datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
apply by reason of the preceding sentence, the 
transferor’s basis in the stock received for such 
property shall not exceed its fair market value 
immediately after the transfer.’’. 
(b) COMPARABLE TREATMENT WHERE LIQUIDA-
TION.—Paragraph (1) of section 334(b) (relating to liq-
uidation of subsidiary) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If property is received by a 
corporate distributee in a distribution in a complete 
liquidation to which section 332 applies (or in a 
transfer described in section 337(b)(1)), the basis of 
such property in the hands of such distributee shall 
be the same as it would be in the hands of the trans-
feror; except that the basis of such property in the 
hands of such distributee shall be the fair market 
value of the property at the time of the distribu-
tion— 
‘‘(A) in any case in which gain or loss is 
recognized by the liquidating corporation with 
respect to such property, or 
‘‘(B) in any case in which the liquidating 
corporation is a foreign corporation, the cor-
porate distributee is a domestic corporation, 
and the corporate distributee’s aggregate ad-
justed bases of property described in section
SEC. 4. PROGRAM REVIEW AND EVALUATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM REVIEWS.—Chap-
ter 11 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by the 
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1120. Program review and evaluation 
‘‘(a) REVIEW.—The Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall conduct a review of each pro-
gram activity at least once every 5 fiscal years. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting a re-
view of a program activity under subsection (a), the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall—
‘‘(1) consult with the relevant agency; and 
‘‘(2) evaluate the purpose, design, strategic 
plan, management, and results of the program, and 
such other matters as the Director considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING PROGRAMS TO RE-
VIEW.—The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall develop criteria for identifying program ac-
tivities to be reviewed each fiscal year. In developing the 
criteria, the Director shall take into account the advan-
tages of reviewing during the same fiscal year any pro-
gram activities that are performing similar functions or 
have similar purposes.
‘‘(d) CRITERIA FOR MORE FREQUENT REVIEWS.—
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall make every effort to review program activities more 
frequently than required under subsection (a) in cases in 
which program activities are determined to be of higher 
priority, special circumstances exist, improvements have 
been made, or the head of the relevant agency and the 
Director determine that more frequent review is war-
ranted. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—The results of the reviews conducted 
during a fiscal year shall be submitted in a report to Con-
gress at the same time that the President submits the next 
budget under section 1105 of this title after the end of 
that fiscal year.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall prescribe guidance 
to implement the requirements of section 1120 of title 31, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1115(g) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘1119’’ and inserting ‘‘1120’’. 
SEC. 5. STRATEGIC PLANNING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHANGE IN DEADLINE FOR STRATEGIC PLAN.—
Subsection (a) of section 306 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than September 
30, 1997,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than September 30 
of each year following a year in which an election for 
President occurs, beginning with September 30, 2005, ’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN PERIOD OF COVERAGE OF STRA-
TEGIC PLAN.—Subsection (b) of section 306 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) Each strategic plan shall cover the 4-year period 
beginning on October 1 of the year following a year in 
which an election for President occurs.’’.
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(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out the program under this 
Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) establish a graduate and undergraduate fel-
lowship program to attract new and talented stu-
dents; 
(2) establish a Junior Faculty Research Initi-
ation Grant Program to assist institutions of higher 
education in recruiting and retaining new faculty in 
the nuclear sciences, engineering, and health physics; 
(3) support fundamental nuclear sciences, engi-
neering, and health physics research through the 
Nuclear Engineering Education Research Program; 
(4) encourage collaborative nuclear research 
and training among industry, National Laboratories, 
and institutions of higher education; and 
(5) support communication and outreach re-
lated to nuclear science, engineering, and health 
physics. 
