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rights permits or licenses acquired by or issued to
the United States pursuant to California law;’’.
(c) REPAYMENT
AND
WATER
SERVICE
CON-
TRACTS.—Section 3403(k) of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4707) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(k) the terms ‘repayment contract’ and ‘water
service contract’ have the same meaning as provided
in sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the Reclamation Project
Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1195), as amended, but
such terms do not include those contracts which con-
tain terms or agreements for water right settle-
ments, such as those on the Sacramento River, or
water right exchanges, notwithstanding that such
contracts may also include provisions which are the
same or similar to those contained in repayment or
water service contracts;’’.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTING AND CONTRACT RE-
FORM.
(a) NEW
CONTRACTS.—Section 3404(a) of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (106 Stat. 4708)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) NEW CONTRACTS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b) of this section, the Secretary shall not enter
into any new short-term, temporary, or long-term con-
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1907
To permit State and local governments to transfer—by sale or lease—Federal-
aid facilities to the private sector without repayment of Federal grants,
provided the facility continues to be used for its original purpose, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 1995
Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself and Mr. HORN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Over-
sight, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To permit State and local governments to transfer—by sale
or lease—Federal-aid facilities to the private sector with-
out repayment of Federal grants, provided the facility
continues to be used for its original purpose, 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 ‘‘Federal-aid Facility
Privatization Act of 1995’’.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(a) ‘‘Privatization’’ means the disposition or
transfer of an infrastructure asset, whether by sale,
lease, or similar arrangement, from a State or local
government to a private party.
(b) ‘‘Infrastructure asset’’ means any asset fi-
nanced in whole or in part by the Federal Govern-
ment and needed for the functioning of the economy.
Examples of such assets include, but are not limited
to: roads, tunnels, bridges, electricity supply facili-
ties, mass transit, rail transportation, airports,
ports, waterways, water supply and delivery facili-
ties, recycling and wastewater treatment facilities,
solid waste disposal facilities, housing, schools, pris-
ons, and hospitals.
(c) ‘‘Originally authorized purposes’’ means the
general objectives of the original grant program;
however, the term is not intended to include every
condition required for a grantee to have obtained the
original grant.
(d) ‘‘State and local governments’’ means the
government of any State of the United States, the
District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory
or possession of the United States, and any county,
municipality, city, town, township, local public au-
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thority, school district, special district, intrastate
district, regional or interstate government entity,
council of governments, and any agency of instru-
mentality of a local government, and any federally
recognized Indian Tribe.
SEC. 3. PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVES BY STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.
The head of each executive department and agency
shall undertake the following actions:
(a) Assist State and local governments in their
efforts to privatize their infrastructure assets.
(b) Approve requests from State and local gov-
ernments to privatize infrastructure assets and
waive or modify any grant assurance, consistent with
section 4.
SEC. 4. CRITERIA.
The head of an executive department or agency shall
approve a request if—
(a) the State or local government demonstrates
that a market mechanism, legally enforceable agree-
ment, or regulatory mechanism will ensure that the
infrastructure asset or assets continue to be used for
their originally authorized purposes, so long as need-
ed for those purposes; and
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(b) the private party purchasing or leasing the
infrastructure asset agrees to comply with all appli-
cable grant assurances.
SEC. 5. NO OBLIGATION TO REPAY FEDERAL GRANT
MONIES.
A State or local government shall have no obligation
to repay to any agency of the Federal government any fed-
eral grant monies received by the State or local govern-
ment in connection with the infrastructure asset that is
being privatized.
SEC. 6. USE OF PROCEEDS.
A State or local government may use proceeds from
the privatization of an infrastructure asset to the extent
permitted under applicable grant assurances and provi-
sions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
State or local government shall be permitted to recover
its capital investment, an amount equal to its unreim-
bursed operating expenses in any infrastructure asset, and
a reasonable rate of return.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1909
To impose congressional notification and reporting requirements on any nego-
tiations or other discussions between the United States and Cuba with
respect to normalization of relations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 1995
Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. DORNAN, Mr.
