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such expenditures, as the case may be, indicating whom
the independent expenditures are actually intended to help
elect or defeat. The Commission shall notify each can-
didate in the election of each such report within twenty-
four hours after the report is made.
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding the reporting requirements es-
tablished in this paragraph, the Commission may make
its own determination that a person or entity has made,
or has incurred obligations to make, independent expendi-
tures with respect to any election for the office of Rep-
resentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress which in the aggregate totals more than
$10,000.
‘‘(4) The Commission shall notify each candidate in
the election about each such determination within twenty-
four hours after each such determination is made.
‘‘(5) For purposes of this section, an expenditure will
be deemed to be made when it is incurred.
‘‘(e) When two or more persons or entities, in co-
operation, consultation, or concert with each other, make,
or obligate to make, independent expenditures during any
general, primary, or runoff election period for the office
of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress each such person or entity shall
report to the Commission, under subsection (d), the
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2962
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for
advertising expenses for tobacco products.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 1996
Mr. MCHALE (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. YATES, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr.
HANSEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. REED, Mr. HINCHEY, and Ms. RIVERS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow
deductions for advertising expenses for tobacco products.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTIONS FOR ADVER-
TISING EXPENSES RELATING TO TOBACCO
PRODUCT USE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IX of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to items not deductible) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
priation, fund, or authorization which includes funds for
such expenditure whenever a bill or joint resolution in
which such appropriation, fund, or authorization is pro-
vided for is enacted into law.
(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘sal-
ary’’ includes any benefits paid to or for an official or em-
ployee of the United States because of such employment
of the official or employee (including medical and dental
benefits, life and health insurance premiums, and pension
contributions) and any pay and allowances of members of
the Armed Forces.
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‘‘SEC. 280I. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR TOBACCO
ADVERTISING EXPENSES.
‘‘No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for
expenses for advertising cigars, cigarettes, smokeless to-
bacco, pipe tobacco, or any similar tobacco product. For
purposes of this section, any term used in this section
which is also used in section 5702 shall have the same
meaning given such term by section 5702.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such part IX is amended by adding after the
item relating to section 280H the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 280I. Disallowance of deduction for tobacco advertising
expenses.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De-
cember 31, 1995.
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pensation in accordance with section 7 of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 for the hours spent by such officers
in the care and training of the dogs in such unit. Such
an agreement shall be entered into before the expiration
of 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act
and shall be submitted to the Secretary of Labor for ap-
proval.
(b) EXEMPTION.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, an officer assigned to a canine unit
in a law enforcement agency or fire department shall not
be paid such overtime compensation for hours spent by
such officer in the care and training of the officer’s dog
in such unit until such date as an agreement authorized
by subsection (a) has been entered into for such officer
and approved under subsection (d) or 6 months from the
date of the enactment of this Act has expired, whichever
occurs first.
(c) GUIDELINES.—Before the expiration of 90 days
from the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Labor shall issue guidelines for the preparation of
agreements authorized by subsection (a).
(d) APPROVAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall ap-
prove any agreement submitted to the Secretary under
subsection (a) which is prepared in accordance with the
guidelines issued under subsection (c). If such an agree-
fulfillment of those obligations with regard to such
programming.’’.
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ity of the uranium milling site located in Monticello,
Utah, until the Cheney disposal cell has been filled to
the capacity for which it was designed, or September
30, 2023, whichever comes first.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘byprod-
uct material’ has the meaning given that term in section
11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2014(e)(2)).’’.
SEC. 3. REMEDIAL ACTION AT ACTIVE PROCESSING SITES.
(a) SECTION 1001.—Section 1001 of the Energy Policy
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘$5.50’’
and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’;
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(2)(B), 
by 
striking
‘‘$270,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$350,000,000’’;
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(2)(C), 
by 
striking
‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000’’;
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(E)(i), by striking
‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’; and
(5) in subsection (b)(2)(E)(ii), by striking
‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’.
