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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2628
To authorize amounts required to be paid by the United States pursuant
to a judgment or settlement in favor of an individual to be used to
pay child support and alimony obligations of the individual.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1997
Mr. GANSKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To authorize amounts required to be paid by the United
States pursuant to a judgment or settlement in favor
of an individual to be used to pay child support and
alimony obligations of the individual.
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 ‘‘Child Support En-
hancement Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE PAID BY THE UNITED
STATES PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OR SET-
TLEMENT IN FAVOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL AU-
THORIZED TO BE USED TO PAY CHILD SUP-
PORT AND ALIMONY OBLIGATIONS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL.
Section 459(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
659(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Notwithstand-
ing’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) Amounts due from, or payable by, the United
States or the District of Columbia (including any agency,
subdivision, or instrumentality thereof) pursuant to a
judgment against the United States or the District of Co-
lumbia in favor of, or pursuant to a settlement by the
United States or the District of Columbia of any claim
of, an individual who has a legal obligation to provide child
support or make alimony payments, shall be subject, in
like manner and to the same extent as if the United States
or the District of Columbia were a private person, to any
legal process brought by a State agency administering a
program under a State plan approved under this part or
by an individual obligee, to enforce the obligation.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5204
AN ACT
To amend section 340E of the Public Health Service Act
(relating to children’s hospitals) to modify provisions re-
garding the determination of the amount of payments
for indirect expenses associated with operating approved
graduate medical residency training programs.
tions specified under section 102(b) for the next 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of funding provided for 
such Office for the current fiscal year by each 
agency participating in the Program; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information tech-
nology’’; and 
(ii) after the first sentence, by insert-
ing the following: ‘‘Each chair of the advi-
sory committee shall meet the qualifica-
tions of committee membership and may 
be a member of the President’s Council of 
Advisors on Science and Technology.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing, networking tech-
nology, and related software’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’;
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(iii) providing strong protection for
new and emerging technologies and new
methods of transmitting and distributing
products embodying intellectual property;
(iv) preventing or eliminating dis-
crimination with respect to matters affect-
ing the availability, acquisition, scope,
maintenance, use, and enforcement of in-
tellectual property rights; and
(v) providing for strong enforcement
of intellectual property rights through ac-
cessible, expeditious, and effective civil, ad-
ministrative, and criminal enforcement
mechanisms;
(B) to secure fair, equitable, and non-
discriminatory market access opportunities for
United States persons that rely on intellectual
property protection; and
(C) to recognize that the inclusion in the
WTO of—
(i) adequate and effective substantive
norms and standards for the protection
and enforcement of intellectual property
rights, and
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER ACCESS TO PERSONAL ACCOUNTS ON 
SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES. 
(a) CONDUCT PROHIBITED.—It shall be unlawful for 
any employer— 
(1) to require or request that an employee or 
applicant for employment provide the employer with 
a password or any other means for accessing a pri-
vate email account of the employee or applicant or 
a personal online account of the employee or appli-
cant, including any social networking website; or 
(2) to discharge, discipline, discriminate against 
in any manner, or deny employment or promotion 
to, or threaten to take any such action against, any 
employee or applicant for employment because— 
(A) the employee or applicant for employ-
ment refuses or declines to provide password or 
other means for accessing a private email ac-
count of the employee or applicant or a per-
sonal online account of the employee or appli-
cant, including any social networking website; 
or 
(B) such employee or applicant for employ-
ment has filed any complaint or instituted or 
caused to be instituted any proceeding under or 
related to this Act or has testified or is about 
to testify in any such proceeding. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5111 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the use of certain clauses in form con-
tracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to 
communicate regarding the goods or services of-
fered in interstate commerce that were the sub-
ject of the contract, and for other purposes.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5108 
To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
to penalize persons who fail to maintain nuisance properties. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. GRAYSON (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Finan-
cial Protection to penalize persons who fail to maintain 
nuisance properties. 
