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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 606 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation 
received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2015 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. 
PASCRELL, and Mr. REICHERT) 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 exclude 
certain compensation received by public safety officers 
and their dependents from gross income. 
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 ‘‘Don’t Tax Our Fallen 
Public Safety Heroes Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COMPENSATION RE-
CEIVED BY PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND 
THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by inserting after 
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) amounts received pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796); or 
‘‘(B) a program established under the laws 
of any State which provides monetary com-
pensation for surviving dependents of a public 
safety officer who has died as the direct and 
proximate result of a personal injury sustained 
in the line of duty, 
except that subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any 
amounts that would have been payable if death of 
the public safety officer had occurred other than as 
the direct and proximate result of a personal injury 
sustained in the line of duty.’’. 
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II 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 606 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 13, 2015 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
certain compensation received by public safety officers 
and their dependents from gross income. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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under this subsection shall take effect January
1 following the date of the filing of the revoca-
tion, except that a revocation filed during the
90-day period beginning with the date of the
filing of the election shall take effect as of the
effective date of the election. Upon the effective
date of a revocation under this subsection, enti-
tlement to benefits under title II of the Social
Security Act shall be determined as if the re-
voked election had not occurred, except that, for
purposes of any such entitlement, wages paid,
and self-employment income derived, during the
period for which the election was in effect shall
not be taken into account. No subsequent elec-
tion under this section may take effect with re-
spect to an individual who has filed a revocation
under this subsection (except a revocation filed
during the 90-day period beginning with the
date of the filing of the election).
(B) REDUCTION IN BENEFITS.—The pri-
mary insurance amount, as determined under
section 215 of the Social Security Act, of any
individual who has filed a revocation under this
subsection before the end of the five-year period
described in subparagraph (A) (and after the
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Don’t Tax Our Fallen 
Public Safety Heroes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COMPENSATION RE-
CEIVED BY PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND 
THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by inserting after 
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) amounts received pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796); or 
‘‘(B) a program established under the laws 
of any State which provides monetary com-
pensation for surviving dependents of a public 
safety officer who has died as the direct and 
proximate result of a personal injury sustained 
in the line of duty, 
except that subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any 
amounts that would have been payable if death of 
the public safety officer had occurred other than as 
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the direct and proximate result of a personal injury 
sustained in the line of duty.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
SEMIPOSTAL STAMP AUTHORITY. 
Section 416 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) LIMITED AUTHORITY.—The Postal Service may 
issue and sell semipostals under this section only for such 
purposes or causes as provided for by an Act of Con-
gress.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘appropriate agency or 
agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate agen-
cy or entity, as provided for by an Act of 
Congress pursuant to subsection (b),’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such agency or entity’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(3) by striking subsection (e); and 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively. 
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(v) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et
seq.);
(vi) the Toxic Substances Control Act
(15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); and
(vii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300f et seq.).
(6) FOREST HIGHWAY.—The term ‘‘forest high-
way’’ has the meaning given the term in section
101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
(7) GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.—The term ‘‘govern-
mental unit’’ means an agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment or a State or local government, local gov-
ernmental unit, public or municipal corporation, or
unit of a State university system.
(8) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘haz-
ardous substance’’ has the meaning given the term
in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(42 U.S.C. 9601).
(9) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
(c) PAYMENTS.—Section 658J of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9358h)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘and sub-
section (b)(3)’’ after ‘‘appropriations’’; and
(2) in (b) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS FOR CHILD CARE STANDARDS
ENFORCEMENT.—If a State plan contained in an
application approved under section 658E includes
the provisions required by section 658G(b) applica-
ble to a fiscal year, then such State shall be entitled
to a payment under this section equal to the amount
such State expended to carry out such provisions or
the amount allotted to such State under section
658O from funds appropriated under section
658B(b) for such fiscal year, whichever is less.’’.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 658K(a)(2) of the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 658L of the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858j) is amended by inserting ‘‘and progress on
development of research and demonstration projects car-
ried out under section 658T’’ after ‘‘section 658K’’.
