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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1221
To provide for the reduction of agricultural program debt and for donations
of grain to the countries of the former Soviet Union in exchange for
certain actions on their part.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. GLICKMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To provide for the reduction of agricultural program debt
and for donations of grain to the countries of the former
Soviet Union in exchange for certain actions on their
part.
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 ‘‘Debt for Democracy
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may reduce the
amount of qualifying debt owed to the United States Gov-
ernment by, and make donations of grain determined to
be available under section 401 of the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to, any country
that—
(1) is an independent state of the former Soviet
Union (as defined in section 102(8) of the Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602(8)); and
(2) enters into an agreement under section 3.
(b) QUALIFYING DEBT.—For the purposes of this
Act, a debt is a qualifying debt if it results from activities
under any authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Commodity Credit Corporation, or any other agency or en-
tity within the United States Department of Agriculture.
SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS.
The agreement required for reduction of debt under
section 2 is—
(1) an agreement with the Government of the
United States to dismantle nuclear weapons or other
military-related objects and facilities within the inde-
pendent state; or
(2) an agreement, approved by the President as
meeting the objectives of this Act, with a nongovern-
mental business entity in the United States under
which such entity—
(A) receives an equity interest in a state-
owned enterprise within the independent state
of the former Soviet Union equal to the amount
of debt reduction; and
(B) undertakes the obligation to repay the
amount of the debt that has been reduced.
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION.
In order to implement an agreement under section
3 and to protect the interests of the United States, the
President may—
(1) send technical teams to the independent
state that is a party to the agreement to monitor
and assist in the implementation of that agreement;
and
(2) renegotiate or cancel the agreement if such
agreement is not implemented according to its
terms.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1222
To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose stiffer penalties on persons
convicted of lesser drug offenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr.
GALLEGLY, Mr. FAWELL, and Mr. INHOFE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose stiffer
penalties on persons convicted of lesser drug offenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSES-
SION OF A FIREARM BY, OR TRANSFER OF A
FIREARM TO, PERSONS CONVICTED OF A
DRUG CRIME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1223
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the National
Resource Center for Grandparents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. HUGHES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish
the National Resource Center for Grandparents.
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 ‘‘National Grandparent
Resource Center Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3012) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(f)(1) The Commissioner shall make grants to, or
enter into contracts with, one eligible entity to establish
and operate the National Resource Center for Grand-
parents (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Center’) to
serve as a central source of information and assistance to
grandparents who—
‘‘(A) raise their grandchildren;
‘‘(B) encounter problems obtaining access to
their grandchildren for purposes of visitation; or
‘‘(C) need financial, legal, emotional, or infor-
mational assistance regarding their relationship with
their grandchildren.
‘‘(2) The Center shall—
‘‘(A) be staffed by employees and volunteers, in-
cluding such grandparents;
‘‘(B) provide a toll-free telephone number to in-
crease access to the information and assistance
available from the Center;
‘‘(C) collect and make available to such grand-
parents information regarding programs, projects,
and activities of public and private entities (includ-
ing governmental entities) relating the matters de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of para-
graph (1), including information on State law re-
garding grandparent visitation and Federal assist-
ance available to such grandparents; and
‘‘(D) refer individual grandparents to public
and private entities that provide information or as-
sistance regarding the rearing of grandchildren, in-
cluding information regarding the prevention of drug
abuse and the promotion of good health and nutri-
tion.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means a nonprofit private organization with a
demonstrated record of experience in representing the con-
cerns of older individuals with respect to their relationship
to their grandchildren.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect
on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1224
To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to further restrict
Federal officers and employees from representing or advising foreign
entities after leaving Government service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. HUGHES) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to
further restrict Federal officers and employees from
representing or advising foreign entities after leaving
Government service.
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 ‘‘Foreign Agents Com-
pulsory Ethics in Trade Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTING OR ADVISING CER-
TAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES.