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 ‘‘Zombie Property Relief 
Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. FINES FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN NUISANCE PROP-
ERTIES. 
In the case of a nuisance property subject to a Feder-
ally-related mortgage, the Director of the Bureau of Con-
sumer Financial Protection may assess a fine equal to 3 
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times the costs that would be incurred as a result of main-
taining the property against the mortgagee of such prop-
erty if the mortgagee fails to maintain such property until 
such time as ownership has been transferred to a new 
owner, and the deed for such property transfer has been 
duly recorded. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING SYSTEM. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection shall establish a system under which 
a person may report to the Director on the existence of 
a nuisance property. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘nuisance property’’ means resi-
dential real property subject to a Federally-related 
mortgage in foreclosure, in foreclosure proceeding, 
or if— 
(A) at least three monthly payments are 
past due on the mortgage loan or the mort-
gagor has informed the mortgagee or loan serv-
icing company in writing that the mortgagor 
does not intend to occupy the property in the 
future; and 
(B) either— 
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(i) there is a reasonable basis to be-
lieve that the property is not occupied for 
three months; or 
(ii) such residential real property is a 
risk to the health, safety or welfare of the 
public or any adjoining or adjacent prop-
erty owners, due to acts of vandalism, loi-
tering, criminal conduct, or physical de-
struction or deterioration of the property, 
or the relevant governmental authority has 
declared the property unfit for occupancy 
and to remain vacant and unoccupied or to 
be demolished. 
(2) The term ‘‘Federally-related mortgage’’ 
means a Federally related mortgage loan, as such 
term is defined in section 3 of the Real Estate Set-
tlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2602). 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2630
To redesignate the Mullica River-Great Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve as the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
at Mullica River-Great Bay.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1997
Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mr. ANDREWS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To redesignate the Mullica River-Great Bay National Estua-
rine Research Reserve as the Jacques Cousteau National
Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica River-Great Bay.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MULLICA RIVER-GREAT BAY NATIONAL ESTUA-
RINE RESEARCH RESERVE REDESIGNATED
AS THE JACQUES COUSTEAU NATIONAL ES-
TUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE AT MULLICA
RIVER-GREAT BAY.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Jacques Cousteau’s invention of the aqua-
lung opened up the world of undersea exploration for
recreational, commercial, and research divers to an
extent and at an affordable price that was previously
unattainable. This new access led to better under-
standing of and appreciation for the marine environ-
ment.
(2) Jacques Cousteau’s public communication
and education efforts, including his television series
‘‘The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau’’, which
made the explorer and his research ship CALYPSO
household names, helped launch the worldwide envi-
ronmental movement, and were instrumental in de-
veloping and promoting the idea of the Earth’s
oceans, land, and atmosphere as a single inter-
connected system.
(b) DESIGNATION.—The Mullica River-Great Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, located in Ocean,
Burlington, and Atlantic Counties, New Jersey, is redesig-
nated as the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Re-
search Reserve at Mullica River-Great Bay.
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any statute,
rule, regulation, Executive order, publication, map, or
paper or other document of the United States to the
Mullica River-Great Bay National Estuarine Research Re-
serve is deemed to refer to the Jacques Cousteau National
Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica River-Great Bay.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5109 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require annual reports 
to Congress regarding the status of investigations of unfair or deceptive 
acts or practices in or affecting commerce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself and Mr. BURGESS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require 
annual reports to Congress regarding the status of inves-
tigations of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or 
affecting commerce. 
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 ‘‘Clarifying Legality and 
Enforcement Action Reasoning Act’’ or the ‘‘CLEAR 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTING ON THE STATUS OF INVES-
TIGATIONS. 
Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 45) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(o) REPORT ON INVESTIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall, on 
an annual basis, submit a report to Congress on in-
vestigations with respect to unfair or deceptive acts 
or practices in or affecting commerce (within the 
meaning of subsection (a)(1)), detailing— 
‘‘(A) the number of such investigations the 
Commission has commenced; 
‘‘(B) the number of such investigations the 
Commission has closed with no official agency 
action; 
‘‘(C) the disposition of such investigations, 
if such investigations have concluded and re-
sulted in official agency action; and 
‘‘(D) for each such investigation that was 
closed with no official agency action, a descrip-
tion sufficient to indicate the legal analysis sup-
porting the Commission’s decision not to con-
tinue such investigation, and the industry sec-
tors of the entities subject to each such inves-
tigation. 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing systems and net-
works’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology systems and capabilities’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘interoperability 
of 
high-performance 
com-
puting systems in networks and for common 
user interfaces to systems’’ and inserting 
‘‘interoperability and usability of networking 
and information technology systems’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
AND NETWORK’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING
AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Pursuant to the Com-
puter Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100– 
235; 101 Stat. 1724), the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘sensitive’’; and 
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d). 
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‘‘(2) PRIVACY
PROTECTION.—The description 
required under paragraph (1)(D) shall not include 
the identity of the person who is the subject of an 
investigation or any other information that identifies 
the person.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2631
AN ACT
Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the
President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public
Law 105–45.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2631
AN ACT
Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President
on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105–45.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Congress disapproves of cancellations 97–4, 97–5,
97–6, 97–7, 97–8, 97–9, 97–10, 97–11, 97–12, 97–13,
97–14, 97–15, 97–16, 97–17, 97–18, 97–19, 97–20, 97–
21, 97–22, 97–23, 97–24, 97–25, 97–26, 97–27, 97–28,
97–29, 97–30, 97–31, 97–32, 97–33, 97–34, 97–35, 97–
36, 97–37, 97–38, 97–39, 97–40, and 97–41 as transmit-
ted by the President in a special message on October 6,
1997, regarding Public Law 105–45.
Passed the House of Representatives November 8,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 2631
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997,
regarding Public Law 105–45.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress
disapproves of cancellations 97–4, 97–5, 97–6, 97–7, 97–8, 97–
9, 97–10, 97–11, 97–12, 97–13, 97–14, 97–15, 97–16, 97–17, 97–
18, 97–19, 97–20, 97–21, 97–22, 97–23, 97–24, 97–25, 97–26, 97–
27, 97–28, 97–29, 97–30, 97–31, 97–32, 97–33, 97–34, 97–35, 97–
36, 97–37, 97–38, 97–39, 97–40, and 97–41 as transmitted by the
President in a special message on October 6, 1997, regarding Public
Law 105–45.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
‘‘(2) The recoupment of an overpayment under this
section is not subject to the automatic stay under section
362(a) of title 11, United States Code. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, amounts due to the Secretary
under this section are not dischargeable under any provi-
sion of such title.’’.
(5) IN COLLECTION OF OVERDUE PAYMENTS ON
SCHOLARSHIPS
AND
LOANS.—Section 1892(a)(4)
(42 U.S.C. 1395ccc(a)(4)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(5) An exclusion imposed under paragraph
(2)(C)(ii) or (3)(B) is not subject to the automatic
stay under section 362(a) of title 11, United States
Code.’’.
(b) NONDISCHARGABILITY.—
(1) IN CIVIL MONEY PENALTY PROCEEDINGS.—
Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(a)), as
amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, amounts made payable
under this section are not dischargeable under any
provision of such title.’’.
(2) IN RECOUPMENT UNDER PART A OF MEDI-
CARE.—Section 1815(d) (42 U.S.C. 1395g(d)(2)),
ted by the President in a special message on October 6,
1997, regarding Public Law 105–45.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5110 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to lower the action level for lead 
in drinking water to 5 parts per billion by the end of 2026, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to lower the action 
level for lead in drinking water to 5 parts per billion 
by the end of 2026, 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 ‘‘Protecting Families 
from Lead Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. TO LOWER THE ACTION LEVEL FOR LEAD IN DRINK-
ING WATER. 
Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300g–1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) LEAD
IN
DRINKING
WATER.—The Ad-
ministrator shall revise the national primary drink-
ing water regulation for lead to ensure that— 
‘‘(A) not later than December 31, 2020, 
the action level for lead in drinking water is not 
more than 10 parts per billion; and 
‘‘(B) not later than December 31, 2026, 
the action level for lead in drinking water is not 
more than 5 parts per billion.’’. 
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Calendar No. 284
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2631
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President
on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105–45.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Congress disapproves of cancellations 97–4, 97–5,
97–6, 97–7, 97–8, 97–9, 97–10, 97–11, 97–12, 97–13,
97–14, 97–15, 97–16, 97–17, 97–18, 97–19, 97–20, 97–
21, 97–22, 97–23, 97–24, 97–25, 97–26, 97–27, 97–28,
97–29, 97–30, 97–31, 97–32, 97–33, 97–34, 97–35, 97–
36, 97–37, 97–38, 97–39, 97–40, and 97–41 as transmit-
HR 2631 PCS
ted by the President in a special message on October 6,
1997, regarding Public Law 105–45.
Passed the House of Representatives November 8,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 284
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2631
AN ACT
Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the
President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public
Law 105–45.
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
HR 263 IH
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF UNOCCUPIED AND SUBSTANDARD
PUBLIC HOUSING.
(a) TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP TO UNITS OF GEN-
ERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—Notwithstanding section
203 of the Housing and Community Development Amend-
ments of 1978 or any other provision of Federal law per-
taining to the disposition of property, the Secretary shall
transfer ownership of any unoccupied multifamily housing
project, substandard multifamily housing project, or other
residential property that is owned by the Secretary to the
appropriate unit of general local government for the area
in which the project or residence is located in accordance
with subsection (b), if the unit of general local government
enters into an agreement with the Secretary described in
subsection (c).
(b) TIMING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any transfer of ownership
under subsection (a) shall be completed—
(A) with respect to any multifamily hous-
ing project owned by the Secretary that is de-
termined to be unoccupied or substandard be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act, not later
than 1 year after that date of enactment; and
(B) with respect to any multifamily hous-
ing project or other residential property ac-
quired by the Secretary on or after the date of
following new sentence: ‘‘Subsection (d)(3) shall not
apply under the preceding sentence for purposes of
applying sections 1402 and 7704.’’
(4) Subparagraph (C) of section 1001(d)(3) of
the 1997 Act is amended by striking ‘‘within the 30-
day period beginning on’’ and inserting ‘‘before the
close of the 30th day after’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 1012 OF
1997 Act.—
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 1012(d) of the
1997 Act is amended by striking ‘‘1997, pursuant’’
and inserting ‘‘1997; except that the amendment
made by subsection (a) shall apply to such distribu-
tions only if pursuant’’.
(2) Subparagraph (A) of section 355(e)(3) of
the 1986 Code is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘shall not be treated as de-
scribed in’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not be taken
into account in applying’’, and
(B) by striking clause (iv) and inserting
the following new clause:
‘‘(iv) The acquisition of stock in the
distributing corporation or any controlled
corporation to the extent that the percent-
age of stock owned directly or indirectly in
(c) MEDICAID.—
(1) UNDER MANAGED CARE CONTRACT.—Sec-
tion 1932(d) (42 U.S.C. 1396u–2(d)), as added by
section 4707(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(5) PAYMENT
FOR
ANNUAL
AUDIT.—Each
managed care entity, in its contract under section
1903(m)(2)(A) or 1905(t)(3), shall provide for an-
nual payment to the Secretary of the appropriate
amount specified under section 1147(a) as necessary
for the conduct of an annual financial and compli-
ance audit of the entity under such section.’’.
(2) OTHER PROVIDERS.—Section 1903(i) (42
U.S.C. 1396b(i)), as amended by sections 4724(a)
and 4724(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997,
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (17);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (18) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (18) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(19) with respect to any amount expended for
services furnished by a covered health care entity (as