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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (9),
the Finance Board shall be composed of 5 directors
as follows:
‘‘(A) The Secretary of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, who shall
serve without additional compensation.
‘‘(B) 3 directors appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from among individuals who—
‘‘(i) are citizens of the United States;
and
‘‘(ii) have—
‘‘(I) 
extensive 
experience 
or
training in housing finance, commu-
nity and economic development (in-
cluding rural economic development),
financial safety and soundness regula-
tion, or extensive experience with an
organization 
which 
represents
consumer or community interest in
banking services, credit needs, hous-
ing, financial consumer protection, or
small businesses; and
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3164
To exempt defense nuclear facilities from the Metric System Conversion
Act of 1975.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 26, 1996
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Science
A BILL
To exempt defense nuclear facilities from the Metric System
Conversion Act of 1975.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES
FROM METRIC SYSTEM CONVERSION ACT.
No former or current Defense nuclear production fa-
cility now owned and managed by the Department of En-
ergy shall be subject to the requirements of the Metric
System Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205a and fol-
lowing).
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antimicrobials to emergency response providers as so 
authorized. 
(2) LOCATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall se-
lect emergency response providers based in at least 
two States for participation in the pilot program. 
(3) DISTRIBUTION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary shall provide to each emergency response 
provider who participates in the pilot program under 
this subsection disclosures and educational materials 
regarding the associated risks of any vaccine or anti-
microbial administered under the pilot program and 
of exposure to anthrax. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
completion of the pilot program under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
results of the pilot program. The report shall include 
a plan under which the Secretary plans to continue 
to make vaccines and antimicrobials available to 
emergency response providers under section 526(a) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
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(5) DEADLINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Secretary shall begin implementing the pilot pro-
gram under this subsection by not later than the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(7) The methods through which farmers’ mar-
kets process the forms of payment described in para-
graph (6). 
(8) The average income of a farmers’ market 
operator. 
(9) The average profit of a farmers’ market op-
erator. 
(10) The average expense of a farmers’ market 
operator. 
(11) Other occupations of operators of farmers’ 
markets. 
(12) The percentage of food at farmers’ mar-
kets that is locally produced. 
(13) Any other information related to farmers’ 
markets in the United States that the Secretary de-
termines is important to promote and enhance the 
use of farmers’ markets. 
(c) REPORT ON STATUS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUC-
TION IN AND AROUND URBAN AREAS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not 
later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year there-
after, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report 
to Congress (and make such report publicly available elec-
tronically) on the status of agricultural production in 
urban areas (as defined in section 226B(a) of the Depart-
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ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6934(a))). The report shall include— 
(1) with respect to agricultural production in 
urban areas, information on— 
(A) the percentage and economic value of 
such production; 
(B) the most popular type of agricultural 
activity in which individuals are engaged in 
such production; 
(C) the most recent best practices for such 
production; 
(D) the type of agricultural products mar-
keted and sold through such production; and 
(E) the progress made toward strength-
ening local food systems in carrying out such 
production; 
(2) an analysis of local government regulations, 
including zoning, that have supported or could sup-
port sustainable agricultural production in urban 
areas; and 
(3) recommendations on how to further agricul-
tural production in urban areas. 
(d) PERFORMANCE GOALS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall incorporate promoting and enhancing agri-
cultural production in urban areas into the Department 
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of Agriculture performance goals established in the agency 
performance plan under section 1115 of title 31, United 
States Code, and updated in accordance with section 1116 
of such title. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3165
To amend title 23, United States Code, to make funds available for surface
transportation projects on roads functionally classified as local or rural
minor collectors, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 26, 1996
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to make funds avail-
able for surface transportation projects on roads func-
tionally classified as local or rural minor collectors, 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. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR
AREAS OF LESS THAN 5,000 POPULATION.
(a) ALLOCATION OF APPORTIONED FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 133(d)(3)(B) of title
23, United States Code, is amended by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘or 20
percent of the 62.5 percent of funds specified in the
first sentence of subparagraph (A), whichever
amount is greater.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
133(d)(3)(C) of such title is amended by inserting
after ‘‘the first sentence of subparagraph (A)’’ the
following: ‘‘and in subparagraph (B)’’.