Section 207(f) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN ENTI-
TIES.—
‘‘(1) PERMANENT
RESTRICTION.—Any person
who is an officer or employee described in paragraph
(3) and who, after the termination of his or her
service or employment as such officer or employee,
knowingly acts as an agent or attorney for or other-
wise represents or advises, for compensation, a gov-
ernment of a foreign country or a foreign political
party, if the representation or advice relates directly
to a matter in which the United States is a party
or has a direct and substantial interest, shall be
punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
‘‘(2) FIVE-YEAR
RESTRICTION.—Any person
who is an officer or employee described in paragraph
(3) and who, within 5 years after the termination of
his or her service or employment as such officer or
employee, knowingly acts as an agent or attorney for
or otherwise represents or advises, for compensa-
tion—
‘‘(A) a person outside of the United States,
unless such person—
‘‘(i) if an individual, is a citizen of
and domiciled within the United States, or
‘‘(ii) if not an individual, is organized
under or created by the laws of the United
States or of any State or other place sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the United States
and has its principal place of business
within the United States, or
‘‘(B) a partnership, association, corpora-
tion, organization, or other combination of per-
sons organized under the laws of or having its
principal place of business in a foreign country,
if the representation or advice relates directly to a
matter in which the United States is a party or has
a direct and substantial interest, shall be punished
as provided in section 216 of this title.
‘‘(3) 
PERSONS
TO
WHOM
RESTRICTIONS
APPLY.—The officers and employees referred to in
paragraphs (1) and (2) to whom the restrictions
contained in such paragraphs apply are—
‘‘(A) the President of the United States;
and
‘‘(B) any person subject to the restrictions
contained in subsection (c), (d), or (e).
(3) The catalogue of public hearings, hear-
ings witnesses and witness affiliations as printed in
the Congressional Record.
(4) Existing public information disclosed pursu-
ant to House and Senate rules regarding honoraria,
the receipt of gifts, travel, earned and unearned in-
come, post-congressional employment, and conflict of
interest regulations.
(5) Existing public information disclosed pursu-
ant to the requirements of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
disclosure by the clearinghouse of any information other
than that set forth in subsection (a) shall be prohibited
except by Act of Congress.
(c) A Director shall administer and manage the re-
sponsibilities and all activities of the clearinghouse.
(d) The Director shall be appointed by the Federal
Election Commission.
(e) The Director shall serve a single term not to ex-
ceed 5 years.
(f) There shall be authorized such sums as necessary
to conduct activities of the clearinghouse.
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘compensation’ means any
payment, gift, benefit, reward, favor, or gratu-
ity which is provided, directly or indirectly, for
services rendered;
‘‘(B) the term ‘government of a foreign
country’ has the meaning given that term in
section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration
Act of 1938, as amended;
‘‘(C) the term ‘foreign political party’ has
the meaning given that term in section 1(f) of
the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938,
as amended;
‘‘(D) the term ‘United States’ means the
several States, the District of Columbia, and
any commonwealth, territory, or possession of
the United States; and
‘‘(E) the term ‘State’ includes the District
of Columbia and any commonwealth, territory,
or possession of the United States.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), this Act
and the amendments made by this Act take effect on
January 1, 1994.
(b) EFFECT
ON EMPLOYMENT.—(1) The amend-
ments made by this Act do not, except as provided in para-
graph (2), apply to a person whose service as an officer
or employee to which such amendments apply terminated
before the effective date of such amendments.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not preclude the application
of the amendments made by this Act to a person with re-
spect to service as an officer or employee by that person
on or after the effective date of such amendments.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1228
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment
of effectively connected investment income of insurance companies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. CAMP) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect
to the treatment of effectively connected investment in-
come of insurance companies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FOREIGN COMPANIES CARRYING ON INSUR-
ANCE BUSINESS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE OF 1986.
(a) TREATMENT OF EFFECTIVELY CONNECTED NET
INVESTMENT INCOME OF INSURANCE COMPANIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section
842 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5)
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the advisory com-
mittee shall be—
(1) to provide advice and recommendations to
the Administrator and the Secretary regarding
needs, objectives, approaches, content, and accom-
plishments with respect to the aviation research pro-
gram established under section 3; and
(2) to advise the Administrator and the Sec-
retary on the preparation of the aviation research
plan under section 4, including annual updates
thereto.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee shall be
composed of not more than 20 members, to be appointed
jointly by the Administrator and the Secretary, from
among persons who are not employees of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration or the Department of Defense and
who are especially qualified to serve on the advisory com-
mittee by virtue of their education, training, or experience.
