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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2871
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade and on the Great Lakes and their tributary and connecting waters
in trade with Canada for the vessel ARK.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1996
Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade and on
the Great Lakes and their tributary and connecting wa-
ters in trade with Canada for the vessel ARK.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections 12106
and 12107 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary
of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation
with appropriate endorsement for employment in the
coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and their tribu-
tary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the
vessel ARK (United States official number 912726).
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2872
To authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain types of fibers
and yarns for use in the manufacture of carpets and rugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 1996
Mr. DEAL of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain
types of fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture
of carpets and rugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DRAWBACK FOR CERTAIN YARNS AND FIBERS.
Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1313) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(x) CARPET AND RUG PRODUCTS.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, when used or usable in
the manufacture of products classified in heading 5703
of the Schedule B Classification of Exports, imported
duty-paid merchandise is of the same kind and quality as
the duty-paid, duty-free, or domestic merchandise which
is substituted in the exported product if—
‘‘(1) the imported duty-paid merchandise is
classified under heading 5402, 5404, or 5406 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
and the material with which it is substituted would
also be classified under the same headings, or
‘‘(2) the imported duty-paid merchandise is
classified under heading 5501, 5503, 5505, 5506, or
5509 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States and the material with which it is sub-
stituted would also be classified under the same
headings.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to—
(1) any drawback claim made on or after the
30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(2) any drawback entry that, as of the 30th day
after such date of enactment, is unliquidated or the
liquidation of which is not final or is under protest.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2873
To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the collection and use
by the Department of Defense of individual genetic identifying informa-
tion for the purpose of identification of remains, other than when the
consent of the individual concerned is obtained.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 1996
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the collection
and use by the Department of Defense of individual
genetic identifying information for the purpose of identi-
fication of remains, other than when the consent of the
individual concerned is obtained.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON USE OF GENETIC INFORMA-
TION BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 49 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 983. Use of genetic identifying information: limita-
tion
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—In any case in which the Sec-
retary of Defense obtains from any person blood samples
or other organic matter of that person that could be used
to obtain genetic information concerning that person, such
genetic information may be derived from such organic
matter, or used, without the consent of that person only
for the purpose of identification of remains.
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—Whenever a Department of Defense
health care professional obtains a blood sample or other
organic matter from a person, the person shall be provided
notice of the provisions of subsection (a).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘983. Use of genetic identifying information: limitation.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2874
To require the Secretary of Defense to take the necessary steps to negotiate
with the members of NATO to ensure that the European members
of NATO assume the costs of supporting United States participation
in the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 1996
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,
Mr. JACOBS, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of
Texas, Ms. FURSE, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and
in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to take the necessary
steps to negotiate with the members of NATO to ensure
that the European members of NATO assume the costs
of supporting United States participation in the NATO
Implementation Force (IFOR).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That upon the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall take the steps necessary to negotiate with the
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) in order to ensure that the costs of participation
by the United States in the NATO Implementation Force
(IFOR) in Bosnia is assumed by the European members
of NATO.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2875
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and provide
a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 1996
Mr. KING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
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 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish
and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer
Research Fund, 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 ‘‘Taxpayers’ Cancer Re-
search Funding Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TO
BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH
FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to information
and returns) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new part:
‘‘PART IX—DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX PAY-
MENTS TO BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER
RESEARCH FUND
‘‘Sec. 6098. Designation to Breast and Prostate Cancer Research
Fund.
‘‘SEC. 6098. DESIGNATION TO BREAST AND PROSTATE CAN-
CER RESEARCH FUND.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Every individual (other than a
nonresident alien) whose adjusted income tax liability for
the taxable year is $5 or more may designate that $5 shall
be paid over to the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research
Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 9512.
In the case of a joint return of husband and wife having
an adjusted income tax liability of $10 or more, each
spouse may designate that $5 shall be paid to the fund.
‘‘(b) ADJUSTED INCOME TAX LIABILITY.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the term ‘adjusted income tax li-
ability’ means, for any individual for any taxable year, the
excess (if any) of—
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2876
To provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives to
represent the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 1996
Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FRAZER, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. ABERCROMBIE,
and Ms. PELOSI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Rep-
resentatives to represent the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
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 ‘‘Northern Marianas
Delegate Act’’.
SEC. 2. DELEGATE TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARI-
ANA ISLANDS.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
shall be represented in the United States Congress by the
Resident Representative to the United States authorized
by section 901 of the Covenant to Establish a Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union
with the United States of America (approved by Public
Law 94–241 (48 U.S.C. 1681 note)). The Resident Rep-
resentative shall be a nonvoting Delegate to the House of
Representatives, elected as provided in this Act.
SEC. 3. ELECTION OF DELEGATE.
(a) ELECTORS AND TIME OF ELECTION.—The Dele-
gate shall be elected—
(1) by the people qualified to vote for the popu-
larly elected officials of the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands; and
(2) at the general election of 1996, on the day
and month set by Article VIII, section 1, of the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, and at such general election every 2d
year thereafter.
(b) MANNER OF ELECTION.—The Delegate shall be
elected at large, by separate ballot, and by a majority of
the votes cast for the office of Delegate. If no candidate
ern Mariana Islands, the Government of the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may determine
the order of names on the ballot for election of Delegate,
the method by which a special election to fill a vacancy
in the office of Delegate shall be conducted, the method
by which ties between candidates for the office of Delegate
shall be resolved, and all other matters of local application
pertaining to the election and the office of Delegate not
otherwise expressly provided for in this Act.
SEC. 6. COMPENSATION, PRIVILEGES, AND IMMUNITIES.
Until the Rules of the House of Representatives are
amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate from the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall receive
the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a
Member of the House of Representatives, and shall be en-
titled to whatever privileges and immunities are, or herein-
after may be, granted to any other nonvoting Delegate to
the House of Representatives.
SEC. 7. LACK OF EFFECT ON COVENANT.
No provision of this Act shall be construed to alter,
amend, or abrogate any provision of the covenant referred
to in section 2 except section 901 of the covenant.
SEC. 8. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Delegate’’ means
the Resident Representative referred to in section 2.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2878
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade and on the Great Lakes and their tributary and connecting waters
in trade with Canada for the vessel MORGAN.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 1996
Mr. HOKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade and on
the Great Lakes and their tributary and connecting wa-
ters in trade with Canada for the vessel MORGAN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections 12106
and 12107 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary
of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation
with appropriate endorsement for employment in the
coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and their tribu-
tary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the
vessel MORGAN (State of Ohio registration number OH-
0358-EA).
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HR 2880 CPH
for operations for an ongoing project or activity provided
by section 101 for which there is a budget request would
result in the project or activity being significantly reduced,
the pertinent project or activity may be continued under
the authority and conditions provided in the applicable ap-
propriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 by increasing the
rate for operations provided by section 101 to a rate for
operations not to exceed one that provides the minimal
level that would enable existing activities to continue. No
new contracts or grants shall be awarded in excess of an
amount that bears the same ratio to the rate for oper-
ations provided by this section as the number of days cov-
ered by this title of this Act bears to 366. For the pur-
poses of this title of this Act, the minimal level means a
rate for operations that is reduced from the current rate
by 25 percent.
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title of this Act, except section 106, whenever the rate
for operations for any continuing project or activity pro-
vided by section 101 or section 111 for which there is a
budget request would result in a furlough of Government
employees, that rate for operations may be increased to
the minimum level that would enable the furlough to be
avoided. No new contracts or grants shall be awarded in
excess of an amount that bears the same ratio to the rate
SEC. 6. AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF
1967.
Section 11(b) of th Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 630(b)) is amended (1) by
striking out ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(2)’’, (2) by inserting before
‘‘but’’ the following: ‘‘and (3) the United States Govern-
ment’’, and (3) by striking out ‘‘the United States, or’’.
SEC. 7. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.
Section 101(5)(B) of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111(5)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘the United States,’’.
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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alien child from a contiguous country sub-
ject to the exceptions under subsection 
(a)(2),’’ and inserting ‘‘who does not meet 
the criteria listed in paragraph (2)(A)’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, 
which shall include a hearing before an im-
migration judge not later than 14 days 
after being screened under paragraph (4)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
before the semicolon the following: ‘‘be-
lieved not to meet the criteria listed in sub-
section (a)(2)(A)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
before the period the following: ‘‘and does 
not meet the criteria listed in subsection 
(a)(2)(A)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘an un-
accompanied alien child in custody shall’’ and 
all that follows, and inserting the following: ‘‘an 
unaccompanied alien child in custody— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be allowed
under subsection (a) for the taxable year if the aggre-
gate amount of disqualified income of the taxpayer
for the taxable year exceeds $2,450.
‘‘(2) DISQUALIFIED
INCOME.—For purposes of
paragraph 
(1), 
the 
term 
‘disqualified 
income’
means—
‘‘(A) interest which is received or accrued
during the taxable year (whether or not exempt
from tax),
‘‘(B) dividends to the extent includible in
gross income for the taxable year, and
‘‘(C) the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(i) gross income from rents or royal-
ties not derived in the ordinary course of a
trade or business, over
‘‘(ii) the sum of—
‘‘(I) expenses (other than interest)
which are clearly and directly allocable
to such gross income, plus
‘‘(II) interest expenses properly
allocable to such gross income.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 1995.
