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Indian tribe of such determination; 
and 
‘‘(II) at the request of the State 
educational agency, local educational 
agency, or Indian tribe, provide de-
tailed reasons for such determination 
in writing; 
‘‘(ii) offer the State educational agen-
cy, local educational agency, or Indian 
tribe an opportunity to revise and resubmit 
the waiver request not more than 60 days 
after the date of such determination; and 
‘‘(iii) if the Secretary determines that 
the resubmission does not meet the re-
quirements of this section, at the request 
of the State educational agency, local edu-
cational agency, or Indian tribe, conduct a 
public hearing not more than 30 days after 
the date of such resubmission. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER
DISAPPROVAL.—The Sec-
retary may disapprove a waiver request if— 
‘‘(i) the State educational agency, 
local educational agency, or Indian tribe 
has been notified and offered an oppor-
tunity to revise and resubmit the waiver 
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tion and Nationality Act, any offense for which Larry
Errol Pieterse received a full pardon from the Governor
of Florida prior to January 1, 1992, may not be consid-
ered in determining whether he is, or during any period
has been, a person of good moral character for purposes
of such Act.
Private Calendar No. 12
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 379
[Report No. 105–644]
A BILL
For the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse.
JULY 24, 1998
Committed to the Committee on the Whole House and
ordered to be printed
Sec. 554. Continued eligibility under Voluntary Separation Incentive program
for members who involuntarily lose membership in a reserve
component.
Sec. 555. Definition of financial institution for direct deposit of pay.
Sec. 556. Increase in maximum amount for College Fund program.
Sec. 557. Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii.
Sec. 558. Honor guard details at funerals of veterans.
Sec. 559. Applicability to all persons in chain of command of policy requiring
exemplary conduct by commanding officers and others in au-
thority in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 560. Report on prisoners transferred from United States Disciplinary Bar-
racks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Federal Bureau of Pris-
ons.
Sec. 561. Report on process for selection of members for service on courts-mar-
tial.
Sec. 562. Study of revising the term of service of members of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Sec. 563. Status of cadets at the Merchant Marine Academy.
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL
BENEFITS
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 602. Basic allowance for housing outside the United States.
Sec. 603. Basic allowance for subsistence for Reserves.
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for
reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for
nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anes-
thetists.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bo-
nuses and special pays.
Sec. 614. Aviation career incentive pay and aviation officer retention bonus.
Sec. 615. Special pay for diving duty.
Sec. 616. Selective reenlistment bonus eligibility for Reserve members perform-
ing active Guard and Reserve duty.
Sec. 617. Removal of ten percent restriction on selective reenlistment bonuses.
Sec. 618. Increase in maximum amount of Army enlistment bonus.
Sec. 619. Equitable treatment of Reserves eligible for special pay for duty sub-
ject to hostile fire or imminent danger.
Sec. 620. Hardship duty pay.
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances
Sec. 631. Exception to maximum weight allowance for baggage and household
effects.
Sec. 632. Travel and transportation allowances for travel performed by mem-
bers in connection with rest and recuperative leave from over-
seas stations.
Sec. 633. Storage of baggage of certain dependents.
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(A) digital learning partner, except that in 
a case in which a school partner or evaluation 
partner demonstrates expertise in digital learn-
ing to the Secretary; and 
(B) evaluation partner. 
(2) SCHOOL PARTNER.—The term ‘‘school part-
ner’’ means a— 
(A) local educational agency; 
(B) a charter school network that does not 
include virtual schools; 
(C) a consortium of public elementary 
schools or secondary schools; 
(D) a regional educational service agency 
or similar regional educational service provider; 
or 
(E) a consortium of the entities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
(3) DIGITAL LEARNING PARTNER.—The term 
‘‘digital learning partner’’ means an organization 
with expertise in the technology required to develop 
or implement the digital learning practices, tools, 
strategies, or courses proposed by the school partner 
with which the digital learning partner will partner 
or has partnered under this title, such as— 
(A) an institution of higher education;
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(B) a nonprofit organization; or 
(C) an organization with school develop-
ment or turnaround experience. 
