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FORCEMENT PERSONNEL.—The Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation shall appoint the mem-
bers of the CASMIRC. The CASMIRC shall be
staffed with FBI personnel and other necessary per-
sonnel selected for their expertise that would enable
them to assist in the research, data collection, and
analysis, and provision of investigative support in
child abduction, mysterious disappearance of chil-
dren, child homicide and serial murder investiga-
tions. The Director may, with concurrence of the ap-
propriate State or local agency, also appoint State
and local law enforcement personnel to work with
the CASMIRC.
(2) STATUS.—Each member of the CASMIRC
(and each individual from any State or local law en-
forcement agency appointed to work with the
CASMIRC) shall remain as an employee of that
member’s or individual’s respective agency for all
purposes (including the purpose of performance re-
view), and service with the CASMIRC shall be with-
out interruption or loss of civil service privilege or
status and shall be on a nonreimbursable basis, ex-
cept where appropriate to reimburse State and local
law enforcement for overtime costs for an individual
appointed to work with the resource team. Addition-
ally, reimbursement of travel and per diem expenses
will occur for State and local law enforcement par-
ticipation in resident fellowship programs at the
NCAVC when offered.
(3) TRAINING.—CASMIRC personnel, under
the guidance of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent
Crime and in consultation with the NCMEC, shall
develop a specialized course of instruction devoted to
training members of the CASMIRC consistent with
the purpose of this section. The CASMIRC shall also
work with the NCMEC and OJJDP to develop a
course of instruction for State and local law enforce-
ment personnel to facilitate the dissemination of the
most current multidisciplinary expertise in the inves-
tigation of child abductions, mysterious disappear-
ances of children, child homicides, and serial murder
of children.
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—One year after the es-
tablishment of the CASMIRC, the Attorney General shall
provide a report to Congress that describes the goals and
activities of the CASMIRC. The report shall also contain
information regarding the number and qualifications of
the members appointed to the CASMIRC, provision for
equipment, administrative support, and office space for
the CASMIRC, and projected resource needs for the
CASMIRC.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999 and
each of the two succeeding fiscal years.
(g) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subtitle C of title XVII
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 5776a et seq.).
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 590 
To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of 
the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of 
LGBT Peoples. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2015 
Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. ELLISON, 
Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESTY, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. 
HANNA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KIL-
MER, Ms. LEE, Mr. LIEU of California, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 
New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. 
TITUS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Mr. KEATING, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy 
for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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tion of which involves the use of a minor
engaging in that conduct;’’.
(e) CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION OFFENSE.—
Section 2252A(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by strik-
ing ‘‘3 or more images of ’’ and inserting ‘‘an image of ’’.
SEC. 106. CRIMINAL FORFEITURE FOR SOLICITATION OF
MINORS AND INTERSTATE PROSTITUTION.
Section 2253(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘, or who is convicted of an offense
under section 2421, 2422, 2423, 2252A, or 2260 of this
title,’’ after ‘‘2252 of this chapter’’ in the matter preced-
ing paragraph (1).
SEC.
107.
PRETRIAL
DETENTION
OF
CHILD
SEX
OFFENDERS.
Subparagraph (C) of section 3156(a)(4) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(C) any felony under chapter 109A, 110,
or 117; and’’.
SEC. 108. INCREASED PRISON SENTENCES.
Subsection (b) of section 2422 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘If in the course of committing the offense under this
subsection, the defendant used a computer to transmit a
HR 3494 RS
communication to the minor, the minimum term of impris-
onment for the offense under this subsection is 3 years.’’.
SEC.
109.
REPEAT
OFFENDERS
IN
TRANSPORTATION
OFFENSE.
(a) GENERALLY.—Chapter 117 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 2425. Repeat offenders
‘‘(a) The maximum term of imprisonment for a viola-
tion of this chapter after a prior sex offense conviction
shall be twice the term otherwise provided by this chapter.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘prior sex of-
fense conviction’ means a conviction for an offense—
‘‘(1) under this chapter or chapter 109A or
110; or
‘‘(2) under State law for an offense consisting
of conduct that would have been an offense under a
chapter referred to in paragraph (1) if the conduct
had occurred within the special maritime and terri-
torial jurisdiction of the United States or in any
Territory or Possession of the United States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 117 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘2425. Repeat offenders.’’.
HR 3603 RFS
(Wade Park), Ohio, in an amount not to exceed
$28,300,000, of which $7,500,000 shall be derived
from funds appropriated for a fiscal year before fis-
cal year 1999 that remain available for obligation.
(6) Construction of an ambulatory care addition
at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen-
ter, Tucson, Arizona, in an amount not to exceed
$35,000,000.
