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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1794
For the relief of Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1997
Mr. SHERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MAI HOA
‘‘JASMIN’’ SALEHI.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi shall be eligible for issu-
ance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant
visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of
status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If 
Mai 
Hoa
‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi enters the United States before the filing
deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered
to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other-
wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi, the Secretary of
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur-
ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num-
ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives
of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable,
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under
section 202(e) of such Act.
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‘‘(1) develop guidance to assist components of 
the Department in developing privacy policies and 
practices; 
‘‘(2) establish a mechanism to ensure such com-
ponents are in compliance with Federal, regulatory, 
statutory, and the Department’s privacy require-
ments, mandates, directives, and policy; 
‘‘(3) work with the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department to identify methods for managing 
and overseeing the Department’s records, manage-
ment policies, and procedures; 
‘‘(4) work with components and offices of the 
Department to ensure that information sharing ac-
tivities incorporate privacy protections; 
‘‘(5) serve as the Department’s central office 
for managing and processing requests related to sec-
tion 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly 
known as the Freedom of Information Act; 
‘‘(6) develop public guidance on procedures to 
be followed when making requests for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(7) oversee the management and processing of 
requests for information under section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, within Department Head-
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VII
Private Calendar No. 15
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1794
[Report No. 105–689]
For the relief of Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 1997
Mr. SHERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed
A BILL
For the relief of Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MAI HOA
‘‘JASMIN’’ SALEHI.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi shall be eligible for
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi-
grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment
of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If 
Mai 
Hoa
‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi enters the United States before the filing
deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered
to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other-
wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi, the Secretary of
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur-
ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num-
ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives
of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable,
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under
section 202(e) of such Act.
Private Calendar No. 15
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1794
[Report No. 105–689]
A BILL
For the relief of Mai Hoa ‘‘Jasmin’’ Salehi.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and
ordered to be printed
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(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 475 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
295), and the item relating to such section in the 
table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are re-
pealed. 
(c) ABOLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF COUNTER-
NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—The Office of Counter-
narcotics Enforcement is abolished. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(A) by repealing section 878 (6 U.S.C. 
112), and the item relating to that section in 
the table of contents in section 1(b) of such 
Act; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) of section 
843(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 413(b)(1)), by striking 
‘‘by—’’ and all that follows through the end of 
that subparagraph and inserting ‘‘by the Sec-
retary; and’’. 
SEC. 103. CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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cation’’ (hereafter in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’).
SEC. 40003. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 11 members as follows:
(1) Three individuals shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House.
(2) Two individuals shall be appointed by the
Minority Leader of the House.
(3) Three individuals shall be appointed by the
Majority Leader of the Senate.
(4) Two individuals shall be appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(5) One individual shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Education.
(b) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.—Each of the in-
dividuals appointed under subsection (a) shall be an indi-
vidual with expertise and experience in higher education
finance (including the financing of State institutions of
higher education), Federal financial aid programs, edu-
cation economics research, public or private higher edu-
cation administration, or business executives who have
managed successful cost reduction programs.
(c) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The
members of the Commission shall elect a Chairman and
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(B) detail any of the personnel of such
agency or instrumentality to the Commission,
on a nonreimbursable basis, to assist the Com-
mission in carrying out the Commission’s duties
under this title.
(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other Federal agencies.
(e) CONTRACTING.—The Commission, to such extent
and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts, may enter into contracts with State agencies, private
firms, institutions, and individuals for the purpose of con-
ducting research or surveys necessary to enable the Com-
mission to discharge the Commission’s duties under this
title.
(f) STAFF.—Subject to such rules and regulations as
may be adopted by the Commission, and to such extent
and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts, the Chairperson of the Commission shall have the
power to appoint, terminate, and fix the compensation
(without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,
and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, or of any other
provision, or of any other provision of law, relating to the
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1795
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the dollar limitation
on payment of benefits from a defined benefit plan maintained by a
State or local government for the benefit of employees of the police
department or fire department.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1997
Mr. GILMAN 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 remove
the dollar limitation on payment of benefits from a de-
fined benefit plan maintained by a State or local govern-
ment for the benefit of employees of the police depart-
ment or fire department.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF DOLLAR LIMITATION ON BENE-
FIT PAYMENTS FROM A DEFINED BENEFIT
PLAN MAINTAINED FOR CERTAIN POLICE
AND FIRE EMPLOYEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of section
415(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘participant—’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘participant, subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this
paragraph and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall
not apply.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 1996.
