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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2614 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Department 
of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2013 
Mr. BARROW of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 to provide the President with the au-
thority to exempt civilian Department of Defense per-
sonnel accounts from sequestration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OPTIONAL EXEMPTION OF CIVILIAN DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL WHO HAVE 
SERVED IN THE UNIFORM SERVICES. 
Section 255(f) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended— 
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(1) in the side heading by inserting before the 
period at the end ‘‘AND CERTAIN CIVILIAN PER-
SONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The President may also, 
with respect to civilian employees of the Department 
of Defense who served in the Armed Forces on or 
after August 2, 2011, exempt that portion of the 
personnel account covering them from sequestration 
or provide for a lower uniform percentage reduction 
than would otherwise apply.’’. 
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consisting of any amount appropriated or credited to the
Trust Fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b).
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are here-
by appropriated to the Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund
amounts equivalent to the amounts designated under sec-
tion 6097 (relating to designation for public debt reduc-
tion).
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Public Debt
Reduction Trust Fund shall be used by the Secretary of
the Treasury for purposes of paying at maturity, or to
redeem or buy before maturity, any obligation of the Fed-
eral Government included in the public debt (other than
an obligation held by the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance Trust Fund, the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, or the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund). Any obligation which is paid, re-
deemed, or bought with amounts from the Public Debt Re-
duction Trust Fund shall be canceled and retired and may
not be reissued.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
‘‘Sec. 9512. Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts received after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1396
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel FIFTY ONE.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 1995
Mr. SHAW 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 for the vessel
FIFTY ONE.
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), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
vessel FIFTY ONE (United States official number
1020419).
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(B) $342,800,000 shall be for Exploration 
Research and Development; and 
(C) $700,000,000 shall be for Commercial 
Spaceflight. 
(2) For Space Operations, $4,042,400,000, of 
which— 
(A) $3,197,300,000 shall be for the ISS 
program, of which $244,300,000 shall be for 
ISS research; and 
(B) $845,100,000 shall be for Space and 
Flight Support. 
(3) For Science, $5,293,100,000, of which— 
(A) $1,854,600,000 shall be for Earth 
Sciences; 
(B) $1,500,000,000 shall be for Planetary 
Science; 
(C) $660,000,000 shall be for Astro-
physics; 
(D) $645,400,000 shall be for the James 
Webb Space Telescope; and 
(E) 
$633,100,000 
shall 
be 
for 
Heliophysics. 
(4) For Aeronautics, $581,000,000. 
(5) For Space Technology, $645,000,000. 
(6) For Education, $136,100,000. 
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‘‘(II) if more than one, the option 
under subparagraph (B)(ii) preferred by 
the greatest number of survey respondents; 
and 
‘‘(ii) if the Postal Service is unable to pro-
vide alternative access through the option de-
scribed in clause (i) or if such option would be 
cost prohibitive, the Postal Service— 
‘‘(I) may provide alternative access 
through a different means; and 
‘‘(II) shall provide written notice to 
postal customers served by the post office 
identifying and explaining why the option 
identified by clause (i) was not possible or 
cost prohibitive, as the case may be.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1397
To authorize the President to transfer 28 F–16 aircraft and associated
spare parts and support equipment to Pakistan pursuant to agreements
between the United States and Pakistan.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 1995
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. TORRICELLI) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To authorize the President to transfer 28 F–16 aircraft
and associated spare parts and support equipment to
Pakistan pursuant to agreements between the United
States and Pakistan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER F–16 AIRCRAFT TO
PAKISTAN.
Notwithstanding section 620E(e) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2375(e)), the President
is authorized to transfer 28 F–16 aircraft and associated
spare parts and support equipment to Pakistan pursuant
to agreements between the United States and Pakistan en-
tered into before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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TITLE IV—APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 4001. APPROPRIATIONS.
There is hereby appropriated for any fiscal year, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
an amount equal to each amount authorized by this Act
for such fiscal year. Any amount appropriated under the
preceding sentence for any fiscal year shall be expended
only for the purpose for which authorized and shall remain
available until the close of the second following fiscal year.
SEC. 4002. DESIGNATION AS EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.
The entire amount appropriated under this Act is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1398
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office building located
at 1203 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri, as
the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office building located at
1203 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post Of-
fice Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post
Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 19,
1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1398
To designate the United States Post Office building located at 1203 Lemay
Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri, as the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post Office
Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 1995
Mr. CLAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To designate the United States Post Office building located
at 1203 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri, as
the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office building located at
1203 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post Of-
fice Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post
Office Building’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1398
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 19, 1995
Received: read twice and referred to the Commottee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office building located
at 1203 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri, as
the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office building located at
1203 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post Of-
fice Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Charles J. Coyle Post
Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 19,
1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H CLARKE,
Deputy Clerk.
By LINDA NAVE
Clerk
(7) For Safety, Security, and Workforce Sup-
port Programs, $2,850,300,000. 
