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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1463
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 7, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999
for the Customs Service, the Office of the United States
Trade Representative, and the International Trade Com-
mission.
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. CUSTOMS AND TRADE AGENCY AUTHORIZA-
TIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998 AND 1999.
(a) UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 301(b) of the Customs Procedural Reform
and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) FOR
NONCOMMERCIAL
OPERATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for the sala-
ries and expenses of the Customs Service that are
incurred in noncommercial operations not to exceed
the following:
‘‘(A) $668,397,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(B) $684,018,000 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(2) 
FOR
COMMERCIAL
OPERATIONS.—(A)
There are authorized to be appropriated for the sala-
ries and expenses of the Customs Service that are
incurred in commercial operations not less than the
following:
‘‘(i) $901,441,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(ii) $930,447,000 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(B) The monies authorized to be appropriated
under subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year, except
for such sums as may be necessary for the salaries
and expenses of the Customs Service that are in-
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curred in connection with the processing of merchan-
dise that is exempt from the fees imposed under sec-
tion 13031(a)(9) and (10) of the Consolidated Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, shall be
appropriated from the Customs User Fee Account.
‘‘(3) FOR AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for the op-
eration (including salaries and expenses) and main-
tenance of the air and marine interdiction programs
of the Customs Service not to exceed the following:
‘‘(A) $95,258,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(B) $98,226,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
OUT-YEAR
BUDGET
PRO-
JECTIONS.—Section 301(a) of the Customs Proce-
dural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19
U.S.C. 2075(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(3) By no later than the date on which the President
submits to the Congress the budget of the United States
Government for a fiscal year, the Commissioner of Cus-
toms shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Finance of the Senate the projected amount of funds for
the succeeding fiscal year that will be necessary for the
‘‘(C) resides in the service area of the
PACE program; and
‘‘(D) meets such other eligibility conditions
as may be imposed under the PACE program
agreement for the program under subsection
(e)(2)(A)(ii).
‘‘(6) PACE PROTOCOL.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘PACE protocol’ means the Proto-
col for the Program of All-inclusive Care for the El-
derly (PACE), as published by On Lok, Inc., as of
April 14, 1995.
‘‘(7) PACE DEMONSTRATION WAIVER PROGRAM
DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘PACE demonstration waiver program’ means a
demonstration program under either of the following
sections (as in effect before the date of their repeal):
‘‘(A) Section 603(c) of the Social Security
Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98–21), as
extended by section 9220 of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
(Public Law 99–272).
‘‘(B) Section 9412(b) of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public Law
99–509).
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operations of the Customs Service as provided for in sub-
section (b).’’.
(b) OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REP-
RESENTATIVE.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 141(g)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2171(g)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g)(1)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Office for the purposes of carrying out its functions
not to exceed the following:
‘‘(i) $22,092,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(ii) $24,300,000 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(B) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year—
‘‘(i) not to exceed $98,000 may be used for en-
tertainment and representation expenses of the Of-
fice; and
‘‘(ii) not to exceed $2,500,000 shall remain
available until expended.’’.
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
OUT-YEAR
BUDGET
PRO-
JECTIONS.—Section 141(g) of the Trade Act of
1974 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) By no later than the date on which the President
submits to the Congress the budget of the United States
Government for a fiscal year, the United States Trade
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Representative shall submit to the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate the projected amount of
funds for the succeeding fiscal year that will be necessary
for the Office to carry out its functions.’’.
(c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COM-
MISSION.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 330(e)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1330(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Commission for necessary expenses (including the
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere) not to exceed the following:
‘‘(i) $41,980,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(ii) $46,125,400 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(B) Not to exceed $2,500 of the amount authorized
to be appropriated for any fiscal year under subparagraph
(A) may be used, subject to the approval of the Chairman
of the Commission, for reception and entertainment ex-
penses.
