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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2942
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to prevent the canceling
of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect
to receive lump sum payments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to prevent
the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses
of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum
payments.
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 ‘‘Railroad Retirement
Amendment Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF DIVORCED SPOUSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(c) of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 is amended—
(1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by in-
serting ‘‘(other than to a survivor in the cir-
cumstances described in paragraph (3))’’ after ‘‘no
further benefits shall be paid’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding the last sentence of para-
graph (1), benefits shall be paid to a survivor who—
‘‘(A) is a divorced wife; and
‘‘(B) through administrative error received
benefits otherwise precluded by the making of a
lump sum payment under this section to a
widow;
if that divorced wife makes an election to repay to
the Board the lump sum payment. The Board may
withhold up to 10 percent of each benefit amount
paid after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph toward such reimbursement. The Board may
waive such repayment to the extent the Board deter-
mines it would cause an unjust financial hardship
for the beneficiary.’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment
made by this section shall apply with respect to any bene-
fits paid before the date of enactment of this Act as well
as to benefits payable on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5057 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to permit 
exemptions for external power supplies from certain effi-
ciency standards, and for other purposes. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EPS Service Parts 
Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPT SUPPLIES. 
Section 325(u) of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(5) EXEMPT SUPPLIES.— 
‘‘(A) FEBRUARY 10, 2014, RULE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An external power 
supply shall not be subject to the final rule 
entitled ‘Energy Conservation Program: 
Energy Conservation Standards for Exter-
nal Power Supplies’, published at 79 Fed. 
Reg. 7845 (February 10, 2014), if the ex-
ternal power supply— 
‘‘(I) is manufactured during the 
period beginning on February 10, 
2016, and ending on February 10, 
2020; 
‘‘(II) is marked in accordance 
with the External Power Supply 
International Efficiency Marking Pro-
tocol, as in effect on February 10, 
2016; 
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‘‘(III) meets, where applicable, 
the 
standards 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(A), and has been certified to the 
Secretary as meeting International 
Efficiency Level IV or higher of the 
External Power Supply International 
Efficiency Marking Protocol, as in ef-
fect on February 10, 2016; and 
‘‘(IV) is made available by the 
manufacturer as a service part or a 
spare part for an end-use product 
that— 
‘‘(aa) constitutes the pri-
mary load; and 
‘‘(bb) was manufactured be-
fore February 10, 2016. 
‘‘(ii) 
REPORTING.—The 
Secretary 
may require manufacturers of products ex-
empted pursuant to clause (i) to report an-
nual total units shipped as service and 
spare parts that fall below International 
Efficiency Level VI. 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION OF EXEMPTION.— 
The Secretary may issue a rule, after pro-
viding public notice and opportunity for 
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‘‘(D) the costs of grassroots campaign mate-
rials, including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard
signs, which materials solely name or depict a State
or local candidate; or
‘‘(E) the cost of any campaign activity con-
ducted solely on behalf of a clearly identified State
or local candidate, provided that such activity is not
a get out the vote activity or any other activity cov-
ered by paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) Any amount spent by a national, State, district
or local committee or entity of a political party to raise
funds that are used, in whole or in part, to pay the costs
of any activity covered by paragraph (1) shall be made
from funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and re-
porting requirements of this Act. This paragraph shall
apply to any entity that is established, financed, main-
tained, or controlled by a State, district or local committee
of a political party or any agent or officer of such party
committee in the same manner as it applies to that com-
mittee.
‘‘(c) No national, State, district or local committee
of a political party shall solicit any funds for or make any
donations to any organization that is exempt from Federal
taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
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public comment, to limit the applicability 
of the exemption established under clause 
(i) if the Secretary determines that the ex-
emption is resulting in a significant reduc-
tion of the energy savings that would oth-
erwise result from the final rule described 
in such clause. 
‘‘(B) AMENDED STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may exempt an external power supply from 
any amended standard under this sub-
section if the external power supply— 
‘‘(I) is manufactured within four 
years of the compliance date of the 
amended standard; 
‘‘(II) complies with applicable 
marking requirements adopted by the 
Secretary prior to the amendment; 
‘‘(III) meets the standards that 
were in effect prior to the amendment; 
and 
‘‘(IV) is made available by the 
manufacturer as a service part or a 
spare part for an end-use product 
that— 
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‘‘(aa) constitutes the pri-
mary load; and 
‘‘(bb) was manufactured be-
fore the compliance date of the 
amended standard. 
‘‘(ii) 
REPORTING.—The 
Secretary 
may require manufacturers of a product 
exempted pursuant to clause (i) to report 
annual total units shipped as service and 
spare parts that do not meet the amended 
standard.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5058 
To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to provide for 
State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses 
and burros, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2014 
Mr. STEWART (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act 
to provide for State and tribal management and protec-
tion of wild free-roaming horses and burros, 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 ‘‘Wild Horse Oversight 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE AND TRIBAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTEC-
TION OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND 
BURROS. 