(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR PROJECTS ON LOCAL OR
RURAL MINOR COLLECTORS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 133(d)(3)(B) of
such title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Subsection (c) shall not apply to amounts
obligated under this subparagraph.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
133(c) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b)(1) and
(d)(3)(B)’’.
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF LOCAL AND RURAL ROADS IN
STATEWIDE PLANNING.
Section 135(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after ‘‘nonmetropolitan areas’’ the
following: ‘‘, including roads functionally classified as local
or rural minor collectors and unclassified rural roads,’’.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
apply to fiscal years beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5617 
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the definition of 
‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. ESTY, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HANNA, Ms. LEE 
of California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
MORAN, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mr. POLIS, Mr. RANGEL, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HIMES, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. PETERS 
of California, Ms. MENG, and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to 
the definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’, 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 ‘‘Copyright and Mar-
riage Equality Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF WIDOW AND WIDOWER IN TITLE 17, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of title 17, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the definition of 
‘‘ ‘widow’ or ‘widower’ ’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘An individual is the ‘widow’ or ‘widower’ of an 
author if the courts of the State in which the indi-
vidual and the author were married (or, if the indi-
vidual and the author were not married in any State 
but were validly married in another jurisdiction, the 
courts of any State) would find that the individual 
and the author were validly married at the time of 
the author’s death, whether or not the spouse has 
later remarried.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the death of any 
author that occurs on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2ND SESSION
H. R. 3166
HOUSE AMENDMENT
TO SENATE
AMENDMENTS
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
September 26, 1996.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendments of
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3166) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend
title 18, United States Code, with respect to the crime of
false statement in a Government matter’’, with the following
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENTS:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Sen-
ate amendment to the text of the bill, insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘False Statements Ac-
countability Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. RESTORING FALSE STATEMENTS PROHIBITION.
Section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘§ 1001. Statements or entries generally
‘‘(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, who-
ever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the
United States, knowingly and willfully—
‘‘(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick,
scheme, or device a material fact;
‘‘(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statement or representation; or
‘‘(3) makes or uses any false writing or docu-
ment knowing the same to contain any materially
false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
5 years, or both.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a party to a judi-
cial proceeding, or that party’s counsel, for statements, rep-
resentations, writings or documents submitted by such
party or counsel to a judge or magistrate in that proceed-
ing.
‘‘(c) With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction
of the legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only
to—
‘‘(1) administrative matters, including a claim
for payment, a matter related to the procurement of
property or services, personnel or employment prac-
tices, or support services, or a document required by
law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to the Con-
gress or any office or officer within the legislative
branch; or
‘‘(2) any investigation or review, conducted pur-
suant to the authority of any committee, subcommit-
tee, commission or office of the Congress, consistent
with applicable rules of the House or Senate.’’.
SEC. 3. CLARIFYING PROHIBITION ON OBSTRUCTING CON-
GRESS.
Section 1515 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
(c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(b) As used in section 1505, the term ‘corruptly’
means acting with an improper purpose, personally or by
influencing another, including making a false or misleading
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding a period
at the end.
Attest:
Clerk.
Union Calendar No. 351
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3166
[Report No. 104–680]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with re-
spect to the crime of false statement in a Govern-
ment matter.
JULY 16, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
(B) by inserting ‘‘, that keeps confidential 
the personally identifiable information of vic-
tims,’’ after ‘‘that is timely’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) In carrying out the requirements of 
subparagraph (A), an institution shall— 
‘‘(i) designate an individual who is fa-
miliar with the requirements of this sub-
section to serve as a campus security au-
thority coordinator to— 
‘‘(I) oversee campus security au-
thorities; 
‘‘(II) solicit and compile the 
crimes described in subparagraph (F) 
of paragraph (1) reported to such au-
thorities for the purpose of including 
such information in the timely reports 
required under this paragraph; and 
‘‘(III) ensure that when a crime 
of violence (as defined in section 16 of 
title 18, United States Codes) is re-
ported to a campus security authority, 
the authority reports the crime to 
local law police agencies; 
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‘‘(ii) establish policies or procedures 
for training campus security authorities 
and the campus security authority coordi-
nator; and 
‘‘(iii) employ or designate an indi-
vidual or other entity to conduct such 
training using the policies or procedures 
established under clause (ii), upon receiv-
ing approval from the Secretary for such 
individual or other entity to conduct such 
training.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (13)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
Upon’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘which distinguishes be-
tween institutional neglect and intentional mis-
representation or withholding of information,’’ 
after ‘‘this subsection,’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, except that the Sec-
retary shall impose a larger civil penalty in the 
case of an institution of higher education deter-
mined to have intentionally violated this sub-
section, as compared to an institution of higher 
education that violated this subsection as a re-
sult of institutional neglect. An intentional vio-
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lation of this subsection by an institution of 
higher education shall be subject to criminal 
prosecution’’ 
after 
‘‘under 
section 
487(c)(3)(B)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Prior to making a determination de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) with respect to an 
institution of higher education, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct an investigation with re-
spect to the institution; and 
‘‘(ii) provide the institution with a 
timeline of the investigation and a prelimi-
nary report that includes the reasons for 
conducting such investigation.’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (17), before the period insert 
the following: ‘‘or any individual because such indi-
vidual provided information or made a complaint to 
a law enforcement agency relating to the implemen-
tation of any provision of this subsection, provided 
that the individual acted in good faith when pro-
viding such information or making such complaint’’. 
