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(II) use of a tracking device over 
the objection of an individual; and 
(vi) determine the role that State 
agencies should have in the administration 
of a tracking system. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The standards and best 
practices established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
take effect 90 days after publication of such stand-
ards and practices by the Attorney General, unless 
Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving of 
the standards and practices. 
(b) REQUIRED COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each entity that receives a 
grant under subsection (a)(2) of section 240001 of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14181), as added by this 
Act, shall comply with any standards and best prac-
tices relating to the use of tracking devices estab-
lished by the Attorney General in accordance with 
subsection (a). 
(2) DETERMINATION
OF
COMPLIANCE.—The 
Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, shall determine 
whether an entity that receives a grant under sub-
section (a)(2) of section 240001 of the Violent 
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Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(42 U.S.C. 14181), as added by this Act, acts in 
compliance with the requirement described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF STANDARDS AND BEST PRAC-
TICES.—The standards and best practices established by 
the Attorney General under subsection (a) shall apply only 
to the grant programs authorized under subsection (a)(2) 
of section 240001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14181), as added 
by this Act. 
(d) LIMITATIONS ON PROGRAM.— 
(1) DATA STORAGE.—Any tracking data pro-
vided by tracking devices issued under this program 
may not be used by a Federal entity to create a 
database. 
(2) VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION.—Nothing in 
this Act may be construed to require that a parent 
or guardian use a tracking device to monitor the lo-
cation of a child or adult under that parent or 
guardian’s supervision if the parent or guardian 
does not believe that the use of such device is nec-
essary or in the interest of the child or adult under 
supervision. 
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TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 401. NO FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR BYRNE CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
For fiscal year 2017, no funds are authorized to be 
appropriated for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal jus-
tice innovation program. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2521
To suspend the duty on modified secondary and modified secondary-tertiary
amine phenol/formaldehyde copolymers until January 1, 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend the duty on modified secondary and modified
secondary-tertiary amine phenol/formaldehyde copolymers
until January 1, 2001.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON MODI-
FIED SECONDARY AND MODIFIED SECOND-
ARY-TERTIARY AMINE PHENOL/FORMALDE-
HYDE COPOLYMERS.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.39.14
Anion exchange
resins based on
copolymers of
phenol/formalde-
hyde in primary
form (provided for
in subheading
3914.00.60) .........
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by this Act applies with re-
spect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2522
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the
basis of sex in programs receiving Federal financial assistance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimi-
nation on the basis of sex in programs receiving Federal
financial assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000d) is amended by inserting ‘‘sex,’’ after
‘‘color,’’.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2523
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the types of equip-
ment which may be acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer
fire departments and to provide a comparable treatment for emergency
medical service organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. ANDREWS,
Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr.
CUMMINGS, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. FROST, Mr.
FORBES, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. NEY, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. HALL
of Texas) 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 expand
the types of equipment which may be acquired with
tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and
to provide a comparable treatment for emergency medical
service organizations.
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 ‘‘Volunteer Firefighter
Equipment Enhancement Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EQUIPMENT OF VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX-EXEMPT
FINANCING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section
150(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to bonds of certain volunteer fire departments) is amended
by striking ‘‘or firetruck’’ and inserting ‘‘firetruck, ambu-
lance, or other emergency response vehicle’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS UNDER TAX-EXEMPT BONDS
RULES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 150 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) COMPARABLE
TREATMENT
FOR
VOLUN-
TEER
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL
SERVICE
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An organization which
provides volunteer emergency medical services
shall be treated for purposes of this subsection
as if—
‘‘(i) such organization were a volun-
teer fire department, and
‘‘(ii) such services were firefighting
services.
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of ap-
plying this subsection to an organization de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) which does not
provide firefighting services, paragraph (2)(A)
shall be applied by substituting ‘other emer-
gency medical services’ for ‘other firefighting
services’.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2524
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the nonrefundable
personal credits, the standard deduction, and the deduction for personal
exemptions in determining alternative minimum tax liability.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. NEAL of Mas-
sachusetts, and Ms. RIVERS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the
nonrefundable personal credits, the standard deduction,
and the deduction for personal exemptions in determining
alternative minimum tax liability.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS, THE
STANDARD DEDUCTION, AND THE DEDUC-
TION FOR PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED
IN DETERMINING ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM
TAX LIABILITY.
