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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4772
To extend the terrorism risk insurance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2004
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
KANJORSKI, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. FROST, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. WATERS, 
Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. MOORE, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. MEEKS of New 
York, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. WATT, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. BELL, 
Mr. CLAY, Mr. ROSS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. KIND, and Mr. SANDLIN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To extend the terrorism risk insurance program.
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 ‘‘Terrorism Risk Insur-
ance Program Extension Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM YEARS. 
Paragraph (11) of section 102 of the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) PROGRAM YEAR 4.—The term ‘Pro-
gram Year 4’ means the period beginning on 
January 1, 2006 and ending on December 31, 
2006. 
‘‘(F) PROGRAM YEAR 5.—The term ‘Pro-
gram Year 5’ means the period beginning on 
January 1, 2007 and ending on December 31, 
2007. 
‘‘(G) FINAL
PROGRAM
YEAR.—The term 
‘Final Program Year’ means the period begin-
ning on January, 1, 2008 and ending on De-
cember 31, 2008.’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF PROGRAM TO FINAL PROGRAM 
YEAR. 
Paragraph (5) of section 102 of the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii) and realigning such para-
graphs, as so redesignated, so as to be indented 6 
ems from the left margin;
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers,
members, and employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allow-
ance of not more than $600 each for members required
to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable
employee benefits, $70,955,000, of which $34,118,000 is
provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Rep-
resentatives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House, and $36,837,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That,
of the amounts appropriated under this heading, such
amounts as may be necessary may be transferred between
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses
of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, commu-
value of the non-Federal land shall be considered a 
donation by the County to the United States for all 
purposes of law. 
SEC. 5. WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS. 
Lands acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall, 
without further action by the Secretary, be permanently 
withdrawn from all forms of appropriation and disposal 
under the public land laws (including the mining and min-
eral leasing laws) and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1930 
(30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT OF LAND. 
Land acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall 
become part of the Coconino National Forest and be man-
aged in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations 
applicable to the National Forest System. 
SEC. 7. MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS. 
(a) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary and the County 
may, by mutual agreement— 
(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the 
Federal and non-Federal lands involved in the ex-
change; and 
(2) correct any minor errors in any map, acre-
age estimate, or description of any land to be ex-
changed. 
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(b) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between a map, 
an acreage estimate, or a description of land under this 
Act, the map shall control unless the Secretary and the 
County mutually agree otherwise. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall file and 
make available for public inspection in the headquarters 
of the Coconino National Forest a copy of all maps re-
ferred to in this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4474 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming 
business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of 
depreciation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 
Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
LUCAS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. POMPEO, and Mr. 
BLUM) 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 treat cer-
tain farming business machinery and equipment as 5- 
year property for purposes of depreciation. 
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 ‘‘Fairness for Agricul-
tural Machinery and Equipment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN FARMING BUSINESS MACHINERY AND 
EQUIPMENT TREATED AS 5-YEAR PROPERTY. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(vii) 
of 
section 
168(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘the original use of which commences 
with the taxpayer after December 31, 2008, and which 
is placed in service before January 1, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘the original use of which commences with the taxpayer 
after the date of the enactment of the Fairness for Agri-
cultural Machinery and Equipment Act’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2208
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize food
claims which relate a nutrient to a disease or health-related condition.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1997
Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FROST, and Mr. RUSH) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
authorize food claims which relate a nutrient to a disease
or health-related condition.
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 ‘‘Consumers’ Nutrition
and Health Information Act’’.
SEC. 2. HEALTH CLAIMS OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
Section 403(r)(3) (21 U.S.C. 343(r)(3)) is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subpara-
graphs (A)(i) and (B), a claim of the type described in
paragraph (1)(B) which is not authorized by the Secretary
in a regulation promulgated in accordance with subpara-
graph (B) shall be authorized and may be made if—
‘‘(i) an authoritative scientific body of the Unit-
ed States Government with official responsibility for
public health protection or research directly relating
to human nutrition (such as the National Institutes
of Health or the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention), or the National Academy of Sciences or
subdivision of the National Academy of Sciences has
published an authoritative statement, which is cur-
rently in effect, recognizing that the relationship be-
tween the nutrient and disease or health-related con-
dition to which the claim refers is supported by per-
tinent scientific evidence;
‘‘(ii) a person has submitted to the Secretary at
least 120 days before the first introduction of such
food into interstate commerce a notice of the claim,
including a concise description of the basis upon
which such manufacturer or distributor relied for de-
termining that the requirements of subclause (i)
have been satisfied; and
‘‘(iii) the food to which the claim refers is not
misbranded under section 403(a) or 201(n).