(4) EVALUATION PARTNER.—The term ‘‘evalua-
tion partner’’ means a partner that has the expertise 
and ability to carry out the evaluation of a grant re-
ceived under this title, such as— 
(A) an institution of higher education; 
(B) a nonprofit organization with expertise 
in evaluation; or 
(C) an evaluation firm. 
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5 
AN ACT 
To support State and local accountability for public 
education, protect State and local authority, in-
form parents of the performance of their chil-
dren’s schools, and for other purposes.
H. R. 4818
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2005’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Statement of appropriations.
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005
Title I—Agricultural Programs
Title II—Conservation Programs
Title III—Rural Development Programs
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI—Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII—General Provisions
DIVISION B—DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE
JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005
Title I—Department of Justice
Title II—Department of Commerce and Related Agencies
Title III—The Judiciary
Title IV—Department of State and Related Agency
Title V—Related Agencies
Title VI—General Provisions
Title VII—Rescissions
Title VIII—Patent and Trademark Fees
Title IX—Oceans and Human Health Act
DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2005
Title I—Department of Defense—Civil
Title II—Department of the Interior
Title III—Department of Energy
Title IV—Independent Agencies
Title V—General Provisions
Title VI—Reform of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
DIVISION D—FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005
Title I—Export and Investment Assistance
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‘‘(6) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish procedures— 
‘‘(A) to allow an airport or the State or po-
litical subdivision of a State having jurisdiction 
over the airport where the tower is located not 
less than 90 days following the receipt of an ini-
tial benefit-to-cost ratio determination from the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) to request the Secretary reconsider 
that determination; and 
‘‘(ii) to submit updated or additional 
data to the Secretary in support of the re-
consideration; 
‘‘(B) to allow the Secretary not more than 
90 days to review the data submitted under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) and respond to the request 
under subparagraph (A)(i); 
‘‘(C) to allow the airport, State, or political 
subdivision of a State, as applicable, 30 days fol-
lowing the date of the response under subpara-
graph (B) to review the response before any ac-
tion is taken based on a benefit-to-cost deter-
mination; and 
‘‘(D) to provide, after the end of the period 
described in subparagraph (C), an 18-month
(157) Section 877A(g)(6) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘220(e)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘220(f)(4)’’. 
(158) Section 897(a)(1)(A) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 871(B)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
871(b)(1)’’. 
(159) The heading of section 897(k)(2) is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘USRPI’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘UNITED STATES REAL PROPERTY INTEREST’’. 
(160) Section 904(d)(2)(B)(ii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (E)(iii) or paragraph (3)(I)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (E)(ii) or paragraph 
(3)(H)’’. 
(161) Section 907(c)(3)(C) is amended by strik-
ing the period after ‘‘partnerships’’ and inserting a 
comma. 
(162) Section 907(f)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘year,’’ and inserting ‘‘years,’’. 
(163) Section 911(d)(8)(B)(i) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.)’’. 
(164) Section 912(1)(B) is amended by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C., sec. 403e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
3505)’’. 
