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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2912
To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to reinstate payment under
medicare for home health services consisting of venipuncture solely for
the purpose of obtaining a blood sample, and to require the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to study potential fraud and abuse
under the medicare program with respect to such services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mrs. CLAYTON, Ms.
KILPATRICK, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. Frost, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CLEMENT,
Mr. BAESLER, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BOUCHER, and Mr. CRAMER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Commitee on Commerce, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to reinstate
payment under Medicare for home health services con-
sisting of venipuncture solely for the purpose of obtaining
a blood sample, and to require the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to study potential fraud and abuse
under the Medicare Program with respect to such serv-
ices.
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 ‘‘Medicare Venipuncture
Fairness Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT FOR HOME
HEALTH SERVICES SOLELY FOR PURPOSES
OF OBTAINING A BLOOD SAMPLE; REPORT.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 4615 of the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997 is hereby repealed.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Balanced Budget
Act of 1997, as amended in subsection (a), is further
amended by inserting after section 4614, the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 4615. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON HOME HEALTH BEN-
EFITS BASED SOLELY ON DRAWING BLOOD.
‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall conduct a study with respect to the provision
of home health services consisting of venipuncture under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act. In conducting such
study, the Secretary, using the most recent data available,
shall—
‘‘(1) determine the number of beneficiaries who
are provided home health services under the medi-
care program;
‘‘(2) determine the number of beneficiaries who
receive such services consisting of venipuncture;
‘‘(C) FINANCING
MUST
BE
PROVIDED
WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER DISASTER DECLARA-
TION.—This paragraph shall apply only to fi-
nancing provided within 2 years after the date
of the disaster declaration.
‘‘(D) DISASTER
AREA.—For purposes of
this paragraph, the term ‘disaster area’ means
an area determined by the President to warrant
assistance from the Federal Government under
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (as in effect on the
date of the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997).
‘‘(E) APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH.—This
paragraph shall apply only with respect to
bonds issued after November 7, 1997, and be-
fore January 1, 1999.’’.
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‘‘(3) compare the instances in which the only
home health service provided in a home health visit
is venipuncture solely for the purposes of obtaining
a blood sample and those instances in which
venipuncture is provided in such a visit in conjunc-
tion with the provision of other home health services;
‘‘(4) determine the costs of providing payment
for home health services consisting of venipuncture
solely for the purpose of obtaining a blood sample,
including in such determination an analysis of the
increase in such costs attributable to fraud and
abuse in the provision of or billing for such services
under the medicare program; and
‘‘(5) determine—
‘‘(A) the costs to beneficiaries if payment
under the medicare program is prohibited for
home health services consisting of venipuncture
solely for the purposes of obtaining a blood
sample, and
‘‘(B) the costs to States through poten-
tially increased use of personal care services
and nursing home placements under the re-
duced program due to such prohibition.
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report consisting of the findings of the study
conducted under subsection (a).’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to
section 4615 in the table of contents of title IV of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘Sec. 4615. Report to Congress on home health benefits based solely on draw-
ing blood.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section take effect as if included in the enactment of
the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4817 
To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands 
of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, California, which 
were originally conveyed by the United States as part of the right- 
of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2004 
Mr. NUNES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroach-
ment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company 
in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by 
the United States as part of the right-of-way granted 
for the construction of transcontinental railroads. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN 
CERTAIN RAILROAD GRANT LANDS IN TIP-
TON, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) RELEASE OF INTERESTS.—There is hereby re-
leased, without consideration, all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to that portion of the property 
located at 615 North Burnett Road in Tipton, California, 
which encroaches upon land that, subject to a reversionary 
interest, was conveyed by the United States pursuant to 
the Act of July 27, 1866 (14 Stat. 292) to facilitate the 
construction of transcontinental railroads. 
(b) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall execute and file in the appropriate office 
a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate in-
strument effectuating the release of interests made by sub-
section (a). 
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HR 4818 EAS
being provided by commercial lease rather than by govern-
ment-to-government sale under such Act.