(c) STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND 
TRAINING REACTORS
AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—Activities under this section may include— 
(1) converting research reactors currently using 
high-enrichment fuels to low-enrichment fuels, up-
grading operational instrumentation, and sharing of 
reactors among institutions of higher education;
pistols or revolvers, or any combination of pistols 
and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same non-
licensed person, in addition to the record keeping re-
quirements described in paragraph (4), prepare a re-
port of the multiple transfers, which report shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) on a form specified by the Attorney 
General; and 
‘‘(B) not later than the close of business 
on the date on which the multiple transfer oc-
curs, forwarded to— 
‘‘(i) the office specified on the form 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the appropriate State law en-
forcement agency of the jurisdiction in 
which the transfer occurs; and 
‘‘(4) comply with all record keeping require-
ments under this chapter. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL FIREARMS EVENT LICENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
issue a special firearms event license to a person 
who submits an application for a special firearms 
event license in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—The application required 
by paragraph (1) shall be approved if—
ney General for certification of the 24-hour verification 
authority of that State. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The Attorney General shall 
certify a State for 24-hour verification authority only upon 
a clear showing by the State, and certification by the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics, that— 
(1) not less than 95 percent of all records con-
taining information that would disqualify an indi-
vidual under subsections (g) and (n) of section 922 
of title 18, United States Code, or under State law, 
is available on computer records in the State, and is 
searchable under the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 
U.S.C. 922 note); 
(2) not less than 95 percent of all records con-
taining information that would disqualify an indi-
vidual under paragraphs (8) and (9) of subsection 
922(g) of title 18, United States Code, or under 
State law, is available on computer records in the 
State, and is searchable under the national instant 
criminal background check system established under 
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Protec-
tion Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note); and
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3829 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that interests 
in certain domestically controlled investment partnerships are not treated 
as United States real property interests. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2004 
Mr. CANTOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
that interests in certain domestically controlled invest-
ment partnerships are not treated as United States real 
property interests. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN DOMESTICALLY CONTROLLED IN-
VESTMENT PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS NOT 
TREATED AS UNITED STATES REAL PROP-
ERTY INTERESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 897(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION OF DOMESTICALLY CON-
TROLLED INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘United 
States real property interest’ does not in-
clude any interest in or owned by an in-
vestment partnership (as defined by sec-
tion 731(c)(3)(C)(i)) if at all times during 
the testing period— 
‘‘(I) less than 50 percent in value 
of the capital or profits interests in 
such partnership is held directly or in-
directly by foreign persons, 
‘‘(II) no single foreign person 
owns directly or indirectly more than 
10 percent of the capital or profits in-
terests in such partnership, and 
‘‘(III) the adjusted basis of its 
United States real property interests
does not exceed 10 percent of the ad-
justed basis of its assets. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
PENSION 
TRUSTS.—In determining the ownership of 
the capital or profits in a partnership, any 
interest held by a pension trust shall be 
treated as held directly by its beneficiaries 
in proportion to their actuarial interests in 
such trust and shall not be treated as held 
by such trust. 
‘‘(iii) TESTING
PERIOD.—For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, the term ‘test-
ing period’ means the shorter of— 
‘‘(I) the 5-year period ending on 
the date of the disposition or of the 
distribution, as the case by be, or 
‘‘(II) the period during which the 
partnership was in existence. 
For purposes of clause (i)(III), except as 
provided in regulations, the testing period 
shall not commence until the date which is 
36 months after the partnership came into 
existence.’’. 
(b) WITHHOLDING TAX.—Section 1445(b) of such 
Code is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (6)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(6), or (8)’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) DOMESTICALLY
CONTROLLED
INVEST-
MENT
PARTNERSHIPS.—This paragraph applies if 
the disposition is of an interest in or owned by a do-
mestically controlled investment partnership that is 
not a United States real property interest by reason 
of section 897(c)(1)(C).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to dispositions on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 382
To authorize States to prohibit or impose certain limitations on the receipt 
of foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2003
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. CAMP, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, and Mr. UPTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To authorize States to prohibit or impose certain limitations 
on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, 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 ‘‘Solid Waste Inter-
national Transportation Act of 2003’’.
(d) NOTIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—Before certi-
fying any State under subsection (b), the Attorney Gen-
eral shall— 
(1) create a toll-free telephone number through 
which State and local courts may immediately notify 
the National Instant Background Check System 
whenever a restraining order (as described in section 
922(g)(8) of title 18, United States Code) is issued, 
lifted, or otherwise removed by order of the court; 
and 
(2) encourage States to develop computer sys-
tems that permit courts to immediately electronically 
notify the National Instant Criminal Background 
Check System whenever a restraining order (as de-
scribed in section 922(g)(8) of title 18, United 
States Code) has been issued, lifted, or otherwise re-
moved by order of the court. 
(e) 24–HOUR PROVISION.—Upon certification by the 
Attorney General, the 24-hour provision in section 
932(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to 
the verification process (for transfers between unlicensed 
persons) in that State unless additional information is re-
quired in order to verify disqualifying information from 
a State that has not been certified by the Attorney Gen-
eral, in which case the 3 business day limit shall apply.
(3) the chief judicial officer of the State re-
quires the courts of the State to use the toll-free 
telephone number described in subsection (d)(1) to 
immediately notify the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System each time a restraining 
order (as described in section 922(g)(8) of title 18, 
United States Code) is issued, lifted, or otherwise 
removed by order of the court. 
(c) CLARIFICATIONS.— 
(1) DISQUALIFYING
INFORMATION.—Disquali-
fying information for each State under subsection 
(b) shall include the disqualifying records for that 
State generated during the 30 years preceding the 
date of application to the Attorney General for cer-
tification. 
(2) TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER.—Upon a 
showing by the State that a court of the State has 
developed computer systems which permit the court 
to immediately electronically notify the National In-
stant Criminal Background Check System with re-
spect to the issuance or lifting of restraining orders, 
the use of the toll-free telephone number described 
in subsection (d)(1) shall no longer be required 
under subsection (b)(3).
