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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2950
To preserve and strengthen the Foreign Market Development Cooperator
Program of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. HASTINGS
of Washington, Mrs. CHENOWETH, and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ag-
riculture
A BILL
To preserve and strengthen the Foreign Market Development
Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture,
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 ‘‘Agriculture Market
Development Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall establish and, in cooperation with eligible trade orga-
nizations, carry out a foreign market development co-
operator program to maintain and develop foreign markets
for United States agricultural commodities.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The program authorized
under subsection (a) shall be carried out through multi-
year contracts or agreements between the Secretary of Ag-
riculture and eligible trade organizations under which
cost-share assistance is provided to such organizations as
cooperators for the conduct of foreign market development
activities, and to third party cooperators, under annual
marketing plans provided for in section 5.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject
to section 7(c), there are authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Agriculture for use in providing cost-
share assistance to eligible trade organizations under con-
tracts and agreements entered into under subsection (b)
and for other costs of the foreign market development co-
operator program established under this Act (including
contingent liabilities not otherwise funded) such sums as
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through
2000.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE TRADE ORGANIZATIONS; REQUIREMENTS
FOR PARTICIPATION.
(a) ELIGIBLE TRADE ORGANIZATION.—For purposes
of this Act, the term ‘‘eligible trade organization’’ means
a United States trade organization that promotes the ex-
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1871
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas
peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia,
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2951
To protect United States taxpayers by preventing the use of Federal funds
for construction of a dam on the American River at Auburn, California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To protect United States taxpayers by preventing the use
of Federal funds for construction of a dam on the Amer-
ican River at Auburn, California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the construction of a dam on the North
Fork of the American River at Auburn, California
was rejected by Congress on September 23, 1993,
when a bipartisan majority of the House of Rep-
resentatives voted 273–140 to delete a proposed au-
thorization for Federal appropriations for such con-
struction; and
(2) the Federal funding share for such con-
struction would cost Federal taxpayers hundreds of
millions of dollars—a Federal expenditure that is
not affordable or justifiable.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING.
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE.—No funds appropriated
to or made available to the Secretary of the Army or the
Secretary of the Interior before, on, or after the date of
the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended
to construct a dam on the North Fork of the American
River at Auburn, California.
(b) PROHIBITION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—No funds
may be appropriated or made available for construction
of a dam on the North Fork of the American River at
Auburn, California.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2954
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal penalties for
stalking.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. ROYCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal
penalties for stalking.
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 Anti-Stalker
Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 41 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘§ 880. Stalking
‘‘(a) Whoever, in a circumstance described in sub-
section (c) of this section willfully and maliciously—
‘‘(1) repeatedly follows or harasses another per-
son; and
‘‘(2) makes a credible threat with the intent to
place that person in reasonable fear of the death or
serious bodily injury of that person or a member of
that person’s immediate family;
shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(b) The punishment for an offense under subsection
(a) of this section is—
‘‘(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for
not more than one year, or both, in the case of a
first conviction under such subsection or a second or
subsequent conviction not described in paragraph
(2)(B); and
‘‘(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for
not more than three years, or both, if the offense—
‘‘(A) violated a restraining order or other
court order in effect prohibiting the behavior; or
‘‘(B) is a second or subsequent conviction
under this section and is against the same vic-
tim as a prior offense under this section.
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period of time, however short, evidencing a continu-
ity of purpose; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘credible threat’ means a threat
made with the intent and apparent ability to carry
out the threat so as to cause the person who is the
target of the threat a reasonable fear for that per-
son’s safety.
‘‘(e) This section does not prohibit activity protected
by the Constitution.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘880. Stalking.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2955
To stop abuse of Federal collateral remedies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. SHADEGG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To stop abuse of Federal collateral remedies.
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 ‘‘Habeas Corpus Ref-
ormation Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. STOPPING ABUSE OF FEDERAL COLLATERAL REM-
EDIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 153 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at end the following:
‘‘§ 2257. Adequacy of State remedies
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an ap-
plication for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a person
in custody pursuant to a judgment or order of a State
court shall not be entertained by a judge or a court of
the United States unless the remedies in the courts of the
State are inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of
the person’s detention.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 153 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘2257. Adequacy of State remedies.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2957
To deauthorize a portion of the navigation project for Weymouth-Fore and
Town Rivers, Massachusetts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. STUDDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To deauthorize a portion of the navigation project for
Weymouth-Fore and Town Rivers, Massachusetts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following 35-foot deep channel portion of the
project for navigation, Weymouth-Fore and Town Rivers,
Massachusetts, authorized by section 301 of the River and
Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1089), is not authorized
after the date of the enactment of this Act: Beginning at
a bend on the southern limit of the existing project,
N457,394.01, E741,109.74, thence running westerly
about 405.25 feet to a point, N457,334.64, E740,708.86,
thence running southwesterly about 462.60 feet to another
bend in the southern limit of the existing project,
N457,132.00, E740,293.00, thence running northeasterly
about 857.74 feet along the southern limit of the existing
project to the point of origin.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2958
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make appropriate improvements
to a county road located in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore,
and to prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive in that national
lakeshore.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make appro-
priate improvements to a county road located in the
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and to prohibit con-
struction of a scenic shoreline drive in that national
lakeshore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROVISION FOR ROADS IN PICTURED ROCKS
NATIONAL LAKESHORE.
