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dence relevant to any inspection, audit, or in-
vestigation due to a determination of the Presi-
dent under subsection (b); and
‘‘(E) such recommendations as the Inspec-
tor General considers appropriate concerning
legislation to promote economy and efficiency in
the administration of programs and operations
undertaken by the Executive Office of the
President, and to detect and eliminate fraud,
waste, and abuse in such programs and oper-
ations.
‘‘(2) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Within 30
days after receiving a semiannual report under sec-
tion 5 from the Inspector General of the Executive
Office of the President, the President shall transmit
the report to each of the Chairman and the ranking
minority party member of the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform and Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Governmental
Affairs of the Senate with any comments the Presi-
dent considers appropriate.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on January 21, 1997.
Passed the House of Representatives September 24,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2431
AN ACT
To establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring,
to provide for the imposition of sanctions against coun-
tries engaged in a pattern of religious persecution, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Calendar No. 456
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2431
AN ACT
To establish an Office of Religious Persecution
Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of sanc-
tions against countries engaged in a pattern of
religious persecution, and for other purposes.
JULY 7, 1998
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Union Calendar No. 225
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2440
[Report No. 105–381]
A BILL
To make technical amendments to section 10 of
title 9, United States Code.
NOVEMBER 5, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2464
AN ACT
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
exempt internationally adopted children 10 years
of age or younger from the immunization re-
quirement in section 212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such
Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2472
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
Received
AN ACT
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2476
AN ACT
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require
the National Transportation Safety Board and
individual foreign air carriers to address the
needs of families of passengers involved in air-
craft accidents involving foreign air carriers.
‘‘Subchapter II—Extension of Rights and
Protections
‘‘PART A—EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, FAM-
ILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE, FAIR LABOR
STANDARDS, EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PRO-
TECTION, WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RE-
TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOY-
MENT OF VETERANS, AND INTIMIDATION
‘‘SEC. 411. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE VII OF
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, THE AGE DIS-
CRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967,
THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, AND
TITLE I OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES ACT OF 1990.
‘‘(a) DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHIBITED.—All
personnel actions affecting covered employees shall be
made free from any discrimination based on—
‘‘(1) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin,
within the meaning of section 703 of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964;
‘‘(2) age, within the meaning of section 15 of
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967;
or
‘‘(3) disability, within the meaning of section
501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and sections
insofar as the President may determine, for good
cause shown and stated together with the regulation,
that a modification of such regulations would be
more effective for the implementation of the rights
and protections under this section.
‘‘SEC. 415. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE WORK-
ER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFI-
CATION ACT.
‘‘(a) WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTI-
FICATION RIGHTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no employing office shall be closed or
mass layoff ordered within the meaning of section 3
of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifica-
tion Act until the end of a 60-day period after the
employing office serves written notice of such pro-
spective closing or layoff to representatives of cov-
ered employees or, if there are no representatives, to
covered employees.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the event that a
President (hereinafter in this paragraph re-
ferred to as the ‘previous President’) does not
succeed himself in office as a result of the elec-
tion of a new President, no notice or waiting
mit eligible providers of training services to accept career 
enhancement accounts provided in another State. 
‘‘(g) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing the cri-
teria, procedures, and information required under this sec-
tion, the Governor shall solicit and take into consideration 
the recommendations of local boards and providers of 
training services within the State. 
‘‘(h) OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS.—Dur-
ing the development of the criteria, procedures, require-
ments for information, and the list of eligible providers 
required under this section, the Governor shall provide an 
opportunity for interested members of the public to submit 
comments regarding such criteria, procedures, and infor-
mation. 
‘‘(i) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OR CUSTOMIZED TRAIN-
ING EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Providers of on-the-job 
training or customized training shall not be subject 
to the requirements of subsections (a) through (d). 
‘‘(2) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF IN-
FORMATION.—A one-stop operator in a local area 
shall collect such performance information from on- 
the-job training and customized training providers 
as the Governor may require, determine whether the 
providers meet such performance criteria as the Gov-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Health and
Human Services’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘such information’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘information furnished under subpara-
graph (A) or (B) is used only for the purposes
authorized under such subparagraph;’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A);
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) wage and unemployment compensa-
tion information contained in the records of
such agency shall be furnished to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (in accordance
with regulations promulgated by such Sec-
retary) as necessary for the purposes of the Na-
tional Directory of New Hires established under
section 453(i) of the Social Security Act, and’’.
(3) TO STATE GRANT PROGRAM UNDER TITLE
III OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Subsection (h)
of section 303 (42 U.S.C. 503) is amended to read
as follows:
168 
or (D), any of the statutory or regulatory 
requirements of subtitle B’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (ii); and 
(iii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period at the end; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR EXTEND-
ING
APPROVED
WAIVERS
TO
ADDITIONAL 
STATES.—In lieu of the requirements of sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary may es-
tablish an expedited procedure for the purpose 
of extending to additional States the waiver of 
statutory or regulatory requirements that have 
been approved for a State pursuant to a request 
under subparagraph (B). Such procedure shall 
ensure that the extension of such waivers to ad-
ditional States are accompanied by appropriate 
conditions relating the implementation of such 
waivers. 
‘‘(E) EXTERNAL
CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall not require or impose new or addi-
tional requirements, which are not specified 
under this Act, on a State in exchange for pro-
viding a waiver to the State or a local area in 
the State under this paragraph.’’.
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‘‘§ 3901. Civil actions
(a) PARTIES.—In an action under section 1346(g) of
this title, the defendant shall be the employing office al-
leged to have committed the violation involved.
‘‘(b) JURY TRIAL.—In an action described in sub-
section (a), any party may demand a jury trial where a
jury trial would be available in an action against a private
defendant under the relevant law made applicable by chap-
ter 5 of title 3. In any case in which a violation of section
411 of title 3 is alleged, the court shall not inform the
jury of the maximum amount of compensatory damages
available under section 411(b)(1) or 411(b)(3) of title 3.
‘‘§ 3902. Judicial review of regulations
‘‘In any proceeding under section 1296 or 1346(g)
of this title in which the application of a regulation issued
under chapter 5 of title 3 is at issue, the court may review
the validity of the regulation in accordance with the provi-
sions of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 706(2)
of title 5. If the court determines that the regulation is
invalid, the court shall apply, to the extent necessary and
appropriate, the most relevant substantive executive agen-
cy regulation promulgated to implement the statutory pro-
visions with respect to which the invalid regulation was
issued. Except as provided in this section, the validity of
regulations issued under this chapter is not subject to ju-
dicial review.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2476
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.
HR 3452 PCS
‘‘Subchapter II—Extension of Rights and
Protections
‘‘PART A—EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, FAM-
ILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE, FAIR LABOR
STANDARDS, EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PRO-
TECTION, WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RE-
TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOY-
MENT OF VETERANS, AND INTIMIDATION
‘‘SEC. 411. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE VII OF
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, THE AGE DIS-
CRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967,
THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, AND
TITLE I OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES ACT OF 1990.
‘‘(a) DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHIBITED.—All
personnel actions affecting covered employees shall be
made free from any discrimination based on—
‘‘(1) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin,
within the meaning of section 703 of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964;
‘‘(2) age, within the meaning of section 15 of
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967;
or
‘‘(3) disability, within the meaning of section
501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and sections
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY OF FUTURE EMPLOYMENT LAWS.
Each Federal law governing employment in the pri-
vate sector, enacted later than 12 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to apply
with respect to ‘‘employing offices’’ and ‘‘covered employ-
ees’’ (within the meaning of section 401 of title 3, United
States Code, as amended by this Act), unless such law
specifically provides otherwise and expressly cites this sec-
tion.