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with this Act, and to determine student and school
eligibility for participation in such program.
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Corporation shall ex-
ercise its authority—
(A) in a manner consistent with maximiz-
ing educational opportunities for the maximum
number of interested families; and
(B) in consultation with the District of Co-
lumbia Board of Education or entity exercising
administrative jurisdiction over the District of
Columbia Public Schools, the Superintendent of
the District of Columbia Public Schools, and
other school scholarship programs in the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
(4) APPLICATION
OF
PROVISIONS.—The Cor-
poration shall be subject to the provisions of this
Act, and, to the extent consistent with this Act, to
the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act
(D.C. Code, sec. 29–501 et seq.).
(5) RESIDENCE.—The Corporation shall have
its place of business in the District of Columbia and
shall be considered, for purposes of venue in civil ac-
tions, to be a resident of the District of Columbia.
(6) FUND.—There is established in the Treas-
ury a fund that shall be known as the District of
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suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Air Force’’, $29,100,000: Provided, That such amount is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Overseas Contingency
Operations Transfer Fund’’, $1,430,100,000: Provided,
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds
only to Department of Defense operation and maintenance
accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred
shall be merged with and shall be available for the same
purposes and for the same time period, as the appropria-
tion to which transferred: Provided further, That the
transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority available to the De-
partment of Defense: Provided further, That such amount
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced
(11) NO OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.—The mem-
bers of the Board shall not, by reason of such mem-
bership, be considered to be officers or employees of
the United States Government or of the District of
Columbia Government.
(12) STIPENDS.—The members of the Board,
while attending meetings of the Board or while en-
gaged in duties related to such meetings or other ac-
tivities of the Board pursuant to this Act, shall be
provided a stipend. Such stipend shall be at the rate
of $150 per day for which the member of the Board
is officially recorded as having worked, except that
no member may be paid a total stipend amount in
any calendar year in excess of $5,000.
(c) OFFICERS AND STAFF.—
(1) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Corporation
shall have an Executive Director, and such other
staff, as may be appointed by the Board for terms
and at rates of compensation, not to exceed level
EG–16 of the Educational Service of the District of
Columbia, to be fixed by the Board.
(2) STAFF.—With the approval of the Board,
the Executive Director may appoint and fix the sal-
ary of such additional personnel as the Executive
Director considers appropriate.
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Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
OPLAN 34A/35 P.O.W. PAYMENTS
For payments to individuals under section 657 of
Public Law 104–201, $20,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
RESERVE MOBILIZATION INCOME INSURANCE FUND
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Reserve Mobiliza-
tion Income Insurance Fund’’, $72,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 1
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 101. The Secretary of the Navy shall transfer
up to $23,000,000 to ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Ma-
rine Corps’’ from the following accounts in the specified
amounts, to be available only for reimbursing costs in-
curred for repairing damage caused by hurricanes, flood-
ing, and other natural disasters during 1996 and 1997
to real property and facilities at Marine Corps facilities
(including Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Cherry Point,
‘‘(A) advise the Secretary on private sector 
products, applications, and solutions as they re-
late to homeland security challenges; 
‘‘(B) advise the Secretary on homeland se-
curity policies, regulations, processes, and ac-
tions that affect the participating industries and 
associations; and 
‘‘(C) advise the Secretary on private sector 
preparedness issues, including effective methods 
for— 
‘‘(i) promoting voluntary preparedness 
standards to the private sector; and 
‘‘(ii) assisting the private sector in 
adopting voluntary preparedness standards; 
‘‘(10) promote existing public-private partner-
ships and developing new public-private partnerships 
to provide for collaboration and mutual support to 
address homeland security challenges; 
‘‘(11) assist in the development and promotion of 
private sector best practices to secure critical infra-
structure; 
‘‘(12) provide information to the private sector 
regarding voluntary preparedness standards and the 
business justification for preparedness and promoting 
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(26) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROPERTY ISSUED 
TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.—Section 710 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands,’’. 
