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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5004
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a consent
to waive a survivor annuity form of retirement benefit shall also be
effective if made before marriage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 19, 1994
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred
jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that a consent to waive a survivor annuity form of retire-
ment benefit shall also be effective if made before mar-
riage.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF SURVIVOR ANNUITY FORM OF RE-
TIREMENT BENEFIT MAY BE MADE BEFORE
MARRIAGE.
(a) AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—
Paragraph (2) of section 417(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to definitions and special rules for
purposes of minimum survivor annuity requirements) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘A consent by an individual who becomes the spouse of
the participant shall be effective with respect to such indi-
vidual if such consent meets the requirements of subpara-
graph (A) (determined by treating such individual as the
spouse of the participant) and such consent is made within
1 year before the date such individual becomes the spouse
of the participant.’’
(b) AMENDMENT OF ERISA.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 205(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (relating to requirement of joint and survivor
annuity and preretirement survivor annuity) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘A con-
sent by an individual who becomes the spouse of the par-
ticipant shall be effective with respect to such individual
if such consent meets the requirements of subparagraph
(A) (determined by treating such individual as the spouse
of the participant) and such consent is made within 1 year
before the date such individual becomes the spouse of the
participant.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to consents made after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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(b) may be offered even following the sixth day 
specified in subsection (c)(3) of such section but not 
later than the legislative day of September 14, 2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
•HRES 391 EH 
(10) declares that when Congress adjourns today, it 
stands adjourned out of respect to the victims of the ter-
rorist attacks. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage savings and
investment through individual retirement accounts, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 20, 1994
Mr. PICKLE (for himself, Mr. THOMAS of California, Mr. NEAL of Massachu-
setts, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. ANDREWS of Texas, Mrs. JOHNSON
of Connecticut, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. CRANE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. HAN-
COCK, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. GENE
GREEN of Texas, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. WILSON, Ms. ESCHOO, Mr. LEVY, Mr.
FAZIO, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. FISH, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr.
HASTINGS, Mr. HAYES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr.
BROWN of California, Mr. FROST, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr.
PACKARD, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. HYDE, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.
ROGERS, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RAHALL,
Mr. SWIFT, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. CALLAHAN,
Mr. CAMP, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. LIVINGSTON,
Mr. PARKER, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. HERGER,
Mr. SAWYER, Mr. MINGE, and Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas) 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 encourage
savings and investment through individual retirement ac-
counts, 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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(1) truth in sentencing laws which will require
persons convicted of violent crimes to serve not less
than 85 percent of the sentence imposed;
(2) mandatory prison sentences for persons con-
victed of the most serious violent crimes;
(3) pretrial detention for persons whose release
it can be shown would pose a danger to any other
person or the community;
(4) sentencing authority to allow the defend-
ant’s victims or the family of victims the opportunity
to be heard regarding the issue of sentencing and
provide that the victim or the victim’s family will be
notified whenever such defendant is to be released;
or
(5) that a person who is convicted of a serious
violent crime shall be sentenced to life imprisonment
if—
(A) the person has been convicted on 2 or
more prior occasions in a court of the United
States or of a State of a serious violent crime,
or of 1 or more serious violent crimes and 1 or
more serious drug offenses; and
(B) each serious violent crime or serious
drug offense used as a basis for sentencing
under this subsection, other than the first, was
which, after such placement, does not exceed
$8,000;’’.
(3) 
TREATMENT
AS
INCOME.—Section
402(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B),
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(D) shall treat as income any distribu-
tions from a qualified asset account (as defined
in section 406(i)(1)) which do not meet the def-
inition of a qualified distribution under section
406(i)(2);’’.
(c) QUALIFIED ASSET ACCOUNTS.—Section 406 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 606) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(i)(1) The term ‘qualified asset account’ means a
mechanism approved by the State (such as individual re-
tirement accounts, escrow accounts, or savings bonds) that
allows savings of a family receiving aid to families with
dependent children to be used for qualified distributions.
