datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
as distributed to the individual so using such por-
tion.
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL
TAX
ON
CERTAIN
DISTRIBU-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION
NOT
USED
FOR
EDU-
CATIONAL
OR
JOB
TRAINING
EXPENSES.—If any
payment from a lifetime learning account is used for
any purpose other than the payment of the qualified
expenses of the beneficiary of such account, the tax
liability under this chapter of such beneficiary for
the taxable year in which the payment is received
shall be increased by an amount equal to 20 percent
of such payment.
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTIONS ON TERMINATION OF AC-
COUNT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall
be applied by substituting ‘10 percent’ for ‘20
percent’ in the case of any distribution made on
the termination date to the beneficiary of the
account.
‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF SUBSEQUENT AC-
COUNT.—If—
‘‘(i) the election under subsection
(c)(1)(E)(ii) is made with respect to any
account, and
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1820
To delay the application of the substantiation requirements to reimbursement
arrangements of certain loggers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1997
Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. CAMP) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To delay the application of the substantiation requirements
to reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF SUBSTANTIATION
REQUIREMENTS TO LOGGERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable year
beginning before January 1, 1993—
(1) a qualified logger reimbursement arrange-
ment shall be treated as an accountable plan for
purposes of section 62(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, and
(2) payments to an employee under such ar-
rangement shall be deductible under section 62(a)(2)
of such Code.
(b) QUALIFIED LOGGER REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGE-
MENT.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘quali-
fied logger reimbursement arrangement’’ means a reim-
bursement or other expense allowance arrangement in the
timber industry under which a percentage (not greater
than 25 percent) of a logger’s compensation is treated as
reimbursement for the use of the logger’s chain saw.
(c) WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS.—If refund or credit of
any overpayment of tax resulting from the application of
subsection (a) is prevented at any time before the close
of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act by the operation of any law or rule of
law (including res judicata), such refund or credit may
nevertheless be made or allowed if claim therefor is filed
before the close of such period.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1821
To require the Attorney General to add to schedule III of the Controlled
Substances Act, the ‘‘club’’ drugs ketamine hydrochloride and gamma
hydroxybutyrate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1997
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To require the Attorney General to add to schedule III
of the Controlled Substances Act, the ‘‘club’’ drugs
ketamine hydrochloride and gamma hydroxybutyrate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 201 or subsection (a) or (b)
of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 811, 812(a), 812(b)) respecting the scheduling of
controlled substances, the Attorney General shall, by order
add ketamine hydrochloride and gamma hydroxybutyrate
to schedule III of such Act.
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‘‘(C) deliver biometric identity information 
and analysis capabilities to— 
‘‘(i) the Department and its compo-
nents; 
‘‘(ii) appropriate Federal, state, local, 
and tribal agencies; 
‘‘(iii) 
appropriate 
foreign 
govern-
ments; and 
‘‘(iv) appropriate private sector enti-
ties; 
‘‘(D) support the law enforcement, public 
safety, national security, and homeland security 
missions of other Federal, state, local and tribal 
agencies; 
‘‘(E) establish and manage the operation 
and maintenance of the Department’s biometric 
repository; 
‘‘(F) establish, manage, and operate Bio-
metric Support Centers to provide biometric 
identification and verification services to the 
Department, appropriate Federal, state, local, 
and tribal agencies, appropriate foreign govern-
ments, and appropriate private sector entities; 
‘‘(G) in collaboration with the Undersecre-
tary for Science and Technology, establish a 
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fined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)).
(2) INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—Congress grants
consent to 2 or more of the States, entering into a
cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) with the
Secretary of the Treasury for the establishment of a
multistate infrastructure bank, to enter into an
interstate compact establishing such bank in accord-
ance with this section.
(b) FUNDING.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall make
grants to State infrastructure banks and multistate infra-
structure banks in a State in a cooperative agreement
under subsection (a)(1) to provide initial capital for loans
provided under this section to local educational agencies.
Each bank shall apply repayments of principal and inter-
est on loans to the making of additional loans. The Sec-
retary shall take final action on an application for a grant
under this subsection within 90 days of the date of the
submittal of such application.
(c) INFRASTRUCTURE BANK REQUIREMENTS.—In
order to establish an infrastructure bank under this sec-
tion, each State establishing the bank shall—
(1) contribute, at a minimum, in each account
of the bank from non-Federal sources an amount
(1) Federal transportation research and devel-
opment planning and coordination— 
(A) should occur within the Office of the 
Secretary of Transportation; and 
(B) should be, to the extent practicable, 
multimodal and not occur solely within the sub-
agencies of the Department of Transportation. 
(2) Managing a multimodal research and devel-
opment portfolio within the Office of the Secretary 
will— 
(A) help identify opportunities where re-
search could be applied across modes; and 
(B) prevent duplication of efforts and 
waste of limited Federal resources. 