(27) DISPOSITION
OF
OBSOLETE
OR
CON-
DEMNED
PROPERTY.—Section 711 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(28) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS
OF
CON-
DEMNED STORES ISSUED TO NATIONAL GUARD.— 
Section 712(1) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’. 
(29) SETTLEMENTS FOR PROPERTY LOSS, PER-
SONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.—Section 715(c) of title 
32, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 
Puerto Rico’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands’’. 
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shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of
private, nonprofit community-based housing and commu-
nity development organizations, low-income rural commu-
nities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
to undertake projects to improve housing, community fa-
cilities, community and economic development projects in
rural areas: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated for the Rural Community Development Initiative,
not less than $200,000 shall be in the form of
predevelopment planning grants, not to exceed $50,000
each, with the balance for low-interest revolving loans to
be used for capital and other related expenses, and made
available to nonprofit based community development orga-
nizations: Provided further, That such organizations
should demonstrate experience in the administration of re-
volving loan programs and providing technical assistance
to cooperatives: Provided further, That such funds shall
be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public
intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide
matching funds from other sources, including Federal
funds for related activities, in an amount not less than
funds provided: Provided further, That of the amount ap-
propriated for the rural business and cooperative develop-
ment programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made
available for a grant to a qualified national organization
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in
order to promote economic development; $2,000,000 shall
be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C.
1921 et seq.): Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated for rural utilities programs, not to exceed
$25,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems
to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico
border, including grants pursuant to section 306C of such
Act; not to exceed $17,500,000 shall be for technical as-
sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursu-
ant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, of which
$5,513,000 shall be for Rural Community Assistance Pro-
grams; and not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be for con-
tracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit
rider program to provide technical assistance for rural
water systems: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, not to exceed $22,166,000 shall be available
through June 30, 2005, for authorized empowerment
zones and enterprise communities and communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic
Area Partnership Zones; of which $1,081,000 shall be for
the rural community programs described in section
381E(d)(1) of such Act, of which $12,582,000 shall be
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
provide information to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
about the status of the homeland security rotation program 
authorized by section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as amended by this section. 
TITLE II—DHS ACQUISITION AC-
COUNTABILITY 
AND 
EFFI-
CIENCY 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this title: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘congressional homeland secu-
rity committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate. 
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to the private sector the adoption of voluntary pre-
paredness standards; 
‘‘(13) coordinate industry efforts, with respect to 
functions of the Department of Homeland Security, to 
identify private sector resources and capabilities that 
could be effective in supplementing Federal, State, 
and local government agency efforts to prevent or re-
spond to a terrorist attack; 
‘‘(14) coordinate with the Commissioner of Cus-
toms and Border Protection and the appropriate sen-
ior official of the Department of Commerce on issues 
related to the travel and tourism industries; 
‘‘(15) coordinate the activities of the Department 
relating to State and local government; 
‘‘(16) assess, and advocate for, the resources 
needed by State and local governments to implement 
the national strategy for combating terrorism; 
‘‘(17) provide State and local governments with 
regular information, research, and technical support 
to assist local efforts at securing the homeland; 
‘‘(18) develop a process for receiving meaningful 
input from State and local governments to assist the 
development of the national strategy for combating 
terrorism and other homeland security activities; and 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES CANDIDATE’S CONTRIBUTORS TO RE-
SIDE IN DISTRICT.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) The number of persons from whom a House
candidate accepts contributions with respect to an election
cycle who are not residents of the congressional district
involved may not exceed the number of persons from
whom the candidate accepts contributions with respect to
the election cycle who are residents of the congressional
district involved.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
contributions from a national, State, district, or local po-
litical party committee (including any subordinate commit-
tee thereof).
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘House candidate’
means a candidate for the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.’’.
SEC. 3. BAN ON ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL ACTION COM-
MITTEES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section: