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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1543
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore
the duty rate that prevailed under the Tariff Schedules of the United
States for certain twine, cordage, ropes, and cables.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 1995
Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to restore the duty rate that prevailed under
the Tariff Schedules of the United States for certain
twine, cordage, ropes, and cables.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TWINE, CORDAGE, ROPES, AND CABLES.
(a) TARIFF REDUCTION.—Chapter 56 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended
by striking subheading 5607.50.20 and inserting the fol-
lowing new superior text and subheadings, with the supe-
rior text having the same degree of indentation as the arti-
cle description in subheading 5607.50.40:
‘‘
Not braided or plaited:
5607.50.25
Three ply twine of nylon
having a final ‘S’ twist;
measuring less than 4.8
mm in diameter; containing
at least 10% cotton; made
of 100% recycled materials.
7.9%
Free (IL)
2.4% (CA)
5.8% (MX)
76.5%
5607.50.35
Other ..................................
26.8¢/kg +
14.6%
Free (IL)
8.2¢/kg +
4.5% (CA)
13% (MX)
27.6¢/kg 76.5%
’’.
(b) STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.—
(1) FOR SUBHEADING 5607.50.25.—Any staged
rate reduction of a rate of duty for subheading
5607.49.15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States that was proclaimed by the Presi-
dent before the date of the enactment of this Act
shall also apply to the corresponding rate of duty set
forth in subheading 5607.50.25 (as added by sub-
section (a)).
(2) FOR SUBHEADING 5607.50.35.—Any staged
rate reduction of a rate of duty for subheading
5607.50.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States that was proclaimed by the Presi-
dent before the date of the enactment of this Act
and that would otherwise take effect after the date
of the enactment of this Act shall also apply to the
corresponding rate of duty set forth in subheading
5607.50.35 (as added by subsection (a)).
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by section
1 apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) RELIQUIDATION.—Notwithstanding section 514
of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law,
upon a request filed with the appropriate customs officer
on or before the 90th day after the date of the enactment
of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for
consumption, of any goods described in subheading
5607.50.25 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (as added by section 1(a)) that was made—
(1) after December 31, 1988; and
(2) before the 15th day after the date of the en-
actment of this Act;
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though the amend-
ment made by section 1(a) applied to such liquidation or
reliquidation.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1544
To prohibit the formation of private paramilitary organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 1995
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the formation of private paramilitary
organizations.
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 ‘‘Domestic Insurgency
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 115 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘§ 2392. Paramilitary organizations
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly participates in a para-
military organization shall be fined under this title or im-
prisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘paramilitary
organization’ means two or more individuals acting to-
gether, organized in a military or paramilitary structure,
who knowingly—
‘‘(1) possess firearms, explosives, incendiary de-
vices, or other weapons or techniques capable of
causing injury or death to individuals; or
‘‘(2) provide or participate in training in the
use of any such weapons or techniques;
with the intention that such weapons or techniques be
used unlawfully to oppose the authority of the United
States or of any State or for any other unlawful purpose.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 115 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘2392. Paramilitary organizations.’’.
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(5) The Department of Defense conducts al-
most $200,000,000 worth of animal testing every
year and has not provided detailed information on
its experimentation programs.
(6) Military researchers receive Federal funding
for tests involving animals without being subject to
the same review process as other researchers in the
scientific community.
SEC. 3. RESEARCH FACILITIES ANNUAL REPORT REGARD-
ING ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND TEST-
ING.
(a) ADDITIONAL
ELEMENTS
OF
REPORT.—Sub-
section (a)(7)(B) of section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act
(7 U.S.C. 2143) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, information on
the severity of the pain or distress caused by such
procedures,’’ after ‘‘animal’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii);
(3) by striking the period at the end of clause
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
clauses:
‘‘(iv) information regarding where animals used
by such facility were obtained;
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1545
To provide for the certification by the Federal Aviation Administration of
airports serving commuter air carriers, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 1995
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide for the certification by the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration of airports serving commuter air carriers,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 44706(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) that serves any scheduled passenger oper-
ation of an air carrier aircraft designed for more
than 9 passenger seats or any unscheduled pas-
senger operation of an air carrier aircraft designed
for more than 30 passenger seats;’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1548
To provide for an interpretive center at the Civil War Battlefield of Corinth,
Mississippi, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 1995
Mr. WICKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for an interpretive center at the Civil War
Battlefield of Corinth, Mississippi, 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 ‘‘Corinth, Mississippi,
Battlefield Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the sites located in the vicinity of Corinth,
Mississippi, that were designated as a National His-
toric Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in
‘‘(i) receive door delivery as of the end 
of the fiscal year preceding the most re-
cently completed fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) receive door delivery as of the 
end of the most recently completed fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(iii) during the most recently com-
pleted fiscal year, were converted from 
door delivery to— 
‘‘(I) centralized delivery points; 
‘‘(II) curbside delivery points; 
and 
‘‘(III) any other primary mode of 
mail delivery, respectively; 
‘‘(B) the estimated cost savings from the 
conversions described in subparagraph (A)(iii); 
‘‘(C) a description of the progress made by 
the Postal Service toward meeting the require-
ments of subsection (c) and paragraph (1) of 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(D) any other information which the 
Postal Service considers appropriate. 
