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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4817
AN ACT
To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary en-
croachment on lands of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company in Tipton, California, which were
originally conveyed by the United States as part
of the right-of-way granted for the construction
of transcontinental railroads.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4817
AN ACT
To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroach-
ment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by
the United States as part of the right-of-way granted
for the construction of transcontinental railroads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN
CERTAIN RAILROAD GRANT LANDS IN TIP-
TON, CALIFORNIA.
(a) PROPERTY DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘‘property’’ means that portion of the existing building lo-
cated at 615 North Burnett Road in Tipton, California,
which encroaches upon land that, subject to a reversionary
interest, was conveyed by the United States pursuant to
the Act of July 27, 1866 (14 Stat. 292).
(b) RELEASE OF INTERESTS IN PROPERTY.—There
is hereby released, without consideration, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the surface
portion of the property. The United States retains any
subsurface mineral rights held by the United States as of
the date of the enactment of this Act associated with the
property.
(c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Secretary of
the Interior shall execute and file in the appropriate office
a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate in-
strument effectuating the release of interests made by sub-
section (b).
Passed the House of Representatives October 4,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
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HR 4818 EAS
(c) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS.—Any agree-
ment for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated
by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into between the United
States Agency for International Development and another
agency of the United States Government under the author-
ity of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide
that the Office of the Inspector General for the agency re-
ceiving the transfer or allocation of such funds shall perform
periodic program and financial audits of the use of such
funds: Provided, That funds transferred under such author-
ity may be made available for the cost of such audits.
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES
SEC. 5010. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section
23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to pro-
vide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-
NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leas-
ing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from
United States commercial suppliers, not including Major
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types
of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the
President determines that there are compelling foreign pol-
icy or national security reasons for those defense articles
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sales Incentive Com-
pensation Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end of paragraph (17) and inserting a semi-
colon and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(18) any employee employed in a sales position
if—
‘‘(A) the employee has specialized or tech-
nical knowledge related to products or services
being sold;
‘‘(B) the employee’s—
‘‘(i) sales are predominantly to per-
sons or entities to whom the employee’s
position has made previous sales; or
‘‘(ii) the position does not involve ini-
tiating sales contacts;
‘‘(C) the employee has a detailed under-
standing of the needs of those to whom the em-
ployee is selling;
‘‘(D) the employee exercises discretion in
offering a variety of products and services;
‘‘(E) the employee receives—
‘‘(i) base compensation, determined
without regard to the number of hours
worked by the employee, of not less than
an amount equal to one and one-half times
the minimum wage in effect under section
6(a)(1) multiplied by 2,080; and
‘‘(ii) in addition to the employee’s
base compensation, compensation based
upon each sale attributable to the em-
ployee;
‘‘(F) the employee’s aggregate compensa-
tion based upon sales attributable to the em-
ployee is not less than 40 percent of one and
one-half times the minimum wage multiplied by
2,080;
‘‘(G) the employee receives a rate of com-
pensation based upon each sale attributable to
the employee which is beyond sales required to
reach the compensation required by subpara-
graph (F) which rate is not less than the rate
on which the compensation required by sub-
paragraph (F) is determined; and
‘‘(H) the rate of annual compensation or
base compensation for any employee who did
not work for an employer for an entire calendar
year is prorated to reflect annual compensation
which would have been earned if the employee
had been compensated at the same rate for the
entire calendar year.’’.
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION.
The amendment made by section 2 may not be con-
strued to apply to individuals who are employed as route
sales drivers.
Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2888
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the mini-
mum wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation requirements cer-
tain specialized employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. FAWELL (for himself and Mr. ANDREWS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt
from the minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime
compensation requirements certain specialized employees.
