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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1194
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of
self-management training services under part B of the medicare program
for individuals with diabetes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1993
Mr. KOPETSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
coverage of self-management training services under part
B of the medicare program for individuals with diabetes.
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 ‘‘Medicare Diabetes
Outpatient Self-Management Training Services Coverage
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF DIABETES OUTPATIENT
SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (O);
(2) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (P); and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(Q) 
diabetes 
outpatient 
self-management
training services (as defined in subsection (oo)).’’.
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘DIABETES OUTPATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING
SERVICES
‘‘(oo)(1) The term ‘diabetes outpatient self-manage-
ment training services’ means educational and training
services furnished to an individual with diabetes by or
under arrangements with a certified provider (as described
in paragraph (2)(A)) in an outpatient setting by an indi-
vidual or entity who meets the quality standards described
in paragraph (2)(B), but only if the physician who is man-
aging the individual’s diabetic condition certifies that such
services are needed under a comprehensive plan of care
related to the individual’s diabetic condition to provide the
individual with necessary skills and knowledge (including
skills related to the self-administration of injectable drugs)
to participate in the management of the individual’s condi-
tion.
‘‘(2) In paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) a ‘certified provider’ is an individual or
entity that, in addition to providing diabetes out-
patient self-management training services, provides
other items or services for which payment may be
made under this title; and
‘‘(B) an individual or entity meets the quality
standards described in this paragraph if the individ-
ual or entity meets quality standards established by
the Secretary, except that the individual or entity
shall be deemed to have met such standards if the
individual or entity meets applicable standards es-
tablished by the National Diabetes Advisory Board
or is certified by the American Diabetes Association
as qualified to furnish the services.’’.
(c) CONSULTATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTAB-
LISHING PAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
BY PHYSICIANS.—In establishing payment amounts under
section 1848(a) of the Social Security Act for physicians’
services consisting of diabetes outpatient self-management
(c) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—(1) Within one hun-
dred and twenty days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall complete appraisals
of the lands to be exchanged pursuant to subsections (a)
and (b) of section 2 of this Act, taking into account any
effects on the value of such lands resulting from the use
restrictions and reversionary interest imposed by sub-
section (b) of this section and any other factors that may
affect value. The sum of $120,000 shall be deducted from
the value of the Counties’ offered lands to reflect any ad-
verse claims against such lands which may be adjudicated
pursuant to section 5 of this Act.
(2) The appraisals shall utilize nationally recognized
appraisal standards, including, to the extent appropriate,
the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui-
sition.
(3) On the basis of such appraisals, the Secretary
shall make a finding as to whether the values (after the
deduction described in paragraph (1)) of the lands to be
exchanged are equal and shall immediately notify the
Counties as to such finding. If the values are not equal,
any cash equalization which would otherwise be owed to
the Counties by the United States shall be waived. Any
equalization amount which may be owed to the United
States by the Counties shall be satisfied through convey-
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 358 
AN ACT 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion 
services under such Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1200
To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost of
the health care system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1993
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. BECERRA,
Mr. BERMAN, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. HAM-
BURG, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MILLER of California, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
STARK, Mr. TORRES, Mr. TUCKER, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
GEJDENSON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr.
BEILENSON, Mrs. MINK, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. EVANS, Mr.
YATES, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr.
OLVER, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. MFUME, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. OBER-
STAR, Mr. VENTO, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey,
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr.
LAFALCE, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MANTON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. OWENS, Mr.
RANGEL, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. STOKES, Ms.
FURSE, Mr. SCOTT, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, En-
ergy and Commerce, Armed Service, Post Office and Civil Service, and
Veterans’ Affairs
APRIL 2, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. SABO, Mr.
FLAKE, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine, Mr. LANTOS, and Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD
JUNE 28, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr.
WATT, Mrs. MEEK, Mr. SWIFT, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. GIB-
BONS, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´,
Mr. COYNE, Mr. DIXON, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. BROWN
of California, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. WASHINGTON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. FARR of California, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi
OCTOBER 14, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. FORD of Tennessee, Mr. BISHOP, and Mr. RAHALL
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Board shall provide notice to the State of such fail-
ure and that unless corrective action is taken within
a period specified by the Board, the Board shall
place the State health security program (or specific
portions of such program) in receivership under the
jurisdiction of the Board.
(c) STATE HEALTH SECURITY ADVISORY COUN-
CILS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each State, the Gov-
ernor shall provide for appointment of a State
Health Security Advisory Council to advise and
make recommendations to the Governor and State
with respect to the implementation of the State
health security program in the State.
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Each State Health Security
Advisory Council shall be composed of at least 11 in-
dividuals. The appointed members shall include indi-
viduals who are representative of the State health
security program, public health professionals, provid-
ers of health services, and of individuals (who shall
constitute a majority) who are representative of con-
sumers of such services, including a balanced
representation of employers, unions and consumer
organizations.
(3) DUTIES.—
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fense committees a report on the review carried out under 
subsection (a). The report shall set forth the following: 
(1) The results of the review concerned. 
(2) Such clear and concrete metrics as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate for the current 
and future evaluation and assessment of the efficacy 
and effectiveness of Department of Defense military 
spouse employment programs. 
(3) A description of the assumptions utilized in 
the review, and an assessment of the validity and 
completeness of such assumptions. 
(4) Such recommendations as the Comptroller 
General considers appropriate for improving Depart-
ment of Defense military spouse employment pro-
grams. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report setting forth the number (or a 
reasonable estimate if a precise number is not available) 
of military spouses who have obtained employment fol-
lowing participation in Department of Defense military 
spouse employment programs. The report shall set forth 
such number (or estimate) for the Department of Defense
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(1) A description of the criteria established pur-
suant to such section for the payment of special com-
pensation under that section. 
(2) An assessment of the training needs of care-
givers of members paid special compensation under 
that section, including— 
(A) a description of the types of training 
currently provided; 
(B) a description of additional types of 
training that could be provided; and 
(C) an assessment whether current Depart-
ment programs are adequate to meet such train-
ing needs. 
SEC. 633. REPEAL OF SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AGE AND 
SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR RETIRED PAY 
FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE. 
Section 635 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 
124 Stat. 4241) is repealed. 
SEC. 634. DEATH GRATUITY AND RELATED BENEFITS FOR 
RESERVES WHO DIE DURING AN AUTHORIZED 
STAY AT THEIR RESIDENCE DURING OR BE-
TWEEN SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF INACTIVE DUTY 
TRAINING. 
(a) DEATH GRATUITY.—
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through an intermediary group, organization, or
committee.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(1) The term ‘congressional contribution’
means a contribution or gift of money, payment of
which is made during the taxable year, to an individ-
ual who is a candidate for nomination or election to
the office of Senator or Representative in, or Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of
the United States in any primary, general, or special
election, and which—
‘‘(A) is from a taxpayer (or either spouse
in case of a joint return) who is a resident of
the State in which the election is held; and
‘‘(B) is solely for use by the recipient to
further his candidacy for nomination or election
to such office.
‘‘(2) The term ‘candidate’ means an individual
who—
‘‘(A) publicly announces before the close of
the calendar year following the calendar year in
which the contribution or gift is made that he
is a candidate for nomination or election to one
of the offices specified in paragraph (1); and
‘‘(2) to review the State’s intended use plan
under section 653 for such fiscal year and to ap-
prove or disapprove such plan.
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—A panel established by a State
under this section shall consist of 10 members appointed
by the Governor of the State as follows:
‘‘(1) One individual who is a representative of
the instrumentality which administers the State’s
water pollution control revolving loan fund.
‘‘(2) One individual who is a representative of
the State agency which is primarily responsible for
carrying out the State’s responsibilities under the
Safe Drinking Water Act.
‘‘(3) One individual who is a representative of
an entity in the State which receives funds to assist
nonentitlement areas under the Community Develop-
ment Block Grant Program established under the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
‘‘(4) One individual who is a representative of
an entity in the State which receives funds under the
water and waste facility loan and grant program es-
tablished by section 306 of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act.
(5) provision of data and information manage-
ment services to individual schools assisted under
title I;
(6) provision of staff training in schools as-
sisted under title I;
(7) evaluation of progress made by eligible local
educational agencies assisted under this Act in meet-
ing national education goals;
(8) provision of staff training in test interpreta-
tion and use for diagnostic purposes;
(9) provision of information to parents on test
results and test interpretation;
(10) provision of technology and training in its
research and evaluation uses;
(11) development of assessment tools of stu-
dents in individualized instruction;
(12) research on school policies and practices
which may be barriers to the success of students in
school; and
(13) development and testing of new multiple,
alternative assessments of student progress toward
the national education goals which are race and gen-
der bias-free and sensitive to limited-English pro-
ficient and disabled students.
(ii) may not be the sole basis for determin-
ing the fitness of a provider;
(E) that the response of an authorized agency
to an inquiry pursuant to subsection (a) be limited
to the conviction information reasonably required to
accomplish the purposes of this Act;
(F) that the qualified entity may choose to deny
the provider unsupervised access to a child to whom
the qualified entity provides child care on the basis
of conviction information provided pursuant to a
background check under subsection (a) until the pro-
vider has obtained a determination as to the validity
of any challenge under subparagraph (B) or waived
the right to make such challenge; and
(G) that each State establish procedures to en-
sure that any background check under subsection
(a) and the results thereof shall be requested by and
provided only to—
(i) qualified entities identified by States;
(ii) authorized representatives of a quali-
fied entity who have a need to know such infor-
mation;
(iii) the provider who is the subject of a
background check;
(iv) law enforcement authorities; or
‘‘(B) second from other contributions in
the order in which made, and
‘‘(C) third from earnings.
‘‘(2) CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS.—A custodial ac-
count shall be treated as a trust if the assets of such
account are held by a bank (as defined in section
408(n)) or another person who demonstrates, to the
satisfaction of the Secretary, that the manner in
which he will administer the account will be consist-
ent with the requirements of this section, and if the
custodial account would, except for the fact that it
is not a trust, constitute an investment savings ac-
count described in subsection (c). For purposes of
this title, in the case of a custodial account treated
as a trust by reason of the preceding sentence, the
custodian of such account shall be treated as the
trustee thereof.