‘‘(C) No part of any sum that is appropriated under
the authority of subparagraph (A) may be used by the
Commission in the making of any special study, investiga-
tion, or report that is requested by any agency of the exec-
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utive branch unless that agency reimburses the Commis-
sion for the cost thereof.’’.
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
OUT-YEAR
BUDGET
PRO-
JECTIONS.—Section 330(e) of the Tariff Act of
1930 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) By no later than the date on which the President
submits to the Congress the budget of the United States
Government for a fiscal year, the Commission shall submit
to the the Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate the projected amount of funds for the succeeding
fiscal year that will be necessary for the Commission to
carry out its functions.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 6, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
‘‘(4) include the coefficients of the Directive 
Policy Rule that generate the current Policy Instru-
ment Target and a range of predicted future values 
for the Policy Instrument Target if changes occur in 
any Intermediate Policy Input; 
‘‘(5) describe the procedure for adjusting the 
supply of bank reserves to achieve the Policy Instru-
ment Target; 
‘‘(6) include a statement as to whether the Di-
rective Policy Rule substantially conforms to the 
Reference Policy Rule and, if applicable— 
‘‘(A) an explanation of the extent to which 
it departs from the Reference Policy Rule; 
‘‘(B) a detailed justification for that depar-
ture; and 
‘‘(C) a description of the circumstances 
under which the Directive Policy Rule may be 
amended in the future; 
‘‘(7) include a certification that such Rule is ex-
pected to support the economy in achieving stable 
prices and maximum natural employment over the 
long term; 
‘‘(8) include a calculation that describes with 
mathematical precision the expected annual inflation 
rate over a 5-year period; and
year level for an account shall reflect transfers ac-
complished by the submission of, or assumed for the 
current year in, the President’s original budget for 
the budget year. 
‘‘(d) UP-TO-DATE CONCEPTS.—In calculating the 
baseline for the budget year or each of the nine ensuing 
outyears, current-year amounts shall be calculated using 
the concepts and definitions that are required for that 
budget year. 
‘‘(e) ASSET SALES.—Amounts realized from the sale 
of an asset shall not be included in estimates under section 
251, 251A, 252, or 253 of this part or section 5 of the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 if that sale would 
result in a financial cost to the Government as determined 
pursuant to scorekeeping guidelines. 
‘‘(f) LONG-TERM BUDGET OUTLOOK.—On or before 
July 1 of each year, CBO shall submit to the Committees 
on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate the Long-Term Budget Outlook for the fiscal year 
commencing on October 1 of that year and at least the 
ensuing 40 fiscal years.’’. 
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‘‘(E) any interest on a qualified edu-
cational loan (within the meaning of paragraph
(5)), and’’.
(b) QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL LOAN DEFINED.—
Paragraph (5) of section 163(h) of such Code is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED
EDUCATIONAL
LOAN.—For
purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
educational loan’ means any indebtedness—
‘‘(i) which is provided—
‘‘(I) pursuant to a Federal,
State, or State-based guarantee pro-
gram or insurance program,
‘‘(II) by an organization de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) and ex-
empt from tax under section 501(a),
or
‘‘(III) by a financial institution
under a supplemental education pro-
gram which requires that repayments
on the loan be made to the edu-
cational institution referred to in sub-
paragraph (D)(i), and
under section 1894(d) of such Act and on the treatment
of private, for-profit entities as PACE providers.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H.R. 1466
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer certain Fort Howard
Park lands to Baltimore County, Maryland.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1997
Mr. EHRLICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer cer-
tain Fort Howard Park lands to Baltimore County,
Maryland.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER AT FORT HOWARD PARK, BAL-
TIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection
(c), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer, with-
out consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the lands described in subsection
(b) to Baltimore County, Maryland, for use for public pur-
poses.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in
subsection (a) are those parcels located at the Fort How-
ard Division of the Veterans Administration Maryland
Health Care System which consist of approximately 35
acres and are labelled as ‘‘Parcel A’’ and ‘‘Parcel B’’ on
the map entitled ‘‘Fort Howard Park Land Transfer’’ and
dated llll. The exact acreage and legal description
of the real property to be transferred under this section
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs.
