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IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 401
Directing the Office of Compliance to provide educational assistance to em-
ploying offices of the House of Representatives regarding compliance
with the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and requiring employ-
ing offices of the House of Representatives to obtain the prior approval
of the chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Commit-
tee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives of the amount
of any settlement payments made under such Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 1996
Mr. THOMAS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
RESOLUTION
Directing the Office of Compliance to provide educational
assistance to employing offices of the House of Rep-
resentatives regarding compliance with the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 and requiring employing of-
fices of the House of Representatives to obtain the prior
approval of the chairman and the ranking minority party
member of the Committee on House Oversight of the
House of Representatives of the amount of any settle-
ment payments made under such Act.
Resolved,
•HRES 401 IH
SECTION 1. INTERPRETATION AND ADVICE BY OFFICE OF
COMPLIANCE.
In carrying out its duties under section 301(h) of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the Office of
Compliance shall, through interpretive bulletins, advisory
opinions, and other methods, provide educational assist-
ance to employing offices of the House of Representatives
in the same manner as, and to no lesser extent than, such
assistance is provided to other employers through the De-
partment of Labor with respect to laws made applicable
to such offices under that Act, except that any employees
of the Office of Compliance who provide such assistance
may not participate in deciding complaints filed under sec-
tion 405 of the Act or in deciding petitions for review filed
under section 406 of the Act.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF AMOUNT OF SETTLEMENT PAY-
MENTS.
No employing office of the House of Representatives
may enter into any settlement of a complaint under the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which includes
the payment of funds unless the office has obtained the
prior approval of the chairman and the ranking minority
party member of the Committee on House Oversight of
the House of Representatives, acting jointly, regarding the
amount of funds to be paid.
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‘‘(1) The date the claim for such drug was 
made by the pharmacy. 
‘‘(2) The name of such drug and the strength 
and quantity dispensed to the enrollee. 
‘‘(3) The amount paid by the enrollee for such 
drug. 
‘‘(4) The total amount paid to the pharmacy by 
the PBM for such drug. Such amount shall include 
all amounts paid to the pharmacy with respect to 
dispensing such drug, including fees. 
‘‘(5) The amount paid by the carrier to the 
PBM for such drug. 
‘‘(g) NONDISCRIMINATORY CONTRACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under a PBM carrier ar-
rangement, a PBM may not require that a phar-
macy participate in a pharmacy network managed 
by such PBM as a condition of the pharmacy par-
ticipating in another network managed by such 
PBM. 
‘‘(2) PHARMACY
NETWORK
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘pharmacy net-
work’ means a group of pharmacies that have 
agreed, through a contract with a PBM or carrier, 
to provide prescription medications to enrollees at 
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chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee
on National Security.
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair-
man of the Committee on National Security or his des-
ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amend-
ments printed in part B of the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed
of or germane modifications of any such amendment.
Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall
be considered as read (except that modifications shall be
reported), shall be debatable for twenty minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on National Security or
their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. For
the purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an
amendment printed in the form of a motion to strike may
be modified to the form of germane perfecting amendment
to the text originally proposed to the stricken. The original
proponent of an amendment included in such amendments
en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional
Record immediately before the disposition of the amend-
ments en bloc.
IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 402
Returning to the Senate the bill S. 1463.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 1996
Mr. ARCHER submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Returning to the Senate the bill S. 1463.
Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 1463) to
amend the Trade Act of 1974 to clarify the definitions
of domestic industry and like articles in certain investiga-
tions involving perishable agricultural products, and for
other purposes, in the opinion of this House, contravenes
the first clause of the seventh section of the first article
of the Constitution of the United States and is an in-
fringement of the privileges of this House and that such
bill be respectfully returned to the Senate with a message
communicating this resolution.
Æ
H. Res. 402
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
April 16, 1996.
Resolved, That the bill of the Senate (S. 1463) to amend
the Trade Act of 1974 to clarify the definitions of domestic
industry and like articles in certain investigations involving
perishable agricultural products, and for other purposes, in
the opinion of this House, contravenes the first clause of the
seventh section of the first article of the Constitution of the
United States and is an infringement of the privileges of this
House and that such bill be respectfully returned with a mes-
sage communicating this resolution.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2174 
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide flexibility 
and reauthorization to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of 
Native American languages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2015 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. COLE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. 
RUIZ, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to 
provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the sur-
vival and continuing vitality of Native American lan-
guages. 
