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(G) 5 individuals who are not officers of
employees of any government, appointed by the
House of Representatives.
(H) 5 individuals who represent organiza-
tions that advocate responsible firearms owner-
ship, supports the rights of Americans to bear
firearms, and administers training, safety, and
education programs on firearms use.
(I) 5 individuals who represent organiza-
tions that represent the interests of law enforce-
ment officers.
(2) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for
the life of the Commission.
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission
shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall serve
without pay but shall receive travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance
with subchapter 1 of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.
(5) CHAIRMAN.—The President, in consultation
with the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the majority leader of the Senate, shall des-
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3859
To amend section 1848 of the Social Security Act to extend for 1 year
the treatment of certain practice relative value units under the medicare
payment system for physicians’ services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 1996
Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition
to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend section 1848 of the Social Security Act to extend
for 1 year the treatment of certain practice relative value
units under the medicare payment system for physicians’
services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF CER-
TAIN 
PRACTICE 
RELATIVE 
VALUE 
UNITS
UNDER THE MEDICARE RB-RVS PAYMENT
SYSTEM FOR PHYSICIANS’ SERVICES.
Paragraphs (2)(C)(ii) and (3)(C)(ii) of section
1848(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–
4(c)) are amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting
‘‘1999’’ each place it appears.
Æ
V
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3861
For the relief of Herman J. Koehler, III.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 1996
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Herman J. Koehler, III.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELIEF GRANTED.
Herman J. Koehler, III, of Boonton, New Jersey, is
relieved of any disabilities imposed upon him pursuant to
section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, as a result
of his September 1990 conviction of a violation of section
371 of title 18, United States Code.
Æ
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 ‘‘Citizen’s Fair Hearing
Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 grants
broad regulatory authority to various agencies to
take actions to protect, preserve, and recover species
of plants and animals determined to be in danger of
extinction or threatened with becoming so within the
foreseeable future.
(2) Recently, private property owners and other
persons that have been adversely impacted by Fed-
eral agency actions under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 have sought to bring civil actions for re-
covery of damages imposed by the Act. The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
has found that plaintiffs in those actions do not have
standing to bring the suits, because they do not fall
into the zone of interests protected by the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973.
lenders under the unsubsidized Federal Family Edu-
cation Loan program to pay origination fees on behalf
of borrowers.
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 ‘‘Student Debt Reduc-
tion Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. UNSUBSIDIZED STUDENT LOANS.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of section 428H(f)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–
8(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF ORIGINATION FEE.—Except
as provided in paragraph (5), an origination fee
shall be paid to the Secretary with respect to each
loan under this section in the amount of 3.0 percent
of the principal amount of the loan. Each lender
under this section is authorized to charge the bor-
rower for such origination fee, provided that the
lender assesses the same fee to all student borrowers.
Any such fee charged to the borrower shall be de-
ducted proportionately from each installment pay-
ment of the proceeds of the loan prior to payment
to the borrower.’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
428H
Section 428H(f) of such Act is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the origina-
tion fee’’ and inserting ‘‘any origination fee that is
charged to the borrower’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘origination
fees authorized to be collected from borrowers’’ and
inserting ‘‘origination fees required under paragraph
(1)’’.; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(6) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), a lender may assess a lesser origination fee for
a borrower demonstrating greater financial need as
determined by such borrower’s adjusted gross family
income.’’.
(c) REPORT ON COMPETITIVE ALLOCATION.—Within
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Education shall submit to each House of the Con-
gress a legislative proposal that would permit the Secretary
to allocate the right to make subsidized and unsubsidized
student loans on the basis of competitive bidding. Such pro-
posal shall include provision to ensure that any payments
received from such competitive bidding are equally allocated
to deficit reduction and to pro rata reduction of origination
fees in both guaranteed and direct student loans.
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3862
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to clarify the intent of
Congress and ensure that any person having any economic interest that
is directly or indirectly harmed by a designation of critical habitat may
bring a citizen’s suit under that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1996
Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. POMBO, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. BREW-
STER, Mr. COOLEY
of Oregon, Mr. STUMP, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr.
RADANOVICH, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. BARTLETT of Mary-
land, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mrs. VUCANOVICH,
Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr.
STENHOLM, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. SOLO-
MON, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HERGER, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr.
DICKEY, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr.
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr. BARR of
Georgia, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. METCALF, Mr. COX of California, Mr.
LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr.
HANSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to clarify
the intent of Congress and ensure that any person having
any economic interest that is directly or indirectly
harmed by a designation of critical habitat may bring
a citizen’s suit under that Act.
SEC. 3. GIVING PERSONS WITH AFFECTED ECONOMIC IN-
TERESTS EQUAL STANDING TO SUE UNDER
THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.
Section 11(g)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(1)) is amended by striking so
much as precedes subparagraph (A) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(g) CITIZEN SUITS.—(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), any person that satisfies the requirements
of the Constitution and demonstrates having suffered or
being threatened with economic or other injury resulting
from a violation of the Act or a failure of the Secretary
to act in accordance with the Act is deemed to be within
the zone of protected interests of this Act and shall have
standing to commence a civil suit on his or her own be-
half—’’.
Æ
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 90 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill S. 1356, 
the Secretary of the Senate shall correct the title so as 
to read: ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, for military construction, and for defense activities 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
Energy, 
to
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prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 5, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 90 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a 
technical correction in the enrollment of S. 1356.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF LAND SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED
CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
(a) ESTATE TAX WITH RESPECT TO LAND SUBJECT
TO
A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT.—Section
2031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
the definition of gross estate) is amended by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after sub-
section (b) the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) ESTATE TAX WITH RESPECT TO LAND SUB-
JECT TO A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the executor makes the
election described in paragraph (3), then, except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, there shall be
excluded from the gross estate the value of land sub-
ject to a qualified conservation easement (reduced by
the amount of any indebtedness to which such land
is subject).
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
OF
RETAINED
DEVELOP-
MENT RIGHT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall
not apply to the value of any development right
retained by the donor in the conveyance of a
qualified conservation easement. The tax im-
posed by section 2001 (if any) attributable to
any development right so retained shall be im-
posed only upon the disposition of such prop-
erty. The tax so imposed shall be due and pay-
able by the person so disposing of such property
on the 15th day of the 4th month following the
calendar year in which such disposition occurs.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this
paragraph—
‘‘(i) DISPOSITION.—The term ‘disposi-
tion’ shall not include any gift or devise.
‘‘(ii) 
DEVELOPMENT
RIGHT.—The
term ‘development right’ means the right
to establish or use any structure and the
land immediately surrounding it for sale,
rent, or any other commercial purpose
which is not subordinate to and directly
supportive of—
‘‘(I) the conservation purpose
identified in the easement, or
‘‘(II) the activity of farming, for-
estry, ranching, horticulture, viticul-
ture, or recreation (whether or not for
profit) conducted on land subject to
the easement in which such right is
retained.
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—The election under this sub-
section shall be made on the return of the tax im-
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3863
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit lenders under the
unsubsidized Federal Family Education Loan program to pay origination
fees on behalf of borrowers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1996
Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. FATTAH,
Mr. FAWELL, Mr. CLINGER, and Mr. GEKAS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit
lenders under the unsubsidized Federal Family Edu-
cation Loan program to pay origination fees on behalf
of borrowers.
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 ‘‘Student Debt Reduc-
tion Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 3. STUDY OF LOAN FEES.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Education
shall conduct a statistical analysis of the subsidized and
unsubsidized student loan programs under part B of title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to gather data on
lenders’ use of loan fees and to determine if there are any
anomalies that would indicate any institutional, pro-
grammatic or socioeconomic discrimination in the assessing
or waiving such fees.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Education shall sub-
mit to each House of the Congress a report on the study
required by subsection (a) within 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(c) STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO BE STUD-
IED.—In conducting the study required by subsection (a),
the Secretary of Education shall compare recipients of loans
on the basis of income, residence location, type and location
of higher education, program of instruction and type of
lender.
SEC. 2. UNSUBSIDIZED STUDENT LOANS.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of section 428H(f)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–
8(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF ORIGINATION FEE.—Except
as provided in paragraph (5), an origination fee
shall be paid to the Secretary with respect to each
loan under this section in the amount of 3.0 percent
of the principal amount of the loan. Each lender
under this section is authorized to charge the bor-
rower for such origination fee. Any such fee charged
to the borrower shall be deducted proportionately
from each installment payment of the proceeds of
the loan prior to payment to the borrower.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 428H of
such Act is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the origina-
tion fee’’ and inserting ‘‘any origination fee that is
charged to the borrower’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘origination
fees authorized to be collected from borrowers’’ and
inserting ‘‘origination fees required under paragraph
(1)’’.
Æ
Union Calendar No. 417
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3863
[Report No. 104–775]
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to
permit lenders under the unsubsidized Federal
Family Education Loan program to pay origina-
tion fees on behalf of borrowers.
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
3341(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘STUDY
RE-
QUIRED’’ and inserting ‘‘GAO STUDIES’’.
(h) AUDIT OF OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING EN-
TERPRISE OVERSIGHT.—Section 1319E of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
4524) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting
‘‘may’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and any such audit
shall be conducted’’ after ‘‘Office’’; and
(2) by striking the last sentence.
(i) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—Section 11(t) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(t)) is
amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) the
following new clause:
‘‘(vi) The General Accounting Of-
fice.’’.
SEC. 107. AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 15, UNITED
STATES CODE (COMMERCE AND TRADE).
Section 31(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2227(b)(1)(B)) is
amended by striking clause (iii).
SEC. 108. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 16, UNITED
STATES CODE (CONSERVATION).
(a) LICENSES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RE-
SOURCES.—Section 6 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
799) is amended by striking the last sentence.
(b) AUDIT OF THE BROWNSVILLE WETLANDS POL-
ICY CENTER.—Section 202(d)(4) of the Brownsville Wet-
lands Policy Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 338) is repealed.
(c) AUDIT OF CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COST ALLO-
CATION.—Section 211 of the Reclamation Projects Au-
thorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–
575) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General of the
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector General of
the Department of the Interior’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘in accordance with regulations
which the Comptroller General shall prescribe’’.
(d) REPORT ON GLEN CANYON COSTS AND BENE-
FITS.—Section 1804 of the Reclamation Projects Author-
ization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–
575) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
IB
Union Calendar No. 417
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3863
[Report No. 104–775]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit lenders under the
unsubsidized Federal Family Education Loan program to pay origination
fees on behalf of borrowers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1996
Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. FATTAH,
Mr. FAWELL, Mr. CLINGER, and Mr. GEKAS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Additional sponsors: Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENG-
LISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
BORSKI, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. EWING, Mr. WATTS of
Oklahoma, Ms. GREENE of Utah, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. GREEN of Texas,
Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. EVANS,
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. MASCARA, Mr.
ACKERMAN, Mr. DELLUMS, and Mr. UPTON
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit
‘‘(B) in the case of a function delegated by the
Director to another agency, by the head of the agen-
cy to which the function was delegated.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 4,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
III 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 90 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a technical 
correction in the enrollment of S. 1356. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill S. 1356, 
the Secretary of the Senate shall correct the title so as 
to read: ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, for military construction, and for defense activities 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
Energy, 
to 
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prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 5, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 91 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on any legisla-
tive day from Thursday, November 5, 2015, through 
Thursday, November 12, 2015, on a motion offered pursu-
ant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 
or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Mon-
day, November 16, 2015, or until the time of any
•HCON 91 EH 
reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolu-
tion, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Speaker or his designee, after con-
sultation with the Minority Leader of the House, shall no-
tify the Members of the House to reassemble at such place 
and time as he may designate if, in his opinion, the public 
interest shall warrant it. 
(b) After reassembling pursuant to subsection (a), 
when the House adjourns on a motion offered pursuant 
to this subsection by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
the House shall again stand adjourned pursuant to the 
first section of this concurrent resolution. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 5, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 91 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the 
House of Representatives.
III 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 91 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on any legisla-
tive day from Thursday, November 5, 2015, through 
Thursday, November 12, 2015, on a motion offered pursu-
ant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 
or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Mon-
day, November 16, 2015, or until the time of any 
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reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolu-
tion, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Speaker or his designee, after con-
sultation with the Minority Leader of the House, shall no-
tify the Members of the House to reassemble at such place 
and time as he may designate if, in his opinion, the public 
interest shall warrant it. 
(b) After reassembling pursuant to subsection (a), 
when the House adjourns on a motion offered pursuant 
to this subsection by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
the House shall again stand adjourned pursuant to the 
first section of this concurrent resolution. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 5, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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