‘‘(8) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Postal Service shall issue an an-
nual audit report on the implementation of the con-
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1991 represent nationally significant events in the
Siege and Battle of Corinth during the Civil War;
and
(2) the Landmark sites should be preserved and
interpreted for the benefit, inspiration, and edu-
cation of the people of the United States.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide
for a center for the interpretation of the Siege and Battle
of Corinth and other Civil War actions in the region and
to enhance public understanding of the significance of the
Corinth Campaign in the Civil War relative to the Western
theater of operations, in cooperation with State or local
governmental entities and private organizations and indi-
viduals.
SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT CORINTH, MIS-
SISSIPPI.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re-
ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall acquire by
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,
or exchange, such land and interests in land in the vicinity
of the Corinth Battlefield, in the State of Mississippi, as
the Secretary determines to be necessary for the construc-
tion of an interpretive center to commemorate and inter-
pret the 1862 Civil War Siege and Battle of Corinth.
(b) PUBLICLY OWNED LAND.—Land and interests in
land owned by the State of Mississippi or a political sub-
division of the State of Mississippi may be acquired only
by donation.
SEC. 4. INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND MARKING.
(a) INTERPRETIVE CENTER.—
(1) CONSTRUCTION
OF
CENTER.—The Sec-
retary shall construct, operate, and maintain on the
property acquired under section 3 a center for the
interpretation of the Siege and Battle of Corinth
and associated historical events for the benefit of the
public.
(2) DESCRIPTION.—The center shall contain
approximately 5,300 square feet, and include inter-
pretive exhibits, an auditorium, a parking area, and
other features appropriate to public appreciation and
understanding of the site.
(b) MARKING.—The Secretary may mark sites associ-
ated with the Siege and Battle of Corinth National His-
toric Landmark, as designated on May 6, 1991, if the sites
are determined by the Secretary to be protected by State
or local governmental agencies.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The land and interests in
land acquired, and the facilities constructed and main-
tained pursuant to this Act, shall be administered by the
Secretary as a part of Shiloh National Military Park, sub-
ject to the appropriate laws (including regulations) appli-
cable to the park, the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the preservation of
historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities
of national significance, and for other purposes’’, approved
August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this Act.
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts made available
to carry out this Act, not more than $6,000,000 may be
used to carry out section 4(a).
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1549
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of a certain entry of warp
knitting machines as free of certain duties.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 1995
Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of a certain
entry of warp knitting machines as free of certain duties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATING ENTRY OF WARP KNITTING
MACHINES.
Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon
proper request filed with the Customs Service before the
180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall—
(1) liquidate or reliquidate as duty free Entry
No. 100–3022436–3, made on July 12, 1989, at the
port of Charleston, South Carolina; and
(2) refund any duties and interest paid with re-
spect to such entry.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 154
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the penalty of death
for certain murders of State and local correctional officers by incarcer-
ated persons, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the pen-
alty of death for certain murders of State and local
correctional officers by incarcerated persons, 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 ‘‘Correction Officer Pro-
tection Act’’.
SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 (relating to homicide)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘§ 1122. Murder of State and local correctional offi-
cers by prisoners
‘‘(a) Whoever, being incarcerated pursuant to a con-
viction for crime, kills an individual who is a State or local
correctional officer—
‘‘(1) while such individual is engaged in carry-
ing out official duties as such officer;
‘‘(2) because of the nature of the official duties
of such officer; or
‘‘(3) because of such individual’s being such an
officer;
shall be subject to the penalty of death, if the killing is
a first degree murder, and subject to the penalties pro-
vided in sections 1111 and 1112 of this title in any other
case.
‘‘(b) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘State or local correctional offi-
cer’ means any person who is a State or local officer
or employee, as such term is defined in section 1501
of title 5, and who in the course of official duty per-
forms corrections-related or law enforcement func-
tions; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State or local government’ in-
cludes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
any other territory and possession of the United
States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 51 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘1122. Murder of State and local correctional officers by prisoners.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1550
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel CAROLYN.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 1995
Mr. HILLEARY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
CAROLYN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
vessel CAROLYN (Tennessee State registration number
TN1765C).