(b) SECTION 1003.—Section 1003 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 2296a-2) is amended by striking ‘‘$310,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$415,000,000’’.
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whenever a regular appropriation bill or continuing resolu-
tion providing for such project or activity for such period
becomes law.
‘‘(e) No appropriation is made by reason of subpara-
graph (B) of subsection (a)(1) for a fiscal year for any
project or activity for which there is no authorization of
appropriations for such fiscal year.
‘‘(f) This section shall not apply to a project or activ-
ity during a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other
than an authorization of appropriations)—
‘‘(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds
available, or grants authority for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period, or
‘‘(2) specifically provides that no appropriation
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period.
‘‘(g) For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘regular appropriation bill’
means any regular appropriation bill (within the
meaning given to such term in section 307 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 638))
making appropriations, otherwise making funds
available, or granting authority, for any of the fol-
lowing categories of projects and activities:
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‘‘(A) Agriculture, rural development, and
related agencies programs.
‘‘(B) The Departments of Commerce, Jus-
tice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agen-
cies.
‘‘(C) The Department of Defense.
‘‘(D) The government of the District of
Columbia and other activities chargeable in
whole or in part against the revenues of the
District.
‘‘(E) The Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and relat-
ed agencies.
‘‘(F) The Department of Housing and
Urban Development, and sundry independent
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations,
and offices.
‘‘(G) Energy and water development.
‘‘(H) Foreign assistance and related pro-
grams.
‘‘(I) The Department of the Interior and
related agencies.
‘‘(J) Military construction.
‘‘(K) The Department of Transportation
and related agencies.
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‘‘(L) The Treasury Department, the U.S.
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the
President, and certain independent agencies.
‘‘(M) The legislative branch.
‘‘(2) The term ‘continuing resolution’ means
any joint resolution making continuing appropria-
tions for all or part of any fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
The analysis of chapter 13 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1310 the following new item:
‘‘1311. Continuing appropriations.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 1995.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2966
To authorize law enforcement agencies to make arrangements for the
compensation of officers in their canine units.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1996
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To authorize law enforcement agencies to make arrangements
for the compensation of officers in their canine units.
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 ‘‘Canine Unit Preserva-
tion Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. OVERTIME FOR OFFICERS IN CANINE UNITS.
(a) AGREEMENT.—The head of each law enforcement
agency and fire department which has a canine unit may
enter into an agreement with the officers assigned to such
unit for the payment to such officers of overtime com-
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ment is approved by the Secretary payment of overtime
compensation for an officer covered by such agreement
shall be in accordance with such agreement.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2967
To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control
Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1996
Mr. SCHAEFER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings
Radiation Control Act of 1978, 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. URANIUM MILL TAILINGS RADIATION CON-
TROL ACT EXTENSION.
Section 112(a) of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radi-
ation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7922(a)) is amended
by striking ‘‘1996’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
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Union Calendar No. 262
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2967
[Report No. 104–536]
To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control
Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1996
Mr. SCHAEFER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
APRIL 24, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings
Radiation Control Act of 1978, 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. URANIUM MILL TAILINGS RADIATION CON-
TROL ACT EXTENSION.
Section 112(a) of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radi-
ation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7922(a)) is amended
by striking ‘‘1996’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
SECTION 1. REFERENCE.
Whenever in this Act (other than in section 3) an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amend-
ment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the ref-
erence shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control
Act of 1978.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION; AUTHORIZATION.
Section 112(a) (42 U.S.C. 7922(a)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) The authority of the Secretary to perform re-
medial action under this title shall terminate on September
30, 1998, except that—
‘‘(A) the authority of the Secretary to perform
groundwater restoration activities under this title is
without limitation, and
‘‘(B) the Secretary may continue operation of the
disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado (known as the
Cheney disposal cell) for receiving and disposing of
residual radioactive material from processing sites
and of byproduct material from property in the vicin-
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2968
To prohibit the use of credit cards by officers and employees of the Federal
Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1996
Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. ROYCE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To prohibit the use of credit cards by officers and employees
of the Federal Government.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USING CREDIT CARDS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—An officer or employee of a Fed-
eral agency may not use for any purpose a credit card
issued to such agency (or to such officer or employee in
his or her official capacity).