(c) REVERSION.—Any lands transferred under sub-
section (a) that cease to be used for public purposes by
Baltimore County, Maryland, shall revert to the United
States.
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SECTION 1. OIL AND GAS WELLS IN WAYNE NATIONAL FOR-
EST, OHIO.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior may
enter into noncompetitive oil and gas production and rec-
lamation contracts in accordance with this section with op-
erators of wells in the Wayne National Forest in the State
of Ohio who meet the criteria of section 17(b)(3)(A) of
the Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(3)(A))
pursuant to private land mineral leases which were in ef-
fect on and after the date of the enactment of this section,
subject to the same laws and regulations that applied to
those private land mineral leases.
(b) ADDITIONAL DRILLING.—No contract under this
section may authorize deeper completions or additional
drilling.
(c) BONDING.—
(1) WAIVER
OF FEDERAL
BONDING.—Each
contract under this section shall require the contrac-
tor to provide a Federal oil and gas bond to ensure
complete and timely reclamation of the former lease
tract in accordance with the regulations of the Bu-
reau of Land Management and the Forest Service,
unless the Secretary of the Interior accepts in lieu
thereof assurances from the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, that—
(A) the contractor has duly satisfied the
bonding requirements of the State of Ohio; and
following inspection of operator performance,
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is
not opposed to such waiver of Federal bonding
requirements;
(B) the United States of America is enti-
tled to apply for and receive funding under the
provision of section 1509.071 of the Ohio Re-
vised Code so as to properly plug and restore
oil and gas sites and lease tracts; and
(C) during the 2 years prior to the date on
which the contract is entered into no less than
20 percent of Ohio State severance tax revenues
has been allocated to the State of Ohio Orphan
Well Fund.
(2) CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH 20 PERCENT
REQUIREMENT.—In entering into any contract under
this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall re-
serve the right to require the contractor to comply
with all Federal oil and gas bonding requirements
applicable to Federal oil and gas leases under the
regulations of the Bureau of Land Management and
the Forest Service whenever the Secretary finds that
less than 20 percent of Ohio State severance tax rev-
enues has been allocated to the State of Ohio Or-
phan Well Fund.
Passed the House of Representatives October 15,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H.R. 1467
To provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant to certain
existing leases in the Wayne National Forest.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1997
Mr. NEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations
pursuant to certain existing leases in the Wayne National
Forest.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELECTION TO CONTINUE OIL AND GAS OPER-
ATIONS UNDER CERTAIN EXISTING LEASES.
In the case of the Wayne National Forest, an election
under section 17(b)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 226(b)(3)), including an election made before the
date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be an
election to continue operations pursuant to the existing
lease instead of an election to continue the lease as a non-
competitive lease under section 17(c)(1) of that Act, and
in the case of any such election, the provisions of subpara-
graphs (C) and (D) of such section 17(b)(3) shall not
apply. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any lands
subject to an election made by a leaseholder under such
section 17(b)(3) before the date of enactment of this Act
if the lease holder notifies the Secretary of the Interior
(within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act)
that the leaseholder intends such election to remain an
election to continue the lease as a noncompetitive lease
under section 17(c)(1) of that Act.
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$9,000,000,
that
includes
designation
of
the
entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the en-
tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such
Act.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood
Prevention Operations’’ to repair damages to the water-
ways and watersheds resulting from flooding and other
natural disasters, $150,700,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be avail-
able only to the extent an official budget request for
$150,700,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the en-
tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such
Act: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines
that the cost of land and farm structures restoration ex-
nation for the purpose of concluding its activities, 
including providing testimony to the committee of 
Congress concerning its report. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000, which shall remain available until the date on 
which the Commission terminates. 
