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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3770
To amend the Act of June 15, 1938, to extend the authority of the Secretary
of Agriculture to purchase lands within the Boundaries of certain Na-
tional Forests in the State of California to include the Angeles National
Forest and to expand the purposes for which such purchases may be
made.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1998
Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. LEWIS of California) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To amend the Act of June 15, 1938, to extend the authority
of the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase lands within
the Boundaries of certain National Forests in the State
of California to include the Angeles National Forest and
to expand the purposes for which such purchases may
be made.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR SAN
BERNARDINO, CLEVELAND, AND ANGELES
NATIONAL FORESTS, CALIFORNIA.
The Act of June 15, 1938 (Chapter 438; 52 Stat.
699), as amended by the Act of May 26, 1944 (58 Stat.
227), is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘San Bernardino and Cleve-
land’’ and inserting ‘‘San Bernardino, Cleveland,
and Angeles’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘county of Riverside’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘counties of Riverside and
San Bernardino’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘as to minimize soil erosion and
flood damage’’ and inserting ‘‘for National Forest
System purposes’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3772
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity
credit against the alternative minimum tax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1998
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HOUGHTON, and Mrs. THUR-
MAN) 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 allow the
work opportunity credit against the alternative minimum tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
WORK 
OPPORTUNITY 
CREDIT 
ALLOWED
AGAINST MINIMUM TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 38 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation
based on amount of tax) is amended by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR WORK OPPORTUNITY
CREDIT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of the
work opportunity credit—
‘‘(i) this section and section 39 shall
be applied separately with respect to the
credit, and
‘‘(ii) in applying paragraph (1) to the
credit—
‘‘(I) subparagraph (A) shall not
apply, and
‘‘(II) the limitation under para-
graph (1) (as modified by subclause
(I)) shall be reduced by the credit al-
lowed under subsection (a) for the
taxable year (other than the work op-
portunity credit).
‘‘(B) WORK
OPPORTUNITY
CREDIT.—For
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘work op-
portunity credit’ means the credit allowable
under subsection (a) by reason of section
51(a).’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subclause (II) of
section 38(c)(2)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or the work opportunity credit’’ after ‘‘employment
credit’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1997.
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘both 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 203’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 203(a)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR COUNTRIES AT CEILING.— 
If it is determined that the total number of immigrant 
visas made available under section 202(a) to natives of 
any single foreign state or dependent area will exceed the 
numerical limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) in any 
fiscal year, in determining the allotment of immigrant visa 
numbers to natives under section 203(a), visa numbers 
with respect to natives of that state or area shall be allo-
cated (to the extent practicable and otherwise consistent 
with this section and section 203) in a manner so that, 
except as provided in subsection (a)(4), the proportion of 
the visa numbers made available under each of paragraphs 
(1) through (4) of section 203(a) is equal to the ratio of 
the total number of visas made available under the respec-
tive paragraph to the total number of visas made available 
under section 203(a).’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3773
To make permanent certain authority relating to self-employment assistance
programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1998
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. COYNE, and Mr. HOUGHTON)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means
A BILL
To make permanent certain authority relating to self-
employment assistance programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 507(e)
of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implemen-
tation Act (26 U.S.C. 3306 note) is hereby repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (e) of
section 507 of such Act is further amended—
(1) by amending the heading after the sub-
section designation to read ‘‘EFFECTIVE DATE.—’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—’’ and
by running in the remaining text of subsection (e)
immediately after the heading therefor, as amended
by paragraph (1).
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3774
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that housing assist-
ance provided under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 shall be treated for purposes of the low-
income housing credit in the same manner as comparable assistance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1998
Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. FURSE, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, and Mr.
BROWN of California) 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 provide
that housing assistance provided under the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of
1996 shall be treated for purposes of the low-income
housing credit in the same manner as comparable assist-
ance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
agency, and such a determination has been 
made using acceptable data sources to in-
clude U.S. Census Bureau data (including 
data from the American Community Sur-
vey) and data from the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics (including data from the Local 
Area Unemployment Statistics), The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security or her des-
ignee shall defer to a state’s designation as 
conclusive. 
‘‘(v) EFFECT OF PRIOR DETERMINA-
TION.—In a case in which an area is deter-
mined under clause (ii) to be a targeted 
employment area, such determination shall 
remain in effect during the 2-year period 
beginning on the date of the determination 
for purposes of an alien seeking a visa re-
served under this subparagraph.’’. 
