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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,200,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL DUBLIN RECYCLED WATER DIS-
TRIBUTION AND RETROFIT PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Dublin San Ramon Services District, Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,150,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL PIPELINE DIRECT POTABLE REUSE 
IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Santa Clara Valley Water District, Cali-
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5158 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a conditional 10 
percent rate of tax for certain businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2016 
Mr. MCKINLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a conditional 10 percent rate of tax for certain businesses. 
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 ‘‘Make America Com-
petitive Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. ELECTED 10-PERCENT RATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) CORPORATE RATE.—Section 11(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) MAKING
AMERICA
COMPETITIVE
AGAIN 
RATE.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
the amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) on 
the taxable income of a corporation which has in ef-
fect for the taxable year an election under section 5 
of the Make America Competitive Again Act shall be 
determined at a rate of 10 percent.’’. 
(2) INDIVIDUAL RATE.—Section 1 of such Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j) MAKING AMERICA COMPETITIVE AGAIN RATE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a taxpayer has qualified 
business income for any taxable year, the tax im-
posed by this section for such taxable year shall not 
exceed the sum of— 
‘‘(A) a tax computed at the rates and in 
the same manner as if this subsection had not 
been enacted on taxable income reduced by the 
portion of such taxable income that is attrib-
utable to qualified business income, plus 
‘‘(B) 10 percent of the portion of taxable 
income that is attributable qualified business 
income. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED BUSINESS INCOME.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘qualified business in-
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fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$16,250,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
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† HR 515 EAS 
an individual who is a sex offender by reason of hav-
ing been convicted of a sex offense against a minor. 
(4) DESTINATION COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘destina-
tion country’’ means a destination or transit country. 
(5) INTERPOL.—The term ‘‘INTERPOL’’ means 
the International Criminal Police Organization. 
(6) JURISDICTION.—The term ‘‘jurisdiction’’ 
means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Northern Mariana Islands; 
(G) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
(H) to the extent provided in, and subject to 
the requirements of, section 127 of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(42 U.S.C. 16927), a Federally recognized In-
dian tribe. 
(7) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means an indi-
vidual who has not attained the age of 18 years. 
(8) NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.—The 
term ‘‘National Sex Offender Registry’’ means the Na-
tional Sex Offender Registry established by section
Subtitle B—Establishment of the Federal Statistical Service
Sec. 411. Establishment.
Sec. 412. Principal officers.
Sec. 413. Federal Council on Statistical Policy.
Subtitle C—Transfers of Functions and Offices
Sec. 421. Transfer of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sec. 422. Transfer date.
Subtitle D—Administrative Provisions
Sec. 431. Officers and employees.
Sec. 432. Experts and consultants.
Sec. 433. Acceptance of voluntary services.
Sec. 434. General authority.
Sec. 435. Delegation.
Sec. 436. Reorganization.
Sec. 437. Contracts.
Sec. 438. Regulations.
Sec. 439. Seal.
Sec. 440. Annual report.
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous
Sec. 441. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 442. References.
Sec. 443. Proposed changes in law.
Sec. 444. Transition.
Sec. 445. Interim appointments.
Sec. 446. Conforming amendments.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. References.
Sec. 502. Exercise of authorities.
Sec. 503. Savings provisions.
Sec. 504. Transfer of assets.
Sec. 505. Delegation and assignment.
Sec. 506. Authority of Director of the Office of Management and Budget with
respect to functions transferred.
Sec. 507. Certain vesting of functions considered transfers.
Sec. 508. Availability of existing funds.
Sec. 509. Definitions.
Sec. 510. Conforming amendments.
TITLE I—ABOLISHMENT OF
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title, the following definitions
apply:
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‘‘(J) a brief statement that identifies—
‘‘(i) the balance of the trust fund ac-
counts as of the end of the month preced-
ing the date of the statement;
‘‘(ii) the annual estimated balance of
the trust fund accounts for each of the
succeeding 30 years; and
‘‘(iii) the assumptions used to provide
the information described in clauses (i)
and (ii), including the rates of return and
the nature of the investments of such trust
fund accounts; and
‘‘(K) a simple 1-page summary and com-
parison of the information that is provided to
an eligible individual under subparagraphs (G),
(H), and (I).’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(3) The estimated amounts required to be pro-
vided in a statement under this section shall be de-
termined by the Commissioner using a general meth-
odology for making such estimates, as formulated
and published at the beginning of each calendar year
by the Board of Trustees of the trust fund accounts.
A description of the general methodology used shall
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be provided to the eligible individual as part of the
statement required under this section.
‘‘(4) The Commissioner of Social Security shall
notify an individual who receives a social security ac-
count statement under this section that the individ-
ual may request that the information described in
paragraph (2) be determined on the basis of relevant
information provided by the individual, including in-
formation regarding the individual’s income, marital
status, date of retirement, or race.
‘‘(5) For purposes of this section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘dollars adjusted for infla-
tion’ means—
‘‘(i) dollars in constant or real value
terms on the date on which the statement
is issued; and
‘‘(ii) an amount that is adjusted on
the basis of the Consumer Price Index.
‘‘(B) the term ‘eligible individual’ means
an individual who—
‘‘(i) has a social security account
number;
‘‘(ii) has attained age 25 or over; and
‘‘(iii) has wages or net earnings from
self-employment; and
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2668
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the sunset
and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice
medical savings account (MSA) plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 9, 1997
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. STUMP, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr.
GOSS, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. COBURN, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr.
PAUL, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr.
MCINTOSH, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. TALENT, Mr. HASTERT,
Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and Mr. SOUDER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove
the sunset and numerical limitation on Medicare partici-
pation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account
(MSA) plans.
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 ‘‘Medicare Medical Sav-
ings Account (MSA) Expansion Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF SUNSET AND NUMERICAL LIMITATION
ON PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE+CHOICE
MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT (MSA) PLANS.
Section 1851(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w–21(b)(4)), as added by section 4001 of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the first
sentence; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the second
sentence.
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘child-sex of-
fender’’ means an individual who is a sex of-
fender described in paragraph (3) or (4) of sec-
tion 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911) by 
reason of being convicted of a child-sex offense. 
(B) DEFINITION OF CONVICTED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘‘convicted’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in paragraph (8) of section 
111 of such Act. 
(3) CHILD-SEX OFFENSE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘child-sex of-
fense’’ means a specified offense against a 
minor, as defined in paragraph (7) of section 
111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911), includ-
ing— 
(i) an offense (unless committed by a 
parent or guardian) involving kidnapping; 
(ii) an offense (unless committed by a 
parent or guardian) involving false impris-
onment; 
(iii) solicitation to engage in sexual 
conduct; 
(iv) use in a sexual performance; 
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(v) solicitation to practice prostitu-
tion; 
(vi) video voyeurism as described in 
section 1801 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(vii) possession, production, or dis-
tribution of child pornography; 
(viii) criminal sexual conduct involving 
a minor, or the use of the Internet to fa-
cilitate or attempt such conduct; and 
(ix) any conduct that by its nature is 
a sex offense against a minor. 
(B) OTHER OFFENSES.—The term ‘‘child- 
sex offense’’ includes a sex offense described in 
paragraph (5)(A) of section 111 of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
that is a specified offense against a minor, as 
defined in paragraph (7) of such section. 
(C) FOREIGN CONVICTIONS; OFFENSES IN-
VOLVING CONSENSUAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.—The 
limitations contained in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 shall apply 
with respect to a child-sex offense for purposes 
of this Act to the same extent and in the same 
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the Department of Homeland Security, or any other department 
or agency. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2669
To amend the Social Security Act to provide simplified and accurate informa-
tion on the social security trust funds, and personal earnings and benefit
estimates to eligible individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 9, 1997
Mr. SANFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to provide simplified and
accurate information on the social security trust funds,
and personal earnings and benefit estimates to eligible
individuals.
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 ‘‘Social Security Informa-
tion Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
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(1) information regarding the solvency of the
social security trust funds, and personal earnings
and benefits estimates is vital for working Ameri-
cans to plan a financially secure retirement;
(2) over the next 35 years, the number of
American people age 65 and older will double, while
the number of people age 20 to 64 will increase by
only 20 percent, and these demographic changes will
have a significant impact on the future of the social
security system;
(3) simplified and accurate information regard-
ing the social security system is needed to enable
working Americans to understand and adjust to
those demographic changes;
(4) More than 50 percent of the workers in the
United States do not have a pension and that per-
centage is increasing for younger age groups, 50
percent of families in the United States have less
than $1,000 in net financial assets, and the median
amount of savings among adults who are in their
late 50s, the age of a worker facing immediate re-
tirement, is still less than $10,000;
(5) lack of information has, in part, caused
poor financial planning for future retirement, result-
ing in insufficient savings;
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(6) the General Accounting Office reports that
the Personal Earnings and Benefits Estimate State-
ments (PEBES) initiative is an important step to-
ward better informing the public about the programs
and benefits under the social security system, but
extensive revisions to the PEBES are needed to en-
sure better understanding of that system and effec-
tive communication to the general public about that
system; and
(7) public awareness of the long-term financial
soundness of the social security system will facilitate
necessary reform of that system and increase public
confidence in the system.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to require the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity to provide simple and accurate information on
the fiscal status of the social security trust funds
and on the personal earnings and benefits estimates
of all eligible individuals in order to allow working
Americans to better plan their retirement;
(2) to prohibit the use of any message or design
relating to such information that may mislead or
confuse the general public; and
manner as such limitations apply with respect 
to a sex offense for purposes of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. 