(3) Increasing transparency of transportation 
research and development efforts will— 
(A) build stakeholder confidence in the 
final product; and 
(B) lead to the improved implementation 
of research and development findings. 
SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall develop a 5-year transportation research and devel-
opment strategic plan for fiscal years 2018 through 2022 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1823
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1997
Mr. WEYGAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, 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. GRANT REDUCTION.
(a) GRANT REDUCTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—Sec-
tion 506 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(g) CHILD ABUSE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The funds available under
this subpart for a State shall be reduced by 10 per-
cent and redistributed under paragraph (2) unless
the State has in effect throughout the State a law
which requires, at a minimum, that—
‘‘(A) a person convicted for a first offense
of inflicting serious bodily injury on a child
serves a term of imprisonment of not less than
10 years;
‘‘(B) a person previously convicted of in-
flicting bodily injury or serious bodily injury on
a child who is convicted subsequently for inflict-
ing serious bodily injury on a child serves a
term of imprisonment of not less than 20 years;
‘‘(C) a person convicted for a first offense
of inflicting bodily injury on a child serves a
term of imprisonment of not less than five
years; and
‘‘(D) a person previously convicted of in-
flicting serious bodily injury or bodily injury on
a child who is convicted subsequently for inflict-
ing bodily injury on a child serves a term of im-
prisonment of not less than 10 years.
‘‘(2) REDISTRIBUTION.—To the extent made
available in appropriations Acts, any funds available
for redistribution shall be redistributed to participat-
ing States that have in effect a law referred to in
paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) 
COMPLIANCE.—The 
Attorney 
General
shall issue regulations to ensure compliance with the
requirements of paragraph (1).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 506(a) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (f),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (f) and (g),’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of each
fiscal year succeeding the first fiscal year beginning 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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to guide future Federal transportation research and devel-
opment activities. 
(b) CONSISTENCY.—The strategic plan developed 
under subsection (a) shall be consistent with— 
(1) section 306 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United 
States Code; and 
(3) any other research and development plan 
within the Department of Transportation. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan developed under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) describe the primary purposes of the trans-
portation research and development program, which 
shall include— 
(A) improving mobility of people and 
goods; 
(B) reducing congestion; 
(C) promoting safety; and 
(D) improving the durability and extending 
the life of transportation infrastructure; 
(2) for each of the purposes referred to in para-
graph (1), list the proposed research and develop-
ment activities that the Department of Transpor-
tation intends to pursue to accomplish that purpose, 
which may include— 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1824
To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual Government-wide
goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement contracts awarded
to small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled
by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by women.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1997
Mr. WYNN (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs.
MEEK of Florida, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. FROST, Mr. FARR of Cali-
fornia, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BROWN of California, and Mr. BALDACCI)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual
Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 25 percent
for procurement contracts awarded to small business con-
cerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and
small business concerns owned and controlled by women.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT-WIDE GOAL FOR
CONTRACTING 
WITH 
CERTAIN 
ENTITIES
FROM 20 PERCENT TO 25 PERCENT.
Section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended by striking out ‘‘20 per-
cent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘25 percent’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1825
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel MIGHTY JOHN III.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1997
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
MIGHTY JOHN III.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
vessel MIGHTY JOHN III (formerly the NIAGARA
QUEEN, Canadian registration number 318746).
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1826
To increase deficit-reduction assessments for participants in the Federal price
support program for tobacco and to extend the period during which
such assessments will be collected.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 1997
Ms. FURSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To increase deficit-reduction assessments for participants in
the Federal price support program for tobacco and to
extend the period during which such assessments will
be collected.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFICIT-REDUCTION ASSESSMENTS UNDER TO-
BACCO PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM.
(a) INCREASE
IN
ASSESSMENT
RATE.—Section
106(g)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1445(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘.5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘1 percent’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘1 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’.
(b) DURATION.—Such section is further amended by
striking ‘‘1998 crops’’ and inserting ‘‘2002 crops’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1828
To limit the total number of political appointees allowable.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 1997
Ms. FURSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To limit the total number of political appointees allowable.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION.
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘political appointee’’ means any individual who—
(1) is employed in a position listed in sections
5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code
(relating to the Executive Schedule);
(2) is a limited term appointee, limited emer-
gency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Sen-
ior Executive Service, as defined under section
3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 182
To provide for a livable wage for employees under Federal contracts and
subcontracts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Commit-
tee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for a livable wage for employees under Federal
contracts and subcontracts.
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 ‘‘Federal Living Wage
Responsibility Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) American workers are working harder to
make ends meet.
(3) is employed in a position in the executive
branch of the Government under schedule C of sub-
part C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
(b) LIMITATION.—The President, acting through the
Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, shall take such actions as necessary
(including reduction-in-force procedures, if applicable) to
ensure that the number of political appointees shall not,
during any fiscal year beginning after September 30,
1997, exceed a total of 2,000, determined on a full-time
equivalent basis.