(3) PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL 
CENTER PROGRAM.—By adding after subparagraph 
(D) the following: 
‘‘(E) EMPLOYMENT
CREATION
REGIONAL 
CENTERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Visas under this 
paragraph shall be made available to quali-
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SECTION 1. CERTAIN NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSIST-
ANCE 
DISREGARDED 
IN 
DETERMINING
WHETHER BUILDING IS FEDERALLY SUB-
SIDIZED FOR PURPOSES OF THE LOW-IN-
COME HOUSING CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section
42(i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to determination of whether building is federally sub-
sidized) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘OR NATIVE AMERICAN HOUS-
ING ASSISTANCE’’ after ‘‘HOME ASSISTANCE’’ in the
subparagraph heading, and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Native American Hous-
ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(as in effect on October 1, 1997)’’ after ‘‘this sub-
paragraph)’’ in clause (i).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to periods after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6169 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit removal to 
United States district courts of certain civil actions filed in State courts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 
Mr. BOUSTANY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit 
removal to United States district courts of certain civil 
actions filed in State courts. 
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 ‘‘Ending Legacy Law-
suit Abuse Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS FILED IN STATE 
COURTS. 
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended 
by inserting after section 505 (33 U.S.C. 1365) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 505A. REMOVAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS FILED IN STATE 
COURTS. 
‘‘Any civil action filed in a State court that involves 
a claim of environmental contamination that impacts or 
threatens to impact any waters of the United States sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers may be 
removed by the defendant to the United States district 
court for the district in which the civil action is pending.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3775
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military physicians
possess unrestricted licenses, and to require the establishment of a system
for monitoring completion by military physicians of applicable Continuing
Medical Education requirements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1998
Mr. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. MURTHA, Mr.
MCDADE, Mr. DICKS, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. BONILLA, Mr.
SABO, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. DIXON, and Mr. VISCLOSKY) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Secu-
rity
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that
military physicians possess unrestricted licenses, and to
require the establishment of a system for monitoring
completion by military physicians of applicable Continu-
ing Medical Education requirements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT THAT MILITARY PHYSICIANS
POSSESS UNRESTRICTED LICENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1094(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) In the case of a physician under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of a military department,
such physician may not provide health care as a
physician under this chapter unless the current li-
cense of the physician is an unrestricted license
which is not subject to limitation on the scope of
practice ordinarily granted to other physicians for a
similar specialty by the jurisdiction that granted the
license.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM FOR ENSURING COM-
PLETION BY MILITARY PHYSICIANS OF CON-
TINUING 
MEDICAL 
EDUCATION 
REQUIRE-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1094
the following new section:
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‘‘§ 1094a. System for monitoring of completion of Con-
tinuing Medical Education requirements
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall establish a system
for the purpose of ensuring that each person under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department who
provides health care under this chapter as a physician
completes the Continuing Medical Education requirements
applicable to the physician.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘1094a. System for monitoring of completion of Continuing Medical Education
requirements.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1094a of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take
effect on the date that is three years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3776
To require the Federal Government to disclose to Federal employees on
each paycheck the Government’s share of taxes for old-age, survivors,
and disability insurance and for hospital insurance of the employee,
and the Government’s total payroll allocation for the employee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1998
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. PETRI,
Mr. KOLBE, and Mr. SANFORD) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To require the Federal Government to disclose to Federal
employees on each paycheck the Government’s share of
taxes for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance and
for hospital insurance of the employee, and the Govern-
ment’s total payroll allocation for the employee.
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 Employee
Right to Know Payroll Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S SHARE
OF FICA AND MEDICARE TAX AND PAYROLL
ALLOCATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States that provides a pay-
check to an employee shall include on each such paycheck
information on—
(1) the total amount of tax imposed with re-
spect to the employee, during the period covered by
the paycheck, on the department, agency, or instru-
mentality under subsections (a) and (b) of section
3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(2) the estimated payroll allocation of the de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality with respect to
the employee for the period, which is the sum of—
(A) the amounts referred to in paragraph
(1); and
(B) the amount referred to in section
6051(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
with respect to the employee for the period.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply
with respect remuneration paid after December 31, 1998.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3777
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that each employer
show on the W–2 form of each employee the employer’s share of taxes
for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance and for hospital insurance
for the employee as well as the total amount of such taxes for such
employee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1998
Mr. 
