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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3597
To provide for a study of the establishment of Midway Islands as a national
memorial to the Battle of Midway.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 1996
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for a study of the establishment of Midway
Islands as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY OF ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL TO
BATTLE OF MIDWAY AT MIDWAY ISLANDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall, acting through the Director of the National
Park Service and in consultation with the International
Midway Memorial Foundation, Inc. (hereafter in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’), carry out a study
of the feasibility and advisability of establishing Midway
Islands as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway.
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In studying the establish-
ment of Midway Islands as a national memorial to the
Battle of Midway under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
consider the following:
(1) Whether or not to lease or otherwise trans-
fer to the Foundation for use as a memorial to the
Battle of Midway the lands (including any equip-
ment, facilities, infrastructure, and other improve-
ments) and waters of the Midway Islands that are—
(A) owned by the United States;
(B) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of the Interior; and
(C) designated by the Secretary of the In-
terior as historic landmarks.
(2) Whether or not, and under what conditions,
to permit the Foundation to maintain such lands
and waters, or a portion of such lands and waters,
as a memorial to the Battle of Midway.
(3) Whether or not to require the Foundation
to operate and maintain the memorial at no charge
to the United States.
(4) Whether or not, and under what conditions,
to continue the management of the remainder of the
Midway Atolls as a wildlife refuge.
(5) Whether or not, and under what conditions,
to permit the continued use of the facilities on Sand
Island as—
(A) a Coast Guard air-sea rescue facility;
(B) a commercial air terminal;
(C) a private and contract air refueling
site;
(D) a seaport facility;
(E) recreational facilities; or
(F) any combination of such facilities.
(6) Whether or not to impose conditions on
public access to Midway Island or the memorial, or
to any portions thereof.
(c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study required
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the study, including any recommenda-
tions of the Secretary for further legislative action.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 359
To restore the term of patents, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr.
WALKER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. BONO, Mr. KEN-
NEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr.
PAXON, Mr. COX, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. HERGER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr.
POMBO, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. ROTH, Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr. BUNNING of
Kentucky, Mr. PACKARD, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr.
MCKEON, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. METCALF, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.
CHRISTENSON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. WALSH, Mr. KIM, Mr.
BLUTE, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,
Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. FRISA, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. KLINK, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr.
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. FORBES, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FILNER,
Mr. LUCAS, and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To restore the term of patents, 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. PATENT TERMS.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Effective on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, section 154 of title 5, United States
Code, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by strik-
ing ‘‘and ending’’ and all that follows in that para-
graph and inserting ‘‘and ending—
‘‘(A) 17 years from the date of the grant
of the patent, or
‘‘(B) 20 years from the date on which the
application for the patent was filed in the Unit-
ed States, except that if the application con-
tains a specific reference to an earlier filed ap-
plication or applications under section 120,
121, or 365(c) of this title, 20 years from the
date on which the earliest such patent applica-
tion was filed,
whichever is later.’’;
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(b) PATENT DISCLOSURE.—In the event that a con-
tinuing patent application is filed that claims the benefit
of the filing date of a prior application that was filed more
than 60 months earlier, notices of the original patent ap-
plication and of the continuing patent application shall be
published and the public shall be permitted to inspect and
copy the original patent application and the continuing
patent application.’’; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘shall be
the greater of the 20-year term as provided in sub-
section (a), or 17 years from grant’’ and inserting
‘‘shall be the term provided in subsection (a)’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 534(b) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act is amended by striking
paragraph (3).
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SEC. 203. EXEMPTIONS.
(a) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any
person previously exempted, by rule or order, from regula-
tion under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 and such person shall continue to be exempted from
the provisions of this Act: Provided, That the Commission
may institute proceedings to terminate such exemption if
the termination of such exemption would be necessary for
regulating the rates of a public utility company and nec-
essary for the protection of consumers.
