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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6448 
To establish the National Wildlife Corridors System to provide for the protec-
tion and restoration of native fish, wildlife, and plant species and their 
habitats in the United States that have been diminished by habitat 
loss, degradation, fragmentation, and obstructions, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2016 
Mr. BEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the National Wildlife Corridors System to pro-
vide for the protection and restoration of native fish, 
wildlife, and plant species and their habitats in the 
United States that have been diminished by habitat loss, 
degradation, fragmentation, and obstructions, 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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of the candidate prior to the effective date of this 
title shall not constitute a violation of subsection (a) 
or (b). Unexpended contributions shall be treated 
the same as campaign surpluses under paragraph 
(3), and expenditures made shall count against the 
limit in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR COORDINATED PARTY EX-
PENDITURES.—For purposes of this section, a payment 
made by a political party in coordination with a partici-
pating candidate shall not be treated as a contribution to 
or as an expenditure made by the participating candidate. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION ON JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMIT-
TEES.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—An authorized committee 
of a candidate who is certified as a participating 
candidate under this title with respect to an election 
may not establish a joint fundraising committee with 
a political committee other than another authorized 
committee of the candidate. 
‘‘(2) STATUS OF EXISTING COMMITTEES FOR 
PRIOR
ELECTIONS.—If a candidate established a 
joint fundraising committee described in paragraph 
(1) with respect to a prior election for which the 
candidate was not certified as a participating can-
didate under this title and the candidate does not 
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41 of title 35, United States Code, in order to ensure that
the amounts specified in subsection (c) are collected.
‘‘(b) USE OF SURCHARGES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all surcharges
collected by the Patent and Trademark Office—
‘‘(1) shall be credited to a separate account es-
tablished in the Treasury and ascribed to the activi-
ties of the United States Patent and Trademark Of-
fice as offsetting collections,
‘‘(2) shall be collected by and available to the
United States Patent and Trademark Office for all
authorized activities and operations of the Office, in-
cluding all direct and indirect costs of services pro-
vided by the office, and
‘‘(3) shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SURCHARGES.—The Direc-
tor of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
shall establish surcharges under subsection (a), subject to
the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States
Code, in order to ensure that $119,000,000, but not more
than $119,000,000, are collected in fiscal year 1999 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATIONS ACT REQUIRED.—Notwith-
standing subsections (a) through (c), no fee established
by subsection (a) shall be collected nor shall be available
cation of the resources of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection; 
(4) coordinate with the Director of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, and other Federal 
agencies with authority to detain and release mer-
chandise entering the United States— 
(A) to ensure coordination in the release of 
such merchandise through the Automated Com-
mercial Environment, or its predecessor, and the 
International Trade Data System; 
(B) to ensure that the partnership programs 
of those agencies are compatible with the part-
nership programs of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection; 
(C) to develop criteria for authorizing the 
release, on an expedited basis, of merchandise for 
which documentation is required from one or 
more of those agencies to clear or license the mer-
chandise for entry into the United States; and 
(D) to create pathways, within and among 
the appropriate Federal agencies, for qualified 
persons that demonstrate the highest levels of 
compliance with the customs and trade laws of 
the United States to receive immediate clearance
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6449 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide political 
advertising vouchers and payments to defray the costs of postage for 
candidates in general elections to the Senate or House of Representatives 
who agree to restrictions on the types of contributions such candidates 
raise and the types of expenditures such candidates make, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2016 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
provide political advertising vouchers and payments to 
defray the costs of postage for candidates in general 
elections to the Senate or House of Representatives who 
agree to restrictions on the types of contributions such 
candidates raise and the types of expenditures such can-
didates make, 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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as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
directs for use in connection with the functions trans-
ferred.
SEC. 145. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.
Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or
otherwise provided in this title, an official to whom func-
tions are transferred under this title (including the head
of any office to which functions are transferred under this
title) may delegate any of the functions so transferred to
such officers and employees of the office of the official as
the official may designate, and may authorize successive
redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or ap-
propriate. No delegation of functions under this section
or under any other provision of this title shall relieve the
official to whom a function is transferred under this title
of responsibility for the administration of the function.
SEC. 146. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WITH RESPECT
TO FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.
(a) DETERMINATIONS.—If necessary, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall make any de-
termination of the functions that are transferred under
this title.
(b) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.—The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, at such time or times
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for design patents filed under chapter 16 of this title
and provisional applications filed under section
111(b) of this title, shall be published, in accordance
with procedures determined by the Director, prompt-
ly after the expiration of a period of 18 months from
the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought
under this title. At the request of the applicant, an
application may be published earlier than the end of
such 18-month period.
