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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 61
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate
all or any portion of their income tax refund to reduce the public debt.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. BEREUTER 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 allow indi-
viduals to designate all or any portion of their income
tax refund to reduce the public debt.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS FOR REDUC-
TION OF PUBLIC DEBT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new part:
‘‘PART IX—DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS
FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.
‘‘Sec. 6097. Designation.
‘‘SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual, with
respect to each taxpayer’s return for the taxable year of
the tax imposed by chapter 1, such taxpayer may des-
ignate that a specified portion (not less than $1) of any
overpayment of tax for such taxable year shall be used
to reduce the public debt.
‘‘(b) MANNER AND TIME OF DESIGNATION.—A des-
ignation under subsection (a) may be made with respect
to any taxable year only at the time of filing the return
of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year.
Such designation shall be made in such manner as the
Secretary prescribes by regulations except that such des-
ignation shall be made either on the first page of the re-
turn or on the page bearing the taxpayer’s signature.
‘‘(c) OVERPAYMENTS TREATED AS REFUNDED.—
For purposes of this title, any portion of an overpayment
of tax designated under subsection (a) shall be treated as
being refunded to the taxpayer as of the last date pre-
scribed for filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1
(determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the
date the return is filed.’’
(b) TRANSFERS TO ACCOUNT TO REDUCE PUBLIC
DEBT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall, from time
to time, transfer to the special account established by sec-
tion 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, the amounts
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3215
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal the provi-
sion relating to Federal employees contracting or trading
with Indians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
of the overpayments of tax to which designations under
section 6097 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 apply.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of parts for
subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new item:
‘‘Part IX. Designation of overpayments for reduction of public
debt.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1992.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 620
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow the identification
of deceased individuals when necessary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. MCCANDLESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow
the identification of deceased individuals when necessary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Subsection (c)(5) of section 254A of the Immigration
and Nationality Act is amended by inserting ‘‘or for the
identification of a deceased individual if no other means
of identification is available’’ after ‘‘United States Code’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 621
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide punishments for fleeing
Federal law enforcement personnel during the execution of their duties.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. MCCANDLESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide punish-
ments for fleeing Federal law enforcement personnel dur-
ing the execution of their duties.
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 ‘‘Anti-Flight Act of
1993’’.
SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 73 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘§ 1518. Fleeing Federal law enforcement officer
‘‘(a) Whoever, while driving a motor vehicle, know-
ingly and willfully flees a Federal law enforcement officer
in the execution of that officer’s duties shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘Federal law
enforcement officer’ means an individual described in sec-
tion 1114 of this title.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 73 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘1518. Fleeing Federal law enforcement officer.’’.
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(2) 2 members shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate.
(3) 7 members shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent. Members under this paragraph shall represent,
insofar as possible, a wide range of educational, geo-
graphical, and professional backgrounds. A Member
of Congress may not be appointed under this para-
graph.
All members must be citizens of the United States.
(c) TERMS.—(1) Each member shall be appointed for
a term of 2 years, except as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) Of the members first appointed under subsection
(b)(3)—
(A) 3 shall be appointed for 1 year, and
(B) 4 shall be appointed for 2 years,
as designated by the President.
(3) If a member was appointed to the Commission
as a Member of Congress and the member ceases to be
a Member of Congress, that member may continue as a
member for not longer than the 30-day period beginning
on the date that member ceases to be a Member of Con-
gress.
(d) VACANCIES.—A vacancy shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made. A
vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers. Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder
of such term.
(e) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman of the Commission
shall be designated by the President from among the mem-
bers under subsection (b)(3). The term of office of the
Chairman shall be 2 years.
(f) QUORUM.—6 members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum. Action by a quorum shall be nec-
essary for the Commission to issue a recommendation
under section 6(d).
(g) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet on at
least a quarterly basis. Meetings shall be held in the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
(h) PAY.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
each member of the Commission shall be paid the daily
equivalent of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for
grade GS–15 of the General Schedule for each day, includ-
ing traveltime, during which such member is performing
duties of the Commission.
(2) Members of the Commission who are full-time of-
ficers or employees of the United States or Members of
Congress may not receive additional pay by reason of their
service on the Commission.
(i) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from their
homes or regular places of business in the performance
of services for the Commission, members of the Commis-
sion shall be allowed travel expenses, including a per diem
allowance in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in the Government service
are allowed travel expenses under section 5703 of title 5
of the United States Code.
