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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4631 
To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the 
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make value-added agricul-
tural product market development grants to support the development, 
production, or marketing of alcoholic beverages and to rescind a portion 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation funds made available for such 
grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2016 
Mr. RUSSELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 
to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture 
to make value-added agricultural product market devel-
opment grants to support the development, production, 
or marketing of alcoholic beverages and to rescind a 
portion of the Commodity Credit Corporation funds made 
available for such grants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(5) the applicant will use such fiscal control 
and fund accounting procedures as will ensure prop-
er disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal 
funds paid to the applicant under each such pro-
gram; 
‘‘(6) the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) submit such reports to the State edu-
cational agency (which shall make the reports 
available to the Governor) and the Secretary as 
the State educational agency and Secretary may 
require to enable the State educational agency 
and the Secretary to perform their duties under 
each such program; and 
‘‘(B) maintain such records, provide such 
information, and afford such access to the 
records as the State educational agency (after 
consultation with the Governor) or the Sec-
retary may reasonably require to carry out the 
State educational agency’s or the Secretary’s 
duties; and 
‘‘(7) before the application was submitted, the 
applicant afforded a reasonable opportunity for pub-
lic comment on the application and considered such 
comment. 
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Indian tribe of such determination; 
and 
‘‘(II) at the request of the State 
educational agency, local educational 
agency, or Indian tribe, provide de-
tailed reasons for such determination 
in writing; 
‘‘(ii) offer the State educational agen-
cy, local educational agency, or Indian 
tribe an opportunity to revise and resubmit 
the waiver request not more than 60 days 
after the date of such determination; and 
‘‘(iii) if the Secretary determines that 
the resubmission does not meet the re-
quirements of this section, at the request 
of the State educational agency, local edu-
cational agency, or Indian tribe, conduct a 
public hearing not more than 30 days after 
the date of such resubmission. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER
DISAPPROVAL.—The Sec-
retary may disapprove a waiver request if— 
‘‘(i) the State educational agency, 
local educational agency, or Indian tribe 
has been notified and offered an oppor-
tunity to revise and resubmit the waiver 
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a result of such a review, not to have violated section
471(a)(18) with respect to any person, by—
‘‘(A) 2 percent of such otherwise payable
amount, in the case of the 1st such finding with re-
spect to the State;
‘‘(B) 5 percent of such otherwise payable
amount, in the case of the 2nd such finding with re-
spect to the State; or
‘‘(C) 10 percent of such otherwise payable
amount, in the case of the 3rd or subsequent such
finding with respect to the State.
‘‘(2) Any other entity which is in a State that receives
funds under this part and which violates section
471(a)(18) during a quarter with respect to any person
shall remit to the Secretary all funds that were paid by
the State to the entity during the quarter from such funds.
‘‘(3)(A) Any individual who is aggrieved by a viola-
tion of section 471(a)(18) by a State or other entity may
bring an action seeking relief from the State or other en-
tity in any United States district court.
‘‘(B) An action under this paragraph may not be
brought more than 2 years after the date the alleged viola-
tion occurred.
‘‘(4) This subsection shall not be construed to affect
the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.’’.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4639 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel, to amend title 
5, United States Code, to provide modifications to au-
thorities relating to the Office of Special Counsel, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2281
AN ACT
To amend title 17, United States Code, to imple-
ment the World Intellectual Property Organiza-
tion Copyright Treaty and Performances and
Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes.
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(2) is formed at any time after 1938 by the consolida-
tion of two or more former school districts, such agen-
cy may elect (at any time such agency files an appli-
cation under section 8005) for any fiscal year after
fiscal year 1994 to have (A) the eligibility of such
local educational agency, and (B) the amount which
such agency shall be eligible to receive, determined
under this section only with respect to such of the
former school districts comprising such consolidated
school districts as such agency shall designate in such
election.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CIES.—A local educational agency referred to in
paragraph (1) is any local educational agency that,
for fiscal year 1994 or any preceding fiscal year, ap-
plied for and was determined eligible under section
2(c) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law
874, 81st Congress) as such section was in effect for
such fiscal year.
‘‘(h) HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2)(A), the total amount that the Secretary
shall pay under subsection (b) to a local educational
agency that is otherwise eligible for a payment under
this section—
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‘‘(A) for fiscal year 1995 shall not be less
than 85 percent of the amount such agency re-
ceived for fiscal year 1994 under section 2 of the
Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st
Congress) as such section was in effect on Sep-
tember 30, 1994; or
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 1996 shall not be less
than 85 percent of the amount such agency re-
ceived for fiscal year 1995 under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTIONS.—(A)(i) If necessary
in order to make payments to local educational agen-
cies in accordance with paragraph (1) for any fiscal
year, the Secretary first shall ratably reduce pay-
ments under subsection (b) for such year to local edu-
cational agencies that do not receive a payment under
this subsection for such year.
