datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(B) In the computation of an annuity referred to in
subparagraph (A) for a transferred employee, average pay
under section 8331(4) of title 5, United States Code, shall
be adjusted at the same time and by the same percentage
that rates of basic pay for positions that are in the same
area as, and are comparable to, the last position the trans-
ferred employee held as a prevailing rate employee, are
increased under section 5343(a) of such title during the
period beginning on the date on which the transferred em-
ployee separates from Federal service as described in sub-
section (a)(6)(A) and ending on the date on which the
transferred employee attains early deferred retirement
age.
(d) SERVICE FOR A DEFENSE CONTRACTOR NOT
CREDITABLE SERVICE.—Service performed by a trans-
ferred employee for a defense contractor (or a successor
or subcontractor referred to in subsection (a)(6)(D)) after
separation from Federal service as described in subsection
(a)(6)(A) shall not be treated as creditable service for pur-
poses of computing the amount of an early deferred annu-
ity under this section.
(e) SEPARATION AND SEVERANCE PAY.—A trans-
ferred employee who receives separation pay or severance
pay upon separation from Federal service as described in
subsection (a)(6)(A) is not eligible to receive an early de-
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3275
To amend the Indian Child Welfare Act to exempt from coverage of the
Act child custody proceedings involving a child whose parents do not
maintain significant social, cultural, or political affiliation with the tribe
of which the parents are members, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 18, 1996
Ms. PRYCE (for herself and Mr. TIAHRT) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Indian Child Welfare Act to exempt from
coverage of the Act child custody proceedings involving
a child whose parents do not maintain significant social,
cultural, or political affiliation with the tribe of which
the parents are members, 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. INAPPLICABILITY OF THE INDIAN CHILD WEL-
FARE ACT OF 1978 TO CHILD CUSTODY PRO-
CEEDINGS INVOLVING A CHILD WHOSE PAR-
ENTS DO NOT MAINTAIN AFFILIATION WITH
THEIR INDIAN TRIBE.
Title I of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C.
1911 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘SEC. 114. (a) This title does not apply to any child
custody proceeding involving a child who does not reside
or is not domiciled within a reservation unless—
‘‘(1) at least one of the child’s biological par-
ents is of Indian descent; and
‘‘(2) at least one of the child’s biological par-
ents maintains significant social, cultural, or politi-
cal affiliation with the Indian tribe of which either
parent is a member.
‘‘(b) The factual determination as to whether a bio-
logical parent maintains significant social, cultural, or po-
litical affiliation with the Indian tribe of which either par-
ent is a member shall be based on such affiliation as of
the time of the child custody proceeding.
‘‘(c) The determination that this title does not apply
pursuant to subsection (a) is final, and, thereafter, this
title shall not be the basis for determining jurisdiction over
any child custody proceeding involving the child.’’.
SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP AND CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS.
Title I of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C.
1911 et seq.), as amended by section 1 of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 115. (a) A person who attains the age of 18
years before becoming a member of an Indian tribe may
become a member of an Indian tribe only upon the per-
son’s written consent.
‘‘(b) For the purposes of any child custody proceeding
involving an Indian child, membership in an Indian tribe
shall be effective from the actual date of admission to
membership in the Indian tribe and shall not be given ret-
roactive effect.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply
with respect to any child custody proceeding in which a
final decree has not been entered as of such date.
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(i) a certification that implementation
of the regulation will not violate subsection
(a)(1); or
(ii) a finding that implementation of
the regulation would violate subsection
(a)(1).
(c) MAINTENANCE
OF
RECORD
OF
AGGREGATE
COSTS OF COVERED REGULATIONS.—The Director shall
maintain and make publicly available for each covered law
an estimate of the costs required to be incurred by the
private sector to comply with each covered regulation in
effect under the covered law.
(d) EMERGENCY EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall
not apply to a regulation for which the President issues
a written finding that the regulation is necessary because
of an emergency.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) COVERED LAW.—The term ‘‘covered law’’
means a provision of law that—
(A) is a controlled Federal private sector
mandate under section 421(14)(A) of the Con-
gressional Budget and Impoundment Control
Act of 1974, as amended by section 2 of this
Act; or
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 327
To assure that advertisements by States for participation in their lotteries
are subject to regulation by the Federal Trade Commission.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. MCCRERY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To assure that advertisements by States for participation
in their lotteries are subject to regulation by the Federal
Trade Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS.
The advertisements by States to encourage participa-
tion in lotteries administered by the States are subject to
the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission respect-
ing unfair and deceptive acts or practices under section
5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3280
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to guarantee the public’s right
to know about contaminants in their drinking water.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 18, 1996
Mr. WAXMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to guarantee the
public’s right to know about contaminants in their drink-
ing water.
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 ‘‘Water Quality Public
Right-To-Know Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS.
Section 1414(c) of title XIV of the Public Health
Service Act (the ‘‘Safe Drinking Water Act’’) (42 U.S.C.