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘credit card’’ means any card,
plate, coupon book, or other credit device existing
for the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor,
or services on credit.
(2) The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means any de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the execu-
tive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal
Government.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall be com-
pleted not later than 1 year after the 
deadline for commencing the environ-
mental review process under clause 
(i)(I). 
‘‘(II) An environmental impact 
statement carried out under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall 
be completed not later than 2 years 
after the deadline for commencing the 
environmental review process under 
clause (i)(I). 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Secretary 
fails to act by the deadline specified in clause 
(i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the application, and the permit 
requested in the application, shall be con-
sidered to be approved; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall issue a permit 
to the applicant; and 
‘‘(iii) the permit shall not be subject 
to judicial review.’’. 
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‘‘(i) disregard the Administrator’s recommenda-
tion in full and incorporate its own identification 
and load into its current plan under subsection (e); 
‘‘(ii) accept the Administrator’s recommenda-
tion in full and incorporate its identification and 
load as amended by the Administrator’s rec-
ommendation into its current plan under subsection 
(e); or 
‘‘(iii) accept the Administrator’s recommenda-
tion in part, identifying certain additional waters 
and certain additional loads proposed by the Admin-
istrator to be added to such State’s identification 
and load and incorporate such State’s identification 
and load as amended into its current plan under 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(C)(i) If the Administrator fails to either approve 
the State identification and load or announce his disagree-
ment with the State identification and load within the time 
specified in this subsection, then such State’s identifica-
tion and load is deemed approved and such State shall 
incorporate the identification and load that it submitted 
into its current plan under subsection (e). 
‘‘(ii) If the Administrator announces his disagree-
ment with the State identification and load but fails to 
submit his written recommendation to the State within 30 
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(4) identify natural resources likely to have the 
greatest need for protection, restoration, and con-
servation due to the ongoing and expanding impacts 
of extreme weather and climate change; 
(5) include specific protocols for integrating 
natural resources adaptation strategies and activities 
into the conservation and management of natural re-
sources by Federal agencies to ensure consistency 
across agency jurisdictions; 
(6) identify opportunities for maintaining, re-
storing, or enhancing natural resources to reduce the 
risks of extreme weather and climate change on 
other vulnerable sectors of society; 
(7) identify Federal policies and actions that 
may reduce resilience and increase the vulnerability 
of natural resources to extreme weather and climate 
change; 
(8) include specific actions that Federal agen-
cies shall take to protect, conserve, and restore nat-
ural resources to become more resilient, adapt to, 
and withstand the ongoing and expected impacts of 
climate change, including a timeline to implement 
those actions; 
(9) include specific mechanisms for ensuring 
communication and coordination— 
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Subtitle 
D—Environmental 
Con-
servation Acreage Reserve Pro-
gram
SEC. 361. WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM.
(a) ENROLLMENT.—Section 1237 of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837) is amended by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) ENROLLMENT CONDITIONS.—
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.—The total num-
ber of acres enrolled in the wetlands reserve pro-
gram shall not exceed 975,000 acres.
‘‘(2) METHODS
OF
ENROLLMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that of the total number of acres enrolled in
the wetlands reserve program—
‘‘(A) one-third of the acres are enrolled
through the use of permanent easements;
‘‘(B) one-third of the acres are enrolled
through the use of 30-year easements (or ease-
ments of a shorter period if required under ap-
plicable State laws); and
‘‘(C) one-third of the acres are enrolled
through the use of restoration cost-share agree-
ments authorized under section 1237A(h).’’.
