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SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR
INJURY AND DEATH OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN INCIDENTS
IN WHICH CLAIMS ARE SETTLED ARISING
FROM DEATH OR INJURY OF FOREIGN NA-
TIONALS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO SETTLE AND PAY CLAIMS.—Sec-
tion 2734 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) In any case in which a claim against the Unit-
ed States for personal injury to, or death of, an inhabitant
of a foreign country is settled and paid under subsection
(a), a commission appointed under that subsection may
settle and pay in a like manner a claim against the United
States arising from the same incident for personal injury
to, or death of, a member of the armed forces or civilian
officer or employee of the Department of Defense. Any
such settlement shall be in addition to any other benefit
which may be paid by reason of such injury or death.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of section
2734 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply with respect to claims accruing on
or after April 14, 1994. In the case of such a claim accru-
ing before the date of the enactment of this Act, the period
specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of that section
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3021
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain laws.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to reduce certain funds if eligible States
do not enact certain laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANT REDUCTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
(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) ACCESS TO NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS.—
‘‘(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,
on the first day of each fiscal year succeeding the
first fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1999,
the State has in effect throughout the State in such
fiscal year a law which—
‘‘(A) permits any law enforcement agency
from a bordering state to pursue a suspected
criminal across the state line; and
‘‘(B) permits any law enforcement agency
in the state to create a cooperative law enforce-
ment agreement with a law enforcement agency
in a bordering state and, at the request of the
law enforcement agency from the bordering
state, assist such bordering state.
‘‘(2) REDISTRIBUTION.—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),’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3022
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the settlement and
payment of claims against the United States for injury and death of
members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian em-
ployees arising from incidents in which claims are settled for death
or injury of foreign nationals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. COLLINS)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
settlement and payment of claims against the United
States for injury and death of members of the Armed
Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees
arising from incidents in which claims are settled for
death or injury of foreign nationals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
for the time within which a claim must be presented shall
be considered to be the one-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall submit to Congress a report on the pay-
ment of claims authorized by subsection (i) of section
2734 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a).
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIRE-
MENT FOR FMLA LEAVE. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 101(2)(A) of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(A)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible em-
ployee’ means an employee who has been em-
ployed, either as a full-time or part-time em-
ployee, for at least 12 months by the employer 
with respect to whom leave is requested under 
section 102.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the date that 
is one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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schools, postsecondary institutions, and 
employers; and 
‘‘(viii) improve outcomes for CTE con-
centrators, including those who are mem-
bers of special populations; 
‘‘(5) a description of the criteria and process 
for how the eligible agency will approve eligible re-
cipients for funds under this Act, including how— 
‘‘(A) each eligible recipient will promote 
academic achievement; 
‘‘(B) each eligible recipient will promote 
skill attainment, including skill attainment that 
leads to a recognized postsecondary credential; 
and 
‘‘(C) each eligible recipient will ensure the 
local needs assessment under section 134 takes 
into consideration local economic and education 
needs, including where appropriate, in-demand 
industry sectors and occupations; 
‘‘(6) a description of how the eligible agency 
will support the recruitment and preparation of 
teachers, including special education teachers, fac-
ulty, administrators, specialized instructional sup-
port personnel, and paraprofessionals to provide ca-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3023
To end American subsidization of entities contributing to weapons
proliferation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Per-
manent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Fi-
nancial Services and International Relations, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To end American subsidization of entities contributing to
weapons proliferation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROLIFERATOR DESUBSIDIZATION.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of Central In-
telligence shall submit an annual report to the Members
of Congress specified in subsection (f) containing the in-
formation described in subsection (b). The first such re-
port shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the
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of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
under agreements which result in the generation of local
currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development shall—
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in
a separate account established by that government;
(B) enter into an agreement with that govern-
ment which sets forth—
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be
generated; and
(ii) the terms and conditions under which
the currencies so deposited may be utilized, con-
sistent with this section; and
(C) establish by agreement with that government
the responsibilities of the United States Agency for
International Development and that government to
monitor and account for deposits into and disburse-
ments from the separate account.