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‘‘(G) one shall be the Chief Executive Offi-
cer of the Queen Liliuokalani Trust (or a des-
ignee); 
‘‘(H) one shall be a member, selected by 
the other members of the Education Council, 
who represents a private grant-making entity; 
‘‘(I) one shall be the Mayor of the County 
of Hawaii (or a designee); 
‘‘(J) one shall be the Mayor of Maui Coun-
ty (or a designee from the Island of Maui); 
‘‘(K) one shall be the Mayor of the County 
of Kauai (or a designee); 
‘‘(L) one shall be appointed by the Mayor 
of Maui County from the Island of either 
Molokai or Lanai; 
‘‘(M) one shall be the Mayor of the City 
and County of Honolulu (or a designee); 
‘‘(N) one shall be the chairperson of the 
Hawaiian Homes Commission (or a designee); 
and 
‘‘(O) one shall be the chairperson of the 
Hawaii Workforce Development Council (or a 
designee representing the private sector). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Any designee serving on 
the Education Council shall demonstrate, as deter-
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‘‘(D) the Native American Graves Protec-
tion and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(E) the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); 
‘‘(F) the Native American Languages Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); 
‘‘(G) the American Indian, Alaska Native, 
and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Develop-
ment Act (20 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.); 
‘‘(H) the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.); and 
‘‘(I) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) Many Native Hawaiian students lag be-
hind other students in terms of— 
‘‘(A) school readiness factors; 
‘‘(B) scoring below national norms on edu-
cation achievement tests at all grade levels; 
‘‘(C) underrepresentation in the uppermost 
achievement levels and in gifted and talented 
programs; 
‘‘(D) overrepresentation among students 
qualifying for special education programs; 
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‘‘(B) to heighten their awareness of, and 
capacity to respond to, specific needs in the 
education of homeless children and youths.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sums’’ and inserting 
‘‘grant funds’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘a State under sub-
section (a) to’’ after ‘‘each year to’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘funds 
made available for State use under this sub-
title’’ and inserting ‘‘the grant funds remaining 
after the State educational agency distributes 
subgrants under paragraph (1)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)(iv)(II), by 
striking ‘‘sections 1111 and 1116’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1111’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘a re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual 
report’’; 
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‘‘(2) The responsibility of the Secretary of Defense
to submit the report required under paragraph (1) may
be delegated only to senior acquisition executives or higher
officials for the military departments and the Defense
Agencies.
‘‘(3) The study of a commercial or industrial type
function for possible change in performance shall include
the following:
‘‘(A) A comparison of the cost of performance
of the function by Department of Defense civilian
employees and by private contractor to demonstrate
whether change to performance by a private contrac-
tor or change to procurement through a private con-
tractor will result in savings to the Government over
the life of the contract, including in the compari-
son—
‘‘(i) the amount estimated by the Secretary
of Defense (based on bids received) to be the
amount of a contract for performance of the
function by a private contractor;
‘‘(ii) the cost to the Government of De-
partment of Defense civilian employees per-
forming the function; and
‘‘(iii) the costs and expenditures which the
Government would incur (in addition to the
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(5) For military family housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, plan-
ning and design, and improvement of military
family housing and facilities, $126,879,000.
(B) For support of military family housing
(including the functions described in section
2833 of title 10, United States Code),
$1,097,697,000.
(6) For the Homeowners Assistance Program
as authorized by section 2832 of title 10, United
States Code, $7,500,000.
(7) For the construction of the missile software
engineering annex, phase II, Redstone Arsenal, Ala-
bama, authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
(division B of Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1966),
$13,600,000.
(8) For the construction of a disciplinary bar-
racks, phase II, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, author-
ized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization 
Act 
for 
Fiscal 
Year 
1998,
$29,000,000.
(9) For the construction of the whole barracks
complex renewal, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, authorized by
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‘‘(d) TREATMENT
OF VOLUNTEERS.—A volunteer
under subsection (c) shall not be considered to be a Fed-
eral employee and shall not be subject to the provisions
of law relating to Federal employment, including those re-
lating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, un-
employment compensation, and Federal employee benefits,
except that—
‘‘(1) for the purposes of the tort claims provi-
sions of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
the volunteer shall be considered to be a Federal em-
ployee; and
‘‘(2) for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter
81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to com-
pensation to Federal employees for work injuries,
the volunteer shall be considered to be an employee,
as defined in section 8101(1)(B) of title 5, United
States Code, and the provisions of such subchapter
shall apply.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by striking out ‘‘SEC. 103.’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘SEC. 103. PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—’’.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘public requesters’ means all per-
sons who request historical information from the In-
stitute other than persons who request information
in their official capacity as a member of the armed
forces or an officer or employee of the United
States, as defined in sections 2104 and 2105 of title
5, United States Code.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter 437 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item:
‘‘4595. United States Army Military History Institute: retention of fees.’’.
(c) NAVY.—Chapter 649 of such title 10 is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 7582. United States Navy and Marine Corps Mili-
tary History Institutes: retention of fees
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may
charge and retain fees received for providing historical in-
formation from the United States Naval Historical Center
and the Marine Corps Historical Center to public request-
ers.
