datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2473
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt orphan children
from the immigration vaccination requirement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1997
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt
orphan children from the immigration vaccination re-
quirement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION FROM IMMIGRATION VACCINATION
REQUIREMENT FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN.
Section 212(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (C),’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’,
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION
FOR
ORPHAN
CHIL-
DREN.—Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall
not apply to a child who is described in section
101(b)(1)(F) and is seeking an immigrant visa
as 
an 
immediate 
relative 
under 
section
201(b).’’.
Æ
of the enactment of this section, a plan submitted by a
foreign air carrier under subsection (b) shall include the
following:
‘‘(1) TELEPHONE NUMBER.—A plan for pub-
licizing a reliable, toll-free telephone number and
staff to take calls to such number from families of
passengers involved in an aircraft accident that in-
volves an aircraft under the control of the foreign air
carrier and results in a significant loss of life.
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF FAMILIES.—A process
for notifying, in person to the extent practicable, the
families of passengers involved in an aircraft acci-
dent that involves an aircraft under the control of
the foreign air carrier and results in a significant
loss of life before providing any public notice of the
names of such passengers. Such notice shall be pro-
vided by using the services of—
‘‘(A) the organization designated for the
accident under section 1136(a)(2); or
‘‘(B) other suitably trained individuals.
‘‘(3) NOTICE
PROVIDED
AS
SOON
AS
POS-
SIBLE.—An assurance that the notice required by
paragraph (2) shall be provided as soon as prac-
ticable after the foreign air carrier has verified the
identity of a passenger on the foreign aircraft,
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2474
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of the
excise tax on diesel fuel used in trains by 1.25 cents per gallon, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1997
Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MCCRERY,
Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. COLLINS) 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 reduce
the rate of the excise tax on diesel fuel used in trains
by 1.25 cents per gallon, 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 ‘‘Railroad Tax Equity
Adjustment Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. EXCISE TAX ON DIESEL FUEL USED IN TRAINS RE-
DUCED BY 1.25 CENTS PER GALLON; FUR-
THER 
REDUCTIONS 
BASED 
ON 
HIGHWAY
TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) Clause (ii) of section 4041(a)(1)(C) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate of
tax on trains) is amended by striking ‘‘shall be—’’
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be the appli-
cable rate per gallon (as defined in subparagraph
(D)) for the fiscal year in which the taxable event
occurs.’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(a) of such
Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) APPLICABLE RATE OF TAX ON FUEL
USED IN TRAINS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of
subparagraph (C)(ii), the applicable rate
for any fiscal year is 4.3 cents reduced
(but not below zero) by the number of
cents (rounded to the nearest 0.1 cent)
which bears the same ratio to 4.3 cents
as—
‘‘(I) the excess of the expendi-
tures from the Highway Trust Fund
during the preceding fiscal year over
the base expenditure amount for such
preceding fiscal year, bears to
‘‘(II) the amount deposited into
the Highway Trust Fund during such
preceding fiscal year to the extent at-
tributable to 4.3 cents per gallon of
the rates of the taxes imposed by sec-
tions 4041 and 4081.
‘‘(ii) BASE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT.—
For purposes of clause (i), the base ex-
penditure amount means, with respect to
any preceding fiscal year, the excess of the
amount deposited into the Highway Trust
Fund during such year over the amount
described in clause (i)(II) for such year.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(f)(3) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘exceed—’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘exceed the applicable
rate 
per 
gallon 
(as 
defined 
in 
section
4041(a)(1)(D)).’’.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6427(l)(3) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘exceed—’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘exceed the applicable
rate 
per 
gallon 
(as 
defined 
in 
section
4041(a)(1)(D)).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
Æ
migrants, or for protecting witnesses, parties, or 
other persons from a substantial risk of physical 
harm. In a case where closing a removal proceeding 
is appropriate pursuant to this paragraph, the clos-
ing of the proceeding shall be limited to the portion 
that is necessary to achieve a compelling interest 
and there is no less restrictive alternative.’’. 
SEC. 126. DEADLINE FOR PLACEMENT IN REMOVAL PRO-
CEEDINGS. 
Section 236(a) (8 U.S.C. 1226(a)) is amended by 
adding after and below paragraph (3) at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Except as provided in section 236A(a)(5), the Attorney 
General shall place an alien detained under this Act in 
removal proceedings not later than 48 hours after com-
mencement of such detention.’’. 
Subtitle D—Fairness in Detention 
SEC. 131. RESTORING DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO THE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL IN CASES OF INDIVID-
UALS WHO POSE NO RISK TO SAFETY OR OF 
FLEEING. 
Section 236(c) (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Attorney 
General shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General 
may’’; and
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) RELEASE.—The Attorney General shall re-
lease any alien described in paragraph (1) if the 
alien satisfies the Attorney General that the alien 
will not pose a danger to the safety of other persons 
or of property and is likely to appear for any sched-
uled proceeding. All custody, bond, and parole deter-
minations shall be reviewable by an immigration 
judge and subject to administrative appeal.’’. 
SEC. 132. PERIODIC REVIEW OF DETENTION DETERMINA-
TION. 