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
SEC. 5011. No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the
expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so pro-
vided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for
the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section
667, chapters 4, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control
Act, and funds provided under the heading ‘‘Assistance for
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’, shall remain avail-
able for an additional four years from the date on which
the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired,
if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration
of their respective periods of availability contained in this
Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this Act, any funds made available for the pur-
poses of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or
obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance
of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall re-
main available until expended.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT
SEC. 5012. No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the govern-
SEC. 2. DUTY TO REPORT IMPAIRED, INCOMPETENT, AND 
UNETHICAL HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 74 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7330B. Duty to report impaired, incompetent, and 
unethical health care activities 
‘‘(a) REPORTING
TO STATE LICENSING AUTHOR-
ITY.—In addition to confidential reporting under the qual-
ity-assurance program pursuant to section 7311(b)(4) of 
this title and any other reporting authorized or required 
by the Secretary, the Secretary shall ensure that each phy-
sician of the Department is informed of the duty of the 
physician to report directly any covered activity committed 
by another physician that the physician witnesses or other-
wise directly discovers to the applicable licensing authority 
of each State in which the physician who is the subject 
of the report is licensed to practice medicine. 
‘‘(b) TIMING OF REPORTING.—Each physician of the 
Department shall make a direct report to the State licens-
ing authority of a covered activity under subsection (a) 
not later than five days after the date on which the physi-
cian witnesses or otherwise directly discovers the covered 
activity. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘covered activity’ means any ac-
tivity occurring in a medical facility of the Depart-
ment that consists of or causes the provision of im-
paired, incompetent, or unethical health care that re-
quires direct reporting under opinion number 9.031 
of the Code of Medical Ethics of the American Med-
ical Association. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘physician of the Department’ 
includes any contractor who is a physician at a med-
ical facility of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 7330A the following new 
item: 
‘‘7330B. Duty to report impaired, incompetent, and unethical health care activi-
ties.’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
7462(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including pursuant to sec-
tion 7330B(c) of this title’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2913
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the mortgage subsidy
bond benefits for residences located in disaster areas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. RAMSTAD 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 clarify
the mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences located
in disaster areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF SPECIAL MORTGAGE SUB-
SIDY BOND RULES FOR RESIDENCES LO-
CATED IN DISASTER AREAS.
Paragraph (11) of section 143(k) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(11) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
RESIDENCES
LO-
CATED IN DISASTER AREAS.—
‘‘(A) HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS FOR RE-
PAIRS.—In the case of financing provided by a
qualified home improvement loan for the repair
of damage to a residence located in a disaster
area which was sustained as a result of the dis-
aster—
‘‘(i) the limitation under paragraph
(4) shall be increased (but not above
$100,000) to the extent such loan is for
the repair of such damage, and
‘‘(ii) subsection (f) (relating to income
requirement) shall be applied as if such
residence were a targeted area residence.
‘‘(B) 
PURCHASE
OF
REPLACEMENT
HOME.—In the case of financing provided to ac-
quire a residence located in a disaster area by
mortgagors whose prior residence was in such
area and was destroyed or otherwise rendered
uninhabitable as a result of the disaster—
‘‘(i) subsection (d) (relating to 3-year
requirement) shall not apply, and
‘‘(ii) subsections (e) and (f) (relating
to purchase price requirement and income
requirement) shall be applied as if such
residence were a targeted area residence.
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that physi-
cians of the Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill the 
ethical duty to report to State licensing authorities im-
paired, incompetent, and unethical health care activities. 
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‘‘DISABILITY INSURANCE AND PRERETIREMENT
SURVIVOR BENEFITS
‘‘SEC. 255. (a) IN GENERAL.—A trustee of an indi-
vidual social security retirement account shall purchase,
from amounts available in the account, disability insur-
ance and preretirement survivor benefits for each account
holder in accordance with this section.
‘‘(b) DISABILITY INSURANCE.—Under regulations of
the Commissioner of Social Security, any policy for dis-
ability insurance purchased pursuant to subsection (a)
shall meet at least the same standards for eligibility and
benefit levels for account holders and their spouses, surviv-
ing spouses, former spouses, and children, as are applica-
ble for beneficiaries under the disability insurance pro-
gram under part A, except that such benefits shall not
terminate by reason of retirement.
‘‘(c) PRERETIREMENT SURVIVOR BENEFITS.—Under
regulations of the Commissioner of Social Security, any
policy for preretirement survivor benefits purchased pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall provide benefits to bene-
ficiaries of the account holders in such form and in such
amounts as are necessary, taking into account distribu-
tions from the account, to meet at least the same stand-
ards for eligibility and benefit levels applicable for wid-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2919
To establish grant programs and provide other forms of Federal assistance
to pregnant women, children in need of adoptive families, and individuals
and families adopting children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to
the Committees on National Security, Banking and Financial Services,
Ways and Means, Commerce, Government Reform and Oversight, and
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To establish grant programs and provide other forms of
Federal assistance to pregnant women, children in need
of adoptive families, and individuals and families adopt-
ing children.