‘‘(2) $100 for each eligible employee of such
employer as of the beginning of such calendar year.
‘‘(b) FAILURE TO MAKE DEDUCTIONS REQUIRED
UNDER PLAN.—Any covered employer who fails to deduct
an amount from the wages of an eligible employee in ac-
cordance with an applicable social security payroll deduc-
tion plan shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed
$500 for each such failure.
‘‘(c) FAILURE BY EMPLOYER TO MAKE TIMELY PAY-
MENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT
ACCOUNT.—If an amount deducted from the wages of an
eligible employee under a social security payroll deduction
plan is not paid to the specified social security individual
retirement account within the time prescribed by section
251—
‘‘(1) the employer shall be subject to a civil
penalty of not to exceed 50 percent of the amount
so deducted, and
‘‘(2) shall be liable to the employee for interest
on the amount so deducted at the underpayment
rate determined under section 6621 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 from the last day by which
such amount was required to be so paid to the date
on which such amount is paid into the specified so-
cial security individual retirement account.
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goals and objectives of the remedi-
ation plan); and 
‘‘(V) each enforcement action 
taken by the Administrator or applica-
ble State or Indian tribe concerning a 
Good Samaritan discharge permit 
issued under this subsection (includ-
ing the disposition of the action); 
‘‘(ii) a summary of each remediation 
plan associated with a Good Samaritan 
discharge permit issued under this sub-
section, including— 
‘‘(I) the goals and objectives of 
the remediation plan; 
‘‘(II) the budget of the activities 
conducted pursuant to the remedi-
ation plan; and 
‘‘(III) the practices to be em-
ployed by each permittee in accord-
ance with the remediation plan of the 
permittee to reduce, control, mitigate, 
or eliminate adverse impacts to the 
quality of applicable bodies of water; 
and 
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‘‘(iii) any recommendations that may 
be proposed by the Administrator to mod-
ify any law (including this subsection and 
any regulation promulgated under para-
graph (10)) to facilitate the improvement 
of water quality through the remediation of 
inactive or abandoned mine sites. 
‘‘(13) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority granted to the permitting authority under 
this subsection to issue Good Samaritan discharge 
permits terminates on the date that is 10 years after 
the date of enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(14) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this 
subsection, or the application of any provision of this 
subsection to any person or circumstance, is held in-
valid, the application of such provision to other per-
sons or circumstances, and the remainder of this 
subsection, shall not be affected thereby.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2969
AN ACT
To eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by repealing
the Tea Importation Act of 1897.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2969
AN ACT
To eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by repealing the
Tea Importation Act of 1897.
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 ‘‘Federal Tea Tasters
Repeal Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TEA IMPORTATION ACT OF 1897.
The Tea Importation Act (21 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is
repealed.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment
of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives March 21,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5061 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit 
made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2014 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude exten-
sions of credit made to veterans from the definition 
of a member business loan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MEMBER BUSINESS LOAN DEFINITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107A(c) of the Federal 
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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‘‘(d) FAILURE BY ELIGIBLE SELF-EMPLOYED INDI-
VIDUAL TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECU-
RITY INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT.—If a pre-
scribed social security contribution is not paid by an eligi-
ble self-employed individual to a social security individual
retirement account maintained by the individual within
the time prescribed by section 253, such individual shall
be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed 50 percent
of the amount of such contribution.
‘‘(e) FAILURE
BY TRUSTEE TO MAKE TIMELY
TRANSFERS.—If the balance in the social security individ-
ual retirement account of a deceased individual is not
transferred by the trustee within the time prescribed by
section 254—
‘‘(1) the trustee shall be subject to a civil pen-
alty of not to exceed 50 percent of the amount of
the balance, and
‘‘(2) shall be liable—
‘‘(A) in the case of a transfer required to
be made to another social security individual re-
tirement account, to the widow or the surviving
divorced wife or surviving divorced husband (as
the case may be), or