A statement shall be regarded as an official authoritative
statement of an agency within the meaning of subclause
(i) only if it is published by the agency, represents the
current official position of an agency, and does not include
a statement of an agency employee made in the employee’s
individual capacity.’’.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4477 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require voice mail for certain 
telephone lines paid for by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 
Mr. CLAWSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. BLUM, and Mr. ROONEY of Flor-
ida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require voice 
mail for certain telephone lines paid for by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Be Responsive to all 
Veterans Expeditiously Act of 2016’’ or the ‘‘BRAVE Act 
of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. VOICE MAIL FOR CERTAIN TELEPHONE LINES PAID 
FOR BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘for medical 
officers and facility directors’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS 
AND FACILITY DIRECTORS.—The Secretary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) VOICE MAIL REQUIRED.—(1) The primary tele-
phone line for any facility of the Department shall include 
voice mail. 
‘‘(2) The introductory message of any voice mail 
under paragraph (1) shall inform the caller of— 
‘‘(A) the name of the relevant facility; 
‘‘(B) when the caller may expect a response; 
and 
‘‘(C) another telephone number to call in case 
of emergency. 
‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.—In reviewing the per-
formance of any employee responsible for responding to 
messages left on voice mail under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall consider the timeliness of such responses.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 705 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘705. Telephone service.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4478 
To amend the Military Selective Service Act to extend the registration and 
conscription requirements of the Selective Service System, currently ap-
plicable only to men between the ages of 18 and 26, to women between 
those ages to reflect the opening of Combat Arms Military Occupational 
Specialties to women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. ZINKE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Military Selective Service Act to extend the 
registration and conscription requirements of the Selec-
tive Service System, currently applicable only to men 
between the ages of 18 and 26, to women between those 
ages to reflect the opening of Combat Arms Military 
Occupational Specialties to women. 
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 ‘‘Draft America’s 
Daughters Act of 2016’’. 
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sources in an amount that is at least equal to the amount 
provided by the Federal Government. 
SEC. 8. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by section 
7 are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
(b) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, the 
amounts provided by section 7 are designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. 
Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 9. EMERGENCY EXPANSION OF THE SPECIAL SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, 
INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC). 
Section 17(d)(3)(iii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—A State’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) STATE-OF-EMERGENCY EX-
CEPTION.— 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE 
REGISTRATION 
AND 
CONSCRIPTION 
RE-
QUIREMENTS 
TO 
FEMALE 
CITIZENS 
AND 
RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES BE-
TWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 26. 
(a) APPLICABILITY TO FEMALE CITIZENS AND RESI-
DENTS WITHIN SPECIFIED AGE RANGE.—Section 3(a) of 
the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘every male citizen’’ and 
inserting ‘‘all citizens’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘every other male person’’ 
and inserting ‘‘all other persons’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘is between’’ and inserting 
‘‘are between’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘himself’’ and inserting 
‘‘themselves’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘he con-
tinues’’ and inserting ‘‘the alien continues’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the later of— 
(1) the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
certifies to Congress that all Combat Arms Military 
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Occupational Specialties are open to qualified female 
candidates. 
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(1) USE OF OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The Sec-
retary may use authority available under any other 
laws for the protection of wildlife to conserve, pro-
tect, 
and 
restore 
breeding 
sites 
of 
covered 
albatrosses and petrels, including authority under— 
(A) the Migratory Bird Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.); 
(B) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
(16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.); 
(C) the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 
U.S.C. 742a, et seq.); and 
(D) any other cooperative or land-acquisi-
tion authority vested in the Secretary. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLANS AND CONSERVATION 
MEASURES.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, may develop and implement 
management plans and undertake measures for the 
conservation and protection of covered albatross and 
petrel habitat. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.— 
The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, may— 
(1) develop and implement management plans 
and undertake conservation measures in marine 
habitats to ensure the sustainability of living marine 
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HR 2209 EAS
$1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow-
ance of $500 per month each to two medical officers while
on duty in the Attending Physician’s office; (3) an allow-
ance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per
month each to not to exceed nine assistants on the basis
heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4) $893,000
for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for ex-
penses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Of-
fice of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced
and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropria-
tions from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex-
penses are payable and shall be available for all the pur-
poses thereof, $1,266,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers,
members, and employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allow-
ance of not more than $600 each for members required to
wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable
employee benefits, $73,935,000, of which $35,507,000 is pro-
vided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
(2) by striking all of the matter that precedes 
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) INSURED LOSS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘insured 
loss’ means any loss resulting from an act of 
terrorism (including an act of war, in the case 
of workers’ compensation) that is covered by 
primary or excess property and casualty insur-
ance issued by an insurer if such loss—’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) FINAL
PROGRAM
YEAR.—With re-
spect to the Final Program Year, such term 
means only such losses as are described in sub-
paragraph (A) that are covered by primary or 
excess property and casualty insurance that—
‘‘(i) is issued before January 1, 2008; 
and 
‘‘(ii) expires not later than December 
31, 2008.’’. 