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT OF 1995.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Accountability
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–1; 2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.)
is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (3)(B) of section
201(b) by inserting ‘‘or punitive’’ after ‘‘compen-
satory’’; and
(2) in section 225(c) by striking ‘‘No’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as expressly provided in this Act,
no’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
the amendments made by this section shall apply with re-
spect to actions brought on or after the effective date of
this section.
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF SECTION 320 OF THE GOVERNMENT EM-
PLOYEE RIGHTS ACT OF 1991.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 320 of the Government
Employee Rights Act of 1991 is repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The repeal under this sec-
tion shall not affect proceedings in which the complaint
was filed before the effective date of this section, and or-
ders shall be issued in such proceedings and appeals shall
be taken therefrom as if this section had not been enacted.
Æ
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 846
To amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell
Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities
carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 1995
Mr. CREMEANS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary of the
Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held
in connection with activities carried out under the
Helium Act, 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 FINDINGS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Helium Act of 1995’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the United States Government’s helium re-
covery program was instituted in 1925, when helium
conservation was deemed to be a matter of national
security and no private sector helium recovery indus-
try existed;
(2) today, as compared to 1925, there is little
likelihood that the United States will have to field a
fleet of blimps on an emergency basis;
(3) private sources of helium are more than
adequate for serving existing and foreseeable future
national needs;
(4) since 1925, there has been a dramatic in-
crease in private industry’s involvement in helium
recovery, as a result of the free market discovery of
numerous commercial uses for helium;
(5) currently, private industry accounts for 90
percent of all helium extraction and consumption;
(6) the Government’s helium recovery program
currently owes the Department of the Treasury
$1,400,000,000 and in recent years has lost as
much as an additional $120,000,000 yearly on inter-
est alone, and there is no prospect for repayment of
this debt without significant reform; and
(7) with combined public and private helium re-
serves considerably in excess of foreseeable national
helium needs, there is no longer any need for the
Federal Government to own and operate a helium
extraction and reserve program.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Helium Act (50 U.S.C.
167 to 167n).
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.
Sections 3, 4, and 5 are amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.
‘‘(a) EXTRACTION AND DISPOSAL OF HELIUM ON
FEDERAL LANDS.—(1) The Secretary may enter into
agreements with private parties for the recovery and dis-
posal of helium on Federal lands upon such terms and
conditions as he deems fair, reasonable and necessary. The
Secretary may grant leasehold rights to any such helium.
The Secretary may not enter into any agreement by which
the Secretary sells such helium other than to a private
party with whom the Secretary has an agreement for re-
covery and disposal of helium. Such agreements may be
subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed
by the Secretary.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2230 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction 
for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray 
the cost of preparing their homes to withstand a disaster and to repair 
or replace property damaged or destroyed in a disaster. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2015 
Mr. ROSS 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 indi-
viduals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster 
savings accounts to help defray the cost of preparing 
their homes to withstand a disaster and to repair or 
replace property damaged or destroyed in a disaster. 
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 ‘‘Disaster Savings Ac-
counts Act of 2015’’. 
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H. Res. 46
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
January 27, 1995.
Resolved, That the following Member be elected to the
following committee:
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Victor O.
Frazer, Virgin Islands, (Delegate).
Attest:
Clerk.
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall apply to covered
employees.
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of the applica-
tion described in paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) the term ‘employer’ as used in the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 means
any employing office; and
‘‘(B) the term ‘eligible employee’ as used in
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
means a covered employee who has been em-
ployed in any employing office for 12 months
and for at least 1,250 hours of employment dur-
ing the previous 12 months.
‘‘(b) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of sub-
section (a) shall be such damages, including liquidated
damages, as would be appropriate if awarded under para-
graph (1) of section 107(a) of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993.
‘‘SEC. 413. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FAIR
LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.