SEC. 5. REVISION OF TAX RULES ON EXPATRIATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part II of subchapter
N of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by inserting after section 877 the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 877A. TAX RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXPATRIATION.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of this subtitle,
if any United States citizen relinquishes his citizenship
during a taxable year—
‘‘(1) except as provided in subsection (f)(2), all
property held by such citizen at the time immediately
before such relinquishment shall be treated as sold at
such time for its fair market value, and
‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, any gain or loss shall be taken into account for
such taxable year.
Paragraph (2) shall not apply to amounts excluded from
gross income under part III of subchapter B.
‘‘(b) EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN GAIN.—The amount
which would (but for this subsection) be includible in the
gross income of any individual by reason of subsection (a)
shall be reduced (but not below zero) by $600,000.
‘‘(c) PROPERTY TREATED AS HELD.—For purposes of
this section, except as otherwise provided by the Secretary,
an individual shall be treated as holding—
‘‘(1) all property which would be includible in
his gross estate under chapter 11 were such individual
to die at the time the property is treated as sold,
‘‘(2) any other interest in a trust which the indi-
vidual is treated as holding under the rules of sub-
section (f)(1), and
‘‘(3) any other interest in property specified by
the Secretary as necessary or appropriate to carry
out the purposes of this section.
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The following property shall not
be treated as sold for purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) UNITED
STATES
REAL
PROPERTY
INTER-
ESTS.—Any United States real property interest (as
defined in section 897(c)(1)), other than stock of a
United States real property holding corporation
which does not, on the date the individual relin-
quishes his citizenship, meet the requirements of sec-
tion 897(c)(2).
‘‘(2) 
INTEREST
IN
CERTAIN
RETIREMENT
PLANS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any interest in a
qualified retirement plan (as defined in section
4974(c)), other than any interest attributable to
contributions which are in excess of any limita-
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‘‘(A) ENTRY
DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND 
OTHER INFORMATION.—Upon receiving a request 
from the administering authority, and not later 
than 10 days after receiving the administering 
authority’s request, the Commissioner shall 
transmit to the administering authority copies of 
the documentation and information required by 
section 484(a)(1) with respect to the entry of the 
merchandise, as well as any other documentation 
or information requested by the administering 
authority. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS OF INTERESTED PARTIES.— 
Not later than 10 business days after the date on 
which the administering authority initiates an 
investigation under paragraph (1) with respect 
to merchandise, the administering authority 
shall provide to the authorized representative of 
each interested party that filed a petition under 
paragraph (1) or otherwise participates in a 
proceeding, pursuant to a protective order, the 
copies of the entry documentation and any other 
information received by the administering au-
thority under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) BUSINESS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION 
FROM PRIOR SEGMENTS.—Where an authorized 
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applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is con-
tained is enacted into law.
SEC. 109. No provision in the appropriations Act for
the fiscal year 1996 referred to in section 101 of this Act
that makes the availability of any appropriation provided
therein dependent upon the enactment of additional au-
thorizing or other legislation shall be effective before the
date set forth in section 106(c) of this Act.
SEC. 110. Appropriations and funds made available
by or authority granted pursuant to this title of this Act
may be used without regard to the time limitations for
submission and approval of apportionments set forth in
section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing
herein shall be construed to waive any other provision of
law governing the apportionment of funds.
SEC. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title of this Act, except section 106, whenever an Act
listed in section 101 as passed by both the House and
the Senate as of the date of enactment of this Act, does
not include funding for an ongoing project or activity for
which there is a budget request, or whenever an Act listed
in section 101 has been passed by only the House or only
the Senate as of the date of enactment of this Act, and
an item funded in fiscal year 1995 is not included in the
version passed by the one House, or whenever the rate
for operations for an ongoing project or activity provided
by section 101 for which there is a budget request would
result in the project or activity being significantly reduced,
the pertinent project or activity may be continued under
the authority and conditions provided in the applicable ap-
propriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 by increasing the
rate for operations provided by section 101 to a rate for
operations not to exceed one that provides the minimal
level that would enable existing activities to continue. No
new contracts or grants shall be awarded in excess of an
amount that bears the same ratio to the rate for oper-
ations provided by this section as the number of days cov-
ered by this title of this Act bears to 366. For the pur-
poses of this title of this Act, the minimal level means a
rate for operations that is reduced from the current rate
by 25 percent.
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title of this Act, except section 106, whenever the rate
for operations for any continuing project or activity pro-
vided by section 101 or section 111 for which there is a
budget request would result in a furlough of Government
employees, that rate for operations may be increased to
the minimum level that would enable the furlough to be
avoided. No new contracts or grants shall be awarded in
excess of an amount that bears the same ratio to the rate