(7) Construction of an addition for psychiatric
care at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed
$24,200,000.
(8) Outpatient clinic projects at Auburn and
Merced, California, as part of the Northern Califor-
nia Healthcare Systems Project, in an amount not
to exceed $3,000,000, to be derived only from funds
appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for a
fiscal year before fiscal year 1999 that remain avail-
able for obligation.
(b) CONSTRUCTION
OF PARKING FACILITY.—The
Secretary may construct a parking structure at the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Col-
orado, in an amount not to exceed $13,000,000, of which
$11,900,000 shall be derived from funds in the Parking
Revolving Fund.
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3495
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit fees charged by financial
institutions for the use of automatic teller machines, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1998
Mr. HINCHEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit fees
charged by financial institutions for the use of automatic
teller machines, 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 ‘‘Fair ATM Fees for
Consumers Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
Section 903 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15
U.S.C. 1693a) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(12) the term ‘electronic terminal surcharge’
means a transaction fee assessed by a financial insti-
tution that is the owner or operator of the electronic
terminal; and
‘‘(13) the term ‘electronic banking network’
means a communications system linking financial in-
stitutions through electronic terminals.’’.
SEC. 3. CERTAIN FEES PROHIBITED.
Section 905 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (12
U.S.C. 1693c) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON FEES.—With respect to a trans-
action conducted at an electronic terminal, an electronic
terminal surcharge may not be assessed against a con-
sumer if the transaction—
‘‘(1) does not relate to or affect an account held
by the consumer with the financial institution that
is the owner or operator of the electronic terminal;
and
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statutes of the State or Indian country where the alien
resides, or the State or Indian country in which the alien,
the alien’s child, or the alien child’s parent received a pro-
tection order, any individual against whom the alien could
obtain a protection order’’.
(f) Section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A)
shall not apply to—
‘‘(i) an alien who qualifies for status
as a spouse, parent, or child of a United
States citizen or lawful permanent resident
pursuant to clause (iii), (iv), or (v) of sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(A) or clause (ii) or (iii) of
section 204(a)(1)(B);
‘‘(ii) an alien who qualifies for status
as the spouse, parent, or child of a United
States citizen or lawful permanent resident
under section 204(a)(1)(A)(i) or (ii) or sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(B)(i) and who has been bat-
tered or subjected to extreme cruelty shall
be exempted from the provisions of this
paragraph, as shall derivative children in-
cluded in the alien’s application ‘of an
‘‘(2) is conducted through a national or regional
electronic banking network.’’.
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alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence’; or
‘‘(iii) derivatives of aliens under clause
(i) or (ii) of this subparagraph.’’.
(g) Section 212(a)(9)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended by inserting ‘‘to an alien de-
scribed in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)(I) and (II), or’’ after
‘‘clause (i) shall not apply’’.
(h) Section 212(i) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘or in the case of an
alien granted status under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii),
(iv), 
or 
(v) 
or 
classification 
under 
section
204(a)(1)(B)(ii) or (iii), the alien demonstrates ex-
treme hardship to the alien or the alien’s United
States citizen or lawful permanent resident parent,
child, son, or daughter’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Attorney General may also waive the appli-
cation of clause (ii) of subsection (a)(6)(C) in the case
of an alien who qualifies for status under clause (iii), (iv),
or (v) of section 204(a)(1)(A) or classification under
clause (ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B), for humani-
185
tarian purposes, to assure family unity or when it is other-
wise in the public interest.’’.
(i) Section 212(a)(6)(G) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act is amended by adding immediately before the
period at the end the following:
‘‘, unless the nonimmigrant qualifies for relief because of
battering 
or 
extreme 
cruelty 
under 
section
204(a)(1)(A)(iii), (iv), or (v), 204(a)(1)(B)(ii) or (iii), or
section 240A(b)(2)’’.
(j) Section 212(g) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) subsection (a)(1)(A)(iv) in the case of any
alien granted status under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii),
(iv), 
or 
(v) 
or 
classification 
under 
section
204(a)(1)(B)(ii) or (iii) when the alien demonstrates
a substantial connection between the battering or ex-
treme cruelty and use of alcohol or illicit sub-
stances.’’
(k)(1) Section 212(h)(1)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended by deleting ‘‘and’’ at the end
and replacing it with ‘‘or’’.
(2) Section 212(h)(1) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act is amended by adding the following new sub-
paragraph after subparagraph (B):
SEC. 7. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF
LEGISLATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any legislation is introduced the
substance of which implements a recommendation of the
Commission submitted under section 6(b) (including a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
tion), subject to subsection (b), the provisions of section
2908 (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Clo-
sure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the con-
sideration of the legislation in the same manner as such
provisions apply to a joint resolution described in section
2908(a) of such Act.