‘‘(ii) If additional funds become available for
making payments under subsection (b) for such year,
then payments that were reduced under clause (i)
shall be increased on the same basis as such payments
were reduced.
‘‘(B)(i) If the sums made available under this
title for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full
amounts that all local educational agencies in all
States are eligible to receive under paragraph (1)
In the Senate of the United States,
August 2, 1996.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3269) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Impact Aid
program to provide for a hold-harmless with respect to
amounts for payments relating to the Federal acquisition of
real property, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNTS FOR PAYMENTS RE-
LATING TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY.
Section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(g) FORMER DISTRICTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Where the school district of
any local educational agency described in paragraph
874, 81st Congress) as such section was in effect on
September 30, 1994.
‘‘(h) HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2)(A), the total amount that the Secretary
shall pay a local educational agency that is otherwise
eligible under subsection (b)—
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 1995 shall not be less
than 85 percent of the amount such agency re-
ceived for fiscal year 1994 under section 2 of
the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law
874, 81st Congress) as such section was in ef-
fect on September 30, 1994; or
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 1996 shall not be less
than 85 percent of the amount such agency re-
ceived for fiscal year 1995 under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) RATABLE
REDUCTIONS.—(A)(i) If nec-
essary in order to make payments to local edu-
cational agencies in accordance with paragraph (1)
for any fiscal year, the Secretary first shall ratably
reduce payments under subsection (b) for such year
to local educational agencies that do not receive a
payment under this subsection for such year.
‘‘(ii) If additional funds become available for
making payments under subsection (b) for such
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Impact Aid Technical
Amendments Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNTS FOR PAYMENTS RELAT-
ING TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8002 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(g) FORMER DISTRICTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Where the school district of
any local educational agency described in paragraph
(2) is formed at any time after 1938 by the consoli-
dation of two or more former school districts, such
agency may elect (at any time such agency files an
application under section 8005) for any fiscal year
to have (A) the eligibility of such local educational
agency, and (B) the amount which such agency shall
be eligible to receive, determined under this section
only with respect to such of the former school dis-
tricts comprising such consolidated school districts
as such agency shall designate in such election.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CIES.—A local educational agency referred to in
paragraph (1) is any local educational agency that,
the total current expenditures for the State
as a whole; and
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall then—
‘‘(I) proportionately allocate such
maximum payment amount among the
administrative school districts on the
basis of the respective weighted stu-
dent units of such districts; and
‘‘(II) 
proportionately 
allocate
such total current expenditures among
the administrative school districts on
the basis of the respective number of
students in average daily attendance
at such districts.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (3) of section
8003(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with re-
spect to fiscal years after fiscal year 1994.
Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
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for fiscal year 1994 or any preceding fiscal year, ap-
plied for and was determined eligible under section
2(c) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law
874, 81st Congress) as such section was in effect on
September 30, 1994.
‘‘(h) HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2)(A), the total amount that the Secretary
shall pay a local educational agency that is otherwise
eligible under subsection (b)—
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 1995 shall not be less
than 85 percent of the amount such agency re-
ceived for fiscal year 1994 under section 2 of
the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law
874, 81st Congress) as such section was in ef-
fect on September 30, 1994; or
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 1996 shall not be less
than 85 percent of the amount such agency re-
ceived for fiscal year 1995 under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) RATABLE
REDUCTIONS.—(A)(i) If nec-
essary in order to make payments to local edu-
cational agencies in accordance with paragraph (1)
for any fiscal year, the Secretary first shall ratably
reduce payments under subsection (b) for such year
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Calendar No. 392
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3269
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 8, 1996
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend the Impact Aid program to provide for a hold-
harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating
to the Federal acquisition of real property, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2281
AN ACT
To amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright
Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4665 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assess-
ment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 326
To provide that compliance by the States with the National Voter Registration
Act of 1993 shall be voluntary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. MANZULLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To provide that compliance by the States with the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be voluntary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SHORT TITLE
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motor
Voter Relief Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. That, effective January 1, 1995, compliance
by the States with the National Voter Registration Act
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.) shall be voluntary.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3271
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the period of time within
which workers may file a petition for trade adjustment assistance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 18, 1996
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. TRAFICANT,
Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. RAHALL, Ms. MCKINNEY,
Mr. SPRATT, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. KLINK,
Mr. CALVERT, and Mr. NEY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the period
of time within which workers may file a petition for
trade adjustment assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 223(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2273(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘one year’’ and
inserting ‘‘two years’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3272
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure
of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 18, 1996
Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. OXLEY,
Mr. MANTON, and Mr. STEARNS) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require
improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions,
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. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) DISCLOSURE
OF
CHARITABLE
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—The statement or other disclosure documents ac-
companying any proxy, consent, or authorization solicited
by or on behalf of the management of an issuer in respect
of a security registered pursuant to section 12 of this title,
or a security issued by an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, prior to any
annual or other meeting of the holders of such security,
shall include a disclosure of the issuer’s charitable con-
tributions during the preceding fiscal year, including the
identity of and the amount provided to each recipient of
such contributions.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3273
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require corporations
to obtain the views of shareholders concerning corporate charitable
contributions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 18, 1996
Mr. GILLMOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require
corporations to obtain the views of shareholders concern-
ing corporate charitable contributions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) APPROVAL OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.—
Each issuer of a security registered pursuant to section
12 of this title, or a security issued by an investment com-
pany registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, shall afford to its shareholders the opportunity, on
a basis proportional to the number of shares owned or con-
trolled by such shareholder, to participate through a
proxy, consent, or authorization in the designation of re-
cipients of the issuer’s charitable contributions. This sub-
section shall not be construed to limit or otherwise affect
the authority of the management of such an issuer to des-
ignate additional recipients of such contributions.’’.
