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(C) entering into a release of claims broad-
er in scope than a counterpart release of claims
offered by the franchisor to the franchisee.
(e) RIGHT OF 1ST REFUSAL.—A franchisor may ex-
ercise a right of 1st refusal in connection with a proposed
transfer by a franchisee of a transferable interest, if such
right is reserved in the franchise. A franchisor may not
exercise such right more than 30 days after the date it
receives a franchisee’s request for consent to the proposed
transfer. A franchisor may not exercise such right if doing
so would result in it holding a minority ownership interest
in the franchised business or the franchisee concerned. A
franchisor may determine whether to exercise such right
based only on the merits and circumstances of the pro-
posed transfer.
(f) CONSENT TO PUBLIC OFFERING.—A franchisor
may not withhold its consent to a franchisee making a
public offering of its securities without good cause, if the
franchisee or the owner of the franchisee’s interest in the
franchise retains control over more than 50 percent of the
voting power in the franchisee.
(g) CONSENT
TO
POOLING
OR
EXCHANGE.—A
franchisor may not withhold its consent to a pooling of
interests or an exchange of assets by its existing
franchisees.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1075
To limit the sale or export of plastic bullets to the United Kingdom.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. KING, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MANTON, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NEAL of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BOR-
SKI, and Mrs. MEEK of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To limit the sale or export of plastic bullets to the United
Kingdom.
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 ‘‘Northern Ireland
Peace Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since the British Army and the Royal Ul-
ster Constabulary in Northern Ireland have begun to
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(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
are provided in advance for the amount of any such 
increased cost. 
(d) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat-
ute and/or regulations governing the program under 
which the project is insured or assisted; 
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means housing that meets one of the following con-
ditions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 
insured under the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance
attached
to
the
structure
including 
projects undergoing mark to market debt re-
structuring
under
the
Multifamily
Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended 
by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act;
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘internationally recognized worker
rights’’ has the meaning given that term in section
502(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974;
(2) the term ‘‘internationally recognized envi-
ronmental standards’’ includes—
(A) mitigation of global climate change;
(B) reduction in the consumption and pro-
duction of ozone-depleting substances;
(C) reduction in ship pollution of the
oceans from such sources as oil, noxious bulk
liquids, hazardous freight, sewage, and garbage;
(D) a ban on international ocean dumping
of high-level radioactive waste, chemical warfare
agents, and hazardous substances;
(E) 
government 
control 
of 
the
transboundary movement of hazardous waste
materials and their disposal for the purpose of
reducing global pollution on account of such
materials;
(F) preservation of endangered species;
(G) conservation of biological diversity;
(H) promotion of biodiversity; and
(I) preparation of oil-spill contingency
plans; and
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1076
To amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to prescribe an income rule
for determining if a client who is a victim of domestic violence is eligible
for assistance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BE-
REUTER, Mr. BOUCHER, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.
DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FARR of Califor-
nia, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Mr.
GEPHARDT, Mr. GREEN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of
Texas, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mrs. KENNELLY
of Connecticut, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MAR-
TINEZ, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Ms. MOLINARI, Mrs. MORELLA, Ms. NOR-
TON. Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr.
ROTHMAN, Mr. SABO, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. STARK, Mr.
TORRES, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. YATES, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD,
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A BILL
To amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to prescribe
an income rule for determining if a client who is a
victim of domestic violence is eligible for assistance.
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Violence
Legal Services Eligibility Act’’.
SEC. 2. INCOME RULE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE.
Section 1007(a) of the Legal Services Corporation
Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)) is amended by inserting after
and below paragraph (10) the following: ‘‘In establishing
income levels under paragraph (2)(A) to determine if a
client is eligible for assistance, the Corporation, in the case
of a client who is the victim of domestic violence, shall
prescribe that only the income of such a client will be con-
sidered in making such determination. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the term ‘domestic violence’ has the
meaning given such term by section 2003(1) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1988 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–2(1)).’’.
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE TRADE AGREE-
MENTS.
The authority of the President to enter into any trade
agreement under subsection (b) or (c) of section 1102 of
the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19
U.S.C. 2902) after January 1, 1995, or other authority
provided by statute to enter into trade agreements de-
scribed in such subsections, may be exercised only if the
trade agreement contains provisions that require each
party to the agreement to—
(1) adopt and enforce laws to afford inter-
nationally recognized worker rights to workers in
that country (including any designated zone in that
country);
(2) adopt and enforce laws to promote respect
for internationally recognized environmental stand-
ards in that country (including any designated zone
in that country); and
(3) treat as an actionable unfair trade practice
the systematic denial or practical nullification of
internationally recognized worker rights or inter-
nationally recognized environmental standards as a
means for any signatory country or its industries to
gain a competitive advantage in international trade,
commerce, or finance.