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of applying sub-
section (a) with respect to such provisions, the following
rules shall apply:
(1) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives and any
reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(2) Any reference to the date on which the
President transmits a report shall be deemed a ref-
erence to the date on which the recommendation in-
volved is submitted under section 6(b).
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(1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro-
gram or project which will be financed with Federal 
money; 
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 
project or program; and 
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
costs of the project or program that will be financed 
by non-governmental sources. 
SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 
funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for 
any abortion. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health ben-
efits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 
package of services covered by a managed care provider 
or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange-
ment. 
SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or 
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battered women or abused children receiving any Federal
funds shall deny assistance to applicants based on
alienage.’’.
(2) Section 411A of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 611a) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘Collection
or information about and inquiries into the immigration
status of a parent who is a United States citizen, lawful
permanent resident or qualified alien child is applying for
benefits shall not be made if the parent presents credible
evidence of battering or extreme cruelty whether or not
the parent is deemed to be part of the assistance unit and
State or Federal law.’’.
(3) Section 1631(e)(9) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(e)(9)) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘Col-
lection or information about and inquiries into the immi-
gration status of a parent who is a United States citizen,
lawful permanent resident or qualified alien child is apply-
ing for benefits shall not be made if the parent presents
credible evidence of battering or extreme cruelty whether
or not the parent is deemed to be part of the assistance
unit under State or Federal law.’’.
(4) Section 27 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437y) is amended by adding at the end
‘‘Collection or information about and inquiries into the im-
migration status of a parent who is a United States citi-
11 of such Code is amended by redesignating section 2046
as section 2047 and by inserting after section 2045 the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 2046. INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there
shall be excluded from the value of the gross estate of the
value of any individual investment account (as defined in
section 222(b)). Section 1014 shall not apply to such ac-
counts.’’
(d) TAX ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.—Section
4975 of such Code (relating to prohibited transactions)
is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUAL INVEST-
MENT ACCOUNTS.—An individual for whose benefit
an individual investment account is established shall
be exempt from the tax imposed by this section with
respect to any transaction concerning such account
(which would otherwise be taxable under this sec-
tion) if, with respect to such transaction, the ac-
count ceases to be an individual investment account
by reason of the application of section 222(d)(2)(A)
to such account.’’; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end of subparagraph (E), by redesignating subpara-
graph (F) as subparagraph (G), and by inserting the
following new subparagraph after subparagraph (E):
‘‘(F) an individual investment account de-
scribed in section 222(b), or’’.
(e) FAILURE TO PROVIDE REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL
INVESTMENT
ACCOUNTS.—Paragraph (2) of section
6693(a) of such Code (relating to failure to provide re-
ports on individual retirement account or annuities) is
amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively, and by inserting
after subparagraph (B) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(C) section 222(g) (relating to individual
investment accounts),’’.
(f) ADJUSTMENT
OF BASIS
OF RESIDENCE AC-
QUIRED THROUGH USE OF ACCOUNT.—Subsection (a) of
section 1016 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end of paragraph (26), by striking the period at
the end of paragraph (27) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(28) to the extent provided in section
222(c)(2)(C), in the case of a residence the acquisi-
tion of which was made in whole or in part with
funds from an individual investment account.’’
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5913 
To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2016 
Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina (for herself, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. REED, and 
Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction 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 ‘‘Diesel Emissions Re-
duction Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUC-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16137(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2021’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5915 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employ-
ers to provide menstrual hygiene products for employees in workplace 
bathrooms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2016 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
to require employers to provide menstrual hygiene prod-
ucts for employees in workplace bathrooms. 
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 ‘‘Menstrual Products 
for Employees Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS. 
Section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(h) The Secretary shall by rule promulgate a re-
quirement that each employer provide menstrual hygiene 
products free of charge for employees in the bathrooms 
of the employer.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5916 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label 
on certain menstrual products to include an ingredient list, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2016 
Ms. MENG (for herself and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
require the label on certain menstrual products to include 
an ingredient list, 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 ‘‘Accurate Labeling of 
Menstrual Products Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. LABELING REQUIREMENT FOR MENSTRUAL PROD-
UCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by 
inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(dd) If it is an obstetrical and gynecological device 
described in section 884.5400, 884.5425, 884.5435, 
884.5460, 884.5470, or 884.5900 of title 21, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regulation), unless it 
bears a label listing the name of each ingredient or compo-
nent of the device in order of the most predominant ingre-
dient or component to the least predominant ingredient 
or component.’’. 
(b) DATE OF APPLICATION.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a) applies only with respect to a device 
manufactured more than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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