SEC. 4. INSURER DEDUCTIBLE. 
Paragraph (7) of section 102 of the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) for Program Years 3, 4, and 5, the 
value of an insurer’s direct earned premiums 
over the calendar year immediately preceding 
such Program Year, multiplied by 15 percent;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or Program Year 3’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Program Year 3, Program Year 4, or 
Program Year 5’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) for the Final Program Year, the 
value of an insurer’s direct earned premiums 
for the terms remaining under any policies for 
insurance described in paragraph (5)(B) as of 
the occurrence of the act of terrorism during 
such Year that results in insured losses, as de-
termined by the Secretary, multiplied by 15 
percent.’’.
SEC. 5. MANDATORY AVAILABILITY. 
Subsection (c) of section 103 of the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking all of the matter that precedes 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) MANDATORY AVAILABILITY.—During the period 
beginning on the first day of the Transition Period and 
ending on the last day of Program Year 5, each entity 
that meets the definition of an insurer under section 
102—’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as paragraphs (1) and (2) and realigning such 
paragraphs, as so redesignated, so as to be indented 
2 ems from the left margin. 
SEC. 6. INSURED LOSS SHARED COMPENSATION. 
Subsection (e) of section 103 of the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘or Pro-
gram Year 3’’ and inserting ‘‘, Program Year 3, 
Program Year 4, Program Year 5, or the Final Pro-
gram Year’’;
(3) High gasoline prices have hindered and will 
continue to hinder economic recovery. 
(4) The Organization of Petroleum Exporting 
Countries (OPEC) has formed a cartel and engaged 
in anti-competitive practices to manipulate the price 
of oil, keeping it artificially high. 
(5) Six member nations of OPEC—Indonesia, 
Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates 
and Venezuela—are also members of the World 
Trade Organization. 
(6) The agreement among OPEC member na-
tions to limit oil exports is an illegal prohibition or 
restriction on the exportation or sale for export of a 
product under Article XI of the GATT 1994. 
(7) The export quotas and resulting high prices 
harm American families, undermine the American 
economy, impede American and foreign commerce, 
and are contrary to the national interests of the 
United States. 
SEC. 2. ACTIONS TO CURB CERTAIN CARTEL ANTI-COM-
PETITIVE PRACTICES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) GATT 1994.—The term ‘‘GATT 1994’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 2(1)(B) of
30116(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,000’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF INDEXING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(c)(1)(B) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)(1)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘after 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘after 2002 (or, 
in the case of the limitation established under sub-
section (a)(1)(A), after 2018)’’. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF BASE PERIOD.—Sec-
tion 
315(c)(2)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(52 
U.S.C. 
30116(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)(A),’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) for purposes of subsection (a)(1)(A), 
calendar year 2017.’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after December 2016. 
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Amtrak and the labor organization parties to such dispute
shall, within 187 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, each select an individual from the entire roster
of arbitrators maintained by the National Mediation
Board. Within 194 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the individuals selected under the preceding
sentence shall jointly select an individual from such roster
to make recommendations with respect to such dispute
under this subsection.
(2) No individual shall be selected under paragraph
(1) who is pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any orga-
nization of employees or any railroad. Nothing in this sub-
section shall preclude an individual from being selected for
more than 1 dispute described in subsection (a).
(3) The compensation of individuals selected under
paragraph (1) shall be fixed by the National Mediation
Board. The second paragraph of section 10 of the Railway
Labor Act shall apply to the expenses of such individuals
as if such individuals were members of a board created
under such section 10.
(4) If the parties to a dispute described in subsection
(a) fail to reach agreement within 224 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the individual selected under
paragraph (1) with respect to such dispute shall make rec-