SEC. 17. ELIMINATION OF SURPLUS FUNDS OF FEDERAL 
RESERVE BANKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 289 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading of such subsection, by 
striking ‘‘AND SURPLUS FUNDS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘depos-
ited in the surplus fund of the bank’’ and in-
serting ‘‘transferred to the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System for transfer to 
the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the 
general fund of the Treasury’’; and 
(C) by striking the first subsection (b) (re-
lating to a transfer for fiscal year 2000). 
(b) TRANSFER TO THE TREASURY.—The Federal re-
serve banks shall transfer all of the funds of the surplus 
funds of such banks to the Board of Governors of the Fed-
eral Reserve System for transfer to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury. 
SEC. 18. PUBLIC TRANSCRIPTS OF FOMC MEETINGS. 
Section 12A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
263), as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC TRANSCRIPTS
OF MEETINGS.—The 
Committee shall— 
‘‘(1) record all meetings of the Committee; and 
‘‘(2) make the full transcript of such meetings 
available to the public.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3189 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish re-
quirements for policy rules and blackout periods 
of the Federal Open Market Committee, to estab-
lish requirements for certain activities of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem, and to amend title 31, United States Code, 
to reform the manner in which the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System is audited, 
and for other purposes.
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LAND ACQUISITION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Land Acquisition’’,
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the cost-
effective emergency acquisition of land and water rights ne-
cessitated by floods and other natural disasters: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
CONSTRUCTION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for
emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other natu-
ral disasters, $187,321,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That of this amount, $30,000,000 shall be available only
to the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in such
Act, is transmitted by the President to Congress, and upon
certification by the Secretary of the Interior to the President
that a specific amount of such funds is required for (1) re-
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Grant Lands’’, made available as supplemental appropria-
tions in Public Law 104–134: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
For an additional amount for resource management,
$2,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998,
for technical assistance and fish replacement made nec-
essary by floods and other natural disasters: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency
requirement
pursuant
to
section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CONSTRUCTION
For
an
additional
amount
for
construction,
$81,000,000, to remain available until expended, to repair
damage caused by floods and other natural disasters: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as
an
emergency
requirement
pursuant
to
section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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‘‘(2) GAO APPROVAL OF UPDATE.—Upon deter-
mining that plans described in paragraph (1) cannot 
or should not be achieved, the Federal Open Market 
Committee shall submit an explanation for that de-
termination and an updated version of the Directive 
Policy Rule to the Comptroller General of the 
United States and the appropriate congressional 
committees not later than 48 hours after making the 
determination. The Comptroller General shall, not 
later than 48 hours after receiving such updated 
version, prepare and submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a compliance report deter-
mining whether such updated version and the Fed-
eral Open Market Committee are in compliance with 
this section. 
‘‘(f) DIRECTIVE POLICY RULE AND FEDERAL OPEN 
MARKET COMMITTEE NOT IN COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Comptroller General 
of the United States determines that the Directive 
Policy Rule and the Federal Open Market Com-
mittee are not in compliance with this section in the 
report submitted pursuant to subsection (d), or that 
the updated version of the Directive Policy Rule and 
the Federal Open Market Committee are not in com-
pliance with this section in the report submitted pur-
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suant to subsection (e)(2), the Chairman of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
shall, if requested by the chairman of either of the 
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 
7 legislative days after such request, testify before 
such committee as to why the Directive Policy Rule, 
the updated version, or the Federal Open Market 
Committee is not in compliance. 
‘‘(2) GAO AUDIT.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b) of section 714 of title 31, United States Code, 
upon submitting a report of noncompliance pursuant 
to subsection (d) or subsection (e)(2) and after the 
period of 7 legislative days described in paragraph 
(1), the Comptroller General shall audit the conduct 
of monetary policy by the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Mar-
ket Committee upon request of the appropriate con-
gressional committee. Such committee may specify 
the parameters of such audit. 
‘‘(g) CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS.—The Chairman of 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
shall, if requested by the chairman of either of the appro-
priate congressional committees and not later than 7 legis-
lative days after such request, appear before such com-
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