datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3305
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to report quarterly to the Congress
on the programs led by the International Monetary Fund to financially
stabilize East Asian countries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1998
Mr. COOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to report quarterly
to the Congress on the programs led by the International
Monetary Fund to financially stabilize East Asian coun-
tries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EAST ASIAN FINAN-
CIAL STABILIZATION PROGRAMS LED BY THE
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall prepare reports on the implementation of financial
stabilization programs led by the International Monetary
Fund in East Asian countries, which shall include the fol-
lowing:
(1) A description of the current condition of the
economies of the East Asian countries requiring the
financial stabilization programs, including their
monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate policies.
(2) A description of the degree to which the
East Asian countries requiring the financial sta-
bilization programs have fully implemented financial
sector restructuring and reform measures, includ-
ing—
(A) ensuring full respect for the commer-
cial orientation of commercial bank lending;
(B) ensuring that governments will not in-
tervene in bank management and lending deci-
sions (except in regard to prudential super-
vision);
(C) the passage of appropriate financial re-
form legislation;
(D) strengthening the domestic financial
system, through financial sector restructuring,
as well as improved transparency and super-
vision; and
(E) the opening of domestic capital mar-
kets.
bilization fund established under section 5302 of
title 31, United States Code, in the form of loans,
credits, guarantees, or swaps in conjunction with
United States offers of conditional supplemental as-
sistance in conjunction with the November 5, 1997,
and December 4, 1997, International Monetary
Fund standby arrangements for Indonesia and
South Korea, respectively.
(7) The disbursement schedule of the Inter-
national Monetary Fund program funds for the East
Asian countries requiring the financial stabilization
programs, accompanying rates of interest, and re-
payment dates.
(b) TIMING.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall
submit to the Committees on Banking and Financial Serv-
ices and International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations,
and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
quarterly reports on the matters described in subsection
(a), the first of which is due by April 30, 1998, and the
last of which is due by October 31, 1999.
Æ
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3306
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum
Pell grant from $3,000 to $5,000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1998
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase
the maximum Pell grant from $3,000 to $5,000.
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 ‘‘Pell Grant Expansion
Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. PELL GRANT INCREASE.
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070a) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2)(A) of subsection
(b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2)(A) The amount of the basic grant for a student
eligible under this part shall be—
‘‘(i) $4,000 for academic years 1998–1999 and
1999–2000, and
‘‘(ii) $5,000 for academic years 2000–2001,
2001–2002, and 2002–2003,
less an amount equal to the amount determined to be the
expected family contribution with respect to that student
for that year.’’;
(2) in paragraph (7) of such subsection, by
striking ‘‘the appropriate Appropriation Act for this
subpart for such year’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(g)’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (3) of such subsection
and redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) of
such subsection as paragraphs (3) through (7), re-
spectively;
(4) by striking subsections (g) and (h) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—(1) Each fiscal year,
there shall be available to the Secretary of Education from
funds not otherwise appropriated, funds to be obligated
for the payment of grants under this part in the amounts
determined under this section, not to exceed (from such
funds not otherwise appropriated) $11,800,000,000 in
each the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, $13,300,000,000 in
each the fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
‘‘(2) If the amount made available under paragraph
(1) in a fiscal year is not sufficient to pay all grants under
this subpart in the amounts determined under this section,
the Secretary may make such reductions in awards as may
be necessary, by either a fixed or variable percentage re-
duction or by a fixed dollar reduction.’’; and
(5) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(h).
Æ
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3310
AN ACT
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance
by small businesses with certain Federal paper-
work requirements, to establish a task force to
examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork
requirements applicable to small businesses, and
for other purposes.
I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3308
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against
income tax for taxpayers with certain persons requiring custodial care
in their households.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1998
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania 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 allow a
credit against income tax for taxpayers with certain per-
sons requiring custodial care in their households.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WITH CERTAIN PER-
SONS REQUIRING CUSTODIAL CARE IN THEIR
HOUSEHOLDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 25A the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 25B. CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WITH CERTAIN PER-
SONS REQUIRING CUSTODIAL CARE IN THEIR
HOUSEHOLDS.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in-
dividual who maintains a household which includes as a
member one or more qualified persons, there shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year an amount equal to $1,000 for each
such person.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS IN-
COME.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The dollar amount in sub-
section (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by
the amount which bears the same ratio to such dol-
lar amount as—
‘‘(A) the excess of—
‘‘(i) the taxpayer’s modified adjusted
gross income for the taxable year, over
‘‘(ii) $70,000 ($140,000 in the case of
a joint return), bears to
‘‘(B) $20,000 ($40,000 in the case of a
joint return).
