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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 79
Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal health care legislation
should not include price controls.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 2, 1993
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal health
care legislation should not include price controls.
Whereas 40 centuries of human experience teach the futility
of price controls;
Whereas such controls fail because they do not address the
true causes of inflation, and amount to treating the
symptoms rather than the disease;
Whereas the disease of inflation is almost always caused by
government intervention in the marketplace, and can
therefore only be cured by less, not more, intervention;
Whereas price controls harm consumers by discouraging pro-
ducers from freely offering their goods and services;
•HCON 81 IH
Olympics torch to the District of Columbia Special Olym-
pics summer games at Gallaudet University in the District
of Columbia.
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.
The Capitol Police Board shall take such action as
may be necessary to carry out section 1.
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARA-
TIONS.
The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions
for physical preparations for the event authorized by
section 1.
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IV
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 78
Establishing a commission to study compensation and other personnel policies
and practices in the legislative branch.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Ms. SNOWE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on House Administration
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing a commission to study compensation and other
personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
The Congress is committed to the elimination of all
forms of discrimination that adversely affect pay or work-
ing conditions of any employee because of the race, color,
religion, sex, or national origin of the employee, and it is
the policy of the Congress that persons employed in the
legislative branch shall receive equal pay in cases in which
the work performed is comparable, as measured by the
•HCON 78 IH
composite of skill, effort, responsibility, and working con-
ditions normally required in the performance of the job.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Commis-
sion on Employment Discrimination in the Legislative
Branch (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the
‘‘Commission’’).
(b) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Commission
shall consist of thirteen members to be appointed for the
life of the Commission as follows:
(1) Four shall be Members of the House of
Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, two upon recommendation
of the majority leader and two upon recommendation
of the minority leader.
(2) Four shall be Senators, appointed by the
President pro tempore, two upon recommendation of
the majority leader and two upon recommendation of
the minority leader.
(3) Two shall be other than Members of Con-
gress, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and shall, to the extent practicable,
be persons with expertise in job evaluation. One such
member shall be appointed upon recommendation of
•HCON 79 IH
Whereas the resulting scarcity and diminished quality of
goods tends to inspire evasion, black markets, and dis-
respect for law among previously honest citizens;
Whereas these evasions, in turn, inspire bureaucratic expan-
sions and ever more minute and officious regulation to
enforce the controls;
Whereas ‘‘voluntary’’ controls tend to become mandatory, and
‘‘temporary’’ ones, to become permanent;
Whereas by bottling up demand, such controls, once lifted, in-
variably cause prices to shoot up for a time, perversely
defeating their purpose;
Whereas our predecessors of the Continental Congress, hav-
ing learned these many lessons through painful experi-
ence, furnished a worthy precedent for all time when, on
June 4, 1778, they resolved to urge the repeal of all
State price controls and, having secured this repeal, ma-
terially advanced the cause of American independence;
Whereas today’s medical price inflation is primarily a result
of massive stimulation of demand by the United States
Government and can therefore only be brought down by
ending that stimulation;
Whereas allowing market forces to operate freely in health in-
surance will be the most effectual way to hold down med-
ical prices; and
Whereas medical price controls, far from benefiting the
American people, would produce all of the aforementioned
melancholy results, cause much needless human suffer-
ing, and in the end, degrade the finest health care system
the world has ever known: Now, therefore, be it
IV
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 7
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax
deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home
should not be further restricted.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. LEHMAN) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Fed-
eral income tax deduction for interest paid on debt se-
cured by a first or second home should not be further
restricted.
Whereas homeownership is a fundamental American ideal,
which promotes social and economic benefits beyond the
benefits that accrue to the occupant of the home;
Whereas homeownership is an important factor in promoting
economic security and stability for American families;
Whereas it is proper that the policy of the Federal Govern-
ment is and should continue to be to encourage home-
ownership;
HCON 7 IH
Whereas the increase in the cost of housing over the last 10
years has been greater than the increase in family in-
come;
Whereas, for the first time in 50 years, the percentage of
people in the United States owning their own homes has
declined;
Whereas the percentage of people in the United States be-
tween the ages of 25 and 29 who own their own home
has declined from 43 percent in 1976 to 38 percent in
1991;
Whereas the current Federal income tax deduction for inter-
est paid on debt secured by a first home has been a valu-
able cornerstone of this Nation’s housing policy for most
of this century and may well be the most important com-
ponent of housing-related tax policy in America today;
Whereas the current Federal income tax deduction for inter-
est paid on debt secured by second homes is of crucial
importance to the economies of many communities;
Whereas the continued deductibility of interest paid on debt
secured by a first or second home has particular impor-
tance in promoting other desirable social goals, such as
education of young people; and
Whereas the Federal income tax deduction for interest paid
on debt secured by a first or second home has been lim-
ited twice in the last 6 years, and was further eroded as
a result of the 1990 Budget Act: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on
HCON 7 IH
debt secured by a first or second home should not be fur-
ther restricted.