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3830
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards 
for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
Mr. CASTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable 
standards for congressional gold medals, 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 ‘‘Congressional Gold 
Medal Enhancement Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. REASONABLE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR CON-
GRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5111 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL STANDARDS.—
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM NUMBER.—During any calendar 
year beginning after December 31, 2004, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may strike not more than 2 
congressional gold medals for presentation pursuant 
to an Act of the Congress. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may strike congressional gold medals only in 
accordance with the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) RECIPIENTS.—Only an individual 
may be a recipient of a congressional gold 
medal. 
‘‘(B) TIMING.—No gold medal may be pre-
sented posthumously on behalf of any individual 
except during the 20-year period beginning 5 
years after the death of the individual (unless 
the Act of Congress authorizing the striking of 
such medal was enacted before the death of 
such individual).’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3831 
To extend the sunset on the assault weapons ban for 10 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2004 
Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. TOM DAVIS of 
Virginia, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 
QUINN, and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To extend the sunset on the assault weapons ban for 10 
years. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SUNSET ON ASSAULT WEAPONS 
BAN FOR 10 YEARS. 
Section 110105(2) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. 921 note) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, or in the case of the amendments 
made by section 110102, 20 years,’’ after ‘‘10 years’’. 
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sionmaking process related to actions described in sub-
section (b), if the Secretary determines that such actions 
are likely to significantly affect the people represented by 
the local governments and to reimburse local governments 
for the costs of such participation that were incurred after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) ACTIONS FOR WHICH GRANTS MAY BE AVAIL-
ABLE.—The Secretary may make grants under this sec-
tion for participation assistance related to the following 
actions: 
(1) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.—An Indian group is 
seeking Federal acknowledgement or recognition (or 
reacknowledgement or rerecognition) and the Sec-
retary determines that the Indian group seeking 
such acknowledgement or recognition (or reacknowl-
edgement or rerecognition) has asserted or is likely 
to assert trust status with respect to land within 
boundaries of the area over which the local govern-
ment has jurisdiction. 
(2) TRUST
LAND.—An acknowledged Indian 
tribe is requesting that land within the boundaries 
of the area over which the local government has ju-
risdiction be put into trust status for that tribe. 
(3) LAND CLAIMS.—An Indian group or an ac-
knowledged Indian tribe is claiming interest in land
rying out this section for the period encompassing fiscal 
years 2004 through 2008. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to Congress a report that— 
(A) evaluates the process of converting 
natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel 
cell-powered airport buses; and 
(B) assesses the results of the development 
and demonstration program under this section. 
(2) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than October 
1, 2006, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
updated version of the report transmitted under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) AIRPORT
BUS.—The term ‘‘airport bus’’ 
means a bus operated by a public agency to provide 
transportation between the facilities of a public air-
port. 
(2) PUBLIC AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘public air-
port’’ has the meaning such term has under section 
47102 of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for carrying out this Act— 
(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(4) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(5) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
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(3) by striking ‘‘and by this section’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, by this section, and by section 5 of such Act’’;
and
(4) by inserting ‘‘and by section 5 of such Act’’
before the period at the end.
(n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—Section
5(n) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119) is amended by inserting
‘‘and section 5 of the Surface Transportation Extension
Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘this section’’.
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.
(a) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 157(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘$46,666,667 for the period of October 1,
2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting
‘‘$65,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, through
April 30, 2004’’.
(b) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER INCEN-
TIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is amended
by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for the period of October 1,
2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting
‘‘$70,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through
April 30, 2004’’.
SEC. 7. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY.
(a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM-
MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c)(6)of the Dingell-
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3835 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
the operation of the Medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) pro-
gram in Michigan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2004 
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. 
KILDEE, and Mr. LEVIN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to prohibit the operation of the Medicare comparative 
cost adjustment (CCA) program in Michigan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF MEDICARE 
COMPARATIVE 
COST 
ADJUSTMENT 
(CCA) 
PROGRAM IN MICHIGAN. 
Section 1860C–1(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–29(b)(2)), as added by section 241(a) of
the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Mod-
ernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) NO PART IN MICHIGAN.—No part of 
the MSA is in Michigan.’’. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3836 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
the operation of the medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) pro-
gram in Pennsylvania. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2004 
Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
FATTAH, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. KANJORSKI, and Mr. MURTHA) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to prohibit the operation of the medicare comparative 
cost adjustment (CCA) program in Pennsylvania. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF MEDICARE 
COMPARATIVE 
COST 
ADJUSTMENT 
(CCA) 
PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 1860C–1(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–29(b)(2)), as added by section 241(a) of
the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Mod-
ernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) NO
PART
IN
PENNSYLVANIA.—No 
part of the MSA is in Pennsylvania.’’. 
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