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 ‘‘Sales Incentive Com-
pensation Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end of paragraph (17) and inserting a semi-
colon and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(18) any employee employed in a sales position
if—
‘‘(A) the employee’s position requires spe-
cialized or technical knowledge related to prod-
ucts or services being sold;
‘‘(B) the employee’s sales are predomi-
nantly to persons or entities to whom the em-
ployee has made previous sales or the employ-
ee’s position does not involve initiating sales
contacts;
‘‘(C) the employee receives—
‘‘(i) base compensation, determined
without regard to the number of hours
worked by the employee, of not less than
an amount equal to 11⁄2 times the mini-
mum wage multiplied by 2,080; and
‘‘(ii) in addition to the employee’s
base compensation, compensation based
upon each sale attributable to the em-
ployee;
‘‘(D) the employee’s aggregate compensa-
tion based upon sales attributable to the em-
ployee is not less than 40 percent of the
amount specified in subparagraph (C)(i);
‘‘(E) the employee receives a rate of com-
pensation based upon each sale attributable to
the employee which is beyond sales required to
reach the compensation required by subpara-
graph (D) which rate is not less than the rate
on which the compensation required by sub-
paragraph (D) is determined; and
‘‘(F) the rate of annual compensation or
base compensation for any employee who did
not work for an employer for an entire calendar
year is prorated to reflect annual compensation
which would have been earned if the employee
had been compensated at the same rate for the
entire calendar year.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2888
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 16, 1998
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources
AN ACT
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt
from the minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime
compensation requirements certain specialized employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2888 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sales Incentive Com-
pensation Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end of paragraph (17) and inserting a semi-
colon and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(18) any employee employed in a sales position
if—
‘‘(A) the employee has specialized or tech-
nical knowledge related to products or services
being sold;
‘‘(B) the employee’s—
‘‘(i) sales are predominantly to per-
sons or entities to whom the employee’s
position has made previous sales; or
‘‘(ii) the position does not involve ini-
tiating sales contacts;
‘‘(C) the employee has a detailed under-
standing of the needs of those to whom the em-
ployee is selling;
‘‘(D) the employee exercises discretion in
offering a variety of products and services;
‘‘(E) the employee receives—
HR 2888 RFS
‘‘(i) base compensation, determined
without regard to the number of hours
worked by the employee, of not less than
an amount equal to one and one-half times
the minimum wage in effect under section
6(a)(1) multiplied by 2,080; and
‘‘(ii) in addition to the employee’s
base compensation, compensation based
upon each sale attributable to the em-
ployee;
‘‘(F) the employee’s aggregate compensa-
tion based upon sales attributable to the em-
ployee is not less than 40 percent of one and
one-half times the minimum wage multiplied by
2,080;
‘‘(G) the employee receives a rate of com-
pensation based upon each sale attributable to
the employee which is beyond sales required to
reach the compensation required by subpara-
graph (F) which rate is not less than the rate
on which the compensation required by sub-
paragraph (F) is determined; and
‘‘(H) the rate of annual compensation or
base compensation for any employee who did
not work for an employer for an entire calendar
HR 2888 RFS
year is prorated to reflect annual compensation
which would have been earned if the employee
had been compensated at the same rate for the
entire calendar year.’’.
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION.
The amendment made by section 2 may not be con-
strued to apply to individuals who are employed as route
sales drivers.
Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
SEC. 5. NO COVERAGE UNDER OASDI UPON ELECTION TO
BE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL UNDER PART B.
(a) OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(y) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
section, an individual who has made an election under sec-
tion 254 to be an eligible individual under part B shall
be deemed (except for purposes of sections 226 and 226A)
not entitled to benefits under this section for any month
ending after the date of the election, and (except for pur-
poses of sections 226 and 226A) no other individual shall
be deemed entitled to benefits under this section for any
month ending after the date of the election based on the
wages or self-employment income of the individual who
made the election.’’.
(b) DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section 223
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
section, an individual who has made an election under sec-
tion 254 to be an eligible individual under part B shall
be deemed (except for purposes of sections 226 and 226A)
not entitled to benefits under this section for any month
ending after the date of the election, and (except for pur-
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘identification 
document,’’ and inserting ‘‘identification document 
or document meant to establish work authorization 
(including the documents described in section 
274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act),’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘identification 
document’’ and inserting ‘‘identification document or 
document meant to establish work authorization (in-
cluding the documents described in section 274A(b) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act),’’. 
SEC. 209. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION PROGRAMS. 
(a) FUNDING UNDER AGREEMENT.—Effective for 
fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2015, the 
Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall enter into and maintain an 
agreement which shall— 
(1) provide funds to the Commissioner for the 
full costs of the responsibilities of the Commissioner 
under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)), as amended by 
section 202 of this Act, including (but not limited 
to)— 
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SEC. 7. REPORTS.
(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may sub-
mit to the President and the Congress interim reports as
the Commission considers appropriate.
(b) FINAL REPORT.—The Commission shall transmit
a final report to the President and the Congress not later
than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
The final report shall contain a detailed statement of the
findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with
its recommendations for legislative, administrative, or
other actions, as the Commission considers appropriate.
SEC. 8. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate 30 days after sub-
mitting its final report pursuant to section 7.