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be agreed
upon with the foreign government, local currencies depos-
ited in a separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or
an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used
only—
reer and technical education instruction, leadership, 
and support; 
‘‘(7) a description of how the eligible agency 
will use State leadership funding to meet the re-
quirements of section 124(b); 
‘‘(8) a description of how funds received by the 
eligible agency through the allotment made under 
section 111 will be distributed— 
‘‘(A) among career and technical education 
at the secondary level, or career and technical 
education at the postsecondary and adult level, 
or both, including how such distribution will 
most effectively provide students with the skills 
needed to succeed in the workplace; and 
‘‘(B) among any consortia that may be 
formed among secondary schools and eligible in-
stitutions, and how funds will be distributed 
among the members of the consortia, including 
the rationale for such distribution and how it 
will most effectively provide students with the 
skills needed to succeed in the workplace; 
‘‘(9) a description of the procedure the eligible 
agency will adopt for determining State adjusted lev-
els of performance described in section 113, which at 
a minimum shall include—
(C) The heading for subchapter B of chap-
ter 52 of such Code is amended by inserting
‘‘and Importers’’ after ‘‘Manufactur-
ers’’.
(D) The item relating to subchapter B in
the table of subchapters for chapter 52 of such
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘and importers’’
after ‘‘manufacturers’’.
(3) BOOKS OF 25 OR FEWER CIGARETTE PA-
PERS SUBJECT TO TAX.—Subsection (c) of section
5701 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘On each
book or set of cigarette papers containing more than
25 papers,’’ and inserting ‘‘On cigarette papers,’’.
(4) STORAGE
OF
TOBACCO
PRODUCTS.—Sub-
section (k) of section 5702 of such Code is amended
by inserting ‘‘under section 5704’’ after ‘‘internal
revenue bond’’.
(5) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE MINIMUM MANU-
FACTURING
ACTIVITY
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
5712 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end of paragraph (1), by redesignating para-
graph (2) as paragraph (3), and by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) the activity proposed to be carried out at
such premises does not meet such minimum capacity
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Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–195; 22 U.S.C. 
8513(c)(2)). 
SEC. 1225. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection to commence any administrative adjudication 
or civil action under section 1053 of the Consumer Finan-
cial Protection Act of 2010 more than 3 years after the 
date of discovery of the violation to which the adjudication 
or action relates. 
SEC. 1226. None of the funds made available by this 
Act (including title IV and title VIII) may be used to carry 
out the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amend-
ment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20–261) or to implement 
any rule or regulation promulgated to carry out such Act. 
SEC. 1227. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Voluntary Remedial Ac-
tions and Guidelines for Voluntary Recall Notices’’ pub-
lished by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the 
Federal Register on November 21, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 
69793). 
SEC. 1228. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or 
codify into regulation, the guidance relating to ‘‘Commis-
sion Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate 
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Change’’, affecting parts 211, 231, and 249 of title 17, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as described in Commission 
Release Nos. 33–9106; 34–61469; FR–82). 
SEC. 1229. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used to revise any 
policy or directive relating to hiring preferences for vet-
erans. 
SEC. 1230. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection for a contract for consumer awareness and en-
gagement tools and resources communication. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2017’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 7, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 557 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5485 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for financial services and 
general government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. 
JULY 12, 2016 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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(1) EXEMPTION
FOR
EXPORTED
TOBACCO
PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES TO
APPLY ONLY TO ARTICLES MARKED FOR EXPORT.—
(A) Subsection (b) of section 5704 of such
Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Tobacco products and
cigarette papers and tubes may not be trans-
ferred or removed under this subsection unless
such products or papers and tubes bear such
marks, labels, or notices as the Secretary shall
by regulations prescribe.’’
(B) Section 5761 of such Code is amended
by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively, and by insert-
ing after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE
PAPERS AND TUBES FOR EXPORT.—Except as provided
in subsections (b) and (d) of section 5704—
‘‘(1) every person who sells, relands, or receives
within the jurisdiction of the United States any to-
bacco products or cigarette papers or tubes which
have been labeled or shipped for exportation under
this chapter,
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3025
AN ACT
To amend the Federal charter for Group Hos-
pitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for
other purposes.
SECTION 1. CHARTER FOR GROUP HOSPITALIZATION AND
MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act providing for the incorpora-
tion of certain persons as Group Hospitalization and Med-
ical Services, Inc.’’, approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat.
1412), is amended—
(1) by inserting after section 9 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 10. The corporation may have 1 class of mem-
bers, consisting of at least 1 member and not more than
30 members, as determined appropriate by the board of
trustees. The bylaws for the corporation shall prescribe
the designation of such class as well as the rights, privi-
leges and qualifications of such class, which may include,
but shall not be limited to—
‘‘(1) the manner of election, appointment or re-
moval of a member of the corporation;
‘‘(2) matters on which a member of the cor-
poration has the right to vote; and
‘‘(3) meeting, notice, quorum, voting and proxy
requirements and procedures.
