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of the new conservation reserve program contract executed
by the owner or operator and the Secretary under such
section.
(e) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.—Notwithstand-
ing the authorization of one-year conservation reserve pro-
gram contracts under subsection (b), the total amount of
funds expended during fiscal year 1998 for all conserva-
tion reserve program contracts, including such one-year
contracts, may not exceed the amount of funds that would
have been expended during that fiscal year for conserva-
tion reserve program contracts in the absence of this sec-
tion.
(f) CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM CONTRACT
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘conservation re-
serve program contract’’ means a contract authorized
under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.)
for the enrollment of farm acreage in the conservation re-
serve established under such subchapter.
SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR ENROLLMENT OF LAND COVERED BY
EXPIRING 
CONSERVATION 
RESERVE 
PRO-
GRAM CONTRACTS.
(a) ELIGIBLE FARM LANDS.—This section applies
with respect to a farm containing land covered by a con-
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ing Act of 1994 (5 U.S.C. 5597 note), would qualify
for a voluntary separation incentive payment under
section 3 of such Act;
‘‘(5) an employee who has previously received
any voluntary separation incentive payment by the
Federal Government under this section or any other
authority and has not repaid such payment; or
‘‘(6) an employee covered by statutory reem-
ployment rights who is on transfer to another orga-
nization.
‘‘(c)(1) Prior to obligating any resources for transi-
tion separation incentive payments, the Commission shall
submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of
the Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight of the House of Representatives a strategic
plan outlining the intended use of such incentive pay-
ments.
‘‘(2) The Commission’s plan shall include—
‘‘(A) the positions to be affected, identified by
occupational category and grade level;
‘‘(B) the number and amounts of separation in-
centive payments to be offered; and
SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR ENROLLMENT OF LAND COVERED
BY EXPIRING CONSERVATION RESERVE PRO-
GRAM CONTRACTS.
(a) ELIGIBLE FARM LANDS.—This section applies
with respect to a farm containing land covered by a con-
servation reserve program contract expiring during fiscal
year 1997 if—
(1) the farm had a crop acreage base for wheat,
oats, or barley at the time the conservation reserve
program contract was executed;
(2) the farm is located in an area in which fall-
seeded crops are regularly planted, as determined by
the Secretary of Agriculture;
(3) the owner of the farm (or the operator with
the consent of the owner) submitted, during the en-
rollment period that ended on March 28, 1997, an
eligible bid to enroll all or part of the land covered
by the expiring contract in the conservation reserve
established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of sub-
title D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.); and
(4) the land designated in the bid satisfies the
eligibility criteria in effect for enrollment of land in
the conservation reserve.
(b) ONE-YEAR ENROLLMENT AUTHORIZED.—
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(b) FOREIGN FIRM.—(1) For the purposes of this
section, the term ‘‘foreign firm’’ means any firm that is
not a domestic firm.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘do-
mestic firm’’ means a business entity—
(A) that is incorporated or organized in the
United States;
(B) that conducts business operations in the
United States; and
(C) the assets of which at least 50 percent are
held by United States citizens, permanent resident
aliens, or other domestic firms.
TITLE 
III—REVENUES 
DEDI-
CATED TO DEFICIT REDUC-
TION
SEC. 301. DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.
No changes in revenues or direct spending estimated
to result from the enactment of this Act shall be counted
for purposes of section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1341
For the relief of Commander Carl D. Swanson.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 1997
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Commander Carl D. Swanson.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR ACCOUNTING ERROR.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary
of the Treasury shall pay, out of money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,464.22 to Com-
mander Carl D. Swanson as compensation for an uncor-
rected accounting and wage payment error acknowledged
by the Coast Guard to have occurred between October 13,
1972, and January 31, 1986, while Commander Carl D.
Swanson was employed by the Coast Guard.
(b) SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.—The payment made
under subsection (a) shall be a full settlement of all claims
by Commander Carl D. Swanson against the United
States for the injuries referred to in subsection (a).
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
It shall be unlawful for an amount that exceeds 10
percent of the amount authorized by section 1 to be paid
to or received by any agent or attorney in consideration
of services rendered in connection with this Act. Any per-
son who violates this section shall be guilty of an infrac-
tion and shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided
in title 18, United States Code.