(A) the cost of living for veterans residing
in the region served by each Veterans Inte-
grated Services Network; and
(B) the size of the population of veterans
in each such region who are impoverished.
(2) The size of the population of homeless vet-
erans in each such region and the wider array of dis-
ease and illness due to the hardships and lack of hy-
giene from which the homeless suffer.
(3) The age of the veterans population residing
in each such region and the costs associated with
long-term care necessary to meet the needs of the
aging veterans population.
(4) The age and type of infrastructure used by
Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities,
including the cost of operating, maintaining, repair-
ing, and remodeling such facilities and the costs as-
sociated with adverse weather conditions, such as
snow removal, in regions in which such facilities are
located.
(d) VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICES NETWORK
DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Veter-
ans Integrated Services Network’’ means the network de-
veloped by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide
for the health care of veterans.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1078
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
prescribe a rule that prohibits the importation for disposal of poly-
chlorinated biphenyls at concentrations of 50 parts per million or greater.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Ms. RIVERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to prescribe a rule that prohibits the impor-
tation for disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls at con-
centrations of 50 parts per million or greater.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF POLY-
CHLORINATED BIPHENYLS FOR DISPOSAL.
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall prescribe a rule under
section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) to prohibit the importation into the
United States for disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, or
polychlorinated biphenyl items, at concentrations of 50
parts per million or greater.
(b) EXCEPTION.—
(1) PETITION.—The Administrator may use the
authority under section 6(e)(3) of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)(3)) to ac-
cept and consider petitions to exempt from the pro-
hibition prescribed under subsection (a) specific
transboundary shipments into the United States for
disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, or poly-
chlorinated biphenyl items, at concentrations of 50
parts per million or greater.
(2) REPORT.—In any case in which the Admin-
istrator grants an exemption pursuant to such a pe-
tition, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a
report containing notice of the exemption and the
reasons for the exemption. The exemption may not
take effect until the expiration of the 60-day period
beginning on the date the report is received by Con-
gress.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1079
To require the inclusion of provisions relating to worker rights and environ-
mental standards in any trade agreement entered into under any future
trade negotiating authority.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, and Mr. SPRATT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To require the inclusion of provisions relating to worker
rights and environmental standards in any trade agree-
ment entered into under any future trade negotiating
authority.
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 ‘‘Fast-Track Fairness
and Accountability Act’’.
(3) the term ‘‘actionable unfair trade practice’’
means, under the laws of the United States, an act,
policy, or practice that, under section 301 of the
Trade Act of 1974, is unjustifiable and burdens or
restricts United States commerce.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 107
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund be excluded from the budget of the
United States Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund be excluded
from the budget of the United States Government.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 8348 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(n) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
receipts and disbursements of the Fund—
‘‘(1) shall not be included in the totals of—
‘‘(A) the budget of the United States Gov-
ernment as submitted by the President; or
‘‘(B) the congressional budget (including
allocations of budget authority and outlays pro-
vided therein);
‘‘(2) shall be exempt from any general budget
limitation imposed by statute on expenditures and
net lending (budget outlays) of the United States
Government; and
‘‘(3) shall be exempt from any order issued
under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1080
To study the high rate of cancer among children in Dover Township, New
Jersey, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To study the high rate of cancer among children in Dover
Township, New Jersey, 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 ‘‘Michael Gillick Child-
hood Cancer Research Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) during the period from 1980 to 1988,
Ocean County, New Jersey, had a significantly high-
er rate of childhood cancer than the rest of the
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United States, including a rate of brain and central
nervous system cancer that was nearly 70 percent
above the rate of other States;
(2) during the period from 1979 to 1991—
(A) there were 230 cases of childhood can-
cer in Ocean County, of which 56 cases were in
Dover Township, and of those 14 were in Toms
River alone;
(B) the rate of brain and central nervous
system cancer of children under 20 in Toms
River was 3 times higher than expected, and
among children under 5 was 7 times higher
than expected; and
(C) Dover Township, which would have
had a nearly normal cancer rate if Toms River
was excluded, had a 49 percent higher cancer
rate than the rest of the State and an 80 per-
cent higher leukemia rate than the rest of the
State; and
(3)(A) according to New Jersey State averages,
a population the size of Toms River should have 1.6
children under age 19 with cancer; and
(B) Toms River currently has 5 children under
the age of 19 with cancer.
(A) made available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
safety construction programs for previous fiscal 
years the funds for which are allocated by the 
Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 
under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au-
thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 
title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 
such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 
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SEC. 3. STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall conduct
dose-reconstruction modeling and an epidemiological study
of childhood cancer in Dover Township, New Jersey.