In appointing members of the advisory committee, the Ad-
ministrator and the Secretary shall ensure that univer-
sities, corporations, associations, industry, and other gov-
ernment agencies are represented. The majority of the
members of the advisory committee shall be representa-
tives of industry.
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Administrator and the Sec-
retary shall designate one member of the advisory commit-
tee as the chairperson, who shall be qualified in both mili-
tary and civil aviation research, and in the applications
of such research.
(e) SUBORDINATE
COMMITTEES.—The Adminis-
trator and the Secretary, or the advisory committee, may
establish subordinate committees to the advisory commit-
tee to provide advice and recommendations on specific
areas of research conducted under this Act.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.—The
Administrator shall provide support staff and, on the re-
quest of the advisory committee, such information, admin-
istrative services, and supplies as the Administrator deter-
mines are necessary for the advisory committee to carry
out its purposes.
(g) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to
the termination of advisory committees) shall not apply
to the advisory committee.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration;
(2) the term ‘‘advisory committee’’ means the
Joint Aviation Research Advisory Committee estab-
lished under section 5; and
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Defense.
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or subcontractor and such laborers or mechan-
ics.
‘‘(2) LABORER OR MECHANIC.—An individual
shall for purposes of this subsection be considered a
laborer or mechanic under a contract subject to this
subsection if the person who entered into the con-
tract paid, directly or through a subcontract, com-
pensation to the individual for services performed as
a laborer or mechanic to carry out the contract.
‘‘(b) CONTRACTS COVERED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Unless exempted or other-
wise limited by Federal law, the requirements of
subsection (a) apply to—
‘‘(A) any contract for the construction,
prosecution, completion, alteration, repair, ren-
ovation, demolition or reconstruction of build-
ings or works—
‘‘(i) to which the United States or the
District of Columbia is a party,
‘‘(ii) which is financed in whole or in
part by loans, grants, revolving funds or
loan guarantees from the United States, or
‘‘(iii) which is to be performed on land
owned by the United States, and
‘‘(B) which is in excess of—
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1230
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for
expenses for advertising tobacco products or alcoholic beverages on tele-
vision or radio, in newspapers or magazines, or on billboards.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. MORAN 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 disallow
deductions for expenses for advertising tobacco products
or alcoholic beverages on television or radio, in news-
papers or magazines, or on billboards.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN
ADVERTISING 
EXPENSES 
FOR 
TOBACCO
PRODUCTS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
(a) DEDUCTION DISALLOWED.—Part IX of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to items not deductible) is amended by add-
ing at the end thereof the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 280I. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN
ADVERTISING 
EXPENSES 
FOR 
TOBACCO
PRODUCTS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No deduction otherwise allow-
able under this chapter shall be allowed for any amount
paid or incurred to advertise any tobacco product or
alcoholic beverage—
‘‘(1) on television or radio,
‘‘(2) in any newspaper or other periodical, or
‘‘(3) on any billboard.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) TOBACCO PRODUCT.—The term ‘tobacco
product’ means cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco,
pipe tobacco, or any similar tobacco product. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the terms ‘ciga-
rette’, ‘cigar’, and ‘smokeless tobacco’ have the re-
spective meanings given to such terms by section
5702.
‘‘(2) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.—The term ‘alco-
holic beverage’ means any beverage which is subject
to tax under subpart A, C, or D of part I of
subchapter A of chapter 51 (relating to taxes on
distilled spirits, wines, and beer).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such part IX is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 280I. Disallowance of deduction for certain advertising ex-
penses for tobacco products or alcoholic beverages.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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final agency action if no request for review is
made within such 30-day period or, within 30
days of the date the decision is made, the Sec-
retary does not grant a request to review the de-
cision of the administrative law judge.
