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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5080 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the period of 
time for which a conditional permit to land temporarily may be granted 
to an alien crewman. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2014 
Mr. FARENTHOLD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 
the period of time for which a conditional permit to 
land temporarily may be granted to an alien crewman. 
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 ‘‘Landing Pass Exten-
sion Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. PERIOD OF TIME FOR A CONDITIONAL PERMIT TO 
LAND TEMPORARILY EXTENDED. 
Section 252(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1282(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(not 
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exceeding twenty-nine days)’’ and inserting ‘‘(not exceed-
ing 90 days)’’. 
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trafficking victims, and which may include 
provisions and procedures for such training 
with respect to children who are victims of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons de-
scribed in section of 103(9)(B) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)); and 
‘‘(xxvi) provisions and procedures for 
identifying services (including the services 
provided by State law enforcement offi-
cials, the State juvenile justice system, and 
social service agencies, such as runaway 
and homeless youth shelters) and proce-
dures for appropriate referral to address 
the needs of children who are sex traf-
ficking victims, and which may include 
provisions and procedures for the identi-
fication of such services and procedures 
with respect to children who are victims of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons de-
scribed in section of 103(9)(B) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B));’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(D)— 
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located and licensed status of such stations as non-
commercial educational television stations, operate
one such station for remunerative purposes, includ-
ing the transmission of commercial television pro-
gramming originated by such licensee or by another
party and transmission of subscription television or
pay-per-view services.
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS FOR REMUNERATIVE USE.—
The licensee or licensees of overlapping stations in-
tending to operate one of such stations for remu-
nerative purposes pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
file with the Commission a joint operating agree-
ment or other instrument providing assurances
that—
‘‘(A) the remuneration from such oper-
ations (in excess of the costs of the commercial
and public television operations of such station)
is dedicated to the provision of local public tele-
communications services on the other overlap-
ping station to substantially the same market;
and
‘‘(B) the station operated for remunerative
purposes is, but for the remunerative oper-
ations, otherwise operated consistent with the
provisions of this Act and the rules and policies
SEC. 8. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF THE ALTER-
NATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS
OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.
The Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (Public
Law 101–552; 104 Stat. 2747; 5 U.S.C. 581 note) is
amended by striking section 11.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new section:
‘‘§ 584. Authorization of appropriations
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this sub-
chapter.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
The table of sections for chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 583 the following:
‘‘584. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
Union Calendar No. 297
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2977
[Report No. 104–597]
A BILL
To reauthorize alternative means of dispute resolu-
tion in the Federal administrative process, and
for other purposes.
MAY 29, 1996
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2978
To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide
for measures to preserve the value of deferred annuities over the period
of the time between separation from Government service and when pay-
ments commence, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 1996
Mr. MORAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States
Code, to provide for measures to preserve the value of
deferred annuities over the period of the time between
separation from Government service and when payments
commence, 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. DEFERRED ANNUITIES UNDER THE CIVIL
SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8338 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subchapter, in computing the annuity of an employee or
Member who retires under this section, average pay shall
be equal to the average pay which (but for this subsection)
would otherwise apply, increased in the manner set forth
in subparagraph (B) of section 8340(g)(1) with respect
to (instead of the period described in such subparagraph)
the period—
‘‘(A) beginning on the date of separation on
which title to such annuity is based, and
‘‘(B) ending on the annuity commencement
date.
‘‘(2) If the employee or Member dies after such date
of separation but before having established a valid claim
for such annuity, any survivor annuity payable to a widow,
widower, or former spouse, based on the service of such
employee or Member, shall be computed in conformance
with paragraph (1), except that the date used for purposes
of paragraph (1)(B) shall be the commencement date of
the survivor annuity involved.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8338(d) of
such title is amended by striking the period and inserting
‘‘, subject to subsection (e).’’.
(c) COORDINATION PROVISIONS.—Regulations under
section 4 shall include such provisions as may be necessary
TITLE I—TRANSITION FROM
FEDERAL FUNDING
Subtitle A—Public Broadcasting
Station Opportunities
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
Section 397 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 397) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(18) The term ‘transition period’ means the
period beginning on the date of enactment of the
Public Broadcasting Self-Sufficiency Act of 1996
and ending at the close of September 30, 2000.’’.
SEC. 102. EXPANDED UNDERWRITING OPPORTUNITIES.
Section 399B(b) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 399b) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Paragraph (2) shall not prohibit a public broad-
cast station from broadcasting or accepting remuneration
for broadcasting—
‘‘(A) well-established corporate logos or slogans,
even if such logos or slogans include a call to action
by the viewer or listener; or
‘‘(B) strictly quantifiable comparative descrip-
tions of products, services, or providers of products
or services.’’.
to ensure that sections 8339(f) and 8340(g) of such title
shall be applied in a manner consistent with the purposes
of this section.