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IV
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 80
Expressing the sense of the Congress that an important factor in relations
between the United States and Romania, including whether to restore
most favored nation treatment to the products of Romania, should be
actions by the Government of Romania to improve conditions for children
institutionalized in Romania.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 7, 1993
Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. FROST, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr.
SYNAR, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. NEAL of North Carolina, Mr. TOWNS,
and Mr. LAZIO) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Ways and
Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that an important
factor in relations between the United States and Roma-
nia, including whether to restore most favored nation
treatment to the products of Romania, should be actions
by the Government of Romania to improve conditions
for children institutionalized in Romania.
Whereas the Romanian people endured 43 years of suffering
under a repressive Communist dictatorship installed by
the Soviet Union that routinely sanctioned severe viola-
tions of human rights;
•HCON 80 IH
Whereas this Communist regime, led by the late President
Nicolae Ceausescu, had a policy of placing orphans and
children not wanted by their parents in prison-like or-
phanages under unhealthy and degrading conditions;
Whereas 
the 
Romanian 
people 
have 
overthrown 
the
Ceausescu regime and created a new government under
a constitution that guarantees human rights, including
protection of children and the young without regard to
handicap or to ethnic origin;
Whereas the new Government of Romania held local and na-
tional elections in February and September 1992 that,
while not perfect, were said by international observers to
be free and fair;
Whereas considerable progress has reportedly been made by
the Government of Romania in reducing human rights
abuses;
Whereas the situation of orphans and the handicapped has
improved with international assistance in the three years
since the Romanian revolution brought to light the ap-
palling conditions that existed for children institutional-
ized in Romania, too many children remain housed in in-
stitutions who, with appropriate medical care, could be
adopted or reintegrated into society;
Whereas some of these institutions continue to fail to provide
adequate and healthy conditions and do not meet Euro-
pean or United States norms for facilities or therapy;
Whereas the Romanian Parliament is currently considering
legislation to remove certain impediments to legal adop-
tion; and
be determined by substituting ‘26 percent’ for ‘40 
percent’ in section 51(a) and by substituting ‘16.25 
percent’ for ‘25 percent’ in section 51(i)(3)(A). 
‘‘(3) TAX-EXEMPT
EMPLOYER.—For purposes 
of this subpart, the term ‘tax-exempt employer’ 
means an employer that is— 
‘‘(A) an organization described in section 
501(c) and exempt from taxation under section 
501(a), or 
‘‘(B) a public higher education institution 
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965). 
‘‘(4) PAYROLL TAXES.—For purposes of this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘payroll 
taxes’ means— 
‘‘(i) amounts required to be withheld 
from the employees of the tax-exempt em-
ployer under section 3401(a), 
‘‘(ii) amounts required to be withheld 
from 
such 
employees 
under 
section 
3101(a), and 
‘‘(iii) amounts of the taxes imposed on 
the tax-exempt employer under section 
3111(a).’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 81
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the 1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay
to be run through the Capitol Grounds.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 81
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF SPECIAL
OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY THROUGH CAPITOL
GROUNDS.
On May 27, 1993, or on such other date as the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate may designate jointly, the
1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay may be run through
the Capitol Grounds, as part of the journey of the Special
Olympics torch to the District of Columbia Special Olym-
pics summer games at Gallaudet University in the District
of Columbia.
•HCON 81 EH1S
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.
The Capitol Police Board shall take such action as
may be necessary to carry out section 1.
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARA-
TIONS.
The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions
for physical preparations for the event authorized by
section 1.
Passed the House of Representatives May 4, 1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 81
Agreed to May 7, 1993
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS
TORCH RELAY THROUGH CAPITOL GROUNDS.
On May 27, 1993, or on such other date as the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of
the Senate may designate jointly, the 1993 Special Olympics Torch
Relay may be run through the Capitol Grounds, as part of the
journey of the Special Olympics torch to the District of Columbia
Special Olympics summer games at Gallaudet University in the
District of Columbia.
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.
The Capitol Police Board shall take such action as may be
necessary to carry out section 1.
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARATIONS.
The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions for phys-
ical preparations for the event authorized by section 1.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 81
Authorizing the 1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the
Capitol Grounds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 19, 1993
Mr. TRAFICANT submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the 1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be
run through the Capitol Grounds.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF SPECIAL
OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY THROUGH CAPITOL
GROUNDS.
On May 27, 1993, or on such other date as the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate may designate jointly, the
1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay may be run through
the Capitol Grounds, as part of the journey of the Special
III
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 81
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 6 (legislative day, APRIL 19), 1993
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the 1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be
run through the Capitol Grounds.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF SPECIAL
OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY THROUGH CAPITOL
GROUNDS.
On May 27, 1993, or on such other date as the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate may designate jointly, the
1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay may be run through
the Capitol Grounds, as part of the journey of the Special
Olympics torch to the District of Columbia Special Olym-
pics summer games at Gallaudet University in the District
of Columbia.
•HCON 81 RDS
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.
The Capitol Police Board shall take such action as
may be necessary to carry out section 1.