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(10) The right to receive considerate, respectful 
care at all times and under all circumstances with 
recognition of personal dignity, diversity, and reli-
gious, or other spiritual and cultural preferences. 
(11) The right, in accordance with relevant pro-
visions of law, to personal and informational con-
fidentiality and privacy in the discussion of the care 
and management of records of patients. 
(12) The right to visitors within the policies of 
the facility and to be informed of the visitation 
rights, including any clinically necessary restrictions. 
(13) The right to be free from all forms of 
abuse or harassment. 
(14) The right to access protective and advo-
cacy services, when available, and file grievances. 
(15) The right to remain free of chemical and 
physical restraints unless safety requires otherwise. 
(16) The right to care provided in a safe and 
clean setting, free from excessive noise and with suf-
ficient lighting for comfort and safety. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 842
To provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 1995
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. MINETA, Mr. PETRI, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. BOEHLERT, and Mr. BORSKI) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure and, in addition, to the Committees on the Budget
and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust
Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund.
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 ‘‘Truth in Budgeting
Act’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government Account-
ability Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF FALSE STATEMENT PENALTIES.
Section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 1001. Statements or entries generally
‘‘(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the exec-
utive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of
the United States, knowingly and willfully—
‘‘(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any
trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
‘‘(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statement or representation; or
‘‘(3) makes or uses any false writing or docu-
ment knowing the same to contain any materially
false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
5 years, or both.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) does not apply—
‘‘(1) to a party to a judicial proceeding, or that
party’s counsel, for statements, representations,
writings or documents submitted by such party or
counsel to a judge in that proceeding; or
‘‘(2) to—
‘‘(A) any non-administrative matter; or
‘‘(B) any investigative matter, other than
with respect to a person furnishing information
pursuant to a duly authorized investigation;
within the jurisdiction of an entity within the legisla-
tive branch.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 17, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 561 
To amend the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Cam-
pus Crime Statistics Act to provide further clarity for institutions of 
higher education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, Mr. ISSA, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. KING of New 
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security 
Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to provide fur-
ther clarity for institutions of higher education, 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 Victims on 
Campus Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND 
CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS. 
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, and making 
available to students and employees a list of the 
titles, in each department of the institution, of 
each individual who is a campus security au-
thority to whom students and employees should 
report the criminal offenses described in sub-
paragraph (F)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subclause (VIII); and 
(ii) by adding the following at the 
end: 
‘‘(X) criminal offenses involving 
minors; and’’; 
(2) by repealing paragraph (2); 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
Each’’; 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3166
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the crime of false
statement in a Government matter.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 1996
Mr. MARTINI (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HYDE, and Mr. SCHUMER)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
the crime of false statement in a Government 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 ‘‘Government Account-
ability Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF FALSE STATEMENT PENALTIES.
Section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 1001. Statements or entries generally
‘‘(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the exec-
utive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of
the United States, knowingly and willfully—
‘‘(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any
trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
‘‘(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statement or representation; or
‘‘(3) makes or uses any false writing or docu-
ment knowing the same to contain any materially
false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
5 years, or both.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a party to a
judicial proceeding, or that party’s counsel, for state-
ments, representations, writings or documents submitted
by such party or counsel to a judge in that proceeding.’’.
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