(b) The Commission, by rules and regulations, or by
order upon application, may conditionally or uncondition-
ally exempt any person or transaction, or any class or
classes of persons or transactions, from any provision or
provisions of this title or of any rule or regulation there-
under, if the Commission finds that regulation of such per-
son or transaction is not relevant to the rates of a public
utility company; in considering whether to grant such an
exemption, the Commission shall consult with the affected
State commissions.
SEC. 204. FEDERAL ACCESS TO BOOKS AND RECORDS.
(a) Every holding company and subsidiary company
thereof shall maintain, and make available to the Commis-
sion, such books, records, accounts, and other documents
as the Commission deems relevant to costs incurred by
a public utility company that is an associate company of
years beginning after December 31, 1995; except
that an employer may elect to treat the amendments
made by this section as being effective on or after
the date of enactment.
(2) NO REDUCTION IN ACCRUED BENEFITS.—A
participant’s accrued benefit shall not be considered
to be reduced in violation of section 204(g) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
merely because the benefit is determined in accord-
ance with section 205(g)(3) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by
this Act.
SEC. 305. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIEN FOR MISSED MINIMUM
FUNDING CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF PROVI-
SION.—Section 302(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1082(f)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘to which this section applies’’ and
inserting ‘‘covered under section 4021 of this Act’’.
(b) REPEAL OF $1,000,000 OFFSET.—Paragraph (3)
of section 302(f) of such Act is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF LIEN.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the amount of the lien shall be equal to
the aggregate unpaid balance of required install-
ments and other payments required under this sec-
tion (including interest)—
‘‘(A) for plan years beginning after 1987,
and
‘‘(B) for which payment has not been
made before the due date.’’
(c) 
REPEAL
OF
60-DAY
DELAY.—Section
302(f)(4)(B) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘60th
day following the’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall be effective for installments and other
payments required under part 3 of subtitle B of title I
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
that become due on or after the date of enactment.
SEC. 306. FUNDING OF RESTORED PLANS.
Any changes made by this Act to part 3 of subtitle
B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 shall not apply to a plan which is, on the
date of enactment of this Act, subject to a restoration pay-
ment schedule order issued by the Pension Benefit Guar-
anty Corporation.
TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall be effective on the date of
enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3600
To establish a commission to be known as the Harold Hughes Commission
on Alcoholism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 1996
Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. WOLF, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. KLECZKA, and Mr.
MCNULTY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce
A BILL
To establish a commission to be known as the Harold
Hughes Commission on Alcoholism.
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 ‘‘Harold Hughes Com-
mission on Alcoholism Act’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the
Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
SEC. 3. DUTIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall carry out
the following studies of alcoholism:
(1) A study of existing Federal governmental
agencies and programs related to alcoholism to de-
termine how such programs and agencies could be
better designed or coordinated in order to increase
the effectiveness of the funds allocated to them.
(2) A study of how existing government agen-
cies could be more effectively utilized to educate the
American public about the known social and finan-
cial costs of alcoholism; and how such agencies could
work more effectively with private sector groups to
better educate the American people about alcoholism
its prevention, and treatment.
(3) A study of the nature and extent of instruc-
tion on alcoholism provided to physicians in Amer-
ican medical schools and through the certification
and re-certification process in the various States, in-
cluding an examination of the requirements for ac-
creditation of medical schools as they relate to alco-
holism.
(4) A study of unmet research needs in the area
of alcoholism, and how research money can be
prioritized for best results and appropriate research
funding levels in view of the size and scope of the
alcoholism problem.
(5) A study of the effectiveness of the various
forms of alcoholism treatment and the cost-effective-
ness of increasing access to public and private treat-
ment for those with alcoholism including the role of
managed care.
(6) Such other studies as the Commission de-
termines to be appropriate.
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than two years after the
date on which amounts under section 8 are first made
available for carrying out this Act, the Commission shall
submit to the President and the Congress a report describ-
ing the findings made in studies under subsection (a). The
Commission may submit to the President and the Con-
gress such interim reports regarding the duties of the
Commission under such subsection as the Commission de-
termines to be appropriate.