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 ‘‘Native American Lan-
guages Reauthorization Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 803C of the Native American Programs Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b–3) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or 3-year basis’’ and in-
serting ‘‘3-year, 4-year, or 5-year basis’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, 4-year, or 5-year’’ after 
‘‘on a 3-year’’. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN LAN-
GUAGES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 816(e) of the Native 
American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016 through 2020’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 816 of the 
Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
2992d) is amended in subsections (a) and (b) by striking 
‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’. 
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IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 403
In tribute to Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and other Americans
who lost their lives on April 3, 1996, while in service to their country
on a mission to Bosnia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 1996
Mr. GEPHARDT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
RESOLUTION
In tribute to Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and
other Americans who lost their lives on April 3, 1996,
while in service to their country on a mission to Bosnia.
Whereas Ronald H. Brown served the United States of Amer-
ica with patriotism and skill as a soldier, a civil rights
leader, and an attorney;
Whereas Ronald H. Brown served since January 22, 1993,
as the United States Secretary of Commerce;
Whereas Ronald H. Brown devoted his life to opening doors,
building bridges, and helping those in need;
Whereas Ronald H. Brown lost his life in a tragic airplane
accident on April 3, 1996, while in service to his country
on a mission in Bosnia; and
HRES 403 IH
Whereas thirty-two other Americans from government and in-
dustry who served the Nation with great courage,
achievement and dedication also lost their lives in the ac-
cident: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the
United States pays tribute to the remarkable life and ca-
reer of Ronald H. Brown, and it extends consolences to
his family; and be it further
Resolved That the House of Representatives also pays
tribute to the contributions of all those who perished, and
that we extend our condolences to the families of: Staff
Sergeant Gerald Aldrich, Duane Christian, Barry Conrad,
Paul Cushman III, Adam Darling, Captain Ashley James
Davis, Gail Dobert, Robert Donovan, Claudio Elia, Staff
Sergeant Robert Farrington, Jr., David Ford, Carol Ham-
ilton, Kathryn Hoffman, Lee Jackson, Steven Kaminski,
Katheryn Kellogg, Technical Sergeant Shelley Kelly,
James Lewek, Frank Maier, Charles Meissner, William
Morton, Walter Murphy, Nathanial Nash, Lawrence
Payne, Leonard Pieroni, Captain Timothy Schafer, John
Scoville, I. Donald Terner, P. Stuart Tholan, Technical
Sergeant Cheryl Ann Turnage, Naomi Warbasse, and
Robert Whittaker.
SEC. 2. The Clerk of the House shall transmit a copy
of the resolution to each of the families.
Æ
•HRES 544 ATH
payment of a recipient of an Indian Health Scholarship
if the Secretary determines that—
‘‘(i) it is not possible for the recipient to meet
that obligation or make that payment;
‘‘(ii) requiring that recipient to meet that obli-
gation or make that payment would result in ex-
treme hardship to the recipient; or
‘‘(iii) the enforcement of the requirement to
meet the obligation or make the payment would be
unconscionable.
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
any case of extreme hardship or for other good cause
shown, the Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, the
right of the United States to recover funds made available
under this section.
‘‘(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
with respect to a recipient of an Indian Health Scholar-
ship, no obligation for payment may be released by a dis-
charge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code,
unless that discharge is granted after the expiration of the
5-year period beginning on the initial date on which that
payment is due, and only if the bankruptcy court finds
that the nondischarge of the obligation would be uncon-
scionable.’’.
IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 404
In tribute to Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and other Americans
who lost their lives on April 3, 1996, while in service to their country
on a mission to Bosnia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 1996
Mrs. MEEK of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce
RESOLUTION
In tribute to Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and
other Americans who lost their lives on April 3, 1996,
while in service to their country on a mission to Bosnia.
Whereas Ronald H. Brown served the United States of Amer-
ica with patriotism and skill as a soldier, a civil rights
leader, and an attorney;
Whereas Ronald H. Brown served since January 22, 1993,
as the United States Secretary of Commerce;
Whereas Ronald H. Brown devoted his life to opening doors,
building bridges, and helping those in need;
Whereas Ronald H. Brown lost his life in a tragic airplane
accident on April 3, 1996, while in service to his country
on a mission in Bosnia; and
•HRES 404 IH
Whereas thirty-two other Americans from government and
industry who served the Nation with great courage,
achievement, and dedication also lost their lives in the ac-
cident: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the
United States pays tribute to the remarkable life and ca-
reer of Ronald H. Brown, and it extends condolences to
his family.