If a member of the corporation is a corporation, such
member shall be a nonprofit corporation.’’;
(2) by redesignating section 10 as section 11;
and
(3) by adding at the end of section 11 (as so
redesignated) the following: ‘‘The corporation may
not be dissolved without approval by Congress.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 3025
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
To amend the Federal charter for Group Hospitalization and Medical Services,
Inc., 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. CHARTER FOR GROUP HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL
SERVICES, INC.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act providing for the incorporation of
certain persons as Group Hospitalization and Medical Services,
Inc.’’, approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1412), is amended—
(1) by inserting after section 9 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 10. The corporation may have 1 class of members, consist-
ing of at least 1 member and not more than 30 members, as
determined appropriate by the board of trustees. The bylaws for
the corporation shall prescribe the designation of such class as
well as the rights, privileges and qualifications of such class, which
may include, but shall not be limited to—
‘‘(1) the manner of election, appointment or removal of
a member of the corporation;
‘‘(2) matters on which a member of the corporation has
the right to vote; and
‘‘(3) meeting, notice, quorum, voting and proxy require-
ments and procedures.
If a member of the corporation is a corporation, such member
shall be a nonprofit corporation.’’;
(2) by redesignating section 10 as section 11; and
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(3) by adding at the end of section 11 (as so redesignated)
the following: ‘‘ The corporation may not be dissolved without
approval by Congress.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3025
To amend the Federal charter for Group Hospitalization and Medical Services,
Inc., and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 12, 1997
Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. NORTON, and Mrs. MORELLA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal charter for Group Hospitalization
and Medical Services, Inc., 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. CHARTER FOR GROUP HOSPITALIZATION AND
MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act providing for the incorpora-
tion of certain persons as Group Hospitalization and Med-
ical Services, Inc.’’, approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat.
1412), is amended—
(1) by inserting after section 9 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 10. The corporation may have 1 class of mem-
bers, consisting of at least 1 member and not more than
30 members, as determined appropriate by the board of
trustees. The bylaws for the corporation shall prescribe
the designation of such class as well as the rights, privi-
leges and qualifications of such class, which may include,
but shall not be limited to—
‘‘(1) the manner of election, appointment or re-
moval of a member of the corporation;
‘‘(2) matters on which a member of the cor-
poration has the right to vote; and
‘‘(3) meeting, notice, quorum, voting and proxy
requirements and procedures.
If a member of the corporation is a corporation, such
member shall be a nonprofit corporation.’’;
(2) by redesignating section 10 as section 11;
and
(3) by adding at the end of section 11 (as so
redesignated) the following: ‘‘The corporation may
not be dissolved without approval by Congress.’’.
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(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), for such
purposes as—
(i) project and sector assistance activities;
or
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or
(B) for the administrative requirements of the
United States Government.
(3) PROGRAMMING
ACCOUNTABILITY.—The United
States Agency for International Development shall take all
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local cur-
rencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1)
are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2).
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon
termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or
10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be),
any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to
by the government of that country and the United States
Government.
(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development
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National 
Center 
Act, 
$3,054,587,000, 
of 
which 
$15,000,000 shall be for grants to States under title III 
of the AT Act: Provided, That the Federal share of such 
grants shall not exceed 75 percent, and the requirements 
in sections 301(c)(2) and section 302 of the AT Act shall 
not apply to such grants. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as 
amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $17,000,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $55,790,000, of which 
$1,685,000 shall be for construction and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That from the total 
amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
funds for the endowment program as authorized under 
section 207. 
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 
et seq.), $104,000,000: Provided, That from the total
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SECTION 1. CHARTER FOR GROUP HOSPITALIZATION AND
MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act providing for the incorpora-
tion of certain persons as Group Hospitalization and Med-
ical Services, Inc.’’, approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat.
1412), is amended—
(1) by inserting after section 9 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 10. The corporation may have 1 class of mem-
bers, consisting of at least 1 member and not more than
30 members, as determined appropriate by the board of
trustees. The bylaws for the corporation shall prescribe
the designation of such class as well as the rights, privi-
leges and qualifications of such class, which may include,
but shall not be limited to—
‘‘(1) the manner of election, appointment or re-
moval of a member of the corporation;
‘‘(2) matters on which a member of the cor-
poration has the right to vote; and
‘‘(3) meeting, notice, quorum, voting and proxy
requirements and procedures.
If a member of the corporation is a corporation, such
member shall be a nonprofit corporation.’’;
(2) by redesignating section 10 as section 11;
and
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(3) by adding at the end of section 11 (as so
redesignated) the following: ‘‘The corporation may
not be dissolved without approval by Congress.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.