Public Law 92–195 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wild 
Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act’’) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 12. STATE AND TRIBAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTEC-
TION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), at the request of the legislature or Governor of a State 
or the governing body of a federally recognized Indian 
tribe, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall allow the State or federally recognized 
Indian tribe to assume all management and protection 
functions under this Act regarding wild free-roaming 
horses and burros on land within the boundaries of the 
State or federally recognized Indian tribe. After a State 
or federally recognized Indian tribe assumes such func-
tions, wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be man-
aged by the State or federally recognized Indian tribe in 
accordance with this Act and in the same manner as any 
other non-federally regulated species regarding functions 
not specified in this Act. 
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‘‘(b) INVENTORY.—The Secretary concerned shall 
continue to maintain the inventory required by section 
3(b)(1).’’. 
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appropriations to the Commission, except that any
amounts in excess of the following amounts (and any
amount collected for fiscal years beginning on or
after October 1, 2001) shall be deposited and cred-
ited as general revenues of the Treasury:
‘‘(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(B) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(C) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(D) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(E) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(F) $0 for fiscal year 2002 and any suc-
ceeding fiscal year.
‘‘(4) LAPSE
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—If on the
first day of a fiscal year a regular appropriation to
the Commission has not been enacted, the Commis-
sion shall continue to collect fees (as offsetting col-
lections) under this subsection at the rate in effect
during the preceding fiscal year, until such a regular
appropriation is enacted.’’.
‘‘(e) DATES FOR PAYMENT OF FEES.—The fees re-
quired by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall
be paid—
‘‘(1) on or before March 15, with respect to
transactions and sales occurring during the period
retary has not previously submitted to such Commit-
tees. 
(2) Any recommendations the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF INTERNET WEBSITE TO PROVIDE 
INFORMATION REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH 
CARE SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using funds made available to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish the Internet 
websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Sec-
retary shall survey the existing Internet websites and in-
formation resources of the Department to publish an 
Internet website that serves as a centralized source to pro-
vide veterans with information regarding all of the mental 
health care services provided by the Secretary. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Internet website published 
under subsection (a) shall provide to veterans information 
regarding all of the mental health care services available 
in the Veteran Integrated Service Network that the vet-
eran is seeking such services, including, with respect to 
each medical center, Vet Center (as defined in section 
1712A of title 38, United States Code), and community- 
based outpatient center in the Veterans Integrated Service 
Network—
hold hearings. Except as provided by paragraph (2),
actions may be taken upon affirmative vote by a ma-
jority decision, a quorum being present.
(2) 
DESIGNATION
OF
SCIENTIFICALLY
UNIQUE.—(A) Designating a fossil as scientifically
unique in connection with a commercial permit re-
quires an affirmative vote of five members of the
Council.
(B) In an appeal of a decision of a Federal land
manager under section 4(d)(2), an affirmative vote
of five members of the Council is required to modify
or reverse the decision.
(g) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at the call
of the Chair or as otherwise provided by this section.
(h) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Chair, the head of any Federal department or agen-
cy may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the person-
nel of that department or agency to the Council to assist
it in carrying out its duties under this Act.
(i) MAILS.—The Council may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other departments and agencies of the United States.
SEC. 10. REGULATIONS.
(a) GENERAL REGULATIONS.—
(1) ISSUANCE.—Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the
Secretary of the Army, after consultation with other
Federal land managers and representatives of con-
cerned State agencies, after review and comment by
the Council, and after public notice and hearings,
shall each issue as soon as practicable, such regula-
tions as are appropriate to carry out this Act. Such
regulations shall be as uniform as possible and
where not possible, shall include a list of all in-
stances in which such regulations are not uniform
and the reasons therefor.
(2) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—The regula-
tions issued under this Act shall be submitted to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and may not take effect be-
fore the expiration of the 90-date period following
the date of submission.
(b) LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Each Federal land
manager shall amend management plans as necessary to
conform to this Act and the regulations issued under sub-
section (a).
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur-
ther amended—
(1) in section 1211(3) (16 U.S.C. 3811(3)), by
striking subparagraph (D);
(2) in section 1231(b)(4)(A) (16 U.S.C.
3831(b)(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘the water quality incen-
tives program established under chapter 2’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a contract entered into under the Agricul-
tural Conservation Assistance Program established
under section 312 of the Conservation Consolidation
and Regulatory Reform Act of 1996’’; and
(3) in section 1245 (16 U.S.C. 3845)—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘chapters
1 and 2 of subtitle D.’’ and the second sentence
and inserting ‘‘chapter 1 of subtitle D.’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘chapters
1 and 2 of subtitle D’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter
1 of subtitle D’’.
SEC. 327. REPEAL OF TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE.
Section 1256 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Pub-
lic Law 99–198; 16 U.S.C. 2101 note) is repealed.
SEC. 328. REPEAL OF INTEGRATED FARM MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM OPTION.
Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822) is repealed.