(8) For Construction and Environmental Com-
pliance and Restoration, $440,900,000. 
(9) For Inspector General, $37,000,000. 
SEC. 104. FISCAL YEAR 2016. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to NASA for 
fiscal year 2016, $18,868,000,000, as follows: 
(1) 
For 
Exploration, 
$4,534,200,000, 
of 
which— 
(A) $1,800,000,000 shall be for the Space 
Launch System; $1,260,000,000 shall be for 
the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle; and 
$414,200,000 shall be for Exploration Ground 
Systems; 
(B) $360,000,000 shall be for Exploration 
Research and Development; and 
(C) $700,000,000 shall be for Commercial 
Spaceflight. 
(2) For Space Operations, $4,133,300,000, of 
which— 
(A) $3,319,500,000 shall be for the ISS 
program, of which $272,200,000 shall be for 
ISS research; and 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1399
To provide for the conveyance of certain real property at the Indiana Army
Ammunition Plant in Charlestown, Indiana, to the State of Indiana
for inclusion in a State park.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 1995
Mr. HAMILTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain real property at
the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown,
Indiana, to the State of Indiana for inclusion in a State
park.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, INDIANA ARMY AMMUNI-
TION PLANT, CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army shall convey, without consideration, to the State
of Indiana (in this section referred to as the ‘‘State’’), all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
a parcel of real property, including any improvements
thereon, that consists of approximately 1125 acres at the
inactivated Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charles-
town, Indiana, and is the subject of a 25-year lease be-
tween the Secretary and the State.
(b) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
required under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condi-
tion that the State use the conveyed property for rec-
reational purposes.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be
borne by the State.
(d) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION.—Section
120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9620(h)) shall apply to the conveyance of real property
under subsection (a).
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
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or is part of an eligible administrative entity that
has filed a statement under section 213 with respect
to the use of funds provided under this title for such
area.
SEC. 212. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.
(a) NATIVE AMERICAN ALLOTMENT.—
(1) FUNDS
RESERVED.—From the amount
available for purposes of this title for any fiscal year
(exclusive of the amount available for subpart C),
the Secretary shall reserve 2 percent for allotments
among Native American eligible jurisdictions de-
scribed in section 211(b)(4) in accordance with para-
graph (2).
(2) ALLOTMENTS.—The amounts which are re-
quired by paragraph (1) to be allotted in accordance
with this paragraph among Native American eligible
jurisdictions shall be allotted among such jurisdic-
tions on an equitable basis, taking into account the
extent to which regular employment opportunities
have been lacking for long-term periods among indi-
viduals within the jurisdiction of such entities.
(b) GENERAL ALLOTMENTS.—
(1) RESERVATION.—The remainder of the
amount available for this subtitle for any fiscal year
(after making the allotment required by subsection
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘to establish a mecha-
nism’’ after ‘‘this title’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C) and in-
serting the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) to evaluate, as necessary, the use of 
current and new agricultural commodities and 
products thereof in different program settings 
and for particular recipient groups, including 
the testing of prototypes; 
‘‘(D) to establish and implement appro-
priate protocols for quality assurance of food 
products procured by the Secretary for food aid 
programs; and 
‘‘(E) to periodically update program guide-
lines on the recommended use of agricultural 
commodities and food products in food aid pro-
grams to reflect findings from the implementa-
tion of this subsection and other relevant infor-
mation.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘In consultation with the Sec-
retary, the Administrator’’; and
Calendar No. 231
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 660
[Report No. 104–172]
AN ACT
To amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the ex-
emption from certain familial status discrimina-
tion prohibitions granted to housing for older
persons.
NOVEMBER 9, 1995
Reported with an amendment
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES PEACE TAX FUND.
(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is hereby es-
tablished within the Treasury of the United States a spe-
cial trust fund to be known as the ‘‘United States Peace
Tax Fund’’ (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). The
Fund shall consist of such amounts as may be transferred
to the Fund as provided in this section.
(b) TRANSFER TO FUND OF AMOUNTS EQUIVALENT
TO CERTAIN TAXES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby transferred
to the Fund amounts equivalent to the sum of the
amounts designated during the fiscal year by indi-
viduals under sections 2210, 2506, and 6099 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for payment into the
Fund. Such amounts shall be deposited into the
Fund and shall be available only for the purposes
provided in this Act.
(2) METHOD
OF
TRANSFER.—The amounts
transferred by paragraph (1) shall be transferred at
least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury
to the Fund on the basis of estimates by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury of the amounts, referred to
in paragraph (1), received in the Treasury. Proper
adjustments shall be made in the amounts subse-
quently transferred to the extent that prior esti-
Calendar No. 257
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 665
[Report No. 104–179]
AN ACT
To control crime by mandatory victim restitution.