(a) ALLOWANCE
OF NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL
CREDITS.—Subsection (a) of section 26 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation based on tax
liability; definition of tax liability) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX.—The
aggregate amount of credits allowed by this subpart for
the taxable year shall not exceed the sum of—
‘‘(1) the taxpayer’s regular tax liability for the
taxable year, plus
‘‘(2) the tax imposed by section 55 for such
taxable year.’’
(b) ALLOWANCE OF STANDARD DEDUCTION AND DE-
DUCTION FOR PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS.—Paragraph (1)
of section 56(b) of such Code is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (E) and by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (E).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1997.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4921 
To amend chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code, to require the 
maintenance of certain records for 3 years, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2016 
Mr. WALKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code, to 
require the maintenance of certain records for 3 years, 
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 ‘‘Ditto Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN RECORDS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 31 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 3108. Requirement to maintain records 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Internal Revenue Service 
obtains a preserved record, the Internal Revenue Service 
shall preserve for not less than 3 years from the date on 
which the record was obtained— 
‘‘(1) the preserved record or a copy of the pre-
served record; and 
‘‘(2) all records related to the preserved record. 
‘‘(b) PRESERVED RECORD DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘preserved record’ means any record that 
is maintained by a person other than the Federal Govern-
ment pursuant to a rule, guidance, or other directive from 
the Internal Revenue Service that requires or recommends 
the person maintain records for a particular period of time 
on a particular matter. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as— 
‘‘(1) limiting the preservation of a preserved 
record for a longer period of time than is required 
by this section; or 
‘‘(2) shortening the period of time a preserved 
record is otherwise required to be maintained.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 44, United 
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘3108. Requirement to maintain records.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect 
to any preserved record (as such term is defined in section 
3108(b) of title 44, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a)) obtained on or after the effective date. 
Æ 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 215
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President 
should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Raymond 
G. Davis, United States Marine Corps (retired). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2003
Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. COLLINS, Ms. MAJETTE, Mr. 
KLINE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. BURNS, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP 
of Georgia, and Mr. MARSHALL) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the President should award the Presidential Medal of 
Freedom to General Raymond G. Davis, United States 
Marine Corps (retired).
Whereas General Raymond G. Davis, United States Marine 
Corps (retired), courageously served his country as a ma-
rine in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, during 33 
years of highly distinguished service; 
Whereas General Davis was presented with the Medal of 
Honor by President Harry Truman for his heroic action 
in Korea;
IB
Union Calendar No. 453
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2526
[Report No. 105–809]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make the percentage limitations
on individual contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan more consistent
with the dollar amount limitation on elective deferrals, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. HOYER, and Mr.
MORAN of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
OCTOBER 10, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. FROST, Mr. TALENT, Mr. GOSS, Mr. UNDERWOOD,
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. BISHOP,
Mr. BEREUTER, Ms. FURSE, Mr. SABO, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. THURMAN,
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. FOLEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. NADLER,
Mr. GORDON, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. OLVER
OCTOBER 10, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make the percent-
age limitations on individual contributions to the Thrift
Savings Plan more consistent with the dollar amount
limitation on elective deferrals, and for other purposes.
mission during the 45-day period begin-
ning on the date of publication described 
in subparagraph (A) comments on— 
(I) the list of the petitions for 
duty suspensions and reductions pub-
lished by the Commission under sub-
paragraph (A)(i); and 
(II) the Commission disclosure 
forms with respect to such duty sus-
pensions and reductions published by 
the Commission under subparagraph 
(A)(ii). 
(ii) PUBLICATION
OF
COMMENTS.— 
The Commission shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register and on a publicly available 
Internet website of the Commission the 
comments of the members of the public re-
ceived under clause (i). 