TITLE V—AMENDMENTS TO THE
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOP-
MENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF
1990
SEC. 501. CERTIFICATION RELATING TO PAYMENT RATES.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 658E(c)(4)(A) of the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858c(c)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(based
on a survey of the cost of child care services in local mar-
kets throughout the State, conducted not more than 2
years before the date the application is submitted under
subsection (a))’’ after ‘‘sufficient’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment
made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to ap-
plications submitted for fiscal years beginning before the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 658B of the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended
by 
striking 
‘‘2002’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘1998, 
and
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3685
To provide that the amount authorized to be appropriated for national defense
functions of the Government for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the
amount authorized to be appropriated for national defense functions
for fiscal year 1998.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1998
Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To provide that the amount authorized to be appropriated
for national defense functions of the Government for
fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the amount authorized
to be appropriated for national defense functions for
fiscal year 1998.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMIT ON AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1999.
The total amount authorized by law after the enact-
ment of this Act to be appropriated for national defense
functions of the Government for fiscal year 1999 may not
exceed $268,301,837,000 (such amount being the total
amount authorized by law to be appropriated for national
defense functions for fiscal year 1998).
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3686
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make block
grants to States for purposes of improving the quality of child care
services and making grants to business consortia to provide quality
child care services, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1998
Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. CLAY-
TON, Mr. CONDIT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FROST, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. KEN-
NEDY of Massachusetts, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr.
TANNER, Mr. TORRES, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to make block grants to States for purposes of improving
the quality of child care services and making grants
to business consortia to provide quality child care serv-
ices, 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 ‘‘Model States Child
Care Enhancement Act of 1998’’.
TITLE I—GRANTS TO MODEL
STATES
Subtitle A—Grants To Improve the
Quality of Child Care Services
SEC. 101. AUTHORITY TO MAKE CHALLENGE GRANTS.
The Secretary may make grants in accordance with
this subtitle to eligible States to improve the quality of
child care services, to be used by such States for purposes
the Secretary shall specify by rule, including—
(1) to provide State or federally approved, de-
velopmentally appropriate child care training that
adheres to a program widely recognized by the com-
munity of interest that serves young children and
that is accredited by national institutions that are
recognized by the Secretary of Education, beyond
the training described in section 102, to individuals
who are caregivers who are, or are employed by,
child care providers who provide child care services
for compensation,
(2) to require health consultation and age-ap-
propriate immunization in accordance with the then
current immunization recommendations issued by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to—
(A) children who receive child care services
for which assistance is provided under the Child
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6074 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the payments from the 
Judgment Fund in certain cases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 
Mr. FLEMING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the payments 
from the Judgment Fund in certain cases, 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 ‘‘Stop Taxpayer 
Obamacare Payouts ‘STOP’ Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. NO PAYMENTS FROM JUDGMENT FUND FOR RISK 
CORRIDOR CASES. 
Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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the use or operation of the Project from its current use
and operation.
(b) FUTURE ALTERATIONS.—If the Authority alters
the operations or uses of the Project it shall comply with
all applicable laws or regulations governing such alteration
at that time.
(c) RECREATION.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the National Park Service, shall continue to
operate the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area at
Lake Meredith.
(d) FLOOD CONTROL.—The Secretary of the Army,
acting through the Corps of Engineers, shall continue to
prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated to
flood control at Lake Meredith as prescribed in the Letter
of Understanding entered into between the Corps, the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, and the Authority in March and May
1980.
(e) SANFORD DAM PROPERTY.—The Authority shall
have the right to occupy and use without payment of lease
or rental charges or license or use fees the property re-
tained by the Bureau of Reclamation at Sanford Dam and
all buildings constructed by the United States thereon for
use as the Authority’s headquarters and maintenance fa-
cility. Buildings constructed by the Authority on such
property, or past and future additions to Government con-
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, no amount may be paid from the appropriation made 
by this section for any claim pertaining to the program 
under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18062).’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6075 
To clarify the United States interest in certain submerged lands in the 
area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 
Mr. KEATING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To clarify the United States interest in certain submerged 
lands in the area of the Monomoy National Wildlife 
Refuge, 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. UNITED STATES INTEREST IN CERTAIN SUB-
MERGED LANDS. 
