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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3497
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To expand the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest,
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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Snoqualmie National
Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1996’’.
HR 3497 RDS
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain private lands in the State of Wash-
ington presently owned by Weyerhaeuser Company
and others are located adjacent to the Snoqualmie
National Forest and are logical extensions of the
forest.
(2) A boundary adjustment will facilitate a land
exchange which involves approximately 7,200 acres
of National Forest land and 33,000 acres of private
land owned by Weyerhaeuser Company, of which
6,278 acres are outside the present Snoqualmie Na-
tional Forest boundary.
(3) Weyerhaeuser Company and the Forest
Service are prepared to exchange these lands, which
will 
benefit 
both 
the 
United 
States 
and
Weyerhaeuser by consolidating their respective land-
ownership holdings and providing reduced costs for
each party to implement their land management ob-
jectives, providing an opportunity to implement more
effective ecosystem based management, providing in-
creased recreation opportunities for the American
public, providing enhanced fish and wildlife habitat
protection, and supporting the ‘‘Mountains-to-the
Sound’’ goal of a continuous greenway between the
Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound.
HR 3497 RDS
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture is
hereby directed to modify the boundary of the Snoqualmie
National Forest to include and encompass 10,589.47
acres, more or less, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Snoqualmie National Forest Proposed 1996 Boundary
Modification’’ dated July 1, 1996. Such map, together
with a legal description of all lands included in the bound-
ary adjustment, shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service
in Washington, District of Columbia.
(b) RULE FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION
FUND.—For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–
9), the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest, as
modified pursuant to subsection (a), shall be considered
to be the boundary of that National Forest as of January
1, 1965.
Passed the House of Representatives September 26,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)), the 
President shall, subject to the requirements of 
subsections (a)(3)(B) and (c)(2), terminate the 
designation of the country as a beneficiary sub- 
Saharan African country or withdraw, suspend, 
or limit the application of duty-free treatment 
with respect to articles from the country. 
‘‘(D) REPORTS.—After each out-of-cycle 
review conducted under subparagraph (A) with 
respect to a country, the President shall submit 
to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives a report on the review 
and any determination of the President to ter-
minate the designation of the country as a ben-
eficiary sub-Saharan African country or with-
draw, suspend, or limit the application of duty- 
free treatment with respect to articles from the 
country under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(E) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Recognizing 
that concerns have been raised about the com-
pliance with section 104(a) of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3703(a)) of some beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri-
can countries, the President should initiate an 
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out-of-cycle review under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to South Africa, the most devel-
oped of the beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
countries, and other beneficiary countries as ap-
propriate, not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 106. BIENNIAL AGOA UTILIZATION STRATEGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries 
should develop utilization strategies on a biennial 
basis in order to more effectively and strategically 
utilize benefits available under the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act (in this section referred to as 
‘‘AGOA utilization strategies’’); 
(2) United States trade capacity building agen-
cies should work with, and provide appropriate re-
sources to, such sub-Saharan African countries to 
assist in developing and implementing biennial 
AGOA utilization strategies; and 
(3) as appropriate, and to encourage greater re-
gional integration, the United States Trade Rep-
resentative should consider requesting the Regional 
Economic Communities to prepare biennial AGOA 
utilization strategies. 
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Union Calendar No. 445
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3497
[Report No. 104–816]
To expand the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1996
Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. WHITE, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr.
TATE, Mrs. SMITH of Washington, Mr. METCALF, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr.
DICKS, and Mr. HASTINGS of Washington) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 23, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To expand the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest,
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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Snoqualmie National
Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain private lands in the State of Wash-
ington presently owned by Weyerhaeuser Company
and others are located adjacent to the Snoqualmie
National Forest and are logical extensions of the
forest.
(2) A boundary adjustment will facilitate a land
exchange which involves approximately 7,200 acres
of National Forest land and 33,000 acres of private
land owned by Weyerhaeuser Company, of which
6,278 acres are outside the present Snoqualmie Na-
tional Forest boundary.
(3) Weyerhaeuser Company and the Forest
Service are prepared to exchange these lands, which
will 
benefit 
both 
the 
United 
States 
and
Weyerhaeuser by consolidating their respective land-
ownership holdings and providing reduced costs for
each party to implement their land management ob-
jectives, providing an opportunity to implement more
effective ecosystem based management, providing in-
creased recreation opportunities for the American
public, providing enhanced fish and wildlife habitat
protection, and supporting the ‘‘Mountains-to-the
Sound’’ goal of a continuous greenway between the
Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound.