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any duty treatment set forth in Annex 2–B of the 
Agreement, 
(3) such continuation of duty-free or excise 
treatment, or 
(4) such additional duties, 
as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate 
to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually 
advantageous concessions with respect to Australia pro-
vided for by the Agreement. 
(c) CONVERSION TO AD VALOREM RATES.—For pur-
poses of subsections (a) and (b), with respect to any good 
for which the base rate in the Schedule of the United 
States to Annex 2–B of the Agreement is a specific or 
compound rate of duty, the President may substitute for 
the base rate an ad valorem rate that the President deter-
mines to be equivalent to the base rate. 
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CERTAIN AGRICUL-
TURAL GOODS. 
(a) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY OF SUBSECTION.—This sub-
section applies to additional duties assessed under 
subsections (b), (c), and (d). 
(2) APPLICABLE NTR (MFN) RATE OF DUTY.— 
For purposes of subsections (b), (c), and (d), the 
term ‘‘applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty’’ means,
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Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall 
remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expendi-
ture except as authorized in appropriations Acts. 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac-
tivities associated with the management of real and per-
sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating 
to acquisition, telecommunications, information tech-
nology management, and related technology activities; 
and 
services 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
3109, 
$62,100,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 
utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis-
posal of real property; telecommunications, information 
technology management, and related technology activities; 
providing Internet access to Federal information and 
services; agency-wide policy direction and management, 
and Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records man-
agement, and other support services incident to adjudica-
tion of Indian Tribal Claims by the United States Court 
of Federal Claims; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
(1) AUTHORITY OF OWNER OR OPERATOR.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (g), the owner or op-
erator of a farm described in subsection (a) may en-
roll in the conservation reserve for a one-year term
to begin on October 1, 1997, the land covered by the
expiring conservation reserve program contract and
included in the owner’s or operator’s enrollment bid
(as described in subsection (a)(3)) if—
(A) the owner or operator notifies the Sec-
retary in writing, during the special notification
period required under paragraph (2), that the
owner or operator desires to enroll the land in
the conservation reserve for one year under this
section; and
(B) the Secretary does not accept, before
October 1, 1997, the owner’s or operator’s en-
rollment bid (as described in subsection (a)(3))
to enroll the land in a long-term conservation
reserve program contract.
(2) SPECIAL NOTIFICATION PERIOD.—Promptly
upon the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
provide a special period for owners and operators of
farms described in subsection (a) to permit the own-
ers and operators to provide the notification required
under paragraph (1)(A) to enter into one-year con-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1343
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for certain mari-
time programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other pur-
poses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 1997
Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) (both by request), intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National
Security
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999
for certain maritime programs of the Department of
Transportation, 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 ‘‘Maritime Administra-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL
YEARS 1998 AND 1999.
Funds are authorized to be appropriated, without fis-
cal year limitation, as appropriations Acts may provide,
for the use of the Department of Transportation, as fol-
lows:
(1) For the fiscal year ending September 30,
1998—
(A) for expenses necessary for operations
and 
training 
activities, 
not 
to 
exceed
$70,000,000; and
(B) for the costs, as defined in section 502
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of
guaranteed loans authorized by title XI of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C.
1271 et seq.), $35,000,000, and in addition for
administrative expenses related to loan guaran-
tee commitments under that title, $4,000,000.
(2) For the fiscal year ending September 30,
1999, such sums as may be necessary.
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF REPORT ON RELATIVE COST OF
SHIPBUILDING IN THE VARIOUS COASTAL
DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Section 213 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46
App. U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended by—
(1) striking the semicolon at the end of sub-
section (a) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
(2) striking the semicolon at the end of sub-
section (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
and
(3) striking subsection (c).
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1347
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the mailing of certain
mail matter.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 1997
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (by request) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the
mailing of certain mail matter.
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 ‘‘Graphic Postcard Act
of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. NONMAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MAIL MATTER.