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 ‘‘Omnibus Adoption Act
of 1997’’.
‘‘(A) is exempt from tax under section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
and 
‘‘(B) partners with public and private 
stakeholders to facilitate the provision of dental 
services for underserved populations.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h), as redesignated by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2001 through 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2016 through 
2020’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2915
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
and the Energy Conservation and Production Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and Pro-
duction Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
AMENDMENTS.
(a) 
INTERAGENCY
WORKING
GROUPS.—Section
256(h) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6276(h)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fis-
cal years 1998 through 2002 such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out subsections (d) and (e), to be divided
equitably between the interagency working subgroups
based on program requirements.’’.
(b) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 365(f)(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(42 U.S.C. 6325(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘not to ex-
ceed’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal year 1993’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for fiscal years 1998 through
2002 such sums as may be necessary’’.
(c) SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS.—Section 397 the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371f) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 397. For the purpose of carrying out this part,
there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
1998 through 2002 such sums as may be necessary.’’.
SEC. 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT
AMENDMENT.
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 422. For the purpose of carrying out the
weatherization program under this part, there are author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1998 through 2002
such sums as may be necessary.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2916
To provide for the conveyance of an unused Air Force housing facility in
La Junta, Colorado, to the City of La Junta.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. SKAGGS, and Mr. MCINNIS)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Na-
tional Security
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of an unused Air Force hous-
ing facility in La Junta, Colorado, to the City of La
Junta.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, AIR FORCE HOUSING FA-
CILITY, LA JUNTA, COLORADO.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Air Force shall convey, without consideration, to the City
of La Junta, Colorado (in this section referred to as the
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the unused Air Force housing facility, consisting
of approximately 28 acres and improvements thereon, lo-
cated within the southern most boundary of the City.
(b) PURPOSES OF CONVEYANCE.—The purposes of
the conveyance under subsection (a) shall include (but not
be limited to) the following:
(1) To assist the City relieve the housing short-
age in the La Junta area.
(2) To provide a location for the provision of
early childhood education services.
(3) To provide additional dormitory space for
Otero Junior College.
(4) To provide a source of funds for capital im-
provements to the existing dormitory on the campus
of Otero Junior College.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the City.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2917
To temporarily increase the number of visas available for backlogged spouses
and children of lawful permanent resident aliens and to provide for
certain limitations on the adjustment of status of nonimmigrants phys-
ically present in the United States to permanent residence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
Mr. SHAYS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To temporarily increase the number of visas available for
backlogged spouses and children of lawful permanent
resident aliens and to provide for certain limitations on
the adjustment of status of nonimmigrants physically
present in the United States to permanent residence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 5-YEAR INCREASE IN VISAS FOR BACKLOGGED
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF LAWFUL PER-
MANENT RESIDENT ALIENS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any immigrant visa
numbers otherwise available, 60,000 immigrant visa num-
bers shall be made available in each of the fiscal years
1999 through 2004 for aliens who have petitions approved
for classification under section 203(a)(2)(A) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act for the fiscal year.
(b) PRIORITY.—
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), visa numbers
under this section shall be made available in the
order in which a petition, on behalf of each such im-
migrant for classification under section 203(a)(2)(A)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, is filed with
the Attorney General under section 204 of such Act.
(2) Visa numbers shall first be made available
to aliens for whom the petitioning alien did not be-
come an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence through the operation of section 210 or 245A
of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(3) The per country numerical limitations of
section 202 of such Act shall not apply with respect
to visa numbers made available under this section,
and visa numbers made available under this section
shall not be counted in determining whether there
are excess family admissions in a fiscal year under
section 201(c)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF NONIMMIGRANT PHYS-
ICALLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES TO
THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMA-
NENT RESIDENCE.
(a) INCREASE IN FEE.—Section 245(i)(1) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(i)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF PROVISION LIMITED TO ALIENS
FOR WHOM A PETITION FOR CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN
FILED BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1998.—Section 245(i)(1) of
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘who—’’ and inserting
‘‘for whom a petition for classification has been filed under
section 203(a) or 203(b) not later than September 30,
1998, who—’’.
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