‘‘(2) The term ‘qualified distributions’ means dis-
tributions for expenses directly related to one or more of
the following purposes:
‘‘(A) The attendance of a member of the family
at any education or training program.
‘‘(B) The improvement of the employability (in-
cluding self-employment) of a member of the family
(such as through the purchase of an automobile).
‘‘(C) The purchase of a home for the family.
‘‘(D) A change of the family residence.’’.
(d) STUDY OF USE OF QUALIFIED ASSET ACCOUNTS;
REPORT.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall conduct a study of the use of qualified asset accounts
established pursuant to the amendments made by this sec-
tion, and shall report on such study and any recommenda-
tions for modifications of such amendments to the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives not later
than January 1, 1998.
(e) REPORT
ON AFDC ASSET LIMIT
ON AUTO-
MOBILES.—Within 3 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall submit to the Congress a report on—
(1) the need to revise the limitation, established
in regulations pursuant to section 402(a)(7)(B)(i) of
the Social Security Act, on the value of a family
automobile required to be disregarded by a State in
determining the eligibility of the family for aid to
families with dependent children under the State
plan approved under part A of title IV of such Act,
and
(2) the extent to which such a revision would
increase the employability of recipients of such aid.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, with re-
spect to accounts approved on or after such date and be-
fore October 1, 1998.
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 393 
Expressing support for designation of October 2011 as National Chiropractic 
Health Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 
Mr. BOSWELL submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of October 2011 as 
National Chiropractic Health Month. 
Whereas the use of technology such as personal computers, 
smart phones, and other hand-held devices has rapidly in-
creased over the past 20 years; 
Whereas such equipment can involve hours of sitting in the 
same place, holding the body in strained positions, or 
using repetitive motions that lead to inflammation and 
pain; 
Whereas inactivity and poor posture can cause back pain and 
neck strain, which can lead to neck pain and headaches 
and pain in other parts of the body; 
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Whereas back pain is one of the most common reasons for 
visits 
to 
a 
physician 
and 
accounts 
for 
about 
$50,000,000,000 in health care costs per year; 
Whereas repetitive stress injuries from texting and computer 
use are increasing and cause about 28 percent of the 
workforce to miss days on the job; 
Whereas musculoskeletal injuries in general are one of the 
biggest workplace health and safety problems in United 
States industry today; 
Whereas Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) are health care pro-
viders who focus on the whole person and have particular 
expertise in the prevention and care of musculoskeletal 
injuries; 
Whereas DCs are also experts in ergonomics and can teach 
those who use technology frequently how to prevent inju-
ries such as back pain, neck pain, and repetitive strains; 
Whereas National Chiropractic Health Month serves as a re-
minder to all United States citizens of the importance of 
being ‘‘TechnoHealthy’’ by using technology safely and 
making time to rest, exercise, and engage in other 
wellness-enhancing activities; and 
Whereas October 2011 would be an appropriate month to 
designate as National Chiropractic Health Month: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of National Chiropractic Health Month. 
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IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 397 
Reestablishing the House of Representatives Page Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 
Mr. BOREN (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, and Mr. CUELLAR) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration 
RESOLUTION 
Reestablishing the House of Representatives Page Program. 
Whereas the House of Representatives Page Program is part 
of a historic tradition of the House of Representatives, 
traced back to messengers employed by the First Conti-
nental Congress in 1774, and the first messengers and 
errand-runners known as ‘‘Pages’’ served during the 
Twentieth Congress, from 1827 to 1829; 
Whereas the House Page Program has long provided an op-
portunity for young people to experience our government 
first hand, and many former pages have gone on to be-
come our Nation’s leaders both in the public and private 
sectors; 
Whereas the primary duties of House Pages include deliv-
ering correspondence and legislative materials, answering 
phones in the Members’ Cloakrooms and delivering mes-
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(A) a felony offense that has as an element
the use, attempted use, or threatened use of
physical force against the person of another, or
(B) any other offense that is a felony and
that, by its nature, involves substantial risk
that physical force against the person of an-
other may be used in the course of committing
the offense;
(2) the term ‘‘serious drug offender’’ has the
same 
meaning 
as 
that 
is 
used 
in 
section
924(e)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code;
(3) the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the United
States and the District of Columbia;
(4) the term ‘‘convicted’’ means convicted and
sentenced to a term in a State corrections institution
or a period of formal probation; and
(5) the term ‘‘part I violent crimes’’ means
murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as
those offenses are reported to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime
Reports.