SEC. 4. DIRECTOR; STAFF.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may appoint and
fix the pay of a Director and such staff as the Commission
considers appropriate.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission may
be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of that title relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may not
receive pay in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay
payable for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
(c) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Chairman, the head of any Federal department or
agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of that department or agency to the Commission
to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act.
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur-
pose of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, take
such testimony, and receive such evidence, as it considers
appropriate.
(b) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property, but
not from a source having a direct interest in any matter
before the Commission.
(c) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United
States.
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative sup-
port services as the Commission may request.
SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) CRITERIA.—The Commission shall establish cri-
teria for recommending to the President that a proposed
commemorative event be approved or disapproved.
(b) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS.—The Commission
shall establish and publish in the Federal Register proce-
dures for submitting proposals for national commemora-
tive events to the Commission.
(c) REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.—The Commission shall
review all proposals submitted to it in accordance with
subsection (b).
(d) RECOMMENDATION TO THE PRESIDENT.—The
Commission shall issue a recommendation to the President
for approval or disapproval of each proposal submitted to
it in accordance with subsection (b). Each recommenda-
tion shall be accompanied by a brief explanation of the
reasons why such recommendation was made.
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE; COMMENCEMENT AND TERMI-
NATION PROVISIONS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect at
the beginning of the One Hundred Third Congress.
(b) COMMENCEMENT; TERMINATION.—(1) Members
of the Commission shall be appointed, and the Commission
shall first meet, within 90 days after the effective date
of this Act.
(2) The Commission shall terminate 5 years after the
date on which it first meets.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 625
To express the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration should be designated by the President as a
member of the Cabinet and to raise the annual rate of basic pay of
the Administrator.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To express the sense of the Congress that the Administrator
of the Small Business Administration should be des-
ignated by the President as a member of the Cabinet
and to raise the annual rate of basic pay of the Adminis-
trator.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF SBA ADMINISTRATOR IN
CABINET.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Administrator
of the Small Business Administration should be des-
ignated by the President—
(1) as a member of, and a full participant in
activities of, the Cabinet; and
(2) as the President’s principal adviser on all
matters relating to small business.
SEC. 2. PAY STATUS COMMENSURATE WITH CABINET STA-
TUS.
(a) EXECUTIVE LEVEL I.—Section 5312 of title 5,
United States Code (relating to executive level I), is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5314 of
such title (relating to executive level III) is amended by
striking the following item:
‘‘Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration.’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 106 
To require any amounts remaining in a Member’s Representational Allowance 
at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used 
for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2013 
Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 
Mr. POSEY, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. NUGENT, Mrs. 
BLACK, and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To require any amounts remaining in a Member’s Represen-
tational Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be 
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction 
or to reduce the Federal debt. 
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 ‘‘Congressional Budget 
Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE 
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO RE-
DUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Rep-
resentational Allowances for the House of Representatives 
for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made 
under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in 
the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that 
in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal 
budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the 
Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the 
Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration shall promulgate such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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(7) Colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy is a 
highly effective preventive service, and removing fi-
nancial barriers can help to increase rates of screen-
ing. 
SEC. 
3. 
WAIVING 
MEDICARE 
COINSURANCE 
FOR 
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING TESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(a)(1)(Y) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(Y)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, including a colorectal cancer screening test 
(regardless of the code that is billed for the establishment 
of a diagnosis as a result of the test, or for the removal 
of tissue or other procedure that is furnished in connection 
with, as a result of, and in the same clinical encounter 
as the screening test),’’ after ‘‘section 1861(ddd)(3)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(2) efforts of the department or establishment
to develop or implement standards for file and
record formats, software query command structures,
user interfaces, and other matters that make infor-
mation easier to obtain and use;
‘‘(3) progress of the department or establish-
ment in creating and disseminating comprehensive
indexes and bibliographies of information products
and services, including coordinated efforts conducted
with other agencies;
‘‘(4) the methods to be used by the public for
accessing information, including the modes and out-
lets available to the public;
‘‘(5) provisions for protecting access to records
stored with technologies that are superseded or obso-
lete;
‘‘(6) methods used to make the public aware of
information resources, services, and products; and
‘‘(7) a summary of the comments received from
the public under subsection (b) in the year preceding
the report, and the response of the department or
establishment to those comments.
‘‘(b)(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, each
executive department, military department, and independ-
ent establishment shall publish in the Federal Register,
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘have a’’ 
and inserting ‘‘be struck on a planchet having a’’. 