FUNDERBURK, Mr. BARTON of Texas, and Mr. DEUTSCH) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations
A BILL
To impose congressional notification and reporting require-
ments on any negotiations or other discussions between
the United States and Cuba with respect to normaliza-
tion of relations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CONTACTS
WITH CUBAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
(a) 
ADVANCED
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—No
funds made available under any provision of law may be
used for the costs and expenses of negotiations, meetings,
discussions, or contacts between United States Govern-
ment officials or representatives and officials or represent-
atives of the Cuban Government relating to normalization
of relations between the United States and Cuba unless
15 days in advance the President has notified the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in accord-
ance with procedures applicable to reprogramming notifi-
cations under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961.
(b) REPORTS.—Within 15 days of any negotiations,
meetings, discussions, or contacts between individuals de-
scribed in subsection (a), with respect to any matter, the
President shall submit a report to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the chairman of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate detailing the
individuals involved, the matters discussed, and any agree-
ments made, including agreements to conduct future nego-
tiations, meetings, discussions, or contacts.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1910
To permit the current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 1995
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To permit the current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CURRENT REFUNDINGS OF CERTAIN TAX-
EXEMPT BONDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 10632
of the Revenue Act of 1987 (relating to bonds issued by
Indian tribal governments) is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The amendments made
by this section shall not apply to any obligation issued
after such date if—
‘‘(1) such obligation is issued (or is part of a
series of obligations issued) to refund an obligation
issued on or before such date,
‘‘(2) the average maturity date of the issue of
which the refunding obligation is a part is not later
than the average maturity date of the obligations to
be refunded by such issue,
‘‘(3) the amount of the refunding obligation
does not exceed the outstanding amount of the re-
funded obligation, and
‘‘(4) the net proceeds of the refunding obliga-
tion are used to redeem the refunded obligation not
later than 90 days after the date of the issuance of
the refunding obligation.
For purposes of paragraph (2), average maturity shall be
determined in accordance with section 147(b)(2)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to refunding obligations issued
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1911
For the relief of Pauline Applewhite Saunders.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 1995
Mr. BATEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Pauline Applewhite Saunders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT TO ANNUITY BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determining the
entitlement of Pauline Applewhite Saunders of Poquoson,
Virginia, to annuity benefits under subchapter II of chap-
ter 73 of title 10, United States Code, William T. Saun-
ders, the deceased husband of Pauline Applewhite Saun-
ders, is deemed—
(1) to have had 20 years of service as of the
date of the letter that erroneously informed him
that, according to the records of the Virginia Mili-
tary District, he had in excess of 20 years of service;
and
(2) to have been otherwise entitled to retired
pay under chapter 67 of such title.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to an-
nuity benefits payable for any month that begins more
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. LUMP-SUM PAYMENT OF PAST RETIRED PAY AND
ANNUITY BENEFITS.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of the
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, to
Pauline Applewhite Saunders the sum of—
(1) the total amount of any retired pay that
William T. Saunders would have received under sec-
tion 1331 of title 10, United States Code (as in ef-
fect on the 60th anniversary of his birth), during the
period beginning on the 60th anniversary of his
birth and ending on June 25, 1977 (the date of his
death) if he had possessed the characteristics re-
ferred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1; and
(2) the total amount of any annuity benefits
that Pauline Applewhite Saunders would have re-
ceived under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10,
United States Code, during the period beginning on
June 25, 1977, and ending on the last day of the
month preceding the 1st month to which section 1
applies, if William T. Saunders had possessed the
characteristics referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2)
of section 1.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.
It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 per-
cent of the payment required by section 2 to be paid to
or received by any agent or attorney for any service ren-
dered in connection with the payment. Any person who
violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction and
shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided in title
18, United States Code.
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had a material effect on the financial condition of
the institution.
‘‘(4) Whether there is a reasonable basis to be-
lieve that the institution-related party has violated
or conspired to violate—
‘‘(A) section 215, 657, 1006, 1014, or
1344 of title 18, United States Code; or
‘‘(B) section 1341 or 1343 of title 18,
United States Code, affecting a Farm Credit
System institution.
‘‘(5) Whether the institution-related party was
in a position of managerial or fiduciary responsibil-
ity.