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sages to Members on the floor, and preparing the Hall 
of the House for session; 
Whereas the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House ter-
minated this historic program on August 31, 2011; and 
Whereas the loss of the House Page Program is detrimental 
to both the House of Representatives and the education 
of our Nation’s young people: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. REESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES PAGE PROGRAM. 
(a) REESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—Effective 
with the first school semester that begins after the advi-
sory panel described in subsection (b) submits its rec-
ommendations to the Committee on House Administra-
tion, the House of Representatives Page Program shall be 
reestablished. 
(b) USE OF ADVISORY PANEL TO DEVELOP REC-
OMMENDATIONS FOR OPERATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the adoption of this resolution, the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
House Administration, acting jointly, shall appoint 9 
individuals to serve on an advisory panel to develop 
recommendations for the operation of the reestab-
lished Page Program. 
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(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Of the individuals ap-
pointed to serve on the advisory panel under this 
subsection— 
(A) 3 shall be Members of the House of 
Representatives who belong to the majority 
party of the House; 
(B) 3 shall be Members of the House of 
Representatives who belong to the minority 
party of the House; and 
(C) 3 shall be individuals who are not 
Members of the House of Representatives and 
who served as pages of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(3) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Individ-
uals serving on the advisory panel shall serve with-
out pay. 
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The 
Committee on House Administration shall provide to 
the advisory panel the administrative support serv-
ices necessary for the advisory panel to carry out its 
duties under this subsection. 
(5) DEADLINE.—The advisory panel shall sub-
mit its recommendations under paragraph (1) not 
later than 60 days after the appointment of all of 
its members. 
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(c) INCLUSION OF DELEGATES AND RESIDENT COM-
MISSIONER.—In this resolution, a ‘‘Member of the House 
of Representatives’’ includes a Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to the Congress. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 72 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 399 
[Report No. 112–207] 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
79) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the joint resolu-
tion (H.J. Res. 79) making continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. All points of 
order against consideration of the joint resolution are 
waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be con-
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sidered as adopted. The joint resolution, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the joint resolution, as amended, are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
joint resolution, as amended, to final passage without in-
tervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations; and (2) one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 72 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 399 
[Report No. 112–207] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 79) making continuing appropriations 
for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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(8) the development of model programs that
demonstrate the educational effectiveness of tech-
nology in urban and rural areas and economically
distressed communities;
(9) research on, and the evaluation of, the ef-
fectiveness and benefits of technology in education
giving priority to research on, and evaluation of,
such effectiveness and benefits in elementary and
secondary schools;
(10) a biannual assessment of, and report to
the public regarding, the uses of technology in ele-
mentary and secondary education throughout the
United States upon which private businesses and
Federal, State and local governments may rely for
decisionmaking about the need for, and provision of,
appropriate technologies in schools, which assess-
ment and report shall use, to the extent possible, ex-
isting information and resources;
(11) conferences on, and dissemination of infor-
mation regarding, the uses of technology in edu-
cation;
(12) encouraging collaboration between the De-
partment of Education and other Federal agencies
in the development, implementation, evaluation and
‘‘SEC. 121A. ONE-TIME EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF
FARMLAND TO BEGINNING FARMER.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an individual,
at the election of the taxpayer, gross income does not in-
clude gain from the sale or exchange of property if—
‘‘(1) the taxpayer has attained the age of 55
before the date of such sale or exchange,
‘‘(2) during the 8-year period ending on the
date of the sale or exchange, such property—
‘‘(A) was owned by the taxpayer, and
‘‘(B) was used by any person as a farm for
farming 
purposes 
(as 
defined 
in 
section
2032A(e)), and
‘‘(3) such property is acquired from the tax-
payer by a beginning farmer.