‘‘(B) No information concerning published pat-
ent applications shall be made available to the public
except as the Director determines.
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a determination by the Director to release or
not to release information concerning a published
patent application shall be final and nonreviewable.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—(A) An application that is
no longer pending shall not be published.
‘‘(B) An application that is in the process of
being reviewed by the Atomic Energy Commission,
the Department of Defense, or a defense agency
pursuant to section 181 of this title shall not be
published until the Director has been notified by the
Atomic Energy Commission, the Secretary of De-
fense, or the chief officer of the defense agency, as
same terms, conditions, and business practices 
as apply to the most-favored advertiser of the 
broadcasting station or cable system’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CONDITIONS FOR REVOCATION FOR FAILURE 
TO ALLOW ACCESS BY FEDERAL CANDIDATES.— 
‘‘(1) THREE-STRIKES RULE.—The Commission 
may revoke a station license or construction permit 
under subsection (a)(7) only if the Commission finds 
that the licensee or permittee has engaged in at least 
3 failures described in such subsection with respect 
to the broadcasting station or cable system to which 
the license or permit relates. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—In the case of a person 
whose station license or construction permit with re-
spect to a broadcasting station or cable system has 
been revoked under subsection (a)(7)— 
‘‘(A) the Commission may not grant a sta-
tion license or construction permit to such per-
son with respect to such broadcasting station or 
cable system during the 5-year period following 
the revocation; and 
‘‘(B) if the Commission grants such a sta-
tion license or construction permit to such per-
son after such 5-year period, the number of 
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failures described in subsection (a)(7) shall be 
calculated for purposes of paragraph (1) with-
out regard to any such failures that occurred 
while a previous license or permit was in ef-
fect.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 315 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315), as amend-
ed by subsection (b), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘If any li-
censee’’ and inserting ‘‘EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
CANDIDATES FOR SAME OFFICE.—If any licensee’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by moving subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) 2 ems to the right; 
(3) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘The Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘REGULA-
TIONS.—The Commission’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘For purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.— 
For purposes’’. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or any amendment made 
by this Act, or the application of a provision of this Act 
or an amendment made by this Act to any person or cir-
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cumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder 
of this Act, and the application of the provisions to any 
person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the hold-
ing. 
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231 
Appropriations of the Senate a report that con-
tains the plan required under subparagraph (A). 
The report required under this subparagraph 
shall be submitted in conjunction with the an-
nual budget of the United States Government re-
quired to be submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) QUADRENNIAL PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the goals 
and objectives of the strategic plan of the Office 
of the United States Trade Representative as re-
quired under section 306 of title 5, United States 
Code, the United States Trade Representative 
shall every 4 years develop a plan— 
(i) to analyze internal quality controls 
and record management of the Office; 
(ii) to identify existing staff of the Of-
fice and new staff that will be necessary to 
support the trade negotiation and enforce-
ment functions and powers of the Office (in-
cluding those of the Trade Policy Staff 
Committee) as described in section 141 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) and 
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2411);
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changes in law or policy which may improve the
ability of United States citizens to secure and
enforce patent rights in the United States or in
foreign countries.
‘‘(C) 
REGULATIONS.—The 
Commissioner
may establish regulations, not inconsistent with
law, for the conduct of proceedings in the Patent
Office. The Director of the United States Patent
and Trademark Organization shall determine
whether such regulations are consistent with the
policy direction of the Secretary of Commerce.
‘‘(D) CONSULTATION
WITH
THE
MANAGE-
MENT ADVISORY BOARD.—(i) The Commissioner
shall consult with the Management Advisory
Board established in section 5—
‘‘(I) on a regular basis on matters re-
lating to the operation of the Office; and
‘‘(II) before submitting budgetary pro-
posals to the Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Organization for
submission to the Office of Management and
Budget or changing or proposing to change
patent user fees or patent regulations.
‘‘(ii) The Director of the United States Pat-
ent and Trademark Organization shall deter-
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cluding the food stamp program, the WIC 
program under section 17 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966, the child and adult 
care food program under section 17 of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act, and the medicaid and SCHIP pro-
grams under titles XIX and XXI of the 
Social Security Act.’’, and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) COORDINATION WITH OTHER EARLY 
CHILD CARE SERVICES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Demonstrate how the 
State is coordinating child care services pro-
vided under this subchapter with Head Start, 
Early Reading First, Even Start, Ready-To-
Learn Television, State pre-kindergarten pro-
grams, and other early childhood education pro-
grams to expand accessibility to and continuity 
of care and early education without displacing 
services provided by the current early care and 
education delivery system. 