‘‘(2) MODIFIED
ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME.—
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘modified
adjusted gross income’ means adjusted gross income
determined without regard to sections 911, 931, and
933.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED PERSON.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified person’ means any individual—
‘‘(1) who is a father or mother of the taxpayer,
his spouse, or his former spouse or who is an ances-
tor of such a father or mother,
‘‘(2) who is physically or mentally incapable of
caring for himself,
‘‘(3) who has as his principal place of abode for
more than half of the taxable year the home of the
taxpayer, and
‘‘(4) whose name and TIN are included on the
taxpayer’s return for the taxable year.
For purposes of paragraph (1), a stepfather or stepmother
shall be treated as a father or mother.
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section,
rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
(4) of section 21(e) shall apply.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 25A the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25B. Credit for taxpayers with certain persons requiring
custodial care in their households.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5724 
To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States and the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act to require the rate of interest on certain loans remain 
unchanged after transfer of the loan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2016 
Mr. MCHENRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States and 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the rate 
of interest on certain loans remain unchanged after 
transfer of the loan, 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 ‘‘Protecting Consumers’ 
Access to Credit Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. RATE OF INTEREST AFTER TRANSFER OF LOAN. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE REVISED STATUTES.—Sec-
tion 5197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:32 Jul 15, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5724.IH
H5724
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(12 U.S.C. 85) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘A loan that is valid when made as 
to its maximum rate of interest in accordance with this 
section shall remain valid with respect to such rate regard-
less of whether the loan is subsequently sold, assigned, or 
otherwise transferred to a third party.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSUR-
ANCE ACT.—Section 27(a) of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831d(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘A loan that is valid 
when made as to its maximum rate of interest in accord-
ance with this section shall remain valid with respect to 
such rate regardless of whether the loan is subsequently 
sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred to a third party.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:32 Jul 15, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H5724.IH
H5724
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 330
To repeal the provision of law under which pay for Members of Congress
is automatically adjusted.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on House Oversight, 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 repeal the provision of law under which pay for Members
of Congress is automatically adjusted.
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 ‘‘Congressional Pay
Accountability Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 601(a)
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C.
31) is repealed.
HR 330 IH
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 601(a)(1)
of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
and
(3) by striking ‘‘, as adjusted by paragraph (2)
of this subsection’’.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5726 
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to post at certain locations the average national wait times for veterans 
to receive an appointment for health care at medical facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2016 
Mr. O’ROURKE (for himself and Mr. KNIGHT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to post at certain locations the average 
national wait times for veterans to receive an appoint-
ment for health care at medical facilities of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Better Informing Vet-
erans’ Healthcare Decisions Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:33 Jul 15, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5726.IH
H5726
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. POSTING OF AVERAGE NATIONAL WAIT TIMES FOR 
HEALTH CARE APPOINTMENTS AND AVER-
AGE PROCESSING TIMES OF DISABILITY COM-
PENSATION CLAIMS AND APPEALS. 
(a) FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) According to the Suicide Data Report, 
2012, of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
22 veterans commit suicide every day. 
(B) According to estimates of the Depart-
ment, only approximately five of these 22 vet-
erans are enrolled in the mental health care 
system of the Department. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) the Department of Veterans Affairs 
must be more urgent and effective in its ap-
proach to addressing veteran suicide and pro-
viding veterans access to mental health care; 
and 
(B) Congress urges the Department to en-
sure that preventing veteran suicide and pro-
viding veterans access to mental health care is 
the top reform priority of the Department. 
(b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:33 Jul 15, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5726.IH
H5726
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3310
AN ACT
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for
the purpose of facilitating compliance by small businesses
with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to estab-
lish a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining
paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses,
and for other purposes.
a monthly basis thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall— 
(1) determine, with respect to the one-year pe-
riod before the date of the determination— 
(A) the average national wait times (in 
days) for a veteran enrolled in the health care 
system established under section 1705(a) of 
title 38, United States Code— 
(i) to receive an appointment for men-
tal health care at a medical facility of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
(ii) to receive an appointment for pri-
mary health care at such a facility; 
(B) the average claims processing time of 
the Secretary with respect to claims for dis-
ability compensation under chapter 11 of such 
title 38; and 
(C) the average appeals processing time of 
the Secretary to decide an appeal to such a 
claim for disability compensation; and 
(2) provide the Secretary of Defense with such 
information determined under paragraph (1). 