SEC. 2. DEFERRED ANNUITIES UNDER THE FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Section 8413 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, in computing the annuity of an employee or Mem-
ber who retires under this section or under section
8412(g), average pay shall be equal to the average pay
which (but for this subsection) would otherwise apply, in-
creased in the manner set forth in subparagraph (B) of
section 8340(g)(1) with respect to (instead of the period
described in such subparagraph) the period—
‘‘(A) beginning on the date of separation on
which title to such annuity is based, and
‘‘(B) ending on the annuity commencement
date.
‘‘(2) If the employee or Member dies after such date
of separation but before having established a valid claim
for such annuity, any survivor annuity payable to a widow,
widower, or former spouse, based on the service of such
employee or Member, shall be computed in conformance
with paragraph (1), except that the date used for purposes
of paragraph (1)(B) shall be the commencement date of
the survivor annuity involved.’’.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SURVIVOR
OF A FORMER EMPLOYEE UNDER CSRS WHO
DIES AFTER SEPARATING FROM SERVICE
BUT BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH
EMPLOYEE’S DEFERRED ANNUITY SHALL BE
ACCORDED 
THE 
SAME 
TREATMENT 
AS
WOULD 
APPLY 
IN 
THOSE 
SAME 
CIR-
CUMSTANCES UNDER FERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 8341 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1) by strik-
ing ‘‘If a’’ and inserting ‘‘If an employee or’’;
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘employee or’’ after ‘‘the
deferred annuity of the’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘employee or’’ after ‘‘the
day after the’’;
(3) in the matter after paragraph (2) and be-
fore subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘surviving spouse
of a’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse of an employee
or’’; and
(4) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘employee
or’’ after ‘‘surviving spouse of such’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of
section 8341(h) of such title is amended by striking
‘‘former Member who was separated from the service with
title to a deferred annuity under section 8338(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘former employee or Member who was separated
from the service with title to a deferred annuity under sec-
tion 8338’’.
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.
The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe
any regulations which may be necessary to carry out the
purposes of this Act.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act—
(1) shall take effect on October 1st of the fiscal
year next beginning after the date of the enactment
of this Act; and
(2) shall not apply with respect to separations
other than those occurring on or after the date spec-
ified in paragraph (1).
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5081 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 28, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
to enable State child protective services systems to im-
prove the identification and assessment of child victims 
of sex trafficking, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SEC. 103. PUBLIC/COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS.
Section 399(b) of the Communications Act of 1934
is further amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) A noncommercial educational broadcast station
may broadcast programs produced by, or at the expense
of, or furnished by persons other than the licensee, and
may receive compensation (in addition to costs incidental
to production and broadcasting) for broadcasting such
programs.’’.
SEC. 104. CONVERSION OF STATIONS TO COMMERCIAL STA-
TUS.
Subpart E of part IV of title III of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. ø399D.¿ TELEVISION CHANNEL EXCHANGES.
‘‘(a) PETITION.—The licensees or permittees of a
commercial and a public broadcast television station may
jointly petition the Commission to request an exchange of
channels (including public broadcast television stations on
VHF channels to be exchanged for UHF channels). The
Commission shall, within 90 days after receipt of such a
petition, amend the television table of allotments and mod-
ify the licenses (or permits) of the petitioners to specify
operation on the appropriately exchanged channels upon
finding that—
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 297
To terminate all United States assistance to the National Endowment for
Democracy, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. KANJORSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To terminate all United States assistance to the National
Endowment for Democracy, 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. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE TO THE NA-
TIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.
(a) REPEAL OF NED ACT.—The National Endow-
ment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.) is here-
by repealed.
(b) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO NED.—Funds
may not be expended by any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States for grants or any other
assistance for the National Endowment for Democracy.
(c) FINAL AUDIT BY GAO.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall conduct an audit with re-
spect to any funds, not previously audited by the Comp-
troller General, granted by the United States Government
to the National Endowment for Democracy and shall sub-
mit a report of that audit to the Congress. The audit shall
be conducted in accordance with, and under the conditions
set forth in, section 504 of the National Endowment for
Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4413).
(d) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding
subsection (a), section 506 of the National Endowment
for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4415) shall continue to
apply with respect to any funds received by the National
Endowment for Democracy from the United States Gov-
ernment on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1903
AN ACT
To amend the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act to enhance the ability of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology to
improve computer security, and for other pur-
poses.
In the Senate of the United States,
July 25, 1996.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2980) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 18, United
States Code, with respect to stalking’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENT:
Page 2, after the item following line 11 insert:
SEC. 
3. 
GUN 
BAN 
FOR 
INDIVIDUALS 
COMMITTING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(33) The term ‘crime involving domestic vio-
lence’ means a felony or misdemeanor crime of vio-
lence, regardless of length, term, or manner of punish-
ment, committed by a current or former spouse, par-
ent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with
whom the victim shares a child in common, by a per-
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son who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the
victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a per-
son similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guard-
ian of the victim under the domestic or family vio-
lence laws of the jurisdiction in which such felony or
misdemeanor was committed.’’.
