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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3575
To preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains for scientific study,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 1998
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains
for scientific study, 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. REQUIREMENT TO PROTECT INTEGRITY OF RE-
MAINS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall
not authorize, permit, or undertake any activity to sta-
bilize, cover, or permanently alter the site where the
Kennewick Man remains were discovered prior to the final
disposition of the lawsuit entitled Bonnichsen, et al. v.
United States, et al. and designated as United States Dis-
trict Court, District of Oregon CV No. 96–1481, unless
such district court makes a determination that such activ-
ity is reasonable and necessary in light of potential adverse
impacts on scientific investigation of the site or other rel-
evant considerations.
(b) SITE DEFINED.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘site’’ means any land, beach, or river bank
within 100 yards of the location where any portion of the
Kennewick Man remains were discovered.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5981 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the provision of medical 
services to aliens present in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
provision of medical services to aliens present in the 
United States. 
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 ‘‘Mobile Medical Immi-
grant Health Improvement Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) As of 2014, there were 42,200,000 aliens 
present in the United States, accounting for 13 per-
cent of the total population (Kaiser, January 2016). 
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(2) Among the nonelderly population, nearly a 
quarter (23 percent) of aliens lawfully present in the 
United States and four in ten (40 percent) of un-
documented aliens present in the United States do 
not have health insurance (Kaiser, January 2016). 
(3) Mobile medical health care services can ef-
fectively reach aliens present in the United States 
and provide primary care, screenings, dental care, 
medications, behavioral health care, immunizations, 
lab tests, case management, benefits assistance and 
assessments, and triage. 
(4) Mobile medical health care services can pro-
vide health care to aliens present in the United 
States in urban, rural, and suburban areas. 
(5) The average cost of a visit to a provider of 
mobile medical health care services is significantly 
below the average cost of an emergency department 
visit. Visiting a mobile medical health care service 
instead of the emergency department can result in 
a cost savings of more than $800 per visit. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVING ACCESS OF ALIENS PRESENT IN THE 
UNITED STATES TO MEDICAL SERVICES. 
Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
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HR 3579 EAS
utilize gross income and payment limitations established
for the Disaster Reserve Assistance Program for the 1996
crop year: Provided further, That the entire amount is
available only to the extent that an official budget request
for $10,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as de-
fined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the Presi-
dent to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood
Prevention Operations’’ to repair damages to the waterways
and watersheds resulting from ice storms, flooding, torna-
does and other natural disasters, $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $100,000,000, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
‘‘SEC. 330M. PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE ACCESS OF 
ALIENS PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES TO 
MEDICAL SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible en-
tities described in subsection (b) to enable such entities 
to improve access of aliens present in the United States 
to mobile medical health care services. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant, 
contract, or agreement under this section an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a partnership consisting of— 
‘‘(A) one or more hospitals; and 
‘‘(B) one or more other local health care 
facilities, including clinics, health centers, pri-
mary care facilities, mental health centers, 
pharmacies, or other mobile medical assets (as 
such term is defined for purposes of section 
319C–2), whether or not such a local health 
care facility is owned (either in whole or in 
part) by a partnering hospital described in sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary, an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant, contract, or agree-
ment awarded under this section may be expended only 
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for activities to increase access of aliens present in the 
United States to mobile medical services, including pri-
mary health services (as defined in section 330(b)(1)), 
substance abuse services (as defined in section 330(h)(5)), 
and mental health counseling. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON AWARDS.—A hospital or health 
care facility shall not be eligible for a grant, contract, or 
agreement under this section with respect to more than 
one partnership described in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(e) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a grant, contract, 
or agreement under this section, the Secretary shall give 
priority to any application from a geographic area that 
has a comparatively high ratio of individuals who are 
aliens to individuals who are citizens or nationals of the 
United States. 
‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT REQUIREMENT.— 
A grant, contract, or agreement awarded under this sec-
tion shall be expended to supplement, and not supplant, 
the expenditures of the eligible entity involved and the 
value of in-kind contributions for the delivery of services 
to aliens present in the United States. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) ALIEN.—The term ‘alien’ has the meaning 
given to such term in section 101(a)(3) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)). 
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‘‘(2) MOBILE
MEDICAL
HEALTH
CARE
SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘mobile medical health care service’ 
means any health care related service provided in a 
moveable vehicle or a non-permanent clinic.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3576
To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the inclusion of legislative
provisions and nonemergency spending in emergency appropriation laws.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 1998
Mr. KIND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the inclu-
sion of legislative provisions and nonemergency spending
in emergency appropriation laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
AND NONEMERGENCY SPENDING IN EMER-
GENCY APPROPRIATION LAWS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 13 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘§ 1354. Prohibition of legislative provisions and non-
emergency spending in emergency appro-
priation laws
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If any legislative provision or
nonemergency discretionary appropriation is included in
an emergency supplemental appropriation law—
‘‘(1) the legislative provision shall not take ef-
fect, and none of the funds appropriated by any law
may be expended or obligated to carry out such pro-
vision;
‘‘(2) the nonemergency discretionary appropria-
tion shall not become available for expenditure or
obligation; and
‘‘(3) any expenditure or obligation prohibited by
paragraph (1) or (2) shall be considered to be a vio-
lation of section 1341(a).
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA-
TION LAW.—The term ‘emergency supplemental ap-
propriation law’ means a law making supplemental
appropriations for a fiscal year, if one or more of
such appropriations is designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
‘‘(2) LEGISLATIVE PROVISION.—
the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 
effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 
in and additional clauses describing additional rules 
to be included as necessary)’’. 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘legislative
provision’ means any proviso or other provision
changing existing law.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Such term shall not in-
clude any proviso or other provision that—
‘‘(i) designates an amount as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; or
‘‘(ii) 
restricts 
the 
availability 
of
amounts to the extent designated as such
an emergency requirement by the Presi-
dent in an official budget request or other-
wise.
‘‘(3) NONEMERGENCY DISCRETIONARY APPRO-
PRIATION.—The term ‘nonemergency discretionary
appropriation’ means any discretionary appropria-
tion (within the meaning of section 250(c)(7) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985) that is not designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1353 the following new item:
‘‘1354. Prohibition of legislative provisions and nonemergency spending in emer-
gency appropriation laws.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to any appropriation law enacted after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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HR 5006 RDS 
expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social 
Security Act, $114,608,900,000. To ensure prompt pay-
ments of Medicare prescription drug benefits as provided 
under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, 
$5,216,900,000, to become available on October 1, 2005, 
for fiscal year 2006. 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 
XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles 
XIII and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and 
the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 
1988, not to exceed $2,746,253,000, to be transferred 
from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Sup-
plementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as authorized 
by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with 
all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the 
Public Health Service Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the 
Social Security Act, and such sums as may be collected 
from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds 
derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organiza-
tions established under title XIII of the Public Health 
Service Act shall be credited to and available for carrying 
out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, 
That $24,400,000, to remain available until September
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 
Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 
DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 
RULES’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 
paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-
tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 
final year of a President’s term.’’. 
(b) TEXT OF RESOLVING CLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 
is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 
this subsection)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 
case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 
the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-
tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 
the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or
effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 
in and additional clauses describing additional rules 
to be included as necessary)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5982 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 
to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions 
of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and for 
other purposes.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3577
To provide parent-child testimonial privileges in Federal civil and criminal
proceedings.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 1998
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WATT of North
Carolina, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mrs.
LOWEY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
DEFAZIO, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Mr.
MILLER of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide parent-child testimonial privileges in Federal civil
and criminal proceedings.
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 ‘‘Confidence in the
Family Act’’.
SEC. 2. PARENT-CHILD TESTIMONIAL PRIVILEGES IN FED-
ERAL CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.
Rule 501 of the Federal Rules of Evidence is amend-
ed—
(1) by designating the 1st sentence as subdivi-
sion (a);
(2) by designating the 2nd sentence as subdivi-
sion (c); and
(3) by inserting after the sentence so des-
ignated as subdivision (a) the following new subdivi-
sion:
‘‘(b)(1) A witness may not be compelled to testify
against a child or parent of the witness.
‘‘(2) A witness may not be compelled to disclose the
content of a confidential communication with a child or
parent of the witness.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subdivision, ‘child’ means,
with respect to an individual, a birth, adoptive, or step-
child of the individual, and any person (such as a foster
child or a relative of whom the individual has long-term
custody) with respect to whom the court recognizes the
individual as having a right to act as a parent.
‘‘(4) The privileges provided in this subdivision shall
be governed by principles of the common law, as they may
be interpreted by the courts of the United States in the
light of reason and experience, that are similar to the prin-
ciples that apply to the similar privileges of a witness with
respect to a spouse of the witness.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5982 
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc 
consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MARINO, Mr. 
COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, and Mr. PETERSON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval 
for ‘‘midnight rules’’, 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 ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 
Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 
DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 
RULES’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 
paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-
tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 
final year of a President’s term.’’. 
(b) TEXT OF RESOLVING CLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 
is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 
this subsection)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 
case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 
the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-
tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 
the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 
effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 
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in and additional clauses describing additional rules 
to be included as necessary)’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3578
To provide for a judicial and administrative remedy for disputes arising
under certain agreements with foreign entities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 1998
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. FRELING-
HUYSEN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, and Mr.
TRAFICANT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for a judicial and administrative remedy for dis-
putes arising under certain agreements with foreign enti-
ties.
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 American
Small Business Trade Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY TO EN-
FORCE CERTAIN ARBITRATION CLAUSES.
(a) JUDICIAL REMEDY.—Any person who has entered
into any contract, license, or other agreement with any
foreign entity before July 1, 1985, that contains a provi-
sion to settle by arbitration any controversy arising out
of such contract, license, or other agreement, shall not be
barred from bringing an action in any court of competent
jurisdiction in the United States, including any Federal
or State court, or from seeking appropriate relief from any
agency of the United States, to resolve any controversy
arising under such contract, license, or other agreement.
(b) PERSON.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘‘person’’ means—
(1) any natural person residing in the United
States; and
(2) any corporation, partnership, or other entity
organized under the laws of the United States.
SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
The right under section 1 to bring an action in a
court or to seek appropriate relief from an agency of the
United States applies only if the action is commenced, or
petition for relief is filed, within the 180-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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HR 3579 EAS
the Disaster Reserve Assistance Program for the 1996 crop
year: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be
available only to the extent that an official budget request
for $4,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as de-
fined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the Presi-
dent to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
DAIRY PRODUCTION DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Effective only for natural disasters beginning on No-
vember 27, 1997, through the date of enactment of this Act,
$10,000,000 to implement a dairy production indemnity
program to compensate producers for losses of milk that had
been produced but not marketed or for diminished produc-
tion (including diminished future production due to masti-
tis) due to natural disasters designated pursuant to a Presi-
dential or Secretarial declaration requested during such pe-
riod: Provided, That payments for diminished production
shall be determined on a per head basis derived from a com-
parison to a like production period from the previous year,
the disaster period is 180 days starting with the date of
the disasters and the payment rate shall be $4.00 per hun-
dredweight of milk: Provided further, That in establishing
this program, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,