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) COMPOSITION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be
composed of 12 voting members appointed in accord-
ance with paragraph (2) and one ex officio voting
member designated in paragraph (3).
such holding company and necessary or appropriate for
the protection of consumers with respect to rates.
(b) Every affiliate of a holding company or of any
subsidiary company thereof shall maintain, and make
available to the Commission, such books, records, ac-
counts, and other documents with respect to any trans-
action with another affiliate, as the Commission deems rel-
evant to costs incurred by a public utility company that
is an associate company of such holding company and nec-
essary or appropriate for the protection of consumers with
respect to rates.
(c) The Commission may examine the books and
records of any company in a holding company system, or
any affiliate thereof, as the Commission deems relevant
to costs incurred by a public utility company within such
holding company system and necessary or appropriate for
the protection of consumers with respect to rates.
(d) No member, officer, or employee of the Commis-
sion shall divulge any fact or information that may come
to his knowledge during the course of examination of
books, accounts, or other information as hereinbefore pro-
vided, except insofar as he may be directed by the Com-
mission or by a court.
In the Senate of the United States,
July 24, 1996.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3603) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1997, and for other purposes’’, do pass
with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 2, line 19, strike out all after ‘‘Secretary’’ down
to and including ‘‘days’’ in line 23
Ω2æPage 5, line 11, strike out ø$5,000,000¿ and insert:
$23,505,400
Ω3æPage 5, line 12, strike out ø$125,548,000¿ and insert:
$144,053,400
Ω4æPage 6, line 5, strike out ø$28,304,000¿ and insert:
$30,529,000
HR 3603 EAS
Ω5æPage 6, line 18, after ‘‘551–558’’ insert: : Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, not less
than $11,774,000 shall be made available for civil rights
enforcement
Ω6æPage 7, line 1, strike out ø$3,728,000¿ and insert:
$3,668,000
Ω7æPage 9, line 14, strike out ø$54,176,000¿ and insert:
$53,109,000
Ω8æPage 10, line 1, strike out ø$100,221,000¿ and insert:
$98,121,000
Ω9æPage 10, line 17, strike out ø$702,831,000¿ and in-
sert: $722,839,600
Ω10æPage 11, line 21, after ‘‘law’’ insert: : Provided fur-
ther, That all rights and title of the United States in the
property known as the National Agricultural Water Qual-
ity Laboratory of the United States Department of Agri-
culture, consisting of approximately 9.161 acres in the city
of Durant, Oklahoma, including facilities and fixed equip-
ment, shall be conveyed to Southeastern Oklahoma State
University
Ω11æPage 12, line 6, strike out ø$59,600,000¿ and insert:
$59,200,000
HR 3603 EAS
Ω12æPage 12, line 17, strike out ø$163,671,000¿ and in-
sert: $168,734,000
Ω13æPage 12, line 19, strike out ø$19,882,000¿ and in-
sert: $20,497,000
Ω14æPage 12, line 20, strike out ø$26,902,000¿ and in-
sert: $27,735,000
Ω15æPage 12, line 22, strike out ø$44,235,000¿ and in-
sert: $47,080,000
Ω16æPage 12, line 25, strike out ø$96,735,000¿ and in-
sert: $93,935,000
Ω17æPage 13, line 2, strike out ø$4,775,000¿ and insert:
$5,051,000
Ω18æPage 13, line 3, strike out ø$650,000¿ and insert:
$500,000
Ω19æPage 13, line 5, strike out ø$500,000¿ and insert:
$700,000
Ω20æPage 13, line 16, strike out ø$2,000,000¿ and insert:
$1,500,000
Ω21æPage 13, line 19, strike out ø$8,000,000¿ and insert:
$8,100,000
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2795
AN ACT
To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclama-
tion and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and
Nebraska that receive water from Glendo Reservoir.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. OWYHEE WILDERNESS AREAS BOUNDARY MODI-
FICATIONS. 