300g–3(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’, by
redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs
(A) and (B) respectively, by redesignating subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraphs (1) and (2) as clauses (i) and
(ii) respectively, by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ the first 2
places it appears and inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’ and by
adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:
‘‘(2) CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS BY COMMU-
NITY WATER SYSTEMS.—
‘‘(A) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONSUMERS.—The
Administrator shall issue regulations within 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph to
require each community water system to issue a re-
port at least once annually to its consumers on the
level of contaminants in the drinking water purveyed
by that system (hereinafter in this paragraph re-
ferred to as a ‘consumer confidence report’).
‘‘(B) CONTENTS
OF
REPORT.—The consumer
confidence reports under this paragraph shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, each of the following:
‘‘(i) Information on the source, content,
and quality of the water purveyed.
‘‘(ii) A plainly worded explanation of the
health implications of contaminants present at
levels that exceed maximum contaminant level
goals or health advisories.
H. Res. 313
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
December 20, 1995.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule
XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 558) to grant the consent of the Congress to
the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Commerce.
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. Each section shall be con-
sidered as read. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may ac-
cord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Mem-
ber offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that pur-
pose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall
‘‘(iii) Information on compliance with na-
tional primary drinking water regulations.
‘‘(iv) Information on priority unregulated
contaminants to the extent that testing methods
and health effects information are available (in-
cluding levels of cryptosporidium, arsenic, and
radon where States determine they may be
found).
‘‘(C) COVERAGE.—The Governor of a State
may determine not to apply subparagraph (A) to
community water systems within the State serving
fewer than 3,300 persons or other systems, provided
that such systems inform their customers that they
will not be complying with subparagraph (A) and
will make information available upon request to the
public regarding their water quality.
‘‘(D) ALTERNATIVE FORM AND CONTENT.—A
State exercising primary enforcement responsibility
may establish alternative requirements with respect
to the form and content of consumer confidence re-
ports under this paragraph.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3281
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for certain maritime
programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 1996
Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi) (both by request)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Na-
tional Security
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for certain
maritime programs of the Department of Transportation,
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 ‘‘Maritime Administra-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1997.
Funds are authorized to be appropriated without fis-
cal year limitation, as Appropriations Acts may provide
HR 3281 IH
for the use of the Department of Transportation, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, as follows:
(a) For expenses necessary for operations and
training activities, not to exceed $78,097,000.
(b) For the costs, as defined in section 502 of
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaran-
teed loans authorized by title XI of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C.
1271 et seq.), $40,000,000. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses related to loan guarantee commit-
ments under title XI of the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.),
$4,000,000.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3284
For the relief of Nancy B. Wilson.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 1996
Mr. LONGLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Nancy B. Wilson.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT TO WIDOW’S INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determining the
eligibility of Nancy B. Wilson (social security number
034–16–2291) to widow’s insurance benefits under section
202(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)),
Nancy B. Wilson shall be deemed to have been married
to Alphonse M. Wilson (social security number 271–18–
9548) for a period of not less than 9 months immediately
prior to the day on which Alphonse M. Wilson died.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) takes effect
on March 21, 1991.
(c) PAYMENT.—Any benefits to which Nancy B. Wil-
son is entitled for the period prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall be paid to her in a lump sum.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3285
To amend title 38, United States Code, to restore the authority of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish research corporations at medi-
cal centers in the Veterans Health Administration.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 23, 1996
Mr. MONTGOMERY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to restore the author-
ity of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish re-
search corporations at medical centers in the Veterans
Health Administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISH-
MENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS RESEARCH CORPORATIONS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 7368 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘December 31,
1992’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December 31, 2000’’.
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H. Res. 326
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 3, 1996.
Resolved, That the Clerk of the House inform the Senate
that a quorum of the House is present and that the House
is ready to proceed with business.
Attest:
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2121 
AN ACT 
To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 
to provide a temporary license for loan originators 
transitioning between employers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. Res. 337
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 5, 1996.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES:
Mr. Jesse Jackson, Jr. of Illinois.
Attest:
Clerk.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 33
Providing for consideration of a joint resolution (H. J. Res. 1) proposing
a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. FAZIO, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr.
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. RICHARDSON, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SPRATT, Mr.
MILLER of California, Mr. OBEY, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. DURBIN, Mr.
MFUME, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SABO, Mr. BROWN of Califor-
nia, and Mr. SCHUMER) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of a joint resolution (H. J. Res.
1) proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States.
Resolved, That immediately after the adoption of this
resolution the House shall resolve into the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 1) proposing a
balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. The first reading of the joint resolution
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against the
joint resolution and against its consideration are waived.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 212 
AN ACT 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the 
assessment and management of the risk of algal toxins 
in drinking water, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3286 RFS
ent is a member shall be based on such affiliation as of
the time of the child custody proceeding.
‘‘(c) The determination that this title does not apply
pursuant to subsection (a) is final, and, thereafter, this
title shall not be the basis for determining jurisdiction over
any child custody proceeding involving the child.’’.
SEC. 302. MEMBERSHIP AND CHILD CUSTODY PROCEED-
INGS.