SEC. 2. The House of Representatives also pays trib-
ute to the contributions of all those who perished, and ex-
tends condolences to the families of: Staff Sergeant Gerald
Aldrich, Duane Christian, Barry Conrad, Paul Cushman
III, Adam Darling, Captain Ashley James Davis, Gail
Dobert, Robert Donovan, Claudio Elia, Staff Sergeant
Robert Farrington, Jr., David Ford, Carol Hamilton,
Kathryn Hoffman, Lee Jackson, Steven Kaminski,
Katheryn Kellogg, Technical Sergeant Shelley Kelly,
James Lewek, Frank Maier, Charles Meissner, William
Morton, Walter Murphy, Lawrence Payne, Nathaniel
Nash, Leonard Pieroni, Captain Timothy Schafer, John
Scoville, I. Donald Terner, P. Stuart Tholan, Technical
Sergeant Cheryl Ann Turnage, Naomi Warbasse, and
Robert Whittaker.
•HRES 404 IH
SEC. 3. The Clerk of the House of Representatives
shall transmit a copy of this resolution to each of the fami-
lies.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2176 
To extend Federal recognition to the Duwamish Tribe, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2015 
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To extend Federal recognition to the Duwamish 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Duwamish Tribal Recognition Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1855, the Duwamish Tribe signed the 
Treaty of Point Elliott, which guaranteed fishing 
rights and reservations to all tribes represented by 
the Native signatories. 
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(c) CALIFORNIA CONTRACT HEALTH SERVICES DEM-
ONSTRATION
PROGRAM.—Section 211(g) (25 U.S.C.
1621j(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1996 through 2000’’.
(d) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 405(c)(2) (25 U.S.C. 1645(c)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1996’’ and inserting
‘‘September 30, 1998’’.
(e) GALLUP
ALCOHOL
AND
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT
CENTER.—Section 706(d) (25 U.S.C.
1665e(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years
1996 through 2000, such sums as may be necessary to
carry out subsection (b).’’.
(f) SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
COUNSELOR
EDUCATION
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 711(h) (25 U.S.C.
1665j(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1996 through 2000’’.
(g) HOME
AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE DEM-
ONSTRATION
PROGRAM.—Section 821(i) (25 U.S.C.
1680k(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1996 through 2000’’.
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•HRES 407 IH
Whereas the National Rifle Association unjustly blames Fed-
eral agents for the fire at the Branch Davidian compound
on April 19, 1993, despite clear evidence that the fire
was started by David Koresh;
Whereas the National Rifle Association, through its publica-
tions and comments by its Board Members, has helped
to establish April 19 as a day of martyrdom to appeal to
those on the extreme right-wing who loathe the American
Government;
Whereas the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma
City was blown up on the second anniversary of the fire
at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco;
Whereas the two principal suspects, Timothy McVeigh and
Terry Nichols were obsessed with the Waco stand-off;
Whereas publications by the National Rifle Association and
comments by its Board Members continue to direct in-
flammatory rhetoric at Federal employees even after the
bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in
Oklahoma City;
Whereas Neal Knox, National Rifle Association Vice Presi-
dent, was quoted after the Oklahoma City bombing as
saying, ‘‘If the jackboots fit, the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco and Firearms and the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion have to be marched into the Congress and the
Courts.’’;
Whereas Jeff Cooper, National Rifle Association Board Mem-
ber, was quoted after the Oklahoma City bombing as say-
ing, ‘‘We are somewhat amused by the hysteria manifest
in the press at the suggestion by Gordon Liddy that if
one is menaced by bad guys, particularly the ninja
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF ABORIGINAL LANDS.—Not 
later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall identify those lands which shall be consid-
ered the aboriginal homelands of the Tribe for the pur-
poses of subsection (a). 
(c) NO FEDERAL LIABILITY
ON TRUST ACCEPT-
ANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
United States should not incur any liability for conditions 
on any parcels of land taken into trust under this section. 
Æ 
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IV
House Calendar No. 206
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 405
[Report No. 104–522]
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the
bill (S. 735) to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 17, 1996
Ms. PRYCE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Waiving points of order against the conference report to
accompany the bill (S. 735) to prevent and punish acts
of terrorism, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (S. 735) to prevent and punish acts of
terrorism, and for other purposes. All points of order
against the conference report and against its consideration
are waived.
