datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3241
To assure that advertisements by States for participation in their lotteries
are subject to regulation by the Federal Trade Commission.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1993
Mr. MCCRERY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To assure that advertisements by States for participation
in their lotteries are subject to regulation by the Federal
Trade Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS.
The advertisements by States to encourage participa-
tion in lotteries administered by the States are subject to
the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission respect-
ing unfair and deceptive acts or practices under section
5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Æ
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4250 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 3-year extension 
of the exclusion of income from the discharge of indebtedness on qualified 
principal residences. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2012 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California 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 provide 
a 3-year extension of the exclusion of income from the 
discharge of indebtedness on qualified principal resi-
dences. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 3–YEAR EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION OF INCOME 
FROM DISCHARGE OF INDEBTEDNESS ON 
QUALIFIED PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subparagraph (E) of section 
108(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:35 Mar 23, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4250.IH
H4250
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
ed by striking ‘‘January 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2016’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness oc-
curring after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:35 Mar 23, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H4250.IH
H4250
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3243
To suspend temporarily the duties on sumatriptan succinate (bulk and dosage
forms).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1993
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. HOAGLAND, Mr. LANCASTER,
and Mr. VALENTINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duties on sumatriptan succinate
(bulk and dosage forms).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE (BULK AND DOSAGE
FORMS).
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new headings:
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3244
Relating to the discount factors applicable to medical malpractice companies
under section 846 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1993
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
Relating to the discount factors applicable to medical mal-
practice companies under section 846 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That until taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 1994, medical malpractice insurance companies may
elect to use the discount factors defined by the Secretary
of the Treasury or his delegate pursuant to section
846(d)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that
were in effect on December 31, 1991.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3245
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax on firearms.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1993
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the tax on firearms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN TAX ON AMMUNITION.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 4181 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax) is
amended by striking all that follows ‘‘so sold:’’ and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘ARTICLES TAXABLE AT 35 PERCENT—
Pistols, revolvers, and other firearms.
‘‘ARTICLES TAXABLE AT 11 PERCENT—
Shells, and cartridges.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st
calendar month beginning more than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) FLOOR STOCKS TAX.—
(1) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—In the case of any
firearm on which tax was imposed under section
4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 before
the tax-increase date and which is held on such date
for sale by any dealer, there is hereby imposed a
floor stocks tax on such firearm.
(2) AMOUNT OF TAX.—The amount of tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) with respect to any firearm
shall be equal to the excess of—
(A) the amount of the tax which would
have been imposed under section 4181 of such
Code on the sale by the manufacturer, pro-
ducer, or importer of such firearm if the
amendment made by subsection (a) had been
applicable in determining the amount of such
tax, over
(B) the amount of tax actually under sec-
tion 4181 of such Code with respect to such
firearm before the tax-increase date.
(3) LIABILITY FOR TAX AND METHOD OF PAY-
MENT.—
(A) LIABILITY FOR TAX.—Any dealer hold-
ing any firearm on the tax-increase date to
which any tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies
shall be liable for such tax.
(B) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—The tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or his
delegate shall prescribe by regulations.
(C) TIME
FOR
PAYMENT.—The tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) shall be paid before the
close of the 6-month period beginning on the
tax-increase date.
(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
(A) TAX-INCREASE DATE.—The term ‘‘tax-
increase date’’ means the 1st day of the 1st cal-
endar month beginning more than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) FIREARM.—The term ‘firearm’’ means
any pistol, revolver, or other firearm.
(5) OTHER LAWS APPLICABLE.—All provisions
of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to
the taxes imposed by section 4181 of such Code
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4251 
AN ACT 
To authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security pro-
grams through increased efficiency and risk-based coordi-
nation within the Department of Homeland Security, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with
the provisions of this subsection, apply to the floor
stocks taxes imposed by paragraph (1), to the same
extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section
4181.
SEC. 2. HOSPITAL GUNSHOT COST RELIEF TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund
code) is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘SEC. 9512. HOSPITAL GUNSHOT COST RELIEF TRUST
FUND.