(b) UNLAWFUL ACTS.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (7);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (8) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(9) has been convicted in any court of any
crime involving domestic violence where the individ-
ual has been represented by counsel or knowingly and
intelligently waived the right to counsel.’’;
(2) in subsection (g)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (7);
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the
comma and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(9) has been convicted in any court of any
crime involving domestic violence where the individ-
ual has been represented by counsel or knowingly and
intelligently waived the right to counsel,’’; and
(3) in subsection (s)(3)(B)(i), by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘and has not been con-
victed in any court of any crime involving domestic
violence where the individual has been represented by
counsel or knowingly and intelligently waived the
right to counsel’’.
(c) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—Section 926(a) of title
18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) regulations providing for the effective re-
ceipt and secure storage of firearms relinquished by or
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seized from persons described in subsection (d)(9) or
(g)(9) of section 922.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2980
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, with
respect to stalking.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2980
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
stalking.
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 ‘‘Interstate Stalking
Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. PUNISHMENT OF INTERSTATE STALKING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 2261 the following:
‘‘§ 2261A. Interstate stalking
‘‘Whoever travels across a State line or within the
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States with the intent to injure or harass another person,
and in the course of, or as a result of, such travel places
that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious
bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(g)(3) of this title)
to, that person or a member of that person’s immediate
family (as defined in section 115 of this title) shall be pun-
ished as provided in section 2261 of this title.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 2261(b) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 2261A’’
after ‘‘this section’’.
(2) Sections 2261(b) and 2262(b) of title 18,
United States Code, are each amended by striking
‘‘offender’s spouse or intimate partner’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘victim’’.
(3) The chapter heading for chapter 110A of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘AND STALKING’’ after ‘‘VIOLENCE’’.
(4) The table of chapters at the beginning of
part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking
‘‘110A.
Domestic violence .........................................................
2261’’
and inserting:
‘‘110A.
Domestic violence and stalking ............................... 2261’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 2261 the following new item:
‘‘2261A. Interstate stalking.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
may provide for different payment schedules to reflect the
economic circumstances of each victim.
‘‘(g)(1) If the victim has received or is entitled to re-
ceive compensation with respect to a loss from insurance
or any other source, the court shall order that restitution
be paid to the person who provided or is obligated to pro-
vide the compensation, but the restitution order shall pro-
vide that all restitution to victims required by the order
be paid to the victims before any restitution is paid to
such a provider of compensation.
‘‘(2) The issuance of a restitution order shall not af-
fect the entitlement of a victim to receive compensation
with respect to a loss from insurance or any other source
until the payments actually received by the victim under
the restitution order fully compensate the victim for the
loss, at which time a person that has provided compensa-
tion to the victim shall be entitled to receive any payments
remaining to be paid under the restitution order.
‘‘(3) Any amount paid to a victim under an order of
restitution shall be set off against any amount later recov-
ered as compensatory damages by the victim in—
‘‘(A) any Federal civil proceeding; and
‘‘(B) any State civil proceeding, to the extent
provided by the law of the State.
‘‘(h) A restitution order shall provide that—
‘‘(1) all fines, penalties, costs, restitution pay-
ments and other forms of transfers of money or
property made pursuant to the sentence of the court
shall be made by the offender to an entity des-
ignated by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts for accounting and pay-
ment by the entity in accordance with this sub-
section;
‘‘(2) the entity designated by the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts shall—
‘‘(A) log all transfers in a manner that
tracks the offender’s obligations and the cur-
rent status in meeting those obligations, unless,
after efforts have been made to enforce the res-
titution order and it appears that compliance
cannot be obtained, the court determines that
continued recordkeeping under this subpara-
graph would not be useful; and
‘‘(B) notify the court and the interested
parties when an offender is 30 days in arrears
in meeting those obligations; and
‘‘(3) the offender shall advise the entity des-
ignated by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts of any change in the of-
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2980
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to stalking.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 28, 1996
Mr. ROYCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
stalking.
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 ‘‘Interstate Stalking
Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. PUNISHMENT OF INTERSTATE STALKING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 2261 the following:
‘‘§ 2261A. Interstate stalking
‘‘Whoever travels across a State line or enters or
leaves Indian country with the intent to injure or harass
another person, and in the course of, or as a result of,
such travel places that person in reasonable fear of the
death of, or serious bodily injury to, that person or a mem-
ber of that person’s immediate family (as defined in sec-
tion 115) shall be punished as provided in section 2261.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 2261(b) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 2261A’’
after ‘‘this section’’.
(2) Sections 2261(b) and 2262(b) of title 18,
United States Code, are each amended by striking
‘‘offender’s spouse or intimate partner’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘victim’’.
(3) The chapter heading for chapter 110A of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘AND STALKING’’ after ‘‘VIOLENCE’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 2261 the following new item:
‘‘2261A. Interstate stalking.’’.
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