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heading shall remain available until expended, as author-
ized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided
further, That notwithstanding section 5(d) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977, any additional payment received
under chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, by a
member of the United States Armed Forces deployed to
a designated combat zone shall be excluded from house-
hold income for the duration of the member’s deployment
if the additional pay is the result of deployment to or while
serving in a combat zone, and it was not received imme-
diately prior to serving in the combat zone.
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist-
ance and the commodity supplemental food program as
authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; and special as-
sistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by
section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by
section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
$178,797,000, to remain available through September 30,
2006: Provided, That none of these funds shall be avail-
able to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for
commodities donated to the program.
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the domes-
tic nutrition assistance programs funded under this Act,
$133,742,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be available only
for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, tight-
ening regulations, improving food stamp benefit delivery,
and assisting in the prevention, identification, and pros-
ecution of fraud and other violations of law: Provided,
That none of the funds made available under this heading
may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of employees
of the Food and Nutrition Service to review, evaluate, or
approve State Plans under the Special Supplemental Nu-
trition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
that provide for vendors to operate stores that cater only
to WIC participants if these type stores did not operate
in that State prior to fiscal year 2005.
the time frame specified in the resolution which au-
thorizes transfer to the participating tribal organiza-
tion or inter-tribal consortium. In the absence of a
specific time frame set forth in the resolution, such
withdrawal shall become effective on—
‘‘(A) the earlier of—
‘‘(i) one year from the date of submis-
sion of such request; or
‘‘(ii) the date on which the funding
agreement expires; or
‘‘(B) such date as may be mutually agreed
upon by the Secretary, the withdrawing Indian
tribe, and the participating tribal organization
or inter-tribal consortium that has signed the
compact or funding agreement on behalf of the
withdrawing Indian tribe, inter-tribal consor-
tium, or tribal organization.
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—When an In-
dian tribe or tribal organization eligible to enter into
a self-determination contract under title I or a com-
pact or funding agreement under this title fully or
partially withdraws from a participating inter-tribal
consortium or tribal organization, the withdrawing
Indian tribe or tribal organization shall be entitled
to its tribal share of funds supporting those pro-
‘‘(3) has demonstrated, for the previous 3 fiscal
years, financial stability and financial management
capability.
Evidence that during such years the Indian tribe had no
uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in
the required annual audit of the Indian tribe’s self-deter-
mination contracts or self-governance funding agreements
shall be conclusive evidence of the required stability and
capability for the purposes of this subsection.
‘‘(d) PLANNING PHASE.—Each Indian tribe seeking
participation in self-governance shall complete a planning
phase. The planning phase shall be conducted to the satis-
faction of the Indian tribe and shall include—
‘‘(1) legal and budgetary research; and
‘‘(2) internal tribal government planning and
organizational preparation relating to the adminis-
tration of health care programs.
‘‘(e) GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, any Indian tribe meeting the requirements of
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c) shall be eligible
for grants—
‘‘(1) to plan for participation in self-governance;
and
‘‘(2) to negotiate the terms of participation by
the Indian tribe or tribal organization in self-govern-
ance, as set forth in a compact and a funding agree-
ment.
‘‘(f) RECEIPT OF GRANT NOT REQUIRED.—Receipt
of a grant under subsection (e) shall not be a requirement
of participation in self-governance.
‘‘SEC. 504. COMPACTS.
‘‘(a) COMPACT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall ne-
gotiate and enter into a written compact with each Indian
tribe participating in self-governance in a manner consist-
ent with the Federal Government’s trust responsibility,
treaty obligations, and the government-to-government re-
lationship between Indian tribes and the United States.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each compact required under sub-
section (a) shall set forth the general terms of the govern-
ment-to-government relationship between the Indian tribe
and the Secretary, including such terms as the parties in-
tend shall control year after year. Such compacts may only
be amended by mutual agreement of the parties.
‘‘(c) EXISTING COMPACTS.—An Indian tribe partici-
pating in the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration
Project under title III on the date of enactment of this
title shall have the option at any time thereafter to—
‘‘(1) retain its Tribal Self-Governance Dem-
onstration Project compact (in whole or in part) to
the extent the provisions of such compact are not di-
Department-wide research and development 
program to support efforts in assessment, devel-
opment, and exploration of biometric advance-
ments and emerging technologies; 
‘‘(H) oversee Department-wide standards 
for biometric conformity, and work to make 
such standards Government-wide; 
‘‘(I) in coordination with the Department’s 
Office of Policy, and in consultation with rel-
evant component offices, enter into data shar-
ing agreements with appropriate Federal agen-
cies to support immigration, law enforcement, 
national security, and public safety missions; 
and 
‘‘(J) carry out the duties and powers pre-
scribed by law or delegated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be in the Of-
fice of Biometric Identity Management a Deputy Director, 
who shall assist the Director in the management of the 
Office. 
‘‘(d) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office 
of Biometric Identity Management a Chief Tech-
nology Officer. 
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SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on the date 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act.
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