Section 1463 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in the first paragraph by inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’
before ‘‘All matter’’;
(2) in the second paragraph by inserting ‘‘(2)’’
before ‘‘Whoever’’ and by striking ‘‘section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) All matter otherwise mailable by law, upon
the envelope or outside cover or wrapper of which, and
all postal cards upon which, any delineations, epithets,
terms, photographs, drawings, visual depictions, or lan-
guage of a violent or clinically graphic character, or un-
suitable for persons under 18 years of age, are written
or printed or otherwise impressed or apparent, are non-
mailable matter, and shall not be conveyed in the mails
nor delivered from any post office nor by any letter carrier,
and shall be withdrawn from the mails under such regula-
tions as the Postal Service shall prescribe, except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
any mail matter which is enclosed in an envelope or other
outside cover or wrapper which—
‘‘(A) bears on its face, in conspicuous and leg-
ible type in contrast by typography, layout, or color,
in accordance with regulations which the Postal
Service shall prescribe, such notice as the Postal
Service shall by regulation require as to the nature
of the contents of the mailing; and
‘‘(B) satisfies such other requirements as the
Postal Service may by regulation prescribe in order
to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
‘‘(3) Whoever knowingly deposits for mailing or deliv-
ery, anything declared by this subsection to be non-
mailable matter, or knowingly takes the same from the
mails for the purpose of circulating or disposing of or aid-
ing in the circulation or disposition of the same, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years,
or both, for the first such offense, and shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both,
for each such offense thereafter.’’.
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(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 216. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY 
HEALTH INFORMATION CENTERS. 
Section 501(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 701(c)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking clause (vi); and 
(2) by adding after clause (v) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vi) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 217. EXTENSION OF HEALTH WORKFORCE DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT FOR LOW-INCOME IN-
DIVIDUALS. 
Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 218. EXTENSION OF MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY 
CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
Section 511(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 711(j)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) in subparagraph (F)— 
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payments (and for the performance 
period for such first and second year), 
a physician (as defined in section 
1861(r)), a physician assistant, nurse 
practitioner, and clinical nurse spe-
cialist (as such terms are defined in 
section 1861(aa)(5)), a certified reg-
istered nurse anesthetist (as defined 
in section 1861(bb)(2)), and a group 
that includes such professionals; and 
‘‘(II) for the third year for which 
the MIPS applies to payments (and 
for the performance period for such 
third year) and for each succeeding 
year (and for the performance period 
for each such year), the professionals 
described in subclause (I), such other 
eligible professionals (as defined in 
subsection (k)(3)(B)) as specified by 
the Secretary, and a group that in-
cludes such professionals. 
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—For purposes of 
clause (i), the term ‘MIPS eligible profes-
sional’ does not include, with respect to a 
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sionals having higher composite per-
formance scores receiving higher ad-
justment factors; and 
‘‘(II) MIPS eligible professionals 
with composite performance scores for 
such year below such performance 
threshold for such year receive nega-
tive payment adjustment factors for 
such year in accordance with clause 
(iv), with such professionals having 
lower composite performance scores 
receiving lower adjustment factors; 
‘‘(iii) in a manner such that MIPS eli-
gible professionals with composite scores 
described in clause (ii)(I) for such year, 
subject to clauses (i) and (ii) of subpara-
graph (F), receive a zero or positive ad-
justment factor on a linear sliding scale 
such that an adjustment factor of 0 per-
cent is assigned for a score at the perform-
ance threshold and an adjustment factor of 
the applicable percent specified in subpara-
graph (B) is assigned for a score of 100; 
and 
‘‘(iv) in a manner such that— 
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than 60 days after the owner submits a
mortgage restructuring and rental assist-
ance sufficiency plan; and
(ii) the market rent determination is
based on not less than 2 comparable prop-
erties or, if not based on 2 or more com-
parable properties, is acceptable to the
owner; or
(B) if the rents referred to in subpara-
graph (A) cannot be determined or have not
been determined by the participating adminis-
trative entity within the applicable timeframe,
are equal to 90 percent of the fair market rent
or are less than 90 percent of the fair market
rent, assuming that the owner, lender, and par-
ticipating administrative entity agree that the
mortgage restructuring and rental assistance
sufficiency plan is feasible with rents set below
90 percent of the fair market rent.