(a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 
(1) NORTH FORK OWYHEE WILDERNESS.—The 
boundary of the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness es-
tablished by section 1503(a)(1)(D) of the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–11; 123 Stat. 1033) is modified to exclude cer-
tain land, as depicted on— 
(A) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee and Pole Creek 
Wilderness Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 
2014; and 
(B) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness Big 
Springs Camp Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 
15, 2014. 
(2) OWYHEE RIVER WILDERNESS.—The bound-
ary of the Owyhee River Wilderness established by 
section 1503(a)(1)(E) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 
Stat. 1033) is modified to exclude certain land, as 
depicted on— 
(A) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, Pole 
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Aerial’’ and dated November 10, 2014; 
(B) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness Kincaid 
Reservoir Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 
2014; and 
(C) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness Dickshooter 
Road Zoom Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 
2014. 
(3) POLE CREEK WILDERNESS.—The boundary 
of the Pole Creek Wilderness established by section 
1503(a)(1)(F) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 
1033) is modified to exclude certain land, as de-
picted on— 
(A) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, Pole 
Creek Wilderness and Owyhee River Wilderness 
Aerial’’ and dated November 10, 2014; and 
(B) the Bureau of Land Management map 
entitled ‘‘Pole Creek Wilderness Pullout Zoom 
Aerial’’ and dated October 15, 2014. 
(b) MAPS.— 
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H. Res. 405
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
April 18, 1996.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to consider the conference report to accompany
the bill (S. 735) to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and
for other purposes. All points of order against the conference
report and against its consideration are waived.
Attest:
Clerk.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2796
AN ACT
To authorize the reimbursement of members of the
Army deployed to Europe in support of oper-
ations in Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket ex-
penses incurred by the members during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 1996, and ending
on May 31, 1997.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2796
AN ACT
To authorize the reimbursement of members of the Army
deployed to Europe in support of operations in Bosnia
for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the mem-
bers during the period beginning on October 1, 1996,
and ending on May 31, 1997.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5317 
AN ACT 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health care 
center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, 
as the ‘‘Abie Abraham VA Clinic’’. 
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. 2798
AN ACT
To redesignate the building of the United States
Postal Service located at 2419 West Monroe
Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘Nancy B.
Jefferson Post Office Building’’.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2799
AN ACT
To redesignate the building of the United States
Postal Service located at 324 South Laramie
Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘Reverend Mil-
ton R. Brunson Post Office Building’’.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5320 
AN ACT 
To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers 
on documents sent by mail by the Social Security Admin-
istration, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5322 
AN ACT 
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to terminate 
an exemption for companies located in Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, and any other possession of the United 
States. 
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. 2807
AN ACT
To amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation
Act of 1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, and
exportation of products labeled as containing
substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger.
to any current appropriation account for the same purpose 
as the expired or closed account if— 
(1) the obligation would have been properly 
chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or 
closed account before the end of the period of avail-
ability or closing of that account; 
(2) the obligation is not otherwise properly 
chargeable to any current appropriation account of 
the Department of Defense; and 
(3) in the case of an expired account, the obli-
gation is not chargeable to a current appropriation 
of the Department of Defense under the provisions 
of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 
101–510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Pro-
vided, That in the case of an expired account, if sub-
sequent review or investigation discloses that there 
was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unex-
pended balance in the account, any charge to a cur-
rent account under the authority of this section shall 
be reversed and recorded against the expired ac-
count: Provided further, That the total amount 
charged to a current appropriation under this sec-
tion may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent 
of the total appropriation for that account.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2807
AN ACT
To amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of
1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation
of products labeled as containing substances derived from
rhinoceros or tiger.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5325 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, 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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look Board, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to
exceed $5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$4,231,000.
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, including employment pursuant to the second sen-
tence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,718,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and
Program Analysis, including employment pursuant to the
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,986,000.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, including employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,283,000: Provided,
That the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market
cross-servicing activities of the National Finance Center.