Section 241(a)(6) (8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(6)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after the dash; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘for a reasonable period of 
time, not to exceed 6 months following the entry of 
a final order of removal, to allow for ongoing nego-
tiations to effect such removal’’ after ‘‘removal pe-
riod’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) During the removal period, the Attorney 
General shall review whether continued detention of 
the alien is appropriate under subparagraph (A).
II
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2476
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 10, 1997
Received
AN ACT
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Na-
tional Transportation Safety Board and individual for-
eign air carriers to address the needs of families of
passengers involved in aircraft accidents involving foreign
air carriers.
part of the application or request for exemption a plan that
meets the requirements of subsection (c).
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—A foreign air carrier
shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in
a Federal or State court arising out of the performance of
the foreign air carrier in preparing or providing a pas-
senger list pursuant to a plan submitted by the foreign air
carrier under subsection (c), unless the liability was caused
by conduct of the foreign air carrier which was grossly neg-
ligent or which constituted intentional misconduct.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘41313. Plans to address needs of families of passengers involved in foreign air
carrier accidents.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the 180th day following the date
of the enactment of this Act.
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2478
To require that candidates who receive campaign financing from the Presi-
dential Election Campaign Fund agree not to participate in multican-
didate forums that exclude candidates who have broad-based public sup-
port.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Oversight
A BILL
To require that candidates who receive campaign financing
from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund agree
not to participate in multicandidate forums that exclude
candidates who have broad-based public support.
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 ‘‘Freedom Debate Act
of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE
CAMPAIGN FINANCING FROM THE PRESI-
DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND AGREE
NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTICANDIDATE
FORUMS THAT EXCLUDE CANDIDATES WITH
BROAD-BASED PUBLIC SUPPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the requirements
under subtitle H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
in order to be eligible to receive payments from the Presi-
dential Election Campaign Fund, a candidate shall agree
in writing not to appear in any multicandidate forum with
respect to the election involved unless the following indi-
viduals are invited to participate in the multicandidate
forum:
(1) Each other eligible candidate under such
subtitle.
(2) Each individual who is qualified in at least
40 States for the ballot for the office involved.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If the Federal Election Com-
mission determines that a candidate—
(1) has received payments from the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund; and
(2) has violated the agreement referred to in
subsection (a);
the candidate shall pay to the Treasury an amount equal
to the amount of the payments so made.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this Act, the term
‘‘multicandidate forum’’ means a meeting—
(1) consisting of a moderated reciprocal discus-
sion of issues among candidates for the same office;
and
(2) to which any other person has access in per-
son or through an electronic medium.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2479
To authorize a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the migration
of plutonium underground at the Nevada Test Site.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
Mr. ENSIGN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To authorize a study by the National Academy of Sciences
on the migration of plutonium underground at the Ne-
vada Test Site.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) plutonium is a potentially deadly, cancer
causing element;
(2) plutonium has a half-life of 24,000 years;
(3) recent scientific studies have shown that
plutonium has migrated nearly a mile through
ground layers at the Nevada Test Site;
(4) Congress is currently debating placing over
77,000 tons of high-level radioactive waste at the
Nevada Test Site;
(5) the new revelation of contamination at the
Nevada Test Site must be addressed before storage
can be considered; and
(6) the National Academy of Sciences is a pri-
vate, nonprofit organization consisting of scholars
engaged in scientific and engineering research.
SEC. 2. STUDY.
The Secretary of Energy shall enter into a contract
with the National Academy of Sciences to study—
(1) the extent to which and the manner in
which plutonium has migrated from each test loca-
tion at the Nevada Test Site;
(2) the extent to which plutonium may be ex-
pected to migrate in the future; and
(3) the potential for current and future human
exposure and possible health risks to communities.
The study should consider all future potential routes of
exposure, such as use of contaminated groundwater as
drinking water. The study should consider potential future
trends in population growth over the next 1,000 years in
the vicinity of the Nevada Test Site. The results of such
study shall be transmitted to the Congress not later than
24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 247
To allow for a 1-year extension on conservation reserve program contracts
expiring in 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To allow for a 1-year extension on conservation reserve
program contracts expiring in 1997.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO OFFER ONE YEAR EXTENSION
OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM CON-
TRACTS EXPIRING IN 1997.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any pro-
ducer who currently has a contract granted under section
1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 expiring in 1997
may request and shall receive a 1-year extension.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2480
To provide for the approval of a petition pending at the Food and Drug
Administration to allow the use of low-dose irradiation to pasteurize
red meat, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr.
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. EHLERS, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington,
Mr. HASTERT, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. LINDER, Mr. MANTON, Mr. NORWOOD,
Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PORTER, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr.
UPTON, and Mr. WELDON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide for the approval of a petition pending at the
Food and Drug Administration to allow the use of low-
dose irradiation to pasteurize red meat, 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 ‘‘Hamburger Safety Act
of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF IRRADIATION.
Chapter IV (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 403B the following:
‘‘DISCLOSURE
‘‘SEC. 403C. (a) No provision of section 201(n),
403(a), or 409 shall be construed to require on the label
or labeling of a food a separate radiation disclosure state-
ment that is more prominent than the declaration of ingre-
dients required by section 403(i)(2).
‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘radiation disclosure
statement’ means a written statement that discloses that
a food or a component of the food has been intentionally
subject to radiation.’’.
SEC. 3. FDA ACTION ON PETITION.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall,
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, appove the petition of the Isomedix Corpora-
tion submitted June 30, 1994 under section 409(b)(1) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
SEC. 4. LOW-DOSE IRRADIATION INFORMATION.
Chapter IV of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘LOW-DOSE IRRADIATION INFORMATION
‘‘SEC. 414. A commercial establishment serving pre-
pared meat and poultry shall make available information
to patrons about whether the meat and poultry being
served has been treated with low-dose radiation. The infor-
mation shall be provided in a manner that the establish-
ment deems appropriate to provide such information to
patrons.’’.
Æ
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Support Incentive
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title IV of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 651–669) is amended by inserting
after section 458 the following:
‘‘SEC. 458A. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other payment
under this part, the Secretary shall, subject to subsection
(f), make an incentive payment to each State for each fiscal
year in an amount determined under subsection (b).
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE PAYMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The incentive payment for a
State for a fiscal year is equal to the sum of the ap-
plicable percentages (determined in accordance with
paragraph (3)) of the maximum incentive amount for
the State for the fiscal year, with respect to each of
the following measures of State performance for the
fiscal year:
‘‘(A) The paternity establishment perform-
ance level.
‘‘(B) The support order performance level.
‘‘(C) The current payment performance
level.
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2481
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 to clarify that records of arrival or departure are not
required to be collected for purposes of the automated entry-exit control
system developed under section 110 of such Act for Canadians who
are not otherwise required to possess a visa, passport, or border crossing
identification card.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
Mr. LAFALCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify that records of
arrival or departure are not required to be collected
for purposes of the automated entry-exit control system
developed under section 110 of such Act for Canadians
who are not otherwise required to possess a visa, pass-
port, or border crossing identification card.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ALIENS FROM
ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 110(a) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) SYSTEM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall develop
an automated entry and exit control system that
will—
‘‘(A) collect a record of departure for every
alien departing the United States and match
the records of departure with the record of the
alien’s arrival in the United States; and
‘‘(B) enable the Attorney General to iden-
tify, through on-line searching procedures, law-
fully admitted nonimmigrants who remain in
the United States beyond the period authorized
by the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ALIENS.—The
system under paragraph (1) shall not collect a
record of arrival or departure for an alien—
‘‘(A) who is—
‘‘(i) a Canadian national; or
‘‘(ii) an alien having a common na-
tionality with Canadian nationals and who
has his or her residence in Canada; and
‘‘(B) who is not otherwise required by law
to be in possession, for purposes of establishing
eligibility for admission into the United States,
of—
‘‘(i) a visa;
‘‘(ii) a passport; or
‘‘(iii) a border crossing identification
card.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110
Stat. 3009–546).
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2482
To require that the Secretary of Agriculture include an estimate of the
cost to produce milk whenever the Secretary announces the basic formula
price for milk to be used under Federal milk marketing orders.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
Mr. OBEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To require that the Secretary of Agriculture include an esti-
mate of the cost to produce milk whenever the Secretary
announces the basic formula price for milk to be used
under Federal milk marketing orders.
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 shall be known as the ‘‘True Cost of Diary
Farming Act of 1997.’’
HR 2482 IH
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ESTIMATE OF MILK PRODUCTION
COSTS IN ANNOUNCEMENT OF BASIC FOR-
MULA PRICE.
Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture announces the
basic formula price for milk for purposes of Federal milk
marketing orders issued under section 8c of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with
amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement
Act of 1937, the Secretary shall include in the announce-
ment an estimate of the cost to dairy producers, in the
different regions of the United States, to produce milk.
The estimate shall be stated on a per hundredweight base
and it shall reflect total economic costs.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2483
To terminate the taxes imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
other than Social Security and railroad retirement-related taxes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
Mr. PAXON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To terminate the taxes imposed by the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 other than Social Security and railroad
retirement-related taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), no tax shall be imposed by the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986—
(1) for any taxable year beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2000, and
(2) in the case of any tax not imposed on the
basis of a taxable year, on any taxable event or for
any period after December 31, 2000.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
taxes imposed by—
(1) chapter 2 (relating to tax on self-employ-
ment income),
(2) chapter 21 (relating to Federal Insurance
Contributions Act), and
(3) chapter 22 (relating to Railroad Retirement
Tax Act).
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2484
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to speed up
by 1 year the application of risk adjustment factors under the
Medicare+Choice Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committed concerned
A BILL
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
to speed up by 1 year the application of risk adjustment
factors under the Medicare+Choice Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ACCELERATION IN APPLICATION OF RISK AD-
JUSTMENT 
FACTORS 
UNDER 
THE
MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAM.
Section 1853(a)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w–23(a)(3)(C)), as inserted by section 4001
of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–
33), is amended by striking ‘‘by no later than January
1, 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘by no later than January 1,
1999’’.
Æ