Title I of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1911 et seq.), as amended by section 301 of this
title, is further amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘SEC. 115. (a) A person who attains the age of 18
years before becoming a member of an Indian tribe may
become a member of an Indian tribe only upon the per-
son’s written consent.
‘‘(b) For the purposes of any child custody proceeding
involving an Indian child, membership in an Indian tribe
shall be effective from the actual date of admission to
membership in the Indian tribe and shall not be given ret-
roactive effect.’’.
SEC. 303. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply
H. Res. 343
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 25, 1996.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he
is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: Mr. Hayes of Lou-
isiana.
Attest:
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2130 
AN ACT 
To provide legal certainty to property owners along the Red 
River in Texas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. Res. 344
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 25, 1996.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he
is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE
ON WAYS
AND MEANS: Mr. McNulty of
New York.
Attest:
Clerk.
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—On or before the 90th
day (or such later day as the Secretary may pre-
scribe) after any reportable event, the responsible
party shall provide written notice of such event to
the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) CONTENTS
OF
NOTICE.—The notice re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall contain such informa-
tion as the Secretary may prescribe, including—
‘‘(A) the amount of money or other prop-
erty (if any) transferred to the trust in connec-
tion with the reportable event, and
‘‘(B) the identity of the trust and of each
trustee and beneficiary (or class of bene-
ficiaries) of the trust.
‘‘(3) REPORTABLE
EVENT.—For purposes of
this subsection—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘reportable
event’ means—
‘‘(i) the creation of any foreign trust
by a United States person,
‘‘(ii) the transfer of any money or
property (directly or indirectly) to a for-
eign trust by a United States person, in-
cluding a transfer by reason of death, and
‘‘(iii) the death of a citizen or resident
of the United States if—
‘‘(I) the decedent was treated as
the owner of any portion of a foreign
trust under the rules of subpart E of
part I of subchapter J of chapter 1,
or
‘‘(II) any portion of a foreign
trust was included in the gross estate
of the decedent.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(i) FAIR
MARKET
VALUE
SALES.—
Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to
any transfer of property to a trust in ex-
change for consideration of at least the fair
market value of the transferred property.
For purposes of the preceding sentence,
consideration other than cash shall be
taken into account at its fair market value
and the rules of section 679(a)(3) shall
apply.
‘‘(ii) DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND
CHARITABLE TRUSTS.—Subparagraph (A)
shall not apply with respect to a trust
which is—
Union Calendar No. 247
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2294
[Report No. 105–437]
A BILL
To make improvements in the operation and admin-
istration of the Federal courts, and for other
purposes.
MARCH 12, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4698 
AN ACT 
To enhance aviation by requiring airport security assess-
ments and a security coordination enhancement plan, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2314
AN ACT
To restore Federal Indian services to members of
the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma residing in
Maverick County, Texas, to provide trust land
for the benefit of the Tribe, and for other pur-
poses.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 471 
AN ACT 
To improve enforcement efforts related to prescription drug 
diversion and abuse, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2327
AN ACT
To provide for a change in the exemption from the
child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 for minors who are 17 years of
age and who engage in the operation of auto-
mobiles and trucks.
Union Calendar No. 143
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2343
[Report No. 105–249]
A BILL
To abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection
Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4742 
AN ACT 
To authorize the National Science Foundation to support 
entrepreneurial programs for women. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2348
AN ACT
To redesignate the Federal building located at 701
South Santa Fe Avenue in Compton, California,
and known as the Compton Main Post Office, as
the ‘‘Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building’’.
‘‘(3) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be al-
lowed under subsection (a) for any expense for
which a deduction or credit is allowed under any
other provision of this chapter.
‘‘(B) GRANTS.—No credit shall be allowed
under subsection (a) for any expense to the ex-
tent that funds for such expense are received
under any Federal, State, or local program.
‘‘(c) CARRYFORWARDS OF UNUSED CREDIT.—If the
credit allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year
exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such tax-
able year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under
this subpart (other than this section), such excess shall be
carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the
credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.
No credit may be carried forward under this subsection to
any taxable year following the fifth taxable year after the
taxable year in which the credit arose. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, credits shall be treated as used on a
first-in first-out basis.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
ADOPTION
EXPENSES.—The
term ‘qualified adoption expenses’ means reasonable
counting of all trust activities and operations
for the year, the name of the United States
agent for such trust, and such other informa-
tion as the Secretary may prescribe, and
‘‘(B) such trust furnishes such information
as the Secretary may prescribe to each United
States person (i) who is treated as the owner of
any portion of such trust or (ii) who receives
(directly or indirectly) any distribution from the
trust.
‘‘(2) TRUSTS
NOT
HAVING
UNITED
STATES
AGENT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the rules of this
paragraph apply to any foreign trust, the deter-
mination of amounts required to be taken into
account with respect to such trust by a United
States person under the rules of subpart E of
part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 shall be de-
termined by the Secretary.
‘‘(B) UNITED STATES AGENT REQUIRED.—
The rules of this paragraph shall apply to any
foreign trust to which paragraph (1) applies un-
less such trust agrees (in such manner, subject
to such conditions, and at such time as the Sec-
retary shall prescribe) to authorize a United