such proceeds shall
be treated as allowed under section 170 for purposes
of applying paragraph (10). The preceding sentence
shall not apply to such proceeds which are paid as
general revenues to the United States or any State
or local government.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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materials for any applicable regional value-con-
tent requirement for the good. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply to the following: 
(A) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 4 of the HTS or in subheading 
1901.90 that is used in the production of a 
good provided for in chapter 4 of the HTS. 
(B) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 4 of the HTS or in subheading 
1901.90 that is used in the production of a 
good provided for in subheading 1901.10, 
1901.20, or 1901.90, heading 2105, or sub-
heading 2106.90, 2202.90, or 2309.90. 
(C) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in heading 0805 or any of subheadings 2009.11 
through 2009.39 that is used in the production 
of a good provided for in any of subheadings 
2009.11 through 2009.39, or in subheading 
2106.90 or 2202.90. 
(D) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 15 of the HTS that is used in the 
production of a good provided for in any of 
headings 1501.00.00 through 1508, or in head-
ing 1512, 1514, or 1515.
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funds received from States, counties, municipalities, for-
eign authorities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of agency 
services, including receipts for the maintenance and oper-
ation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, re-
newal or modification of certificates, including airman, 
aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests re-
lated thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration 
forms: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not less than $7,000,000 shall be for 
the contract tower cost-sharing program: Provided fur-
ther, That funds may be used to enter into a grant agree-
ment with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to 
assist in the development of aviation safety standards: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for new applicants for the second career 
training program: Provided further, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium 
pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay: Provided further, That none of the funds in 
this Act may be obligated or expended to operate a 
manned auxiliary flight service station in the contiguous 
United States: Provided further, That none of the funds
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1553
To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection
Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of the Assassination Records
Review Board until September 30, 1998.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 8, 1997
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. STOKES) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authoriza-
tion of the Assassination Records Review Board until
September 30, 1998.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF ASSAS-
SINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD.
The President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is
amended—
(1) in section 7(o)(1), by striking ‘‘September
30, 1996’’ and all that follows through the end of
the paragraph and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1998.’’;
and
(2) in section 13(a), by striking ‘‘such sums’’
and all that follows through ‘‘expended’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to carry out the provisions of this Act
$1,600,000 for fiscal year 1998’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1553
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 24, 1997
Received
AN ACT
To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authoriza-
tion of the Assassination Records Review Board until
September 30, 1998.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF ASSAS-
SINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD.
The President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is
amended—
(1) in section 7(o)(1), by striking ‘‘September
30, 1996’’ and all that follows through the end of
the paragraph and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1998.’’;
and
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(2) in section 13(a), by striking ‘‘such sums’’
and all that follows through ‘‘expended’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to carry out the provisions of this Act
$1,600,000 for fiscal year 1998’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
By JULIE PERRIER,
Assistant to the Clerk.