Section 6 of the Act of October 15, 1966, entitled
‘‘An Act To establish in the State of Michigan the Pic-
tured Rocks National Lakeshore, and for other purposes’’
(16 U.S.C. 460s–5), is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘including
a scenic shoreline drive’’ and inserting ‘‘including
appropriate improvements to Alger County Road H–
58’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) A scenic shoreline drive may not be constructed
in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2959
To repeal the requirement enacted in the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 for the mandatory discharge or retirement
of any member of the Armed Forces who is HIV-positive.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. DELLUMS, Mrs. MORELLA,
Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. WARD,
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. GILMAN, Ms. PELOSI,
Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. SABO, Mr.
YATES, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr.
FARR of California, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. WATERS, Ms. RIV-
ERS, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms.
FURSE, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. EVANS,
Mr. BERMAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. SLAUGH-
TER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. OLVER, Mr. STARK, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachu-
setts, Mr. GEJDENSON, and Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Secu-
rity
A BILL
To repeal the requirement enacted in the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 for the manda-
tory discharge or retirement of any member of the
Armed Forces who is HIV-positive.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR DISCHARGE
OR RETIREMENT OF HIV-POSITIVE MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 567 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 is repealed and the provisions
of section 1177 of title 10, United States Code (and the
item relating to that section in the table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 59 of such title), as amended by
that section 567, are hereby amended so as to read as
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of
that Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 295
To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into
agreements with certain cities and counties for the withholding of city
and county income and employment taxes from the pay of Federal
employees who are residents of, or regularly employed in, such cities
and counties.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. KANJORSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury
to enter into agreements with certain cities and counties
for the withholding of city and county income and em-
ployment taxes from the pay of Federal employees who
are residents of, or regularly employed in, such cities
and counties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) paragraph (1) of section 5520(c) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the comma at the end of sub-
paragraph (B)(iii) and inserting a period; and
(2) by striking ‘‘within the political boundaries
of which 500 or more persons are regularly em-
ployed by all agencies of the Federal Government;’’.
(b) Paragraph (2) of such section is amended by
striking ‘‘Census and within the political boundaries of
which 500 or more persons are regularly employed by all
agencies of the Federal Government;’’ and inserting
‘‘Census.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2960
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts
derived from Federal grants in connection with revolving funds estab-
lished in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act will
not be treated as investment property for purposes of section 148 of
such Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. BLUTE) 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 amounts derived from Federal grants in connection
with revolving funds established in accordance with the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act will not be treated
as investment property for purposes of section 148 of
such Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF FEDERAL GRANTS IN CONNEC-
TION WITH REVOLVING FUNDS ESTABLISHED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL WATER POL-
LUTION CONTROL ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 148 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to higher
yielding investments) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) CERTAIN FEDERAL GRANTS NOT TREATED
AS INVESTMENT PROPERTY.—In no event shall the
term ‘investment property’ include any amount de-
rived from any Federal grant made in connection
with any revolving fund established in accordance
with title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (or any subsequent reauthorization thereof).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2961
For the relief of Wayne T. Alderson.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. DOYLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on National Security
A BILL
For the relief of Wayne T. Alderson.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.
The time limitations set forth in section 3744(b) of
title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect
to the awarding of the medal of honor to Wayne T.
Alderson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in recognition of
acts performed at the risk of his life and beyond the call
of duty while serving as a private first class in the United
States Army in Germany during World War II.
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SEC. 4. REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE DISPOSAL OF RADIO-
ACTIVE MATERIALS.
(a) SECTION
104.—Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C.
4914(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘site’ does not
include any property described in section 101(6)(B) which
is in a State which the Secretary has certified has a pro-
gram which would achieve the purposes of this subsection.’’.
(b) SECTION 108.—Section 108(a)(1) (42 U.S.C.
7918(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Residual radioactive material from a processing site des-
ignated under this title may be disposed of at a facility
licensed under title II under the administrative and tech-
nical requirements of such title. Disposal of such material
at such a site in accordance with such requirements shall
be considered to have been done in accordance with the ad-
ministrative and technical requirements of this title.’’