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II 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1071 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 25, 2013 
Received 
AN ACT 
To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will 
be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall 
of Fame commemorative coins. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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ices by Federal employees provides the best value to the 
taxpayer. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall promulgate such regula-
tions as the Director considers necessary to carry out this 
section. In promulgating such regulations, the Director 
shall assure that any State or territory, or political sub-
division of a State or territory, complies with the policy 
and implements the requirements of this section when ex-
pending Federal funds. 
SEC. 5. STUDY AND REPORT. 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et, in conjunction with the Comptroller General of the 
United States, shall carry out a study to evaluate the ac-
tivities carried out in each agency, including those identi-
fied as commercial and inherently governmental in nature 
in the inventory prepared pursuant to the Federal Activi-
ties Inventory Reform Act (Public Law 105–270; 31 
U.S.C. 501 note) and shall transmit a report to the Con-
gress prior to June 30 of each year. The report shall in-
clude— 
(1) an evaluation of the justification for ex-
empting activities pursuant to section 4(c); and 
(2) a schedule for the transfer of commercial 
activities to the private sector, pursuant to section 
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4(d), to be completed within 5 years after the date 
on which such report is transmitted to the Congress. 
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(15) such community-based mitigation and loss
prevention methods should be incorporated in the
national flood insurance program;
(16) unprecedented growth in population and
development has occurred along coasts and rivers of
the United States and it is estimated that a signifi-
cant portion of the United States population is ex-
posed to the hazard of floods, flooding disasters, and
erosion damage;
(17) repeat claims, which involve about 2 per-
cent of total insured properties, account for 32 per-
cent of the total losses from the flood insurance
fund, amounting to over $1,000,000,000 since Janu-
ary 1978;
(18) no comprehensive Federal program exists
to evaluate and provide technical assistance and
funds for the mitigation of damages to repetitively
and severely damaged structures or insured struc-
tures threatened by shoreline erosion, and such a
program would reduce the vulnerability of the Fed-
eral Government to flood losses;
(19) no comprehensive Federal program exists
to assist in the removal of structures out of high
risk areas, such as regulatory floodways and coastal
high hazard zones, before disaster strikes;
(20) flood and erosion hazards can be signifi-
cantly reduced by deterring development in wetlands
and open-space and recreational areas;
(21) gradual, long-term retreat of portions of
the Nation’s coastline and the resulting inland ad-
vancement of flood hazards is increasing the expo-
sure of insured structures to flood damages;
(22) a comprehensive coastal erosion manage-
ment program can provide a variety of mitigation al-
ternatives to reduce erosion losses to existing struc-
tures and protect new structures from erosion losses,
thereby reducing Federal expenditures due to ero-
sion;
(23) since enactment in 1988, section 1306(c)
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 has not
functioned as envisioned or intended and has re-
sulted in a preference for demolition of buildings
subject to erosion damages, which is more costly
than relocating structures;
(24) there has been a recognized need for the
Federal Emergency Management Agency to formally
assess, on an ongoing basis, the accuracy of flood
hazard maps for communities, thereby ensuring that
maps are updated and revised in a timely fashion as
needed;
(25) the level of flood insurance coverage that
an individual can purchase has not been increased
since 1977;
(26) due to substantial increases in construc-
tion costs, many property owners are prevented from
purchasing flood insurance for the replacement value
of the building, potentially resulting in an owner not
receiving a payment to fully restore flood-damaged
property; and
(27) wise use of the floodplain minimizes ad-
verse impacts upon the natural and beneficial func-
tions of the floodplain, such as moderation of flood-
ing, retention of floodwaters, reduction of erosion
and sedimentation, preservation of water quality,
groundwater recharge, and provision of fisheries and
wildlife habitat.
SEC. 3. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE UNDER THE NATIONAL
FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968.
Section 1302(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001(e)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating clauses (3), (4), and (5),
as clauses (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after the comma at the end of
clause (2) the following: ‘‘(3) encourage State and
local governments to protect natural and beneficial
floodplain 
functions 
that 
reduce 
flood-related
losses,’’.
TITLE I—DEFINITIONS
SEC. 101. FLOOD DISASTER PROTECTION ACT OF 1973.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4003(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) ‘Federal entity for lending regulation’
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office
of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit
Union Administration, and with respect to a particu-
lar regulated lending institution means the entity
primarily responsible for the supervision, approval,
or regulation of the institution;’’;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the follow-
ing new paragraphs:
‘‘(7) ‘lender’ includes any regulated lending in-
stitution, other lending institution, and Federal
agency (to the extent the agency makes direct loans
subject to the provisions of this Act), but does not