The Congress finds that the United States did not 
acquire any right, title, or interest in or to submerged 
lands in Nantucket Sound or the waters above such sub-
merged lands as a result of the taking described in United 
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States v. 3,000 Acres of Land, Misc. Civil Action No. 
6340 (D. Mass., dated June 1, 1944). 
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H. R. 3687
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
An Act
To authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water reclamation project contract
for the Canadian River Project, Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Canadian River Project Prepay-
ment Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘Authority’’ means the Canadian River
Municipal Water Authority, a conservation and reclamation
district of the State of Texas.
(2) The term ‘‘Canadian River Project Authorization Act’’
means the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the construction,
operation, and maintenance by the Secretary of the Interior
of the Canadian River reclamation project, Texas’’, approved
December 29, 1950 (ch. 1183; 64 Stat. 1124).
(3) The term ‘‘Project’’ means all of the right, title and
interest in and to all land and improvements comprising the
pipeline and related facilities of the Canadian River Project
authorized by the Canadian River Project Authorization Act.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the
Interior.
SEC. 3. PREPAYMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) In consideration of the Authority accepting
the obligation of the Federal Government for the Project and subject
to the payment by the Authority of the applicable amount under
paragraph (2) within the 360-day period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey the Project
to the Authority, as provided in section 2(c)(3) of the Canadian
River Project Authorization Act (64 Stat. 1124).
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable amount shall
be—
(A) $34,806,731, if payment is made by the Authority
within the 270-day period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; or
(B) the amount specified in subparagraph (A) adjusted
to include interest on that amount since the date of the enact-
ment of this Act at the appropriate Treasury bill rate for
an equivalent term, if payment is made by the Authority after
the period referred to in subparagraph (A).
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structed buildings, shall be allowed to remain on the prop-
erty. The Authority shall operate and maintain such prop-
erty and facilities without cost to the United States.
SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGA-
TIONS.
(a) PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS EXTINGUISHED.—Provi-
sion of consideration by the Authority in accordance with
section 3(b) shall extinguish all payment obligations under
contract numbered 14–06–500–485 between the Authority
and the Secretary.
(b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—After
completion of the conveyance provided for in section 3, the
Authority shall have full responsibility for the cost of oper-
ation and maintenance of Sanford Dam, and shall con-
tinue to have full responsibility for operation and mainte-
nance of the Project pipeline and related facilities.
(c) GENERAL.—Rights and obligations under the ex-
isting contract No. 14–06–500–485 between the Authority
and the United States, other than provisions regarding re-
payment of construction charge obligation by the Author-
ity and provisions relating to the Project aqueduct, shall
remain in full force and effect for the remaining term of
the contract.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3687
To authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water reclamation project
contract for the Canadian River Project, Texas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1998
Mr. THORNBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water
reclamation project contract for the Canadian River
Project, Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PREPAYMENT OF CONTRACT FOR CANADIAN
RIVER PROJECT, TEXAS.
(a) PREPAYMENT AUTHORIZED.—Prepayment of the
amount due under Bureau of Reclamation contract num-
ber 14–06–500–485 for the Canadian River Project,
Texas, may be made by tender of an appropriate dis-
counted present value amount, as determined by the Sec-
retary of the Interior.
(b) CONVEYANCE.—Upon payment of the amount de-
termined by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall convey to the Canadian River Mu-
nicipal Water Authority all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the project pipeline and related
facilities authorized by Public Law 81–898 and Bureau
of Reclamation contract number 14–06–500–485, includ-
ing the headquarters facilities of the Authority.
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘James F. Battin United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 4,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 693
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3696
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located
at 316 North 26th Street in Billings, Montana,
as the ‘‘James F. Battin United States Court-
house’’.
OCTOBER 2, 1998
Reported without amendment