HOEKSTRA
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
GINGRICH, 
Mr. 
SESSIONS, 
Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. SANFORD, and Mr. COBURN) 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 require
that each employer show on the W–2 form of each em-
ployee the employer’s share of taxes for old-age, sur-
vivors, and disability insurance and for hospital insur-
ance for the employee as well as the total amount of
such taxes for such employee.
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 ‘‘Right-To-Know Na-
tional Payroll Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FICA AND MEDICARE TAX ON W–2
FORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6051 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to require-
ment of receipts for employees) is amended by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (10), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting a comma, and
by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(12) the total amount of tax with respect to
the employee imposed on such person under—
‘‘(A) section 3111(a),
‘‘(B) section 3111(b),
‘‘(C) so much of the tax imposed under
section 3221(a) as relates to section 3111(a),
and
‘‘(D) so much of the tax imposed under
section 3221(a) as relates to section 3111(b),
and
‘‘(13) the total amount of tax with respect to
the employee for old-age, survivors, and disability in-
surance and for hospital insurance, which is the sum
of—
‘‘(A) each of the amounts shown under
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
(12), plus
‘‘(B) the amount shown under paragraph
(6).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to remuneration
paid after December 31, 1998.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3778
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the filing deadline for
certain claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 30, 1998
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. MEEHAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the filing
deadline for certain claims under the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program.
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 ‘‘Vaccine Injury
Compensation Reform Act’’.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to prevent the unfair denial
of compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Com-
pensation Program to certain individuals who are diag-
nosed as having vaccine-related injuries more than 36
months after the first symptom, manifestation of onset,
or significant aggravation of such injuries.
SEC. 3. REVISION OF FILING DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN
CLAIMS UNDER NATIONAL VACCINE INJURY
COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
Paragraph (2) of section 2116(a) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–16(a)) is amended
by striking ‘‘no petition’’ and all that follows in such para-
graph and inserting the following: ‘‘no petition may be
filed for compensation under the Program for such injury
after the expiration of 36 months after the date on which
such injury is diagnosed, except that, if such injury is first
diagnosed before the date of the enactment of the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Reform Act, no petition may be filed
for compensation under the Program for such injury after
the expiration of 36 months after the latest of—
‘‘(A) the date on which such injury is diag-
nosed,
‘‘(B) the date of the occurrence of the first
symptom or manifestation of onset or of the
significant aggravation of such injury, or
‘‘(C) the date of the enactment of the Vac-
cine Injury Compensation Reform Act, if such
injury is first diagnosed after the expiration of
36 months after the date referred to in sub-
paragraph (B), and’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6172 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire 
safety education programs on college campuses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 
to support fire safety education programs on college cam-
puses. 
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 ‘‘Campus Fire Safety 
Education Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to help provide fire safety 
education and training to students attending institutions 
of higher education. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 377
For the relief of Inna Hecker Grade.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Inna Hecker Grade.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANTING OF COPYRIGHT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, copy-
right is hereby granted to Inna Hecker Grade and her suc-
cessors and assigns in the works set forth in section 2
by Chaim Grade, including all editions in English and
translations heretofore published or hereafter published by
Inna Hecker Grade or her successors or assigns, for a
term of 50 years from June 26, 1982 (the date of death
of Chaim Grade). The copyright owner shall be entitled
to all rights and remedies provided to copyright owners
loans and grants were made during the year for
which the report is made; and
(9) for any year in which Federal funds have
been received under this Act, make available for
audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of
such funds and any matching funds, and require, for
all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal
funds by other organizations, that the receiving or-
ganizations make available for audit all records per-
taining to the expenditure of such funds.
(d) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY.—The management entity may not use Fed-
eral funds received under this Act to acquire real property
or an interest in real property. Nothing in this Act shall
preclude any management entity from using Federal funds
from other sources for their permitted purposes.
SEC. 6. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, upon re-
quest of the management entity, provide technical
and financial assistance to the management entity to
develop and implement the management plan. In as-
sisting the management entity, the Secretary shall
give priority to actions that in general assist in—