‘‘(i) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The trustee of an invest-
ment savings account shall make such reports re-
garding such account to the Secretary and to the in-
dividual for whose benefit the account is maintained
with respect to contributions, distributions, and such
other matters as the Secretary may require under
regulations. Except as provided in paragraph (2),
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1202
To provide financial assistance to eligible local educational agencies to improve
urban education, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1993
Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. JEFFERSON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To provide financial assistance to eligible local educational
agencies to improve urban education, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Urban Schools of America (USA) Act of 1993’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is
as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Statement of purpose.
TITLE I—URBAN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Sec. 101. Authorization.
Sec. 102. Allocation of funds.
fined in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(q)), should more sensibly
apply the requirements on loan loss reserves so as
not to punish or restrain responsible borrowers.
TITLE V—CAP ON FEDERAL
EMPLOYMENT
SEC. 501. CAP ON FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.
(a) EMPLOYMENT CAP.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the total number of individuals employed
by the Federal Government may not exceed the number
of individuals employed by the Federal Government on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) RESCISSION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there are hereby re-
scinded all unobligated amounts that were appropriated
before the date of the enactment of this Act to pay salary,
wages, or benefits for a position in the employment of the
Federal Government that is not filled on that date.
TITLE VI—REDUCTION IN
FEDERAL OVERHEAD EXPENSES
SEC. 601. REDUCTION OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE TO FED-
ERAL AGENCIES FOR PAYING OVERHEAD EX-
PENSES.
(a) RESCISSION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there is hereby re-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1204
To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Rela-
tions Act to permit the District of Columbia to impose a tax on income
earned by individuals who reside outside of the District.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1993
Mr. REGULA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia
A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Relations Act to permit the District of
Columbia to impose a tax on income earned by individ-
uals who reside outside of the District.
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 ‘‘District of Columbia
Fiscal Fairness Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPOSING
TAXES ON NONRESIDENTS BY COUNCIL OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 602(a) of the District of
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganiza-
tion Act (sec. 1–233(a), D.C. Code) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (5); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8),
and (9) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 1993.
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(2) The Attorney General shall require as a part of
each State timetable that the State—
(A) by not later than the date that is 3 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, have in a
computerized criminal history file at least 80 percent
of the final dispositions that have been rendered in
all identifiable child abuse crime cases in which
there has been an event of activity within the last
5 years;
(B) continue to maintain a reporting rate of at
least 80 percent for final dispositions in all identifi-
able child abuse crime cases in which there has been
an event of activity within the preceding 5 years;
and
(C) take steps to achieve 100 percent disposi-
tion reporting, including data quality audits and
periodic notices to criminal justice agencies identify-
ing records that lack final dispositions and request-
ing those dispositions.
(c) LIAISON.—An authorized agency of a State shall
maintain close liaison with the National Center on Child
Abuse and Neglect, the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, and the National Center for the Pros-
ecution of Child Abuse for the exchange of technical as-
sistance in cases of child abuse.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1206
To amend title 28, United States Code, to make the Department of Justice
Assets Forfeiture Fund available for support of certain community-based
social service agencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1993
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to make the Depart-
ment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund available for
support of certain community-based social service
agencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ASSETS FORFEIT-
URE FUND TO BE AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN
COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL SERVICE AGEN-
CIES.
Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(13)(A) In addition to any other purpose set forth
in this subsection, the Fund shall be available to the Attor-
ney General, subject to appropriations Acts, for support
of community-based social service agencies that provide
programs for at-risk youth, drug abuse prevention, treat-
ment, and control, and victim assistance.
‘‘(B) Amounts paid under subparagraph (A) with re-
spect to a fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of the
total of amounts paid from the Fund with respect to that
fiscal year.
‘‘(C) In providing support under this paragraph, the
Attorney General shall, to the greatest extent practicable,
give preference to social service agencies in communities
in which forfeited property is located.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply with
respect to fiscal years beginning after the fiscal year in
which this Act is enacted.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1209
To limit purchases of district office equipment and furnishings by a departing
Member to items not needed for official use by the successor to the
departing Member.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1993
Ms. SHEPHERD (for herself, Mr. FINGERHUT, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. KREIDLER, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr.
MINGE, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BONILLA, Ms. HARMAN, and Mr. COPPER-
SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To limit purchases of district office equipment and furnish-
ings by a departing Member to items not needed for
official use by the successor to the departing Member.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That subsection (b) of the first section of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act to authorize the disposition of certain office
equipment and furnishings, and for other purposes’’ (2
U.S.C. 59a(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of
paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) subject to the right of the successor to the
Member who is leaving office or otherwise ceasing to
be a Member to retain the equipment or furnishings
for official use.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 120
To provide that funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may not
be used to purchase articles of packaged food not packaged in the
United States or its possessions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide that funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense may not be used to purchase articles of
packaged food not packaged in the United States or
its possessions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That funds appropriated to the Department of Defense
may not be used by the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary of a military department to purchase an article of
packaged food that was not packaged in the United
States or its possessions.
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