House Calendar No. 206
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 405
[Report No. 104–522]
RESOLUTION
Waiving points of order against the conference re-
port to accompany the bill (S. 735) to prevent
and punish acts of terrorism, and for other pur-
poses.
APRIL 17, 1996
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
•HRES 407 IH
(meaning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms),
one is wise to shoot for the head.’’;
Whereas a National Rifle Association direct mail letter, pub-
lished after the Oklahoma City bombing, included a ref-
erence to ‘‘government agents, dressed in black, armed
with automatic weapons,’’;
Whereas Robert Brown, National Rifle Association Board
Member, in articles published after the Oklahoma City
bombing referred to Federal law enforcement officials as
‘‘those foul-mouthed, trigger-happy storm troopers of the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms’’, ‘‘trigger-
happy Rambos and Bubbas’’, ‘‘gun Gestapo’’, ‘‘jack-
booted thugs’’, and also asked whether certain Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms procurement was ‘‘contin-
gency preparation, in case they have to strafe another
church full of women and children’’;
Whereas the National Rifle Association deliberately chose the
date April 19, 1996, for its 125th annual convention;
Whereas the National Rifle Association’s deliberate choice of
April 19, 1996, for its 125th annual convention is dis-
respectful of the families and friends of the 169 individ-
uals killed and the hundreds who were injured in the
Oklahoma City bombing, all Federal employees, and the
American people; and
Whereas the inflammatory rhetoric by the National Rifle As-
sociation may contribute to further terrorist attacks on
Federal Government institutions by right-wing extrem-
ists: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
demns the Board Members of the National Rifle Associa-
tion for choosing April 19, 1996, as the date for its 125th
•HRES 406 ATH
Conrad, Paul Cushman III, Adam Darling, Captain Ash-
ley James Davis, Gail Dobert, Robert Donovan, Claudio
Elia, Staff Sergeant Robert Farrington, Jr., David Ford,
Carol Hamilton, Kathryn Hoffman, Lee Jackson, Steven
Kaminski, Katheryn Kellogg, Technical Sergeant Shelley
Kelly, James Lewek, Frank Maier, Charles Meissner, Wil-
liam Morton, Walter Murphy, Nathanial Nash, Lawrence
Payne, Leonard Pieroni, Captain Timothy Schafer, John
Scoville, I. Donald Terner, P. Stuart Tholan, Technical
Sergeant Cheryl Ann Turnage, Naomi Warbasse, and
Robert Whittaker.
SEC. 2. The Clerk of the House shall transmit a copy
of the resolution to each of the families.
Æ
H. Res. 406
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
April 18, 1996.
Whereas Ronald H. Brown served the United States of Amer-
ica with patriotism and skill as a soldier, a civil rights
leader, and an attorney;
Whereas Ronald H. Brown devoted his life to opening doors,
building bridges, and helping those in need;
Whereas Ronald H. Brown lost his life in a tragic airplane
accident on April 3, 1996, while in service to his country
on a mission in Bosnia; and
Whereas thirty-two other Americans from government and in-
dustry who served the Nation with great courage,
achievement, and dedication also lost their lives in the ac-
cident: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives pays
tribute to the remarkable life and career of Ronald H.
Brown, and it extends condolences to his family.
Be it further resolved, That the House of Representa-
tives also pays tribute to the contributions of all those who
perished, and that we extend our condolences to the fami-
lies of: Staff Sergeant Gerald Aldrich, Duane Christian,
Barry Conrad, Paul Cushman III, Adam Darling, Captain
•HRES 406 EH
Ashley James Davis, Gail Dobert, Robert Donovan,
Claudio Elia, Staff Sergeant Robert Farrington, Jr.,
David Ford, Carol Hamilton, Kathryn Hoffman, Lee
Jackson, Steven Kaminski, Katheryn Kellogg, Technical
Sergeant Shelley Kelly, James Lewek, Frank Maier,
Charles Meissner, William Morton, Walter Murphy,
Nathanial Nash, Lawrence Payne, Leonard Pieroni, Cap-
tain Timothy Schafer, John Scoville, I. Donald Terner, P.
Stuart Tholan, Technical Sergeant Cheryl Ann Turnage,
Naomi Warbasse, and Robert Whittaker.
SEC. 2. The Clerk of the House shall transmit a copy
of the resolution to each of the families.
Attest:
Clerk.