(c) SECTION 115.—Section 115(a) (42 U.S.C. 7925(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This sub-
section does not prohibit the disposal of residual radioactive
material from a processing site under this title at a site
licensed under title II or the expenditure of funds under
this title for such disposal.’’.
Union Calendar No. 262
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2967
[Report No. 104–536]
A BILL
To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for
other purposes.
APRIL 24, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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and the nature of the alleged violations of this subtitle
to be investigated. Not later than 180 days after providing
the initial notification, the Secretary shall provide the sub-
ject of the investigation with notice of the status of the
investigation, including whether the Secretary intends to
issue a complaint under subsection (c)(2), terminate the
investigation, or continue or expand the investigation. The
Secretary shall provide additional status reports at the re-
quest of the subject of the investigation and shall promptly
notify the subject of the investigation whenever the Sec-
retary terminates the investigation.’’.
SEC. 357. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
Subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of
1985 is amended by inserting after section 1215, as added
by section 407, the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1216. EXPIRATION OF SUBTITLE.
‘‘The authorities and requirements contained in this
subtitle shall not apply after December 31, 2002, and any
program ineligibility in effect under section 1211 as of
that date shall expire on that date.’’.
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with any inactive or abandoned mine site 
that is the subject of the proposed permit, 
does not object to the issuance of the per-
mit; and 
‘‘(iii) if the Administrator is the per-
mitting authority, the affected State or In-
dian tribe concurs with the issuance of the 
permit. 
‘‘(G) DEADLINE RELATING TO APPROVAL 
OR DENIAL OF APPLICATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of receipt by a permit-
ting authority of an application for a Good Sa-
maritan discharge permit that the permitting 
authority determines to be complete, the per-
mitting authority shall— 
‘‘(i) issue to the eligible applicant a 
Good Samaritan discharge permit; or 
‘‘(ii) deny the application of the eligi-
ble applicant for a Good Samaritan dis-
charge permit. 
‘‘(H) MODIFICATION OF PERMIT.— 
‘‘(i) APPROVAL
AND
DISAPPROVAL 
PROCESS.—In accordance with clause (ii), 
after the date of receipt by a permitting 
authority of a written request by a per-
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‘‘(2) PERMITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in making a determina-
tion whether to approve a new permit or a re-
newed permit, the permitting authority— 
‘‘(i) shall base the determination only 
on compliance with regulations issued by 
the Administrator or the permitting au-
thority; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not base the determination 
on the extent of adherence of the applicant 
for the new permit or renewed permit to 
guidance. 
‘‘(B) NEW
PERMITS.—If the permitting 
authority does not approve or deny an applica-
tion for a new permit by the date that is 270 
days after the date of receipt of a substantially 
complete application for the new permit, the ap-
plicant may discharge as if the application were 
approved in accordance with Federal law for 
the period of time for which a similar permit 
would be approved. 
‘‘(C) SUBSTANTIAL
COMPLETENESS.—In 
determining whether an application for a new 
permit or a renewed permit received under this 
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‘‘(II) approve or deny an applica-
tion for a permit under this sub-
section not later than— 
‘‘(aa) if an agency carries 
out an environmental assessment 
that leads to a finding of no sig-
nificant impact, the date on 
which the finding of no signifi-
cant impact is issued; or 
‘‘(bb) if an agency carries 
out an environmental assessment 
that leads to a record of decision, 
15 days after the date on which 
the record of decision on the en-
vironmental impact statement is 
issued. 
‘‘(ii) 
PROCESSES.—Notwithstanding 
clause (i), regardless of whether the Sec-
retary has commenced an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact state-
ment by the date described in clause (i)(I), 
the following deadlines shall apply: 
‘‘(I) An environmental assess-
ment carried out under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
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section (a), or as the case may be, met the definition 
of block pumice referred to in such subsection; 
‘‘(B) was properly located and maintained 
under the general mining laws prior to the date of 
enactment of the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation 
Act of 2014; 
‘‘(C) was supported by a discovery of a valuable 
mineral deposit within the meaning of the general 
mining laws as in effect immediately prior to the 
date of enactment of the Hardrock Mining and Rec-
lamation Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(D) that such claim continues to be valid 
under this Act.’’. 
(b) MINERAL
MATERIALS
DISPOSAL
CLARIFICA-
TION.—Section 4 of the Act of July 23, 1955 (30 U.S.C. 
612), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘and mineral 
material’’ after ‘‘vegetative’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘and mineral 
material’’ after ‘‘vegetative’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of the 
Act of July 31, 1947, entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the 
disposal of materials on the public lands of the United 
States’’ (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by striking 
‘‘common varieties of’’ in the first sentence. 
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