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(f) NOTIFICATION
ON MAPS.—All maps and bro-
chures prepared pursuant to this Act shall include lan-
guage stating that certain lands within the National Her-
itage Areas are private lands.
(g) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS
IN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—No provision of this Act
shall be construed to require any private property
owner located within the boundary of any Heritage
Area to participate in or be associated with any Na-
tional Heritage Area.
(2) REMOVAL
AND
ADDITION
OF
PRIVATE
PROPERTY TO THE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—
(A) REMOVAL
OF
PRIVATE
PROPERTY
FROM THE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—If at
any time the owner of privately owned property
within the boundary of a National Heritage
Area submits a written request to the manage-
ment entity to be removed from the National
Heritage Area, the management entity shall re-
vise the boundary map of such National Herit-
age Area to exclude the property from the Na-
tional Heritage Area. The application of this
subparagraph shall not affect the application of
section 103(b)(1)(D).
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1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 22 the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 23. ADOPTION EXPENSES.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in-
dividual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year the amount
of the qualified adoption expenses paid or incurred by the
taxpayer during such taxable year.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) DOLLAR
LIMITATION.—The aggregate
amount of qualified adoption expenses which may be
taken into account under subsection (a) for all tax-
able years with respect to the adoption of a child by
the taxpayer shall not exceed $5,000.
‘‘(2) INCOME LIMITATION.—The amount allow-
able as a credit under subsection (a) for any taxable
year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an
amount which bears the same ratio to the amount
so allowable (determined without regard to this
paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) as—
‘‘(A) the amount (if any) by which the tax-
payer’s adjusted gross income (determined
without regard to sections 911, 931, and 933)
exceeds $75,000, bears to
Calendar No. 535
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2281
AN ACT
To amend title 17, United States Code, to imple-
ment the World Intellectual Property Organiza-
tion Copyright Treaty and Performances and
Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes.
AUGUST 31, 1998
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4676 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an addi-
tional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4685 
AN ACT 
To take certain Federal lands located in Tulare County, 
California, into trust for the benefit of the Tule River 
Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(B) $40,000.
‘‘(3) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be al-
lowed under subsection (a) for any expense for
which a deduction or credit is allowable under
any other provision of this chapter.
‘‘(B) GRANTS.—No credit shall be allowed
under subsection (a) for any expense to the ex-
tent that funds for such expense are received
under any Federal, State, or local program.
The preceding sentence shall not apply to ex-
penses for the adoption of a child with special
needs.
‘‘(C) REIMBURSEMENT.—No credit shall
be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense
to the extent that such expense is reimbursed
and the reimbursement is excluded from gross
income under section 137.
‘‘(c) CARRYFORWARDS OF UNUSED CREDIT.—If the
credit allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year
exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable
under this subpart (other than this section), such excess
shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added
to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such tax-
chased and paid for such use pursuant to the provisions
of subsection (b)(1).
‘‘(2) If a program to be broadcast by a broadcasting
station is preempted because of circumstances beyond the
control of the broadcasting station, any candidate adver-
tising spot scheduled to be broadcast during that program
may also be preempted.’’; and
(4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2) of this section)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) a station’s lowest charge for purposes of
paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) with respect to a primary or primary
runoff election, is determined for the interval
beginning 60 days before such election and end-
ing on the date of that election; and
‘‘(B) with respect to a general or special
election, is determined for the interval begin-
ning 90 days before such election and ending on
the date of that election.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 468 
AN ACT 
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to increase 
knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway 
and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,