(2) EXCEPTION PROJECTS.—A contract under
this section may include rent levels that exceed the
applicable rent level determined under paragraph (1)
if the participating administrative entity—
(A) determines that the housing needs of
the tenants and the community cannot be ade-
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1348
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, relating to
war crimes.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1348
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war
crimes.
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 ‘‘Expanded War Crimes
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF WAR CRIMES.
Section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘grave breach
of the Geneva Conventions’’ and inserting ‘‘war
crime’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘breach’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘war crime’’; and
(3) so that subsection (c) reads as follows:
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section the term
‘war crime’ means any conduct—
‘‘(1) defined as a grave breach in any of the
international conventions signed at Geneva 12 Au-
gust 1949, or any protocol to such convention to
which the United States is a party;
‘‘(2) prohibited by Articles 23, 25, 27, or 28 of
the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, Respecting
the Laws and Customs of War on Land, signed 18
October 1907;
‘‘(3) which constitutes a violation of common
Article 3 of the international conventions signed at
Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol to such
convention to which the United States is a party and
which deals with non-international armed conflict; or
‘‘(4) of a person who, in relation to an armed
conflict and contrary to the provisions of the Proto-
col on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of
Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as amended
at Geneva on 3 May 1996 (Protocol II as amended
on 3 May 1996), when the United States is a party
to such Protocol, willfully kills or causes serious in-
jury to civilians.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
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with respect to a safeguard good, a rate of duty that 
is the lesser of— 
(A) the column 1 general rate of duty that 
would have been imposed under the HTS on the 
same safeguard good entered, without a claim 
for preferential treatment, at the time the addi-
tional duty is imposed under subsection (b), (c), 
or (d), as the case may be; or 
(B) the column 1 general rate of duty that 
would have been imposed under the HTS on the 
same safeguard good entered, without a claim 
for preferential treatment, on December 31, 
2004. 
(3) SCHEDULE RATE OF DUTY.—For purposes 
of subsections (b) and (c), the term ‘‘schedule rate 
of duty’’ means, with respect to a safeguard good, 
the rate of duty for that good set out in the Sched-
ule of the United States to Annex 2–B of the Agree-
ment. 
(4) SAFEGUARD GOOD.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘safeguard good’’ means— 
(A) a horticulture safeguard good de-
scribed subsection (b)(1)(B); or 
(B) a beef safeguard good described in 
subsection (c)(1) or subsection (d)(1)(A).
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(5) EXCEPTIONS.—No additional duty shall be 
assessed on a good under subsection (b), (c), or (d) 
if, at the time of entry, the good is subject to import 
relief under— 
(A) subtitle A of title III of this Act; or 
(B) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.). 
(6) TERMINATION.—The assessment of an ad-
ditional duty on a good under subsection (b) or (c), 
whichever is applicable, shall cease to apply to that 
good on the date on which duty-free treatment must 
be provided to that good under the Schedule of the 
United States to Annex 2–B of the Agreement. 
(7) NOTICE.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of the Treasury assesses 
an additional duty on a good under subsection (b), 
(c), or (d), the Secretary shall notify the Govern-
ment of Australia in writing of such action and shall 
provide to that Government data supporting the as-
sessment of the additional duty. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON HORTICULTURE SAFE-
GUARD GOODS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) F.O.B.—The term ‘‘F.O.B.’’ means 
free on board, regardless of the mode of trans-
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘breach’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘war crime’’;
(3) so that subsection (c) reads as follows:
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘war crime’ means any conduct—
‘‘(A) defined as a grave breach in any of
the international conventions signed at Geneva
12 August 1949, or any protocol to such con-
vention to which the United States is a party;
‘‘(B) prohibited by Articles 23, 25, 17, or
28 of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV,
Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on
Land, signed 18 October 1907;
‘‘(C) which constitutes a violation of com-
mon Article 3 of the international conventions
signed at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any pro-
tocol to such convention to which the United
States is a party and which deals with non-
international armed conflict; or
‘‘(D) of a person who, in relation to an
armed conflict and contrary to the provisions of
the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on
the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other De-
vices as amended at Geneva on 3 May 1996
(Protocol II as amended on 3 May 1996), when