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture is
hereby directed to modify the boundary of the Snoqualmie
National Forest to include and encompass 10,589.47
acres, more or less, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Snoqualmie National Forest Proposed 1996 Boundary
Modification’’ dated July 1, 1996. Such map, together
with a legal description of all lands included in the bound-
ary adjustment, shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service
in Washington, District of Columbia.
(b) RULE FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION
FUND.—For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–
9), the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest, as
modified pursuant to subsection (a), shall be considered
to be the boundary of that National Forest as of January
1, 1965.
SEC. 2. OPPORTUNITY FOR GUAM TO ACQUIRE EXCESS
REAL PROPERTY IN GUAM.
The Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new title:
‘‘SEC. 36. (a) At least 180 days before transferring
to any Federal agency excess real property located in
Guam, the Administrator of General Services shall notify
the government of Guam that the property is available
under this section.
‘‘(b) The Administrator shall transfer to the govern-
ment of Guam all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to excess real property located in Guam,
by quit claim deed and without reimbursement, if the gov-
ernment of Guam, within 180 days after receiving notifica-
tion under subsection (a) regarding the property, notifies
the Administrator that the government intends to acquire
the property under this section.
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘excess
real property’ means excess property (as that term is de-
fined in section 3 of the Federal Property and Administra-
tive Services Act of 1949, as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of the Guam Land Return Act) that is real prop-
erty.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3499
To temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel test assemblies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1996
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. KENNELLY) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel test
assemblies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN LEAD FUEL TEST ASSEMBLIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro-
vision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall—
(1) liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty any
entry of any partially assembled lead fuel assembly
(described in subsection (b)) made—
(A) on March 9, 1990 (Entry No. 110–
0675952–3),
(B) on September 19, 1990 (Entry No.
110–1525996–0),
(C) on November 7, 1990 (Entry No. 110–
3667810–7), and
(D) on December 21, 1990 (Entry No.
110–1526938–1), and
(2) refund any duties paid with respect to such
entry, if certification is given that such entry will be
reexported or destroyed within eight years of entry
and such certification is submitted to the appro-
priate customs officer within sixty days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) PARTIALLY ASSEMBLED LEAD FUEL ASSEM-
BLY.—A partially assembled lead fuel assembly is de-
scribed in this subsection if it consists of not more than
4 partially assembled fuel bundles, composed of nuclear
fuel rods of zircaloy tubes filled with slightly enriched ura-
nium dioxide (UO2) pellets, arranged into bundles of 96
rods, including a channel and upper handles and lower tie
plates.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 349
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that certain periodical
publications shall not be bound publications for mail classification purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that
certain periodical publications shall not be bound publica-
tions for mail classification purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS EX-
CLUDED FROM CLASSIFICATION AS BOUND
PUBLICATIONS.
Section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(n) In the administration of this section, a weekly
periodical publication which is eligible to publish legal no-
tices under the laws of any State, the pages of which were
customarily secured by 2 staples before March 19, 1989,
shall not be considered to be a bound publication for mail
classification purposes solely because its pages continue to
be secured by 2 staples after that date.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 34
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retroactively restore a
100 percent deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed
individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mrs. LAMBERT LINCOLN introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retroactively
restore a 100 percent deduction for the health insurance
costs of self-employed individuals.
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 ‘‘Health Insurance
Equity Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FULL DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS
OF 
SELF-EMPLOYED 
INDIVIDUALS 
BEGIN-
NING IN 1994.
(a) DEDUCTION MADE PERMANENT.—Subsection (l)
of section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to special rules for health insurance costs of self-
employed individuals) is amended by striking paragraph
(6).
(b) DEDUCTION INCREASED
TO 100 PERCENT.—
Paragraph (1) of section 162(l) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 percent’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1993.
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amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(or such
children are dependents, as so defined, of another individ-
ual solely by reason of paragraph (2) or (4) of section
152(e)).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to periods after December 31,
1996.