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund
to be known as the ‘Hospital Gunshot Cost Relief Trust
Fund’, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated
or credited to such Trust Fund as provided in this section
or section 9602(b).
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appro-
priated to the Hospital Gunshot Cost Relief Trust
Fund amounts equivalent to the net revenues re-
ceived in the Treasury from the additional firearms
taxes.
‘‘(2) NET REVENUES.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘net revenues’ means the
amount established by the Secretary based on the
excess of—
‘‘(A) the additional firearms taxes received
in the Treasury, over
‘‘(B) the decrease in the tax imposed by
chapter 1 resulting from the additional firearms
taxes.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL FIREARMS TAXES.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘additional firearms
taxes’ means the taxes imposed by section 4181 with
respect to pistols, revolvers, and other firearms to
the extent such taxes are imposed at a rate in excess
of 10 percent (11 percent in the case of firearms
other than pistols and revolvers).
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES FROM TRUST FUND.—Amounts
in the Hospital Gunshot Cost Relief Trust Fund shall be
available, as provided in appropriation Acts, only for pur-
poses of making expenditures to assist hospitals located
in urban areas in defraying the costs incurred in providing
medical care to gunshot victims who are not covered under
any health plan.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such subchapter A is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 9512. Hospital Gunshot Cost Relief Trust Fund.’’
Æ
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3246
AN ACT
To amend title 39, United States Code, to make applicable
with respect to the United States Postal Service certain
exclusionary authority relating to the treatment of reem-
ployed annuitants under the civil service retirement laws,
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. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSIONARY AUTHORITY.
Section 1005(d) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(1)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) The provisions of subsections (i) and (l)(2) of
section 8344, and of subsections (f) and (i)(2) of section
8468, of title 5 shall apply with respect to the Postal Serv-
ice. For purposes of so applying such provisions—
‘‘(A) any reference in such provisions to the
head of an Executive agency shall be considered a
reference to the Postmaster General; and
‘‘(B) any reference in such provisions to an em-
ployee shall be considered a reference to an officer
or employee of the Postal Service.’’.
SEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY.
Section 8706(e) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Federal judge’’ and inserting
‘‘employee or former employee’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘judge’s’’ and inserting ‘‘em-
ployee’s or former employee’s’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘purchase’’ and inserting ‘‘pur-
chased’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 1994.
Attest:
Clerk.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3246
AN ACT
To amend title 39, United States Code, to make
applicable with respect to the United States
Postal Service certain exclusionary authority re-
lating to the treatment of reemployed annuitants
under the civil service retirement laws, and for
other purposes.
HR 4251 RFS
make such training developed under this section available 
to law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement 
agency, on either a reimbursable or a non-reimbursable 
basis, if the Commandant determines that— 
‘‘(1) a member of the Coast Guard is unable or 
unavailable to undertake tactical training the au-
thorization of which had been previously approved, 
and no other member of the Coast Guard is reason-
ably available to undertake such training; 
‘‘(2) the inability or unavailability of Coast 
Guard personnel to undertake such training creates 
training capacity within the training program; and 
‘‘(3) such training, if made available to such 
law enforcement officers, would contribute to 
achievement of the purposes of this section.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 701 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading for subchapter II 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subchapter II—Port Security Training and 
Certification’’; 
and 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
the chapter— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
05:52 Jun 30, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00024
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4251.RFS
H4251
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
HR 4251 RFS
(4) By striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) Any training developed under paragraph 
(1) after the date of enactment of the SMART Port 
Security Act shall be developed in consultation with 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.’’. 
(5) In subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘any moneys,’’ the 
following: ‘‘other than an allocation made under 
the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.),’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘training of personnel to 
assist in the enforcement of security zones and 
limited access areas’’ and inserting ‘‘training 
and certifying personnel under this section’’. 
(6) By striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION
OF PERSONNEL.—The Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard may issue a certificate to 
law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement 
agency, who has successfully completed training that the 
Commandant has developed under this section.’’. 