DECEMBER 6, 1995
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the
title
mates were in excess of or less than the amounts re-
quired to be transferred.
(3) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate each
year on the total amount transferred into the Fund
during the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall
be printed in the Congressional Record upon receipt
by the committees.
SEC. 4. INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TO UNITED STATES PEACE
TAX 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 FOR TRANSFER TO UNITED STATES
PEACE TAX FUND
‘‘Sec. 6099. Designation by individuals.
‘‘SEC. 6099. DESIGNATION BY INDIVIDUALS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Every eligible individual (other
than a nonresident alien) whose income tax liability for
any taxable year is $1 or more may designate that such
individual’s income tax payment for such year shall be
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(2) to deliver, carry, transport, or ship by any
means whatever, in interstate or foreign commerce,
any steel jaw leghold trap;
(3) to sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any
steel jaw leghold trap that was delivered, carried,
transported, or shipped in contravention of para-
graph (2); or
(4) to violate any regulation prescribed by the
Secretary under this section.
(c) Any person who knowingly commits an act which
violates subsection (a) or (b), or any regulation issued
under this section, shall, upon conviction for the first such
violation, be fined not more than $1,000; and, upon con-
viction for the second and each subsequent violation, be
fined not more than $5,000 and imprisoned for not more
than two years.
SEC. 4. REWARDS.
The Secretary shall pay an amount equal to half of
the fine paid to any person who furnishes information
which leads to a conviction of a criminal violation of any
provision of this Act or any regulation issued thereunder.
Any officer or employee of the United States or of any
State or local government who furnishes information or
renders service in the performance of his official duties
is not eligible for payment under this section.
sion to other persons or circumstances shall not be af-
fected thereby.
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‘‘(iv) subject to the terms and conditions set 
by the Secretary, measures developed by each 
State agency to assess the skills acquisition of 
employment and training program participants 
that reflect the goals of their specific employment 
and training program components, which may 
include, but are not limited to— 
‘‘(I) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who are meeting pro-
gram requirements in each component of the 
State’s education and training program; 
and 
‘‘(II) the percentage and number of 
program participants who are gaining 
skills likely to lead to employment as meas-
ured through testing, quantitative or quali-
tative assessment or other method; and 
‘‘(v) other indicators as approved by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(C) STATE REPORT.—Each State agency shall 
annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the State’s employment and training program 
that includes the numbers of supplemental nutrition 
assistance program participants who have gained 
skills, training, work or experience that will increase
work on the repair, restoration, renovation, or rehabilita-
tion of the academic facilities of such institution.
(b) USE OF QUICK-START PROJECTS.—To the maxi-
mum extent feasible, funds made available under this part
shall be used for projects or activities on which on-site
labor can begin within 90 days of receipt of funds under
this part.
(c) PERMITTED USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Funds alloted to
each State under section 252 shall be made available
through the higher education building agency of
such State, in accordance with its State plan under
part A of title VII of the Higher Education Act of
1965, to assist institutions of higher education in
carrying out eligible projects under that title for the
repair, restoration, renovation, and rehabilitation of
academic facilities and libraries if the primary pur-
pose of such assistance is—
(A) to enable such institutions to econo-
mize on the use of energy resources, with a pri-
ority for the use of coal, solar, and renewable
resources;
(B) to enable such institutions to bring
their academic facilities and libraries into con-
formity with the requirements of—
which payment shall only be available if the 
provider agrees to accept the payment rate es-
tablished under subsection (c) (without regard 
to cost-sharing) as the payment in full. 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
PROVIDERS.— 
The Secretary shall exclude from participation under 
the public health insurance option a health care pro-
vider that is excluded from participation in a Fed-
eral health care program (as defined in section 
1128B(f) of the Social Security Act). 
‘‘(f) APPLICATION OF FRAUD AND ABUSE PROVI-
SIONS.—Provisions of law (other than criminal law provi-
sions) identified by the Secretary by regulation, in con-
sultation with the Inspector General of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, that impose sanctions 
with respect to waste, fraud, and abuse under Medicare, 
such as the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.), 
shall also apply to the public health insurance option. 
‘‘(g) MEDICARE DEFINED.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘Medicare’ means the health insurance pro-
grams under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
TREATMENT
AS
QUALIFIED
HEALTH 
PLAN.—Section 1301(a)(2) of the Patient Protection 
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and Affordable Care Act, as amended by section 
10104(a) of such Act, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, THE 
PUBLIC
HEALTH
INSURANCE
OPTION,’’ before 
‘‘AND’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the public health insur-
ance option under section 1325,’’ before ‘‘and a 
multi-State plan’’. 
(2) LEVEL PLAYING FIELD.—Section 1324(a) 
of such Act, as amended by section 10104(n) of such 
Act, is amended by inserting ‘‘the public health in-
surance option under section 1325,’’ before ‘‘or a 
multi-State qualified health plan’’. 
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