The requirement of paragraph (2)(B) shall be treated as
met only if, for periods aggregating 3 years or more dur-
ing such 8-year period, such use was by the taxpayer.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION
TO
ONLY
1 SALE
OR
EX-
CHANGE.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to any sale or
exchange by the taxpayer if an election by the taxpayer
or his spouse under subsection (a) or section 121 with re-
spect to any other sale or exchange is in effect. The pre-
ceding sentence shall be applied by not taking into account
any election referred to in section 121(b)(3) and any elec-
tion under section 121 with respect to the principal resi-
priate to carry out the basic intent of the map cited
in this subparagraph.
(2) If the Secretary and Lake Gulch mutually agree,
and the Secretary determines it is in the public interest,
the Secretary may utilize the authority and direction of
this Act to transfer to Lake Gulch lands in sections 17
and 13 that are in addition to those precise selected lands
shown on the maps cited in paragraphs (d)(1)(B) and
(d)(1)(C), and which are not under formal application for
transfer to a qualified unit of local government, upon
transfer to the Secretary of additional offered lands ac-
ceptable to the Secretary or upon payment to the Sec-
retary by Lake Gulch of cash equalization money amount-
ing to the full appraised fair market value of any such
additional lands. If any such additional lands are located
in section 13 they may be transferred to Lake Gulch with-
out survey based on such legal or other description as the
Secretary determines appropriate as long as the Secretary
determines that the boundaries of any adjacent lands not
owned by Lake Gulch can be properly identified so as to
avoid possible future boundary conflicts or disputes. If the
Secretary determines surveys are necessary to convey any
such additional lands to Lake Gulch, the costs of such sur-
veys shall be paid by Lake Gulch but shall not be eligible
for any adjustment in the value of such additional lands
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independence was approved by more than 90 percent of 
the voters; 
Whereas a new, democratic constitution was adopted on June 
28, 1996, mandating a pluralistic political system with 
protection of basic human rights and liberties; 
Whereas the Ukrainian people, most dramatically during the 
2004 Orange Revolution, clearly proved their ability to 
resolve political differences through nonviolent protest by 
engaging in peaceful demonstrations in Kiev and else-
where to protest the unfair runoff presidential election on 
November 21, 2004, and the declaration by the Ukrain-
ian Central Election Commission that Viktor Yanukovych 
had won a majority of the votes; 
Whereas on December 26, 2004, the Ukrainian Supreme 
Court ruled the November 21, 2004, presidential vote in-
valid, allowing the people of Ukraine to again voice their 
desire for a more democratic, transparent, and fair elec-
tion process, leading to the election of Viktor Yushchenko 
on January 10, 2005; 
Whereas the elections to Ukraine’s parliament, known as 
Verkhovna Rada, were held on March 26, 2006; 
Whereas Ukraine currently faces a political crisis that could 
jeopardize that country’s hard-fought and substantial 
democratic gains; 
Whereas the United States has expressed concern about the 
Government of Ukraine infringing on constitutionally 
protected freedoms of speech and of the press, including 
reports of intimidation and violence against journalists by 
national and local officials; 
Whereas in April 2011, an independent team from the Free-
dom House concluded an assessment of Ukraine’s democ-
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any other person or the community; as
provided under section 3142(g);’’.
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H. Res. 3 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 5, 2011. 
Resolved, That a committee of two Members be ap-
pointed by the Speaker on the part of the House of Rep-
resentatives to join with a committee on the part of the Sen-
ate to notify the President of the United States that a 
quorum of each House has assembled and Congress is ready 
to receive any communication that he may be pleased to 
make. 
Attest: 
Clerk.