(C) PRELIMINARY REPORT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the expiration of the 120-day 
period beginning on the date of publication 
described in subparagraph (A), but in any 
case not later than 30 days after the expi-
ration of such 120-day period, the Com-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2527
To repeal the provision in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 relating to
the termination of certain exceptions from rules relating to exempt orga-
nizations which provide commercial-type insurance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs.
KENNELLY of Connecticut, Mr. COYNE, Mrs. THURMAN, and Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To repeal the provision in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
relating to the termination of certain exceptions from
rules relating to exempt organizations which provide com-
mercial-type insurance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROVISION RELATING TO THE TER-
MINATION OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1042 of the Taxpayer Re-
lief Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34) is repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment
of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34).
Æ
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, to remove the competitive disadvantage to 
United States manufacturers and consumers and to pro-
mote the competitiveness of United States manufacturers, 
Congress should, not later than 90 days after the United 
States International Trade Commission issues a final re-
port on petitions for duty suspensions and reductions 
under section 3(b)(3)(E), consider a miscellaneous tariff 
bill. 
SEC. 3. PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS FOR 
DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND REDUCTIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
establish a process for the submission and consideration 
of petitions for duty suspensions and reductions. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) INITIATION.—Not later than October 15, 
2016, and October 15, 2019, the Commission shall 
publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly 
available Internet website of the Commission a no-
tice requesting members of the public who can dem-
onstrate that they are likely beneficiaries of duty 
suspensions or reductions to submit to the Commis-
sion during the 60-day period beginning on the date 
of such publication— 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2528
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain
disclosure and reports relating to polling by telephone or electronic device.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
require certain disclosure and reports relating to polling
by telephone or electronic device.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS RELATING TO
POLLING BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC
DEVICE.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS RELATING TO POLLING BY
TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) Any person who conducts a Federal
election poll by telephone or electronic device shall disclose
to each respondent the identity of the person paying the
expenses of the poll. The disclosure shall be made at the
end of the interview involved.
‘‘(b) In the case of any Federal election poll by tele-
phone or electronic device—
‘‘(1) if the results are not to be made public,
the person who conducts the poll shall report to the
Commission the total cost of the poll and all sources
of funds for the poll; and
‘‘(2) the person who conducts the poll shall re-
port to the Commission the total number of house-
holds contacted and include with such report a copy
of the poll questions.
‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘Federal elec-
tion poll’ means a survey—
‘‘(1) in which the respondent is asked to state
a preference in a future election for Federal office;
and
‘‘(2) in which more than 1,200 households are
surveyed.’’.
Æ
IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 218
To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal 
Communications Commission should not revise its media ownership rules 
without more extensive review and comment by the public. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2003
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
To express the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Federal Communications Commission should not re-
vise its media ownership rules without more extensive 
review and comment by the public.
Whereas Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter in 
this resolution referred to as ‘‘the FCC’’) Chairman Mi-
chael Powell has announced that on June 2, 2003, the 
FCC will vote to revise current media ownership regula-
tions as part of its Biennial Regulatory Review; 
Whereas the changes to media ownership rules under consid-
eration will affect Newspaper-Broadcast Concentration, 
National TV Concentration, TV Duopoly Protection, 
Multiple-Network Concentration, Radio-TV Concentra-
tion, and Local Radio Concentration;
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the requirements of this Act, with the 
modification specified. 
(IV) A list of petitions for duty 
suspensions and reductions for which 
the Commission recommends modi-
fications to the scope of the articles 
that are the subject of such petitions 
to address objections by domestic pro-
ducers to such petitions, with the 
modifications specified. 
(V) A list of the following: 
(aa) Petitions for duty sus-
pensions and reductions that the 
Commission has determined do 
not contain the information re-
quired under paragraph (2). 
(bb) Petitions for duty sus-
pensions and reductions with re-
spect to which the Commission 
has determined the petitioner is 
not a likely beneficiary. 
(VI) A list of petitions for duty 
suspensions and reductions that the 
Commission does not recommend for 
inclusion in a miscellaneous tariff bill, 
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