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SEC. 6. STUDY ON THE FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL 
STRUCTURE OF THE OFFICE OF THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STUDY.—The 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study of the 
functions and organizational structure of the Office of the 
Secretary and of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider whether 
the allocation of functions and the organizational structure 
of the Department, as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, constitute the most effective, efficient, and economical 
allocation and structure to assist the Secretary in carrying 
out the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary. The Sec-
retary shall also consider— 
(1) whether the organization of the Office and 
the Department is— 
(A) optimally structured to assist the Sec-
retary in the effective exercise of control over the 
Department, including— 
(i) policy development and strategic 
planning; 
(ii) 
programming, 
planning, 
and 
budget development and policy, program, 
and budget execution; and 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 811 
To add the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs to the list of exempt 
programs under PAYGO. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 
York, and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To add the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs to 
the list of exempt programs under PAYGO. 
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 ‘‘Never Forget 9/11 He-
roes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO EXEMPT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(B)) is amended by— 
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(1) inserting after the item relating to Retire-
ment Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned 
Officers, Public Health Service the following: 
‘‘September 11th Victim Compensation 
Fund (15–0340–0–1–754).’’; and 
(2) inserting after the item relating to the Vol-
untary Separation Incentive Fund the following: 
‘‘World Trade Center Health Program 
Fund (75–0946–0–1–551).’’. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2014.—If the amendment made by 
subsection (a) takes effect after the date the President has 
issued the final sequester order for fiscal year 2014, the 
President shall revise the order to account for the amend-
ment and issue a new order. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3501
To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide the government of Guam
the opportunity to acquire excess real property in Guam, and to release
lands from a condition on disposal by Guam.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1996
Mr. UNDERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Govern-
ment Reform and Oversight and National Security, 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 committee con-
cerned
A BILL
To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide the govern-
ment of Guam the opportunity to acquire excess real
property in Guam, and to release lands from a condition
on disposal by Guam.
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 ‘‘Guam Land Return
Act’’.
SEC. 3. RELEASE OF LANDS FROM CONDITION ON DIS-
POSAL BY GUAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 818(b)(2) of Public Law
96–418 (94 Stat. 1782), relating to a condition on dis-
posal by Guam of lands conveyed to Guam by the United
States, shall have no force or effect and is repealed.
(b) EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS.—The Secretary
of the Navy and the Administrator of General Services
shall execute all instruments necessary to implement this
section.
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(F) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘MEDICAL
CARE
ACCOUNTS’’
and
inserting 
‘‘DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS’’; and 
(3) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘cer-
tain medical care accounts’’ and inserting 
‘‘certain discretionary accounts’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 
and each subsequent fiscal year. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Putting Veterans Fund-
ing First Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
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against any individual for exercising their rights or re-
sponsibilities under any provision of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect with respect to the annual 
security report under section 485(f)(1) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) prepared by 
an institution of higher education 1 calendar year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each subsequent 
calendar year. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3502
For the relief of D&S International, Inc.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1996
Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of D&S International, Inc.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REFUND OF AMOUNTS PAID.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
D&S International, Inc., of Mebane, North Carolina, a
corporation organized under the laws of North Carolina,
the sum of $27,975.58, in full satisfaction of all claims
of D&S International, Inc. against the United States relat-
ing to the payment of duties on certain warp knitting ma-
chines that were entered at the Port of Charleston, South
Carolina (Entry No. 100–3022436–3, made on July 12,
1989).
SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES.
It shall be unlawful for an amount that exceeds 10
percent of the amount described in section 1 to be paid
to or received by any agent or attorney for any service
rendered in connection with the amount paid under section
1. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of
an infraction and shall be subject to a fine in the amount
provided in title 18, United States Code.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3503
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent disqualification
of low-income housing units for purposes of the low-income housing
credit solely by reason of certain assignments of dependency deductions
by full-time student single parents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 1996
Mr. EWING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent
disqualification of low-income housing units for purposes
of the low-income housing credit solely by reason of
certain assignments of dependency deductions by full-
time student single parents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOW-INCOME HOUSING UNITS OCCUPIED BY
FULL-TIME STUDENT SINGLE PARENTS WHO
HAVE ASSIGNED DEPENDENCY DEDUCTION.
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Subclause 
(I) 
of 
section
42(i)(3)(D)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is