(7) By adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TACTICAL TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
PERSONNEL.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
05:52 Jun 30, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00023
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4251.RFS
H4251
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
Union Calendar No. 330
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3246
[Report No. 103–594]
A BILL
To provide that the provisions of chapters 83 and
84 of title 5, United States Code, relating to re-
employed annuitants shall not apply with respect
to postal retirees who are reemployed, on a tem-
porary basis, to serve as rural letter carriers or
rural postmasters.
JULY 12, 1994
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
8468, of title 5 shall apply with respect to the Postal Serv-
ice. For purposes of so applying such provisions—
‘‘(A) any reference in such provisions to the
head of an Executive agency shall be considered a
reference to the Postmaster General; and
‘‘(B) any reference in such provisions to an em-
ployee shall be considered a reference to an officer
or employee of the Postal Service.’’.
SEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY.
Section 8706(e) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Federal judge’’ and inserting
‘‘employee or former employee’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘judge’s’’ and inserting ‘‘em-
ployee’s or former employee’s’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘purchase’’ and inserting ‘‘pur-
chased’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
IIA
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3246
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 20, 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To amend title 39, United States Code, to make applicable
with respect to the United States Postal Service certain
exclusionary authority relating to the treatment of reem-
ployed annuitants under the civil service retirement laws,
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. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSIONARY AUTHORITY.
Section 1005(d) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(1)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) The provisions of subsections (i) and (l)(2) of
section 8344, and of subsections (f) and (i)(2) of section
country identified under subsection (b) has a signifi-
cant adverse effect on such organizations.
‘‘(2) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In deter-
mining whether and to what extent a foreign country
denies national treatment to United States banking
organizations, and in determining the effect of any
such denial on such banking organizations, the Sec-
retary shall consider appropriate factors, including—
‘‘(A) the size of the foreign country’s mar-
kets for the financial services involved, and the
extent to which United States banking organi-
zations operate or seek to operate in those mar-
kets;
‘‘(B) the extent to which United States
banking organizations may participate in devel-
oping regulations, guidelines, or other policies
regarding new products, services, and markets
in the foreign country;
‘‘(C) the extent to which the foreign coun-
try issues written regulations, guidelines, or
other policies applicable to United States bank-
ing organizations operating or seeking to oper-
ate in the foreign country that are—
‘‘(i) prescribed after adequate notice
and opportunity for comment;
‘‘(ii) readily available to the public;
and
‘‘(iii) prescribed in accordance with
objective standards that effectively prevent
arbitrary and capricious determinations;
‘‘(D) the extent to which United States
banking organizations may offer foreign ex-
change services in the foreign country; and
‘‘(E) the effects of the regulatory policies
of the foreign country on—
‘‘(i) the lending policies of the central
bank of that country;
‘‘(ii) capital requirements applicable
in that country;
‘‘(iii) the regulation of deposit interest
rates by that country;
‘‘(iv) restrictions on the operation and
establishment of branches in that country;
and
‘‘(v) restrictions on access to auto-
mated teller machine networks in that
country.
‘‘(d) DETERMINATION.—
‘‘(1) PUBLICATION.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that the denial of national treatment to Unit-
ed States banking organizations by a foreign country
has a significant adverse effect on such organiza-
tions, the Secretary—
‘‘(A) may, after initiating negotiations in
accordance with subsection (g), and after con-
sultation with the United States Trade Rep-
resentative, the Secretary of State, and any
other department or agency that the Secretary
deems appropriate, publish that determination
in the Federal Register;
‘‘(B) shall, not less frequently than annu-
ally, in consultation with any department or
agency that the Secretary deems appropriate,
review each such determination to determine
whether it should be rescinded; and
‘‘(C) shall inform State bank supervisors
of the publication of that determination.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
COUNTRIES
THAT
ARE
PARTIES TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS GOVERNING FI-
NANCIAL SERVICES.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply
to a foreign country to the extent that a determina-
tion under that paragraph with respect to the for-
eign country would permit action to be taken under
this section that would be inconsistent with a bilat-
eral or multilateral agreement that governs financial
services that the President entered into with that
country and the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives approved, before the date of enactment of this
section.
