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Union Calendar No. 22
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 111
[Report No. 105–34]
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of unused
agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters
for use as a farm school.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. CONDIT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
MARCH 20, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel
of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California,
to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, UNUSED AGRICULTURAL
LAND, DOS PALOS, CALIFORNIA.
(a) CONVEYANCE
AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, including section 335(c) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1985(c)), the Secretary of Agriculture may convey to the
Dos Palos Ag Boosters of Dos Palos, California, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel
of real property (including improvements thereon) held by
the Secretary that consists of approximately 22 acres and
is located at 18296 Elgin Avenue, Dos Palos, California,
to be used as a farm school for the education and training
of students and beginning farmers regarding farming. Any
such conveyance shall be final with no future liability ac-
cruing to the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the transferee shall pay to
the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value
of the parcel conveyed under subsection (a).
(c) ALTERNATIVE TRANSFEREE.—At the request of
the Dos Palos Ag Boosters, the Secretary may make the
conveyance authorized by subsection (a) to the Dos Palos
School District.
(d) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE AND
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary shall determine
the fair market value of the parcel to be conveyed under
subsection (a). The exact acreage and legal description of
the parcel shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to
the Secretary. The cost of any such survey shall be borne
by the transferee.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under this section
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
Union Calendar No. 22
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 111
[Report No. 105–34]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos
Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters
for use as a farm school.
MARCH 20, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
following section 1905(a)(29), in order to engage in plan-
ning for services following release from a public institu-
tion’’. 
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(2) GRANT APPROVAL.—In determining wheth-
er to award a grant under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall consider—
(A) the need of the local government for fi-
nancial assistance to clean up brownfield sites
that are the subject of the application, taking
into consideration the financial resources avail-
able to the local government;
(B) the ability of the local government to
ensure that the applicants repay the loans in a
timely manner;
(C) the extent to which the cleanup of the
brownfield site or sites would reduce health and
environmental risks caused by the release of
hazardous substances, pollutants, or contami-
nants at, or from, the brownfield site or sites;
(D) the demonstrable potential of the
brownfield site or sites for stimulating economic
development or creation of recreational areas on
completion of the cleanup;
(E) the demonstrated ability of the local
government to administer such a loan program;
(F) the demonstrated experience of the
local government regarding brownfield sites and
the reuse of contaminated land, including
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2809 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage 
dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2015 
Mr. DOLD (for himself, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. QUIGLEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to pro-
hibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes, 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 ‘‘Great Lakes Water 
Protection Act’’. 
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ized to practice medicine and surgery by the State in
which the doctor performs such activity, or any other indi-
vidual legally authorized by the State to perform abor-
tions: Provided, however, That any individual who is not
a physician or not otherwise legally authorized by the
State to perform abortions, but who nevertheless directly
performs a partial-birth abortion, shall be subject to the
provisions of this section.
‘‘(c)(1) The father, if married to the mother at the
time she receives a partial-birth abortion procedure, and
if the mother has not attained the age of 18 years at the
time of the abortion, the maternal grandparents of the
fetus, may in a civil action obtain appropriate relief, unless
the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff’s criminal con-
duct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion.
‘‘(2) Such relief shall include—
‘‘(A) money damages for all injuries, psycho-
logical and physical, occasioned by the violation of
this section; and
‘‘(B) statutory damages equal to three times
the cost of the partial-birth abortion.
‘‘(d) A woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion
is performed may not be prosecuted under this section,
for a conspiracy to violate this section, or for an offense
‘‘(E) COOPERATION, ASSISTANCE, AND AC-
CESS.—The person provides full cooperation,
assistance, and facility access to such persons
as are authorized to conduct response actions at
the facility, including the cooperation and ac-
cess necessary for the installation, integrity, op-
eration, and maintenance of any complete or
partial response action at the facility.
‘‘(F) RELATIONSHIP.—The person is not
liable, or is not affiliated with any other person
that is potentially liable, for response costs at
the facility, through any direct or indirect fa-
milial relationship, or any contractual, cor-
porate, or financial relationship other than that
created by the instruments by which title to the
facility is conveyed or financed.’’.
SEC. 303. CONTIGUOUS OR NEARBY PROPERTIES.
Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9607) is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(q) CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES.—(1) A person who
owns or operates real property that is contiguous to or
otherwise similarly situated with respect to real property
on which there has been a release or threatened release
of a hazardous substance and that is or may be contami-
nated by such release shall not be considered to be an
owner or operator of a facility under subsection (a)(1)
solely by reason of such contamination, if such person es-
tablishes by a preponderance of the evidence that—
‘‘(A) such person exercised due care with re-
spect to the hazardous substance, in light of all rel-
evant facts and circumstances;
‘‘(B) such person took precautions against any
foreseeable act or omission that resulted in the re-
lease or threatened release and the consequences
that could foreseeably result from such act or omis-
sion; and
‘‘(C) such person did not cause or contribute to
the release or threatened release.
‘‘(2) The President may issue an assurance of no en-
forcement action under this Act to any such person and
may grant any such person protection against cost recov-
ery and contribution actions pursuant to section
113(f)(2).’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2807 
To create a centralized website on reports issued by the Inspectors General, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2015 
Mr. CRAWFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To create a centralized website on reports issued by the 
Inspectors General, 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 ‘‘Sunshine on Govern-
ment Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. WEBSITE FOR AUDIT REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, in consultation with the 
Executive Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General 
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on Integrity and Efficiency, shall create a separate website 
with a distinct URL, that is not under the website of the 
Office of Management and Budget, about the reports 
issued by each Office of Inspector General. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The website in subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A general description of the role of the Of-
fice of Inspector General. 
(2) A description of the types of reports gen-
erally issued by the Offices of Inspector General, in-
cluding the purpose, composition, and process used 
to create such reports. 
(3) A list of each Federal agency or other Fed-
eral entity that has an Office of Inspector General 
and the name and office telephone number for each 
Inspector General. 
(4) For each agency or entity listed in para-
graph (3), a link to the page of the website through 
which inspector general reports of such agency or 
entity can be obtained, including audit reports, man-
agement deficiency reports, and the semiannual re-
ports submitted to Congress pursuant to section 5 of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5. U.S.C. App.). 
(c) UPDATE TO WEBSITE.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall update the website 
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created pursuant to subsection (a) in a timely manner, en-
suring that the information, links to other websites, and 
contact information are correct. 
(d) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2808 
To prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from negotiating 
contracts with private detention companies that require a minimum num-
ber of immigration detention beds, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2015 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. FOSTER, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
from negotiating contracts with private detention compa-
nies that require a minimum number of immigration 
detention beds, 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 ‘‘Protecting Taxpayers 
and Communities from Local Detention Quotas Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN U.S. IM-
MIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
CONTRACTS REQUIRING A MINIMUM NUM-
BER OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION BEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement may not negotiate with a pri-
vate detention company a contract that contains any pro-
vision relating to a guaranteed minimum number of immi-
gration detention beds at any specific facility. The prohibi-
tion described in this subsection shall also apply in the 
case of any— 
(1) negotiation relating to the extension of any 
such contract; or 
(2) renegotiation of any such contract. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
and apply with respect to any negotiation or renegotiation 
described in subsection (a) that begins on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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In the Senate of the United States,
May 20, 1997.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1122) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 18, United
States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.’’, do pass with
the following
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 2, line 16, strike out all after ‘‘injury’’ down to
and including ‘‘purpose’’ in line 17
Ω2æPage 3, after line 10 insert:
‘‘(3) As used in this section, the term ‘vaginally deliv-
ers a living fetus before killing the fetus’ means deliberately
and intentionally delivers into the vagina a living fetus,
or a substantial portion thereof, for the purpose of perform-
ing a procedure the physician knows will kill the fetus, and
kills the fetus.
Ω3æPage 3, after line 23, insert:
HR 1122 EAS
‘‘(d)(1) A defendant accused of an offense under this
section may seek a hearing before the State Medical Board
on whether the physician’s conduct was necessary to save
the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a phys-
ical disorder, illness or injury.
‘‘(2) The findings on that issue are admissible on that
issue at the trial of the defendant. Upon a motion of the
defendant, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial
for not more than 30 days to permit such a hearing to take
place.
Ω4æPage 3, line 24, strike out ø(d)¿ and insert: (e)
Attest:
Secretary.