‘‘(6) The length of time that the party was re-
lated with the Farm Credit System institution and
the degree to which—
‘‘(A) the payment reasonably reflects com-
pensation earned over the period of employ-
ment; and
‘‘(B) the compensation involved represents
a reasonable payment for services rendered.
‘‘(c) CERTAIN PAYMENTS PROHIBITED.—No Farm
Credit System institution may prepay the salary or any
liability or legal expense of any institution-related party
if such payment—
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plan is included in the conservation and manage-
ment plan; and
‘‘(16) identify portions of the conservation and
management plan developed under this section which
should be included in a State coastal zone manage-
ment program approved under section 306(c) of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and make
appropriate recommendations to the Governor and
the Under Secretary for that inclusion.’’; and
(12) in the matter following paragraph (16) (as
such paragraph is added by this subsection) by
striking ‘‘paragraph (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(11)’’.
(b) FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.—
(1) 
MEMBERS
OF
CONFERENCE.—Section
320(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1330(c)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing those Federal agencies with responsibility
for conserving and protecting living resources
including fish, shellfish, and wildlife,’’ after
‘‘Federal agency,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing the agricultural industry,’’ after ‘‘indus-
tries,’’.
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on which such payment was originally due, and interest
shall accrue on the amount of any such payment at the
rate of interest on the underlying loan, which interest shall
become due and payable at the same time as the payment
for which the extension was made.’’.
SEC. 113. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA.
Section 13 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 913) is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following: ‘‘Any determina-
tion with respect to whether an area is a rural area, under
the preceding sentence, shall be made at the time the ap-
plication is filed, and, any previous determination that the
area was rural for the purposes of this Act shall not be
used to make such determination.’’.
SEC. 114. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS; ORIGINATION FEES;
USE OF CONSULTANTS.
Section 18 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 918) is amended—
(a) In subsection (a), striking out ‘‘reduce any
loan or loan advance’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘reduce any rural telephone loan or loan advance’’;
(b) In subsection (b), after ‘‘connection with
any’’, inserting ‘‘telephone’’; and
(c) Striking out subsection (c).
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‘‘(A) a drug that is identical or nearly 
identical to an approved drug, or a marketed 
drug not subject to section 503(b) and not sub-
ject to approval in an application submitted 
under section 505, unless, in the case of an ap-
proved drug, the drug appears on the drug 
shortage list in effect under section 506E at the 
time of compounding, distribution, and dis-
pensing; or 
‘‘(B) a drug, a component of which is a 
bulk drug substance that is a component of an 
approved drug or a marketed drug that is not 
subject to section 503(b) and not subject to ap-
proval in an application submitted under sec-
tion 505, unless there is a change that produces 
for an individual patient a clinical difference, as 
determined by the prescribing practitioner, be-
tween the compounded drug and the com-
parable approved drug. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘approved drug’ means a drug 
that is approved under section 505 and does not ap-
pear on the list described in subsection (a)(4) of 
drugs that have been withdrawn or removed from 
the market because such drugs or components of 
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‘‘SEC. 473A. ADOPTION AND LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP INCEN-
TIVE PAYMENTS.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 473A of such Act is amended in 
each of subsections (a), (d)(1), (d)(2)(A), and 
(d)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 673b(a), (d)(1), (d)(2)(A), and 
(d)(2)(B)) by inserting ‘‘and legal guardianship’’ 
after ‘‘adoption’’ each place it appears. 
(2) The heading of section 473A(d) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 673b(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘AND 
LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP’’ after ‘‘ADOPTION’’. 
SEC. 104. LIMITATION ON USE OF INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. 
Section 473A(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
673b(f)) is amended in the 1st sentence by inserting ‘‘, 
and shall use the amount to supplement, and not supplant, 
any Federal or non-Federal funds used to provide any 
service under part B or E’’ before the period. 
SEC. 105. INCREASE IN PERIOD FOR WHICH INCENTIVE 
PAYMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDI-
TURE. 