‘‘(a) FAIR LABOR STANDARDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The rights and protections
established by subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 6,
section 7, and section 12(c) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 shall apply to covered employees.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2487
AN ACT
To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the
child support enforcement program and thereby
increase the financial stability of single parent
families including those attempting to leave wel-
fare.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2493
AN ACT
To establish a mechanism by which the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
can provide for uniform management of livestock
grazing on Federal lands.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2493
AN ACT
To establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of the Interior can provide
for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal
lands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Calendar No. 189
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2516
AN ACT
To extend the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 through March 31, 1998.
OCTOBER 1, 1997
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
Union Calendar No. 151
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2516
[Report No. 105–270]
A BILL
To extend the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 through March 31, 1998.
SEPTEMBER 25, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
169 
SEC. 137. STATE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. 
Section 191(a) (29 U.S.C. 2941(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘consistent with the provisions 
of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘consistent with State 
law and the provisions of this title’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘consistent with the terms and 
conditions required under this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘consistent with State law and the terms and condi-
tions required under this title’’. 
SEC. 138. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 195 (29 U.S.C. 2945) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) Funds received by a public or private non-
profit entity that are not described in subparagraph 
(B), such as funds privately raised from philan-
thropic foundations, businesses, or other private en-
tities, shall not be considered to be income under 
this title and shall not be subject to the require-
ments of this section.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(14) Funds provided under this title shall not 
be used to establish or operate stand-alone fee-for- 
service enterprises that compete with private sector 
employment agencies within the meaning of section
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4923 
AN ACT 
To establish a process for the submission and consideration 
of petitions for temporary duty suspensions and reduc-
tions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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such alternative approaches were not adopted, to-
gether with a demonstration that the rule provides
for the least costly approach.
‘‘(E) A statement that the rule does not conflict
with, or duplicate, any other rule or a statement of
the reasons why such a conflict or duplication exists.
‘‘(F) A statement of whether the rule will re-
quire on-site inspections or whether persons will be
required by the rule to maintain any records which
will be subject to inspection, and a statement of
whether the rule will require persons to obtain li-
censes, permits, or other certifications including
specification of any associated fees or fines.
‘‘(G) An estimate of the costs to the agency for
implementation and enforcement of the rule and of
whether the agency can be reasonably expected to
implement the rule with the current level of appro-
priations.
‘‘(5)(A) the Director is authorized to review and pre-
pare comments on any preliminary or final regulatory im-
pact analysis, notice of proposed rulemaking, or final rule
based on the requirements of this subsection.
‘‘(B) Upon the request of the Director, an agency
shall consult with the Director concerning the review of
a preliminary impact analysis or notice of proposed rule-
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4939 
To increase engagement with the governments of the Caribbean region, the 
Caribbean diaspora community in the United States, and the private 
sector and civil society in both the United States and the Caribbean, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2016 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To increase engagement with the governments of the Carib-
bean region, the Caribbean diaspora community in the 
United States, and the private sector and civil society 
in both the United States and the Caribbean, 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 ‘‘United States–Carib-
bean Strategic Engagement Act of 2016’’. 
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‘‘(2) debt instruments described in section
1221(4).
‘‘PART III—FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS
‘‘Sec. 1400D. Family development accounts.
‘‘Sec. 1400E. Demonstration program to provide matching con-
tributions to family development accounts in certain
renewal communities.
‘‘Sec. 1400F. Designation of earned income tax credit payments
for deposit to family development account.
‘‘SEC. 1400D. FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS FOR RE-
NEWAL COMMUNITY EITC RECIPIENTS.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a
deduction—
‘‘(A) in the case of a qualified individual,
the amount paid in cash for the taxable year by
such individual to any family development ac-
count for such individual’s benefit, and
‘‘(B) in the case of any person other than
a qualified individual, the amount paid in cash
for the taxable year by such person to any fam-
ily development account for the benefit of a
qualified individual.
No deduction shall be allowed under this paragraph
for any amount deposited in a family development
account under section 1400E (relating to dem-
onstration program to provide matching amounts in
renewal communities).