H. R. 4759—10 
(ii) in 2024, and in each year thereafter, a quantity 
that is 0.6 percent greater than the quantity provided 
for in the preceding year under this subparagraph. 
(5) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The United States Trade Representa-
tive is authorized to waive the application of this sub-
section, if the Trade Representative determines that 
extraordinary market conditions demonstrate that the 
waiver would be in the national interest of the United 
States, after the requirements of subparagraph (B) are 
met. 
(B) NOTICE
AND
CONSULTATIONS.—Promptly after 
receiving a request for a waiver of this subsection, the 
Trade Representative shall notify the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate, and may make the deter-
mination provided for in subparagraph (A) only after con-
sulting with— 
(i) appropriate private sector advisory committees 
established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2155); and 
(ii) the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate regarding— 
(I) the reasons supporting the determination 
to grant the waiver; and 
(II) the proposed scope and duration of the 
waiver. 
(C) NOTIFICATION
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF
THE 
TREASURY AND PUBLICATION.—Upon granting a waiver 
under this paragraph, the Trade Representative shall 
promptly notify the Secretary of the Treasury of the 
period in which the waiver will be in effect, and shall 
publish notice of the waiver in the Federal Register. 
(6) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This subsection takes effect on 
January 1, 2023. 
SEC. 203. RULES OF ORIGIN. 
(a) APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION.—In this section: 
(1) TARIFF CLASSIFICATION.—The basis for any tariff classi-
fication is the HTS. 
(2) REFERENCE TO HTS.—Whenever in this section there 
is a reference to a heading or subheading, such reference shall 
be a reference to a heading or subheading of the HTS. 
(3) COST OR VALUE.—Any cost or value referred to in this 
section shall be recorded and maintained in accordance with 
the generally accepted accounting principles applicable in the 
territory of the country in which the good is produced (whether 
Australia or the United States). 
(b) ORIGINATING GOODS.—For purposes of this Act and for 
purposes of implementing the preferential treatment provided for 
under the Agreement, a good is an originating good if— 
(1) the good is a good wholly obtained or produced entirely 
in the territory of Australia, the United States, or both; 
(2) the good— 
(A) is produced entirely in the territory of Australia, 
the United States, or both, and—
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO RECOUP BONUSES OR AWARDS 
PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 715. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to em-
ployees of Department 
‘‘(a) RECOUPMENT.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Secretary may issue an order directing 
an employee of the Department to repay the amount, or 
a portion of the amount, of any award or bonus paid to 
the employee under title 5, including under chapters 45 
or 53 of such title, or this title if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines such repayment 
appropriate pursuant to regulations prescribed under 
subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) before such repayment, the employee is af-
forded notice and an opportunity for a hearing con-
ducted by another department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW.—A decision regarding a repayment by 
an employee pursuant to subsection (a)(2) is final and 
may not be reviewed by any department or agency or any 
court.
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘715. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to employees of Department.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 715 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply with respect to an award or bonus paid by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to an employee of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs before, on, or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or the 
amendments made by this Act may be construed to modify 
the certification issued by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment and the Office of Management and Budget regarding 
the performance appraisal system of the Senior Executive 
Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 2, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 280 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1122
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban
partial-birth abortions.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1122
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions.
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 ‘‘Partial-Birth Abortion
Ban Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 73 the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 74—PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS
‘‘Sec.
‘‘1531. Partial-birth abortions prohibited.
‘‘§ 1531. Partial-birth abortions prohibited
‘‘(a) Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or
foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth
abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than two years,
or both. This paragraph shall not apply to a partial-birth
abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother
whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness,
or injury: Provided, That no other medical procedure
would suffice for that purpose. This paragraph shall be-
come effective one day after enactment.
‘‘(b)(1) As used in this section, the term ‘partial-birth
abortion’ means an abortion in which the person perform-
ing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living fetus
before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
‘‘(2) As used in this section, the term ‘physician’
means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally author-
and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by inserting after paragraph
(15) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(16) any qualified loan within the meaning of
section 408(e)(7).’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to loans made after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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under section 2, 3, or 4 of this title based on a violation
of this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters
for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to chapter 73 the follow-
ing new item:
‘‘74. Partial-birth abortions ........................................................... 1531’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 20,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.