‘‘(e) SANCTIONS.—
‘‘(1) ACTION BY FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY.—
If a determination under subsection (d)(1) is in ef-
fect with respect to a foreign country and a publica-
tion of that determination has been made in accord-
ance with subsection (d)(1)(A), in evaluating an ap-
plication or notice filed by a person of that foreign
country, the appropriate Federal banking agency—
‘‘(A) shall consider the determination and
the conclusions of—
‘‘(i) the reports required under section
3602 of the Omnibus Trade and Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988 (and updates there-
to); and
‘‘(ii) the reports submitted in accord-
ance with subsection (h);
‘‘(B) shall consult with the Secretary con-
cerning such determination and conclusions;
and
‘‘(C) may, only with the concurrence of the
Secretary, deny the application or disapprove
HR 3249 IH
‘‘(4) such other uses that are consistent with
achieving the purposes of this part as approved by
the Secretary.
‘‘SEC. 1716. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For the purposes of this part:
‘‘(1) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—The term ‘com-
puter networks’ means computer hardware and soft-
ware, terminals, signal conversion equipment includ-
ing both modulators and demodulators, or related
devices, used to communicate with other computers
to process and exchange data through a tele-
communication network in which signals are gen-
erated, modified, or prepared for transmission, or re-
ceived, via telecommunications terminal equipment
and telecommunications transmission facilities.
‘‘(2) DATA TERMINAL EQUIPMENT.—The term
‘data terminal equipment’ means equipment that
converts user information into data signals for
transmission, or reconverts the received data signals
into user information, and is normally found on the
terminal of a circuit and on the premises of the end
user.
‘‘(3) FIBER
OPTIC
CABLE.—The term ‘fiber
optic cable’ means a bundle of optical transmission
elements or waveguides usually consisting of a fiber
by 10 percent and the unallocated funds shall be re-
allocated to the States in compliance with this sec-
tion.
Passed the House of Representatives November 20,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
HR 4251 RFS
TITLE 
I—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY PORT 
SECURITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDINA-
TION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2014, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a maritime operations coordination plan for 
the coordination and cooperation of maritime operations 
undertaken by the agencies within the Department. Such 
plan shall update the maritime operations coordination 
plan released by the Department in July 2011, and shall 
address the following: 
(1) Coordination of planning, integration of 
maritime operations, and development of joint situa-
tional awareness of any office or agency of the De-
partment with responsibility for maritime homeland 
security missions. 
(2) Maintaining effective information sharing 
and, as appropriate, intelligence integration, with 
Federal, State, and local officials and the private 
sector, regarding threats to maritime security. 
(3) Leveraging existing departmental coordina-
tion mechanisms, including the Interagency Oper-
ational Centers, as authorized under section 70107A 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
05:52 Jun 30, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4251.RFS
H4251
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For
purposes of this section, a foreign country denies na-
tional treatment to United States entities unless the
foreign country offers such entities the same com-
petitive opportunities (including effective market ac-
cess) as are available to the domestic entities of the
foreign country.’’.
(b) NEGOTIATIONS TO PROMOTE FAIR TRADE IN FI-
NANCIAL SERVICES.—Section 3603(a)(1) of the Omnibus
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C.
5353(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘effective’’ before
‘‘access’’.
(c) PRIMARY DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT DEBT IN-
STRUMENTS.—Section 3502(b)(1) of the Omnibus Trade
and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 5342(b)(1))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘does not accord to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘does not offer’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘as such country accords to’’
and inserting ‘‘(including effective market access) as
are available to’’.
Æ
HR 3248 IH——2
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 324
To require any person who is convicted of a State criminal offense against
a victim who is a minor to register a current address with law enforce-
ment officials of the State for 10 years after release from prison, parole,
or supervision.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. RAMSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require any person who is convicted of a State criminal
offense against a victim who is a minor to register a
current address with law enforcement officials of the
State for 10 years after release from prison, parole,
or supervision.
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 ‘‘Jacob Wetterling
Crimes Against Children Registration Act’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—