(c) POSTING OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall place in a conspicuous location at each ca-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:33 Jul 15, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5726.IH
H5726
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
reer counselor or career assistance advisor office a sign 
that— 
(1) is not less than 18 inches tall by 24 inches 
wide; and 
(2) is continuously updated to display the most 
current information received by the Secretary pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(2). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appeals processing time’’ means, 
with respect to a veteran filing an appeal to a deci-
sion of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs denying a 
claim for disability compensation under chapter 11 
of title 38, United States Code, the period beginning 
on the date on which the claimant files a notice of 
disagreement and ending on the date on which the 
claimant is informed of the decision to such notice 
of disagreement. 
(2) The term ‘‘claims processing time’’ means, 
with respect to a veteran filing a claim for disability 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United 
States Code, the period beginning on the date on 
which the claim is originally received by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and ending on the date on 
which the Secretary informs the claimant of the de-
cision. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:33 Jul 15, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5726.IH
H5726
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(3) The term ‘‘wait time’’ means, with respect 
to a veteran receiving an appointment for health 
care at a medical facility of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, the period beginning on the date on 
which the veteran first requests such appointment 
and ending on the date on which such appointment 
occurs. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:33 Jul 15, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H5726.IH
H5726
rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
the United States, or are or come within the 
possession or control of a United States person. 
(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who the Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) knows or 
has reasonable grounds to believe meets 
any of the criteria described in subsection 
(a) is— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the 
United States; and 
(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing 
consular officer, the Secretary of 
State, or the Secretary of Homeland 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:16 Jul 19, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5727.IH
H5727
SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(b) The members of the task force shall be ap-
pointed by the Director, and shall include the following:
‘‘(1) At least two representatives of the Depart-
ment of Labor, including one representative of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and one representative of
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
‘‘(2) At least one representative of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
‘‘(3) At least one representative of the Depart-
ment of Transportation.
‘‘(4) At least one representative of the Office of
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
‘‘(5) At least one representative of each of two
agencies other than the Department of Labor, the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Department
of Transportation, and the Small Business Adminis-
tration.
‘‘(c) The task force shall examine the feasibility of
requiring each agency to consolidate requirements regard-
ing collections of information with respect to small-busi-
ness concerns, in order that each small-business concern
may submit all information required by the agency—
‘‘(1) to one point of contact in the agency;
‘‘(2) in a single format, or using a single elec-
tronic reporting system, with respect to the agency;
and
‘‘(3) on the same date.
‘‘(d) Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of the Small Business Paperwork Reduction
Act Amendments of 1998, the task force shall submit a
report of its findings under subsection (c) to the chairmen
and ranking minority members of the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform and Oversight and the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee
on Small Business of the Senate.
‘‘(e) As used in this section, the term ‘small-business
concern’ has the meaning given that term under section
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item:
‘‘3521. Establishment of task force on feasibility of streamlining information
collection requirements.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 26,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5729 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in 
connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger air-
craft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by 
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing 
issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft 
or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2016 
Mr. PITTENGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
Services, 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 prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing cer-
tain licenses in connection with the export or re-export 
of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Repub-
lic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary 
of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financ-
ing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commer-
cial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an air-
craft, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:17 Jul 19, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5729.IH
H5729
SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SECTION 1. EXPORT PROHIBITION. 
The Secretary of the Treasury may not issue a license 
for the export or re-export of a commercial passenger air-
craft to the Islamic Republic of Iran. 
SEC. 2. TREASURY REPORT ON FINANCING. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue an annual 
report to the Committees on Financial Services and For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and For-
eign Relations of the Senate— 
(1) stating whether any U.S. financial institu-
tion is involved with the sale or lease of commercial 
passenger aircraft or spare parts for such aircraft to 
the Islamic Republic of Iran by a non-U.S. manufac-
turer, and whether any such involvement is with re-
spect to a commercial passenger aircraft or spare 
parts comprising 10 percent or more U.S. content; 
and 
(2) containing a description of the risks related 
to repayment, money laundering, and the financing 
of terrorism faced by U.S. financial institutions if 
they were to be involved in the sale or lease of a 
commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Repub-
lic of Iran. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:17 Jul 19, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5729.IH
H5729
SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS