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SEC. 2. USE OF EXISTING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS AUTHORITIES TO FURNISH HEALTH 
CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WHO HAVE GE-
OGRAPHIC INACCESSIBILITY TO CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall use the authorities specified in subsection (b) to fur-
nish hospital care and medical services at non-Department 
of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who reside more 
than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical 
facility of the Department to the residence of the veteran 
that furnishes the hospital care or medical services that 
are sought by the veteran, including a community-based 
outpatient clinic. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The authorities specified in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) Section 1703 of title 38, United States 
Code, relating to contracts for the furnishing of hos-
pital care and medical services through non-Depart-
ment facilities. 
(2) Section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, 
and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
146; 128 Stat. 175), relating to the furnishing of 
hospital care and medical services to veterans 
through non-Department entities if the veteran is 
unable to schedule an appointment for the receipt of 
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such care or services within the wait-time goals of 
the Veterans Health Administration. 
(3) Any other authority under the laws admin-
istered by the Secretary relating to the furnishing of 
hospital care and medical services at non-Depart-
ment facilities. 
(c) HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES.—In 
this section, the terms ‘‘hospital care’’ and ‘‘medical serv-
ices’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 1701 
of title 38, United States Code. 
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reers, and other professional schools or depart-
ments as appropriate;
‘‘(C) assurance that students at the appli-
cant institution, and all consortium institutions,
as appropriate, will have access to the programs
of and derive benefits from the planned pro-
gram as it is developed; and
‘‘(D) assurance that each institution of
higher education will use the Federal assistance
provided under this subsection to supplement
and not supplant institutional funds and activi-
ties provided by the institution prior to the re-
ceipt of Federal funds.’’.
(b) SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION.—
Section 609 (20 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by striking sub-
section (c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) SUPPORT FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Sec-
retary is authorized in each fiscal year to reserve for sec-
tion 604 not more than 10 percent of the total amount
appropriated for this title in that fiscal year.’’.
(c) TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.—Section 607 (20
U.S.C. 1125a) is amended to read as follows:
(B) in the heading of paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘IN
GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘PAY-
MENT FOR TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND OTHER 
SERVICES’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply with respect to amounts received in tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2015. 
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‘‘PART C—GRANTS TO STATES TO ENCOURAGE
FATHERS TO BECOME BETTER PARENTS
‘‘SEC. 441. STATE PLAN.
‘‘A State desiring to receive a grant under this part
shall submit to the Secretary a plan which describes how
the State will—
‘‘(1) review applications from governmental and
private (nonprofit and for profit) organizations for
funds provided to the State under this part, includ-
ing the criteria that will be used to award such
funds; and
‘‘(2) administer the funds provided to the State
under this part.
‘‘SEC. 442. GRANTS TO STATES.
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability
of funds, the Secretary shall make a grant to a State that
complies with section 441, for each fiscal year beginning
with fiscal year 2000 that begins after the date the Sec-
retary receives the State plan submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 441, in the amount described in subsection (b).
‘‘(b) GRANT AMOUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the grant to
be made to a State under this part for a fiscal year
shall be the amount that bears the same relation to
the amount specified in paragraph (2) for the fiscal
year as the population of the State (as determined
(A) knowingly provided significant finan-
cial, material or technological support to (in-
cluding engaging in or facilitating a significant 
transaction or transactions with) or provided 
significant financial services for— 
(i) the Government of Syria (including 
Syria’s intelligence and security services or 
its armed forces or government entities op-
erating as a business enterprise) and the 
Central Bank of Syria, or any of its agents 
or affiliates; or 
(ii) a foreign person subject to sanc-
tions pursuant to— 
(I) the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) with respect to Syria or 
any other provision of law that im-
poses sanctions with respect to Syria; 
or 
(II) a resolution that is agreed to 
by the United Nations Security Coun-
cil that imposes sanctions with respect 
to Syria; 
(B) knowingly—
agency Committee on Minority Careers in International
Affairs composed of 7 members. The members are—
‘‘(1) the Under Secretary for International Af-
fairs and Commodity Programs of the Department
of Agriculture, appointed by the Secretary of Agri-
culture;
‘‘(2) the Assistant Secretary and Director Gen-
eral, the Commercial Service of the Department of
Commerce, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce;
‘‘(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness of the Department of Defense,
appointed by the Secretary of Defense;
‘‘(4) the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education in the Department of Education, ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Education;
‘‘(5) the Director General of the Foreign Serv-
ice of the Department of State, appointed by the
Secretary of State;
‘‘(6) the General Counsel of the Agency for
International Development, appointed by the Admin-
istrator; and
‘‘(7) the Associate Director for Educational and
Cultural Affairs of the United States Information
Agency, appointed by the Director.
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Interagency Committee es-
tablished by this section shall—
‘‘(1) advise the Secretary and the Institute with
respect to programs authorized by this part; and
‘‘(2) promote policies in each department and
agency participating on the committee that are de-
signed to carry out the objectives of this part.’’.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The text of section 629 (as redesignated by section
6 of this Act) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000,
for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary
for the fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 to carry
out this part.’’.
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(i) sold or provided significant goods, 
services, technology, information, or other 
support that could directly and signifi-
cantly facilitate the maintenance or expan-
sion of Syria’s domestic production of nat-
ural gas or petroleum or petroleum prod-
ucts of Syrian origin in areas controlled by 
the Government of Syria; 
(ii) sold or provided to Syria crude oil 
or condensate, refined petroleum products, 
liquefied natural gas, or petrochemical 
products that have a fair market value of 
$500,000 or more or that during a 12- 
month period have an aggregate fair mar-
ket value of $2,000,000 or more in areas 
controlled by the Government of Syria; 
(iii) sold or provided civilian aircraft 
or spare parts, or provides significant 
goods, services, or technologies associated 
with the operation of aircraft or airlines to 
any foreign person operating in areas con-
trolled by the Government of Syria; or 
(iv) sold or provided significant goods, 
services, or technology to a foreign person 
operating in the shipping (including ports
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3313
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for partial
removal of limitations on contributions to candidates whose opponents
exceed personal contribution limitations in an election.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1998
Mr. ROHRABACHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
provide for partial removal of limitations on contributions
to candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribu-
tion limitations in an election.
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 ‘‘Fairness for Non-
Wealthy Candidates Act’’.
SEC. 2. PARTIAL REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO CANDIDATES WHOSE OPPONENTS
USE LARGE AMOUNTS OF PERSONAL FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) If a candidate for Federal office makes con-
tributions or expenditures from the personal funds of the
candidate totaling more than $1,000 with respect to an
election, the candidate shall so notify the Commission and
each other candidate in the election. The notification shall
be made in writing within 48 hours after the contribution
or expenditure involved is made.
‘‘(2) In any case described in paragraph (1), any per-
son who is otherwise permitted under this Act to make
contributions to such other candidate may make contribu-
tions in excess of any otherwise applicable limitation on
such contributions, to the extent that the total of such
excess contributions accepted by such other candidate does
not exceed the total of contributions or expenditures from
personal funds referred to in paragraph (1).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after January 1999.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5731 
To establish SAVE UP Accounts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2016 
Mr. CROWLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To establish SAVE UP Accounts, 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Secure, Accessible, Valuable, Efficient Universal Pension 
Accounts Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE UP Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
TITLE I—SAVE UP ACCOUNTS 
Sec. 101. Secure, Accessible, Valuable, Efficient Universal Pension Accounts. 
Sec. 102. SAVE UP Account contribution programs. 
Sec. 103. SAVE UP Accounts Fund. 
Sec. 104. Investment of SAVE UP Account assets. 
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Sec. 105. Benefits in the form of an annuity. 
Sec. 106. SAVE UP Accounts Governance. 
Sec. 107. Reporting and Disclosure. 
Sec. 108. Fiduciary duties under SAVE UP Account contribution programs 
and SAVE UP Accounts. 
Sec. 109. SAVE UP Accounts disregarded for purposes of means-tested pro-
grams. 
TITLE II—TAX TREATMENT OF SAVE UP ACCOUNTS 
Sec. 201. Tax treatment of SAVE UP Accounts. 
Sec. 202. SAVE UP Account credit. 
Sec. 203. Disallowance of deduction for compensation for certain employers 
failing to provide SAVE UP Account contribution program. 
TITLE I—SAVE UP ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 101. SECURE, ACCESSIBLE, VALUABLE, EFFICIENT 
UNIVERSAL PENSION ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established the 
‘‘SAVE UP Account program’’ under which the SAVE UP 
Board of Trustees shall— 
(1) establish for each eligible employee of an 
applicable employer a SAVE UP Account, and 
(2) manage such accounts, and hold amounts in 
such account in trust, for the exclusive benefit of the 
individuals on whose behalf such accounts are estab-
lished. 
(b) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘eligible employee’’ means, with respect to 
any applicable employer, any employee unless such 
employee is eligible to participate in a plan or ar-
rangement described in section 219(g)(5)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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(27) Okab Saqer, Security Branch 318. 
(28) Husam Luqa, Political Security. 
(29) Sami Al-Hasan, Security Branch 219. 
(30) Yassir Deeb, Political Security. 
(31) Ibrahim Darwish, Security Branch 220. 
(32) Nasser Deeb, Political Security. 
(33) Abdullatif Al-Fahed, Security Branch 290. 
(34) Adeeb Namer Salamah, Air Force Intel-
ligence. 
(35) Akram Muhammed, State Security. 
(36) Reyad Abbas, Political Security. 
(37) Ali Abdullah Ayoub, Syrian Armed Forces. 
(38) Fahd Jassem Al-Freij, Defense Ministry. 
(39) Issam Halaq, Air Force. 
(40) Ghassan Al-Abdullah, General Intelligence 
Directorate. 
(41) Maher Al-Assad, Republican Guard. 
(42) Fahad Al-Farouch. 
(43) Rafiq Shahada, Military Intelligence. 
(44) Loay Al-Ali, Military Intelligence. 
(45) Nawfal Al-Husayn, Military Intelligence. 
(46) Muhammad Zamrini, Military Intelligence. 
(47) Muhammad Mahallah, Military Intel-
ligence. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—
missioner that appropriately reflects the cost of
funds faced by providers), the total amount to
which payments to the employment network with
respect to the beneficiary would be limited if the
employment network were paid under the out-
come payment system.
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) PAYMENT
CALCULATION
BASE.—The
term ‘payment calculation base’ means, for any
calendar year—
‘‘(i) in connection with a title II dis-
ability beneficiary, the average disability
insurance benefit payable under section 223
for all beneficiaries for months during the
preceding calendar year, and
‘‘(ii) in connection with a title XVI
disability beneficiary (who is not concur-
rently a title II disability beneficiary), the
average payment of supplemental security
income benefits based on disability payable
under title XVI (excluding State supplemen-
tation) for months during the preceding cal-
endar year to all beneficiaries who have at-
tained at least 18 years of age.
‘‘(2) increased penalties for parties that repeat-
edly damage underground facilities because they fail
to use one-call notification systems or for parties
that repeatedly fail to provide timely and accurate
marking after the required call has been made to a
one-call notification system;
‘‘(3) reduced or waived penalties for a violation
of a requirement of a State one-call notification pro-
gram that results in, or could result in, damage that
is promptly reported by the violator;
‘‘(4) equitable relief; and
‘‘(5) citation of violations.
‘‘§ 6104. Compliance with minimum standards
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—In order to qualify for a grant
under section 6106, each State shall, within 2 years after
the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive One-Call
Notification Act of 1998, submit to the Secretary a grant
application under subsection (b).
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) Upon application by a State, the Secretary
shall review that State’s one-call notification pro-
gram, including the provisions for implementation of
the program and the record of compliance and en-
forcement under the program.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3316
To suspend temporarily the duty on IN–W4280.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1998
Mr. WISE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on IN–W4280.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(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 heading:
‘‘
2,4-dichloro-5-hy-
droxy-
phenylhydrazine ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/00
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
HR 3316 IH
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day of enactment of this Act.