(b) GRANT TO NEW JERSEY.—The Administrator
may make 1 or more grants to the State of New Jersey
to carry out subsection (a).
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act—
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999
and 2000.
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SEC. 4. NEGOTIATED CHANGES.
A franchisor that has delivered to a prospective
franchisee a valid offering circular may negotiate with the
prospective franchisee concerning the terms of a franchise
and may execute with the prospective franchisee a fran-
chise whose terms reflect negotiated changes from the ini-
tial offering.
SEC. 5. INDEPENDENT SOURCING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A franchisee may obtain equip-
ment, fixtures, supplies, and services used in the establish-
ment and operation of a franchised business from any
source, if the goods and services meet any reasonable
standard regarding their nature and quality that may be
promulgated by the franchisor concerned.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
a reasonable quantity of inventory goods or services, in-
cluding display and sample items, that—
(1) a franchisor requires a franchisee to obtain
from the franchisor or its affiliate;
(2) are a central feature of the franchised busi-
ness concerned; and
(3) are manufactured or produced—
(A) by the franchisor or its affiliate; or
(B) solely for the account of the franchisor
or its affiliate and incorporate a trade secret of
the franchisor or its affiliate.
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1084
To amend the provisions of title 18, United States Code, placing restrictions
on the sale of handguns to require a purchaser to reveal if the purchaser
is the subject of a court order of protection.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 17, 1997
Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mrs. ROUKEMA) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the provisions of title 18, United States Code,
placing restrictions on the sale of handguns to require
a purchaser to reveal if the purchaser is the subject
of a court order of protection.
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 ‘‘Protective Order En-
forcement Act.’’.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION ORDER.
Section 922(s)(3)(B) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (vi),
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause
(vii), and
(3) by inserting after clause (vii) the following:
‘‘(viii) is not subject to a court order that
restrains such person from harassing, stalking,
or threatening an intimate partner of such per-
son or child of such intimate partner or person,
or engaging in any other conduct that would
place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of
bodily injury to the partner or child.’’.
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A financial holding
company and a wholesale financial holding com-
pany that acquires any company, or commences
any activity, pursuant to this subsection shall
provide written notice to the Board describing
the activity commenced or conducted by the
company acquired no later than 30 calendar
days after commencing the activity or con-
summating the acquisition.
‘‘(B) APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED FOR CER-
TAIN FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.—Except as pro-
vided in section 4(j) with regard to the acquisi-
tion of a savings association, a financial holding
company and a wholesale financial holding com-
pany may commence any activity, or acquire
any company, pursuant to paragraph (3) or any
regulation prescribed or order issued under
paragraph (4), without prior approval of the
Board.
‘‘(d) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FINANCIAL HOLD-
ING COMPANIES THAT FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Board finds that a
financial holding company is not in compliance with
the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or
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‘‘(i) the holding company; and
‘‘(ii) any subsidiary (other than an in-
sured depository institution subsidiary) of
the holding company that, because of the
size, condition, or activities of the subsidi-
ary, the nature or size of transactions be-
tween such subsidiary and any affiliated
depository institution, or the centralization
of functions within the holding company
system, could have a materially adverse ef-
fect on the safety and soundness of any de-
pository institution affiliate of the holding
company.
‘‘(C) DEFERENCE
TO
BANK
EXAMINA-
TIONS.—The Board shall, to the fullest extent
possible, use the reports of examination of de-
pository institutions made by the Comptroller of
the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, the Director of the Office of Thrift
Supervision or the appropriate State depository
institution supervisory authority for the pur-
poses of this section.
‘‘(D) DEFERENCE
TO
OTHER
EXAMINA-
TIONS.—The Board shall, to the fullest extent
possible, address the circumstances which might
percent of the funds made available under this heading 
may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided 
further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an 
expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the 
option of the recipient, up to 50 percent: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that re-
quire a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete 
an overall financing package: Provided further, That not 
less than 10 percent of the funds provided under this 
heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Pro-
vided further, That for projects located in rural areas, the 
minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary 
may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: 
Provided further, That projects conducted using funds pro-
vided under this heading must comply with the require-
ments of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit 
assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may retain up to $5,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading, and may transfer por-
tions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal 
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Mari-
time Administration, to fund the award and oversight of
grants and credit assistance made under the National In-
frastructure Investments program. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $1,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2017. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
information technology infrastructure, improvement of 
network perimeter controls and identity management, 
testing and assessment of information technology against 
business, security, and other requirements, implementa-
tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced 
security controls on network devices, and enhancement of 
cyber security workforce training tools, $7,000,000 to re-
main available through September 30, 2017. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,600,000.