‘‘(J) PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.—
Demonstrate how the State encourages partner-
ships with private and other public entities to
(E) by inserting after the items relating to
part I of title III the following:
‘‘PART J—ENCOURAGING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS
‘‘Sec. 400AA. Alternative fuel use by light duty Federal vehicles.
‘‘Sec. 400BB. Alternative fuels truck commercial application program.
‘‘Sec. 400CC. Alternative fuels bus program.
‘‘Sec. 400DD. Interagency Commission on Alternative Motor Fuels.
‘‘Sec. 400EE. Studies and reports.’’;
(F) by inserting ‘‘Environmental’’ after
‘‘Energy Supply and’’ in the item relating to
section 505; and
(G) by striking the item relating to section
527;
(2) in section 252(h) (42 U.S.C. 6272(h)) by
striking ‘‘section 708(A)(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
708A(o)’’;
(3) in section 321(1) (42 U.S.C. 6291(1))—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 501(1) of the
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 32901(a)(3) of title
49, United States Code’’; and
(B) by striking the second period at the
end thereof;
(4) 
in 
section 
322(b)(2)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C.
6292(b)(2)(A)) by inserting close quotation marks
after ‘‘type of product’’;
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4012
To guarantee honesty in budgeting.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1998
Mr. STEARNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To guarantee honesty in budgeting.
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 ‘‘Honest Balanced
Budget Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The social security system runs an annual
surplus that is invested in Government bonds. The
Treasury thus borrows the surplus, which is pro-
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4011
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1998
Mr. SHERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate
the diversity immigrant program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PRO-
GRAM.
(a) WORLDWIDE
LEVEL
OF
DIVERSITY
IMMI-
GRANTS.—Section 201 of the Immigration and National-
ity Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended by striking sub-
sections (a)(3) and (e).
(b) ALLOCATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISAS.—
Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c);
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or
(c),’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b),’’;
(3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2)
and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’; and
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), and
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) and (b)’’.
(c) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.—Section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘(1),
(3),’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’;
(2) by striking subsection (a)(1)(G); and
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(a), (b), or
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) or (b)’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect
on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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jected to approach $100,000,000,000 in 1999, and
spends these monies on programs unrelated to social
security.
(2) In fact, when the projected annual social
security trust fund surplus is removed from the
baseline calculations through 2003, a cumulative 5-
year deficit of about $518,000,000,000 is added to
the national debt.
(3) The Congressional Budget Office projects
that 
the 
annual 
deficit 
will 
range 
from
$136,000,000,000 to $190,000,000,000 over the
5-year budget cycle and, further, the fictional social
security 
trust 
fund 
balance 
will 
rise 
from
$730,000,000,000 to $1,380,000,000,000 during
this period.
SEC. 3. SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND PROTECTION.
The receipts and disbursements of the social security
trust funds included in the gross Federal debt shall not
be—
(1) included in the Federal budget baseline for
any fiscal year; and
(2) counted as new budget authority, outlays,
receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of—
(A) offsetting any tax decrease; and
(B) offsetting any spending increase.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4015
For the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1998
Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR KERANTHA
POOLE-CHRISTIAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Kerantha Poole-Christian shall be
classified as a child under section 101(b)(1)(E) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act for purposes of approval
of a relative visa petition filed under section 204 of such
Act by her adoptive parent and the filing of an application
for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Kerantha Poole-
Christian enters the United States before the filing dead-
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 397. For the purpose of carrying out this part,
there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999
through 2003 such sums as may be necessary.’’.
SEC. 3. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT
AMENDMENT.
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 422. For the purpose of carrying out the weath-
erization program under this part, there are authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such
sums as may be necessary.’’.
SEC. 4. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.
(a) SUNSET.—Section 801(c) of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(c)) is amended
by striking ‘‘five years after’’ and all that follows through
‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 1, 2003’’.
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 804(1) of the National En-
ergy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(1)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal agency’ means each au-
thority of the Government of the United States,
whether or not it is within or subject to review by an-
other agency.’’.
line specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to
have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise
eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section
245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the pe-
tition and the application for issuance of an immigrant
visa or the application for adjustment of status are filed
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Kerantha Poole-Christian, the Secretary of State
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, for the
current or next following fiscal year, the worldwide level
of 
family-sponsored 
immigrants 
under 
section
201(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Kerantha Poole-Christian
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4016
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the eligibility
of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1998
Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent
the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve
for veterans housing loans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 3702(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘For the period begin-
ning on October 28, 1992, and ending on October 27,
1999, each veteran’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Each
veteran’’.
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