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used notwithstanding any other provision of law, for con-
fidence-building measures and other activities in further-
ance of the peaceful resolution of the regional conflicts,
especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-
Karabagh: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $1,500,000 should be available
only to meet the health and other assistance needs of vic-
tims of trafficking in persons: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for foreign operations, export financ-
ing, and related programs, that are made available pursu-
ant to the provisions of section 807 of Public Law 102–
511 shall be subject to a 6 percent ceiling on administra-
tive expenses.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not
less than $65,000,000 should be made available for assist-
ance for Armenia.
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not
less than $57,000,000 should be made available, in addi-
tion to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for
assistance for child survival, environmental and reproduc-
tive health, and to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and
other infectious diseases, and for related activities.
(d)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading
that are allocated for assistance for the Government of
the Russian Federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from
obligation until the President determines and certifies in
writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation:
(A) has terminated implementation of arrange-
ments to provide Iran with technical expertise, train-
ing, technology, or equipment necessary to develop a
nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or
programs, or ballistic missile capability; and
(B) is providing full access to international non-
government organizations providing humanitarian
relief to refugees and internally displaced persons in
Chechnya.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases,
child survival activities, or assistance for victims of
trafficking in persons; and
(B) activities authorized under title V (Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Programs and Ac-
tivities) of the FREEDOM Support Act.
(e) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall
not apply to—
bilitation services, employment services, or other
support services’’.
(2) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XVI.—
(A) Section 1615(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382d(a)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1615. (a) In the case of any blind or disabled
individual who—
‘‘(1) has not attained age 16, and
‘‘(2) with respect to whom benefits are paid
under this title,
the Commissioner of Social Security shall make provision
for referral of such individual to the appropriate State
agency administering the State program under title V.’’.
(B) Section 1615(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382d(c)) is repealed.
(C) Section 1631(a)(6)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘a
program of vocational rehabilitation services’’
and inserting ‘‘a program consisting of the Tick-
et to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program under
section 1147 or another program of vocational
rehabilitation services, employment services, or
other support services’’.
(D) Section 1633(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1383b(c)) is amended—
‘‘(2) Based on the review under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall determine whether the State’s
one-call notification program meets the minimum
standards for such a program set forth in section
6103 in order to qualify for a grant under section
6106.
‘‘(3) In order to expedite compliance under this
section, the Secretary may consult with the State as
to whether an existing State one-call notification
program, a specific modification thereof, or a pro-
posed State program would result in a positive de-
termination under paragraph (2).
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall prescribe the form of,
and manner of filing, an application under this sec-
tion that shall provide sufficient information about a
State’s one-call notification program for the Sec-
retary to evaluate its overall effectiveness. Such in-
formation may include the nature and reasons for
exceptions from required participation, the types of
enforcement available, and such other information as
the Secretary deems necessary.
‘‘(5) The application of a State under para-
graph (1) and the record of actions of the Secretary
under this section shall be available to the public.
the risks to the public safety, the environment, excavators,
and vital public services associated with
‘‘(1) damage to types of underground facilities;
and
‘‘(2) activities of types of excavators.
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—A State one-call notifica-
tion program also shall, at a minimum, provide for—
‘‘(1) consideration of the ranking of risks under
subsection (b) in the enforcement of its provisions;
‘‘(2) a reasonable relationship between the ben-
efits of one-call notification and the cost of imple-
menting and complying with the requirements of the
State one-call notification program; and
‘‘(3) voluntary participation where the State de-
termines that a type of underground facility or an
activity of a type of excavator poses a de minimis
risk to public safety or the environment.
‘‘(d) PENALTIES.—To the extent the State deter-
mines appropriate and necessary to achieve the purposes
of this chapter, a State one-call notification program shall,
at a minimum, provide for
‘‘(1) administrative or civil penalties commensu-
rate with the seriousness of a violation by an exca-
vator or facility owner of a State one-call notification
program;