‘‘(D) GRANTING OF REQUEST TO REVIEW.—
The Secretary may grant a request to review a
decision of an administrative law judge only if
the Secretary determines that the request pre-
sents a substantial question of law or fact. If the
Secretary grants a request for a review, the Sec-
retary, within 90 days after receiving the re-
quest, shall review the record and either adopt
the decision of the administrative law judge or
issue exceptions. The decision of the administra-
tive law judge, together with any exceptions,
shall be deemed to be a final agency action.
‘‘(4) WITHHOLDING OF SUMS.—Upon determina-
tion by the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (2),
or the administrative law judge pursuant to para-
graph (3), based on a finding that petitioner is likely
to succeed on the merits of his or her claim, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall direct the Secretary of the de-
partment or the head of the agency, or contracting
authority which entered into the contract subject to
funding of the contract subject to the requirements
of this section shall suspend all payments to the con-
tractor or subcontractor. Any interested person may
obtain a copy of any statement provided under this
section from any department, agency or contracting
authority which is required by law, regulation, or the
terms of a contract or grant, to maintain a record
of such statement notwithstanding section 552(b) of
title 5, United States Code.’’.
(b) ELECTRONIC REPORTING.—The Secretary of
Labor shall undertake a study to determine the feasibility
of employers using electronic methods to comply with the
reporting requirements under section 2 of the Act of June
13, 1934. The Secretary shall report to the Congress not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act on actions taken by the Secretary and employers to
facilitate electronic reporting of payroll information.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1232
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive the applica-
tion to the District of Columbia Chartered Health Plan, Inc., of the
requirement under title XIX of the Social Security Act that limits the
maximum number of individuals enrolled with a health maintenance
organization who may be beneficiaries under the medicare or medicaid
programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. FORD of Tennessee, and Mr. TOWNS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
waive the application to the District of Columbia Char-
tered Health Plan, Inc., of the requirement under title
XIX of the Social Security Act that limits the maximum
number of individuals enrolled with a health maintenance
organization who may be beneficiaries under the medi-
care or medicaid programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF APPLICATION OF MEDICAID EN-
ROLLMENT MIX REQUIREMENT TO DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA CHARTERED HEALTH PLAN,
INC.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall retroactively waive the application
of the requirement described in section 1903(m)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Social Security Act to the entity known as the Dis-
trict of Columbia Chartered Health Plan, Inc., for the pe-
riod described in section 2, if the Secretary determines
that the entity is making continuous efforts and progress
toward achieving compliance with such requirement.
(b) PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY.—The period referred
to in subsection (a) is the period that begins on October
1, 1992, and ends on January 31, 1994.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1233
To improve monitoring of the domestic uses made of certain foreign
commodities after importation, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr.
ROSE, Ms. LONG, Mr. MINGE, Mr. KOPETSKI, Mr. LAROCCO, Mr. VOLK-
MER, Mr. CONDIT, and Mr. SARPALIUS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To improve monitoring of the domestic uses made of certain
foreign commodities after importation, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MONITORING OF DOMESTIC USES MADE OF
CERTAIN FOREIGN COMMODITIES AFTER IM-
PORTATION.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) ENTRY.—The term ‘‘entry’’ means the
entry into, or the withdrawal from warehouse for
consumption in, the customs territory of the United
States.
(2) FOREIGN COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘foreign
commodity’’ means any of the following, if a product
of any foreign country or instrumentality:
(A) Wheat provided for in heading 1001 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States.
(B) Soybeans provided for in heading
1201.00.00 of such Schedule.
(C) 
Barley 
provided 
for 
in 
heading
1003.00 of such Schedule.
(D) 
Oats 
provided 
for 
in 
heading
1004.00.00 of such Schedule.
(E) Corn provided for in heading 1005 of
such Schedule.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING
FOREIGN COMMODITIES.—
(1) END-USE CERTIFICATE.—An end-use cer-
tificate that meets the requirements of subsection (c)
shall be included in the documentation covering the
entry of any foreign commodity.