‘‘(b) RETENTION OF FEES.—Monies received by the
Secretary under subsection (a) shall be retained by the
Secretary and shall be available to offset the cost of pro-
viding historical information.
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(C) in section 2210, as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 227’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
2209’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary appointed under section 
103(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Pro-
tection Agency’’; 
(D) in section 2211, as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section 212(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2215(5)’’; and 
(E) in section 2212, as so redesignated, in 
subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 228’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2210’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 227’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2209’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 
210E; 
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out ‘‘the Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of
1997’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Panama Canal
Transition Facilitation Act of 1997 (subtitle B of title
XXXV of Public Law 105–85; 110 Stat. 2062), or the
Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1999’’.
SEC. 3507. CENTRAL EXAMINING OFFICE.
Section 1223 (22 U.S.C. 3663) is repealed.
SEC. 3508. LIABILITY FOR VESSEL ACCIDENTS.
(a) COMMISSION LIABILITY SUBJECT TO CLAIMANT
INSURANCE.—(1) Section 1411(a) (22 U.S.C. 3771(a)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘to section 1419(b) of this Act and’’
after ‘‘Subject’’ in the first sentence.
(2) Section 1412 (22 U.S.C. 3772) is amended by
striking out ‘‘The Commission’’ in the first sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Subject to section 1419(b) of this
Act, the Commission’’.
(3) Section 1416 (22 U.S.C. 3776) is amended by
striking out ‘‘A claimant’’ in the first sentence and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘Subject to section 1419(b) of this Act,
a claimant’’.
(b) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—Section 1419 (22
U.S.C. 3779) is amended by designating the text as sub-
section (a) and by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c) EXCLUSION.—This section shall not apply to
records made available to the public under section 552 of
title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘United States Naval Historical
Center’ means the Navy’s primary archive for histor-
ical records and materials.
‘‘(2) The term ‘Marine Corps Historical Center’
means the Marine Corps’ primary archive for histor-
ical records and materials.
‘‘(3) The term ‘public requesters’ means all per-
sons who request historical information from the
Navy other than persons who request information in
their official capacity as a member of the armed
forces or an officer of the armed forces or an officer
or employee of the United States, as defined in sec-
tions 2104 and 2105 of title 5, United States
Code.’’.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such Chapter 649 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item:
‘‘7582. United States Navy and Marine Corps Military History Institute: reten-
tion of fees.’’.
(e) AIR FORCE.—Chapter 937 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
H. R. 3616
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
An Act
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of
the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strom
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1999’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina first became
a member of the Committee on Armed Services of the United
States Senate on January 19, 1959. Senator Thurmond’s
continuous service on that committee covers more than 75
percent of the period of the existence of the committee, which
was established immediately after World War II, and more
than 20 percent of the period of the existence of military and
naval affairs committees of Congress, the original bodies of
which were formed in 1816.
(2) Senator Thurmond came to Congress and the committee
as a distinguished veteran of service, including combat service,
in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(3) Senator Thurmond was commissioned as a reserve sec-
ond lieutenant of infantry in 1924. He served with great distinc-
tion with the First Army in the European Theater of Operations
during World War II, landing in Normandy in a glider with
the 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day. He was transferred to
the Pacific Theater of Operations at the end of the war in
Europe and was serving in the Philippines when Japan surren-
dered.
(4) Having reverted to Reserve status at the end of World
War II, Senator Thurmond was promoted to brigadier general
in the United States Army Reserve in 1954. He served as
President of the Reserve Officers Association beginning that
same year and ending in 1955. Senator Thurmond was pro-
moted to major general in the United States Army Reserve
in 1959. He transferred to the Retired Reserve on January
1, 1965, after 36 years of commissioned service.
(5) The distinguished character of Senator Thurmond’s mili-
tary service has been recognized by awards of numerous decora-
tions that include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star medal
with ‘‘V’’ device, the Army Commendation Medal, the Belgian