Section 473A(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
673b(e)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘24- 
MONTH’’ and inserting ‘‘36-MONTH’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘24-month’’ and inserting ‘‘36- 
month’’.
nection with any program, project, activity, or ac-
count shall not be considered administrative ex-
penses of the Federal Government for purposes of
this section, and shall be subject to sequestration to
the extent (and only to the extent) that other pay-
ments made by the Federal Government under or in
connection with that program, project, activity, or
account are subject to that reduction or sequestra-
tion; except that Federal payments made to a State
as reimbursement of administrative costs incurred
by that State under or in connection with the unem-
ployment compensation programs specified in sub-
section (a)(11) shall be subject to reduction or se-
questration under this part notwithstanding the ex-
emption otherwise granted to such programs under
that subsection.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the administrative expenses of the following pro-
grams shall be exempt from sequestration:
(A) Comptroller of the Currency.
(B) Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-
tion.
(C) Office of Thrift Supervision.
(D) National Credit Union Administration.
SEC. 104. LIMITATION ON USE OF INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. 
Section 473A(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
673b(f)) is amended in the 1st sentence by inserting ‘‘, 
and shall use the amount to supplement, and not supplant, 
any Federal or non-Federal funds used to provide any 
service under part B or E’’ before the period. 
SEC. 105. INCREASE IN PERIOD FOR WHICH INCENTIVE 
PAYMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDI-
TURE. 
Section 473A(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
673b(e)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘24- 
MONTH’’ and inserting ‘‘36-MONTH’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘24-month’’ and inserting ‘‘36- 
month’’. 
SEC. 106. STATE REPORT ON CALCULATION AND USE OF 
SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THE PHASE-OUT 
OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOP-
TION ASSISTANCE; REQUIREMENT TO SPEND 
20 PERCENT OF SAVINGS ON POST-ADOPTION 
SERVICES. 
Section 473(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 673(a)(8)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8)(A) A State shall calculate the savings (if any) 
resulting from the application of paragraph (2)(A)(ii) to 
all applicable children for a fiscal year, using a method-
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3205 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize and restructure the adoption 
incentives grant program, and for other purposes.
Title II, Subtitle A
who bring into the United States or harbor illegal aliens,
fraud, and other criminal statutes involving illegal aliens.
SEC. 206. UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY
‘‘SEC. 294. (a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any
undercover investigative operation of the Service which is
necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes
against the United States—
‘‘(1) sums appropriated for the Service may be
used for leasing space within the United States, the
District of Columbia, and the territories and posses-
sions of the United States without regard to the fol-
lowing provisions of law:
‘‘(A) section 3679(a) of the Revised Stat-
utes (31 U.S.C. 1341),
‘‘(B) section 3732(a) of the Revised Stat-
utes (41 U.S.C. 11(a)),
‘‘(C) section 305 of the Act of June 30,
1949 (63 Stat. 396; 41 U.S.C. 255),
‘‘(D) the third undesignated paragraph
under the heading ‘Miscellaneous’ of the Act of
March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 370; 40 U.S.C. 34),
‘‘(E) section 3648 of the Revised Statutes
(31 U.S.C. 3324),
(C) further includes the sexual rights of all 
persons to be respected, protected, and fulfilled. 
(8) UNMET NEED.—The term ‘‘unmet need’’ 
refers to nonuse of a modern contraceptive method 
by an individual who is married or unmarried and 
sexually active, is able to become pregnant, and 
wants to stop childbearing or to wait at least 2 years 
before having a child. 
(9) YOUNG PEOPLE.—The term ‘‘young people’’ 
means those individuals who have attained the age 
of 10 years but not 25 years. 
(10) YOUTH.—The term ‘‘youth’’ means an in-
dividual who has attained the age of 15 years but 
not 25 years. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3207 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the method of determining 
whether Filipino veterans are United States residents for purposes of 
eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 
Mr. GUTIE´RREZ
(for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. 
DUCKWORTH, Mr. ENYART, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SABLAN, 
Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Mrs. BUSTOS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the method 
of determining whether Filipino veterans are United 
States residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt 
of the full-dollar rate of compensation under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Benefits Fairness for 
Filipino Veterans Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN FILI-
PINO VETERANS FOR FULL-DOLLAR RATE OF 
BENEFITS UNDER THE LAWS ADMINISTERED 
BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 107(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The Secretary may not determine that a person is not 
an individual residing in the United States for purposes 
of this subsection solely because the person is outside the 
United States for any period of time less than one year.’’. 
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