(4) JURISDICTION.—The term ‘‘jurisdiction’’ 
means any of the following: 
(A) A State. 
(B) The District of Columbia. 
(C) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(D) Guam. 
(E) American Samoa. 
(F) The Northern Mariana Islands. 
(G) The United States Virgin Islands. 
(H) To the extent provided in, and subject 
to the requirements of, section 127 of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(42 U.S.C. 16927), a federally recognized In-
dian tribe. 
(5) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means an indi-
vidual who has not attained the age of 18 years. 
SEC. 4. ANGEL WATCH CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall establish within the Child Exploi-
tation Investigations Unit of United States Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of 
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‘‘(i) meets the requirements of a 
promising approach; and 
‘‘(ii) has demonstrated significant 
positive outcomes at more than 1 site in 
terms of increasing work and earnings of 
participants, reducing poverty and depend-
ence, or strengthening families. 
‘‘(C) PROMISING
APPROACH.—The term 
‘promising approach’ means an approach— 
‘‘(i) that meets the requirements of 
subparagraph (D)(i); 
‘‘(ii) that has been evaluated using 
well-designed and rigorous randomized 
controlled or quasi-experimental research 
designs; 
‘‘(iii) that has demonstrated signifi-
cant positive outcomes at only 1 site in 
terms of increasing work and earnings of 
participants, reducing poverty and depend-
ence, or strengthening families; and 
‘‘(iv) under which the benefits of the 
positive outcomes have exceeded the costs 
of achieving the outcomes. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2670
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for
the national estuary program to be used for the development and imple-
mentation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, to
reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other pur-
poses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 9, 1997
Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit
grants for the national estuary program to be used for
the development and implementation of a comprehensive
conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appro-
priations to carry out the program, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM.
(a) GRANTS.—Section 320(g) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)) is amended by
striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—Grants under this subsection
shall be made to pay for assisting activities nec-
essary for the development and implementation of a
comprehensive conservation and management plan
under this section.
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a
grant to any person (including a State, interstate, or
regional agency or entity) under this subsection for
a fiscal year—
‘‘(A) shall not exceed—
‘‘(i) 75 percent of the annual aggre-
gate costs of the development of a com-
prehensive conservation and management
plan; and
‘‘(ii) 50 percent of the annual aggre-
gate costs of the implementation of the
plan; and
‘‘(B) shall be made on condition that the
non-Federal share of the costs are provided
from non-Federal sources.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
320(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1330(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 per
fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989,
1990, and 1991’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section take effect on October 1, 1997.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2671
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure payment for
ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment under the
Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 9, 1997
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. WELDON of Flor-
ida, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. FOLEY, and Mr. CAMPBELL) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit-
tee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure
payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable
medical equipment under the Medicare Program.
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 ‘‘Senior Citizen Res-
piratory Care Preservation Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 
2. 
ASSURANCE 
OF 
PAYMENT 
FOR 
ULTRASONIC
NEBULIZERS AS DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIP-
MENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) MEDICAL NECESSITY.—With respect to the
furnishing of an ultrasonic nebulizer (as described in
paragraph (3)) under part B of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act, the determination of medical ne-
cessity for such equipment shall be under the same
terms and conditions as applied to such equipment
on December 1, 1996.
(2) REASONABLE COST.—The amount of pay-
ment under part B of such title for such equipment
shall be made without respect to alternatives for
such equipment.
(3) ULTRASONIC NEBULIZER DESCRIBED.—For
purposes of paragraph (1), an ultrasonic nebulizer
described in this paragraph is—
(A) an item of durable medical equipment
consisting of such a nebulizer for which pay-
ment may be made under part B of such title,
and
(B) that, as of December 1, 1996, for pur-
poses of such payment was assigned HCPCS
Code E0575.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with re-
spect to ultrasonic nebulizers furnished or in service on
or after April 1, 1997.
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