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of
its enactment.
SEC. 10. BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE.
Any spending authority (as defined in subparagraphs
(A) and (C) of section 401(c)(2) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 651(c)(2) (A) and (C)))
authorized by this Act shall be effective only to such extent
and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 288
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage
under part B of the Medicare program of medical nutrition therapy
services of registered dietitians and nutrition professionals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for coverage under part B of the Medicare program
of medical nutrition therapy services of registered dieti-
tians and nutrition professionals.
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 ‘‘Medical Nutrition
Therapy Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF MEDICAL NUTRITION
THERAPY SERVICES.
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graphs (N) and (O), and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(P) medical nutrition therapy services (as de-
fined in subsection (oo));’’.
(b) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—Section 1861 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘Medical Nutrition Therapy Services
‘‘(oo) The term ‘medical nutrition therapy services’
means nutritional diagnostic, therapy, and counseling
services which are furnished by or under the supervision
of a registered dietitian or nutrition professional who is
legally authorized to furnish such services under State law
(or the State regulatory mechanism provided by State law)
of the State in which the services are furnished, as would
otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as an
incident to a physician’s professional service.’’.
(c) PAYMENT.—Section 1833(a)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(P)’’, and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘, and (Q) with respect to medical nu-
trition therapy services (as defined in section
1861(oo)), the amount paid shall be 80 percent of
the lesser of the actual charge for the services or the
amount determined by a fee schedule established by
the Secretary for the purposes of this clause’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to
services furnished on or after January 1, 1998.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2890
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory minimum
prison sentence for certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses
by Federal officers or employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. GEKAS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a manda-
tory minimum prison sentence for certain wiretapping
or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal officers or
employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 2511 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) If an officer or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment, acting under color of that office or employment,
commits an offense under this section, such officer or em-
ployee shall be sentenced to not less than 6 months impris-
onment and may be sentenced up to the maximum other-
wise provided by law.’’.
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop-
erative agreements, $2,050,000,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be 
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That each United States Attorney shall establish or par-
ticipate in a task force on human trafficking. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, deposits to the United States 
Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated 
shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, fees collected pur-
suant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, 
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That to the extent that fees collected in 
fiscal year 2017, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds 
due depositors, exceed $225,908,000, those excess 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2891
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a limited
overtime exemption for employees performing emergency medical services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. EHRLICH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide
a limited overtime exemption for employees performing
emergency medical services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Section 7(k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(k)) is amended in the matter before
paragraph (1)—
(1) by striking ‘‘or any employee’’ and inserting
‘‘, any employee’’, and
(2) by inserting before ‘‘if’’ the following: ‘‘, or
any paramedic, emergency medical technician, or
rescue and ambulance service personnel trained to
provide emergency medical services and to provide
transport of persons receiving such services or trans-
port of persons to receive such services’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2892
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the dissemination
of indecent material on cable television.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. HUNTER)
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 dissemination of indecent material on cable television.
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 ‘‘Family Viewing Cable
Television Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIAL ON
CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1464
the following:
‘‘§ 1464A. Dissemination of indecent material on cable
television
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly disseminates any indecent
material on any channel provided to all subscribers as part
of a basic cable television package shall be imprisoned not
more than two years or fined under this title, or both.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘basic cable
television package’ means those channels provided by any
means for a basic cable subscription fee to all cable sub-
scribers, including ‘basic cable service’ and ‘other pro-
gramming service’ as those terms are defined in section
602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522),
but does not include separate channels that are provided
to subscribers upon specific request, whether or not a sep-
arate or additional fee is charged.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 71 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1464 the following new item:
‘‘1464A. Dissemination of indecent material on cable television.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2900
To provide for research to determine the extent to which the presence of
dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar
products used by women with respect to menstruation pose any risks
to the health of women, including risks relating to cervical cancer,
endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, immune system
deficiencies, pelvic inflammatory disease, and toxic shock syndrome, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. WALSH, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. BROWN of
California, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. YATES, Ms.
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, Mr. DELLUMS, Mrs. MINK
of Hawaii, Mr.
PASCRELL, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, and Mr. ENGEL) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A BILL
To provide for research to determine the extent to which
the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other addi-
tives in tampons and similar products used by women
with respect to menstruation pose any risks to the health
of women, including risks relating to cervical cancer,
endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cancer, breast cancer,
immune system deficiencies, pelvic inflammatory disease,
and toxic shock syndrome, and for other purposes.