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARA-
TIONS.
The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions
for physical preparations for the event authorized by
section 1.
Passed the House of Representatives May 4, 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
(B) Not later than the expiration of the 1-
year period beginning the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule
to establish the regulations described in subpara-
graph (A).
(2) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN BYLAWS AND
POLICIES.—In developing regulations under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall consider the bylaws and
policies of the entity that operates the National Bone
Marrow Donor Registry pursuant to a contract under
section 1811 of the Public Health Service Act (as re-
designated by section 6(a) of this Act).
(3) FAILURE TO ISSUE REGULATIONS BY DATE
CERTAIN.—If the Secretary fails to issue a final rule
under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) before the
expiration of the period specified in such subpara-
graph—
(A) the proposed rule issued under subpara-
graph (A) of such paragraph is upon such expi-
ration deemed to be the final rule under sub-
paragraph (B) of such paragraph (and shall re-
main in effect until the Secretary issues a final
rule under such subparagraph); or
(B) if no such proposed rule is issued before
such expiration, the bylaws and policies specified
in paragraph (2) and in effect upon such expira-
tion are deemed to be the final rule under para-
graph (1)(B) (and shall remain in effect until
the Secretary issues a final rule under such
paragraph).
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments described in this
Act are made upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
Except as provided in subsection (b), such amendments take
effect October 1, 1993, or upon the date of the enactment
of this Act, whichever occurs later.
(b) QUALIFIED ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by section 2 take ef-
fect January 1, 1994. Before such date, section 371 of
the Public Health Service Act, as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act, continues
to be in effect.
(2) ADDITIONAL
PROVISION.—The amendment
made by section 2(b)(2)(A) (relating to effective agree-
ments with entities with facilities for organ dona-
tions) takes effect upon the expiration of the 180-day
period beginning on the date on which a final rule
takes effect under section 10(a). Before such amend-
ment takes effect under the preceding sentence, section
371(b)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as in
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act, continues to be in effect.
HR 2659 RH——2
TITLE 
I—COMBATING 
INTER-
NATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN 
PERSONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT PASSPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is author-
ized to— 
(1) limit to 1 year or such period of time as the 
Secretary of State shall determine appropriate the 
period of validity of a passport issued to a sex of-
fender; and 
(2) revoke the passport or passport card of an 
individual who has been convicted by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction in a foreign country of a sex of-
fense. 
(b) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED STATES.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (a), in no case shall a United 
States citizen convicted by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion in a foreign country of a sex offense be precluded 
from entering the United States due to a passport revoca-
tion under such subsection. 
(c) REAPPLICATION.—An individual whose passport 
or passport card was revoked pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2) may reapply for a passport or passport card at any 
time after such individual has returned to the United 
States. 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘sex offender’’ 
means an individual who is listed on the National 
Sex Offender Registry established pursuant to sec-
tion 119 of the Sex Offender Registration and Noti-
fication Act (42 U.S.C. 16915). 
(2) SEX
OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘sex offense’’ 
means a sex offense as defined in section 111(5) of 
the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 
(42 U.S.C. 16915). 
SEC. 102. OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT MODERN 
SLAVERY AND OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(e) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OFFICE
TO 
MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT MODERN 
SLAVERY
AND OTHER FORMS
OF HUMAN TRAF-
FICKING’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Of-
fice to Monitor and Combat Trafficking’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Office to Monitor and Combat Mod-
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IV
House Calendar No. 31
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 81
[Report No. 103–68]
Authorizing the 1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the
Capitol Grounds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 19, 1993
Mr. TRAFICANT submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation
APRIL 29, 1993
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the 1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be
run through the Capitol Grounds.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
•HCON 81 RH
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF SPECIAL
OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY THROUGH CAPITOL
GROUNDS.
On May 27, 1993, or on such other date as the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate may designate jointly, the
1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay may be run through
the Capitol Grounds, as part of the journey of the Special
Olympics torch to the District of Columbia Special Olym-
pics summer games at Gallaudet University in the District
of Columbia.
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.
The Capitol Police Board shall take such action as
may be necessary to carry out section 1.
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARA-
TIONS.
The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions
for physical preparations for the event authorized by
section 1.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 82
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 82
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES
ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.
The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Associa-
tion (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘As-
sociation’’) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event,
soap box derby races, on the Capitol grounds on July 17,
1993, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the
Senate may jointly designate.
•HCON 82 EH
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.
The event to be carried out under this resolution shall
be free of admission charge to the public and arranged
not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under condi-
tions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and
the Capitol Police Board; except that the Association shall
assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities
incident to all activities associated with the event.
SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
For the purposes of this resolution, the Association
is authorized to erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject
to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage,
sound amplification devices, and other related structures
and equipment as may be required for the event to be car-
ried out under this resolution.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police
Board are authorized to make any such additional ar-
rangements that may be required to carry out the event
under this resolution.
Passed the House of Representatives May 4, 1993.
Attest:
Clerk.