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1551
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to properly characterize certain
redemptions of stock held by corporations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 1995
Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. GIBBONS) 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 properly
characterize certain redemptions of stock held by cor-
porations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDEMP-
TION OF STOCK HELD BY A CORPORATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 302 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to redemp-
tions treated as exchanges) is amended by redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) REDEMPTION FROM CERTAIN CORPORATE
SHAREHOLDERS.—Except as provided in regulations,
subsection (a) shall apply to a distribution in re-
demption of stock held by a corporation if—
‘‘(A) such redemption is—
‘‘(i) part of a partial liquidation (with-
in the meaning of subsection (e)) of the re-
deeming corporation, or
‘‘(ii) not pro rata as to all sharehold-
ers, and
‘‘(B) such corporation would be entitled to
a deduction under section 243, 244, or 245
with respect to such distribution but for the ap-
plication of this paragraph.
To the extent provided by regulations, no loss shall
be recognized solely by reason of the application of
this paragraph.’’
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (a) of section 302 of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4),
or (5)’’.
(2) Paragraph (6) of section 302(b) of such
Code (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended
by striking ‘‘or (4)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘(4), or (5)’’.
(3) Subsection (e) of section 1059 of such Code
is amended by striking paragraph (1) and by redes-
ignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1)
and (2), respectively.
(4) Subsection (g) of section 1059 of such Code
is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 302(b)(5)’’
after ‘‘this section’’ in paragraph (1) and in the ma-
terial preceding paragraph (1).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to redemptions after May 3,
1995.
(2) EXCEPTION.—The amendments made by
this section shall not apply to any redemption pursu-
ant to the terms of—
(A) a written binding contract in effect on
May 3, 1995, or
(B) a tender offer outstanding on May 3,
1995.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1552
To amend title 18, United States Code, regarding false identification
documents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 1995
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. WYNN) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, regarding false
identification documents.
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 ‘‘False Identification
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS FOR CERTAIN
OFFENSE.
Section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, after reviewing the finan-
cial plan and budget for a fiscal year submitted by 
the Postmaster General under subsection (a) in ac-
cordance with the procedures described in this sec-
tion, the Authority determines that the revised final 
financial plan and budget does not meet the applica-
ble requirements under section 207, the Authority 
shall— 
(A) disapprove the financial plan and 
budget; 
(B) provide the Postmaster General, the 
President, and Congress with a statement con-
taining the reasons for such disapproval and de-
scribing the amount of any shortfall in the fi-
nancial plan and budget; and 
(C) approve and recommend a financial 
plan and budget for the Postal Service which 
meets the applicable requirements under section 
207, and submit such financial plan and budget 
to the Postmaster General, the President, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs in the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform in 
the House of Representatives. 
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(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘five’’ and
inserting ‘‘3’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘five’’
and inserting ‘‘3’’.
SEC. 3. REQUIRED VERIFICATION OF MAILED IDENTIFICA-
TION DOCUMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 83 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 1739. Verification of identification documents
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly sends through the mails, or,
intending or knowing that it will be deposited for mailing,
produces any unverified identification document that bears
a birth date—
‘‘(1) purporting to be that of the individual
named in the document; and
‘‘(2) showing that individual to be 21 years of
age or older;
when in fact that individual has not attained the age of
21 years, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 3 years, or both.
‘‘(b) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘unverified’, with respect to an
identification document, means that the sender has
not personally viewed a certification or other written
communication confirming the age of the individual
to be identified in the document from—
‘‘(A) a governmental entity within the
United States or any of its territories or posses-
sions; or
‘‘(B) a duly licensed physician, hospital,
medical clinic within the United States; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘identification document’ means a
card, certificate, or paper intended to be used pri-
marily to identify an individual.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 83 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘1739. Verification of identification documents.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3001(a) of
title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or
1738’’ and inserting ‘‘1738, or 1739’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1554
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish
a regional office in a community in the United States located not more
than 10 miles from the border between the United States and Mexico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 1995
Mr. COLEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to establish a regional office in a community
in the United States located not more than 10 miles
from the border between the United States and Mexico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-
ISTRATION REGIONAL OFFICE ON U.S.-MEX-
ICO BORDER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of the Small Business Administration shall establish a re-
gional office of the Small Business Administration in a
community in the United States located—
(1) not more than 10 miles from the border be-
tween the United States and Mexico; and
(2) as close as practicable to the point that is
halfway between San Diego, California, and Browns-
ville, Texas.
(b) REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of the of-
fice established under this section shall be the Regional
Administrator of the Small Business Administration for
the region of the United States located generally along the
border between the United States and Mexico.
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Administrator of the Small
Business Administration shall delegate to the Regional
Administrator referred to in subsection (b) the functions
of the Administrator relating to administering activities
conducted by the Small Business Administration in the
region of the United States located generally along the
border between the United States and Mexico.
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