‘‘(d)(1) No candidate for Federal office, individual
holding Federal office, or any agent of such candidate or
officeholder, may solicit or receive (A) any funds in con-
nection with any Federal election unless such funds are
subject to the limitations, prohibitions and reporting re-
quirements of this Act; (B) any funds that are to be ex-
pended in connection with any election for other than a
Federal election unless such funds are not in excess of
the amounts permitted with respect to contributions to
Federal candidates and political committees under section
315(a)(1) and (2), and are not from sources prohibited
from making contributions by this Act with respect to elec-
tion for Federal office. This paragraph shall not apply to
the solicitation or receipt of funds by an individual who
is a candidate for a non-Federal office if such activity is
permitted under State law for such individual’s non-Fed-
eral campaign committee.
‘‘(2)(A) No candidate for Federal office or individual
holding Federal office may directly or indirectly establish,
maintain, finance or control any organization described in
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if
such organization raises funds from the public.
‘‘(B) No candidate for Federal office or individual
holding Federal office may raise funds for any organiza-
tion described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2944
To reform the financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mrs. MALONEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Com-
merce, the Judiciary, Government Reform and Oversight, and Ways and
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To reform the financing of Federal elections, 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 ‘‘Federal Election Re-
form Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
rectly to the candidate or the candidate’s committee or
representative.
‘‘(D) For purposes of this section, the term ‘rep-
resentative’—
‘‘(i) shall mean a person who is expressly au-
thorized by the candidate to engage in fundraising,
and who, in the case of an individual, is not acting
as an officer, employee, or agent of any other per-
son;
‘‘(ii) shall not include—
‘‘(I) a political committee with a connected
organization;
‘‘(II) a political party;
‘‘(III) a partnership or sole proprietorship;
‘‘(IV) an organization prohibited from
making contributions under section 316; or
‘‘(V) a person required to register under
section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) or the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et
seq.).
‘‘(E) For purposes of this section, the term ‘acting
as an officer, employee, or agent of any other person’ in-
cludes the following activities by a salaried officer, em-
ployee, or paid agent of a person described in subpara-
graph (D)(ii)(IV):
‘‘(i) Soliciting contributions to a particular can-
didate in the name of, or by using the name of, such
a person.
‘‘(ii) Soliciting contributions to a particular
candidate using other than the incidental resources
of such a person.
‘‘(iii) Soliciting contributions to a particular
candidate under the direction or control of other sal-
aried officers, employees, or paid agents of such a
person.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘agent’ shall
include any person (other than individual members of an
organization described in subparagraph (b)(4)(C) of sec-
tion 316) acting on authority or under the direction of
such organization.’’.
SEC. 232. CONTRIBUTIONS BY DEPENDENTS NOT OF VOT-
ING AGE.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) For purposes of this section, any contribution by
an individual who—
‘‘(1) is a dependent of another individual; and
PROGRAM.—To make grants to private nonprofit or-
ganizations to enable such organizations to provide
to associations described in paragraph (1) technical
assistance and training—
‘‘(A) to identify, and evaluate alternative
solutions to, problems relating to the obtaining,
storage, treatment, purification, or distribution
of water or the collection, treatment, or disposal
of waste in rural areas;
‘‘(B) to prepare applications to receive fi-
nancial assistance for any purpose specified in
paragraph (1) from any public or private
source; or
‘‘(C) to improve the operation and mainte-
nance practices at any existing works for the
storage, treatment, purification, or distribution
of water or the collection, treatment, or disposal
of waste in rural areas.
‘‘(3) RURAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To make loans or
grants to public, private, or cooperative organi-
zations organized not for profit, to Indian tribes
on Federal and State reservations or other fed-
erally recognized Indian tribal groups, or to
make loans, or guarantee the repayment of
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2952
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title II of the Social
Security Act to reduce social security taxes, to reduce old-age insurance
benefits by a corresponding amount, and to provide for the establishment
of individual social security retirement accounts funded by payroll deduc-
tions and employer contributions equal to the amount of the tax
reduction.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MANZULLO, and Mr.
PETRI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title
II of the Social Security Act to reduce social security
taxes, to reduce old-age insurance benefits by a cor-
responding amount, and to provide for the establishment
of individual social security retirement accounts funded
by payroll deductions and employer contributions equal
to the amount of the tax reduction.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2948
To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for additions to
Haleakala National Park.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for
additions to Haleakala National Park.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE AP-
PROPRIATED 
FOR 
ADDITIONS 
TO
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK.
Section 2(b) of Public Law 86–744 (16 U.S.C.
396c(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘$920,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000,000’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3662 
AN ACT 
To enhance congressional oversight over the administration 
of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(2) officers of the United States, or a State or
political subdivision thereof, while acting in the per-
formance of their duties; and
‘‘(3) persons who are specifically authorized by
law to bring, carry, or possess such firearm or explo-
sive.’’.
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of
sections of chapter 241 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following item:
‘‘24105. Explosives or dangerous weapons.’’.
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