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(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec-
tion existed before the enactment of the Cran-
ston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 
(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act; or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3)
the
term
‘‘project-based
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965; 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act; 
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(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and 
(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act; 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 
low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 
multifamily housing project which is transferring 
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 
the statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions to the receiving project or 
projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) PUBLIC NOTICE AND RESEARCH REPORT.— 
(1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the 
Federal Register the terms and conditions, including 
criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to 
this section no later than 30 days before the effec-
tive date of such notice. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW TO THE PRACTICE
OF PHARMACY COMPOUNDING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 (21 U.S.C. 353) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h)(1) Sections 501(a)(2)(B), 501(f), 501(h),
502(f)(1), 502(l), 502(o), 502(s), 502(t), 505, and sec-
tions 510 through 520 shall not apply to a drug or device
that is compounded by a licensed pharmacist or licensed
physician or other licensed practitioner authorized by
State law to prescribe drugs or devices or both—
‘‘(A) on the order of such a licensed physician
or other licensed practitioner for an individual pa-
tient; or
‘‘(B) in limited quantities, as determined by the
principal State agency of jurisdiction which regulates
the practice of pharmacy for that pharmacist, before
receiving a valid order for an individual patient if
the compounding of the drug or device is based on
a history of receiving valid orders that have been
generated solely within an established relationship
between the pharmacist, and (i) the patient for
whom the order will be given, or (ii) the physician
or other licensed practitioner who will write such
order.
Such sections shall not apply to a drug or device if such
pharmacist or physician or other licensed practitioner does
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(2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation 
of the transfer authority under this section, includ-
ing the effect of such transfers on the operational ef-
ficiency, contract rents, physical and financial condi-
tions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. 
SEC. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 
higher education (as defined under section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 
States
Housing
Act
of
1937
(42
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and 
(7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
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no more than advertise or otherwise promote the
compounding service and does not advertise or otherwise
promote the compounding of a particular drug or device.
‘‘(2) None of the provisions of this Act referred to
in paragraph (1) shall apply to a bulk drug product or
other drug, including an imported drug, that is intended
for use by a licensed pharmacist or licensed physician or
other licensed practitioner in compounding a drug or de-
vice on the order of a licensed physician or other licensed
practitioner for an individual patient, except to the extent
that the provision relates directly to the quality, purity,
potency, or identity of such drug.’’.
(b) WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSED RULE AND GUIDE-
LINE.—The proposed rule of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services concerning exceptions to the current good
manufacturing practices for makers of positron emission
tomography drug products and the draft guideline on the
manufacture of positron emission tomography drug prod-
ucts published in the Federal Register of February 27,
1995 (at 60 FR 10517-10520 and 60 FR 10593-10594)
are null and void and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services may not propose another proposed regulation or
guideline respecting the same matters covered by the pro-
posed regulation and guideline described in this sub-
section.
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) On the first day of each of fiscal years 1998,
1999, and 2000, there shall be made available to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section $25,000,000 from amounts
available for the Department of Defense.’’.
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supple-
mentary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, the Sec-
retary shall, for fiscal year 1998 and each subse-
quent fiscal year, transfer to the Fund an amount
determined by the Secretary for the fiscal year in-
volved in accordance with paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNTS.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the amount determined
under this paragraph for a fiscal year is an estimate
by the Secretary of an amount equal to 75 percent
of the difference between—
‘‘(A) the nationwide total of the amounts
that would have been paid under section 1876
during the year but for the operation of sub-
section (a)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of such section; and
‘‘(B) the nationwide total of the amounts
paid under such section during the year.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION BETWEEN MEDICARE TRUST
FUNDS.—In providing for a transfer under para-
graph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall pro-
vide for an allocation of the amounts involved be-
tween part A and part B of title XVIII (and the
trust funds established under the respective parts)
as reasonably reflects the proportion of payments for
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SEC. 337. RECOVERY AND SHARING OF COSTS OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL RESTORATION AT DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE SITES.
(a) GUIDELINES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe in regulations guidelines concerning the
cost-recovery and cost-sharing activities of the mili-
tary departments and defense agencies.
(2) COVERED
MATTERS.—The guidelines pre-
scribed under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) establish uniform requirements relating
to cost-recovery and cost-sharing activities for
the military departments and defense agencies;
(B) require the Secretaries of the military
departments and the heads of the defense agen-
cies to obtain all appropriate data regarding ac-
tivities of contractors of the Department or other
private parties responsible for environmental
contamination at Department sites that is rel-
evant for purposes of cost-recovery and cost-shar-
ing activities;
(C) require the Secretaries of the military
departments and the heads of the defense agen-
cies to use consistent methods in estimating the
costs of environmental restoration at sites under
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ment of items of equipment, and for military con-
struction, for the reserve components.’’.
(b) PROHIBITION.—The level of detail provided for
procurement and military construction in the future-years
defense programs for fiscal years after fiscal year 1998 may
not be less than the level of detail provided for procurement
and military construction in the future-years defense pro-
gram for fiscal year 1998.
SEC. 1009. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS
AND RELATED DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
PROGRAMS.
(a) DECREASE IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE PRO-
GRAM.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the amount authorized to be appropriated by section
3102(f) is hereby decreased by $40,000,000.
(b) DECREASE IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS
FOR ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY
AND HEALTH, DE-
FENSE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the amount authorized to be appropriated by section
3103(6) is hereby decreased by $19,000,000.
(c) DECREASE
IN AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of this Act, the amount authorized
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cle courses), military skills (such as marksmanship
and hand-grenade qualifications), and nonphysical
tasks required of individuals and, to the degree that
differing standards exist or are in fact being imple-
mented, assess the effect of the use of those differ-
ing standards.
(5) Assess the degree to which performance
standards in basic training are based on military
readiness.
(6) Review Department of Defense and military
department efforts to objectively measure or evaluate
the effectiveness of gender-integrated basic training,
as compared to gender-segregated basic training,
particularly with regard to the adequacy and scope
of the efforts and with regard to the relevancy of
findings to operational unit requirements.
(7) Compare the pattern of attrition in gender-
integrated basic training units with the pattern of
attrition in gender-segregated basic training units
and assess the relevancy of the findings of such com-
parison.
(8) Compare the level of readiness and morale
of gender-integrated basic training units with the
level of readiness and morale of gender-segregated
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Helping 
Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016, 
the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, shall issue guidance to group health plans 
and health insurance issuers offering group or 
individual health insurance coverage to assist 
such plans and issuers in satisfying the require-
ments of this section, section 712 of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
or section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, as applicable,. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(i) GUIDANCE
FOR
PLANS
AND 
ISSUERS.—The guidance issued under this 
paragraph shall include clarifying informa-
tion and illustrative examples of methods 
that group health plans and health insur-
ance issuers offering group or individual 
health insurance coverage may use for dis-
closing information to ensure compliance 
with the requirements under this section, 
section 712 of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974, or section
semitrailer or trailer operating in a truck tractor- 
semitrailer-trailer combination,’’. 
SEC. 126. EXEMPTION.— 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31112(c)(5) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Nebraska may’’ and inserting 
‘‘Nebraska and Kansas may’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the State of Nebraska’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the relevant state’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 31112(c) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection designation and 
heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR WYOMING, OHIO, ALASKA, 
IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS.—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
SEC. 127. Section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$220,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$350,000,000’’. 
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the indirect costs of medical education and direct
graduate medical education costs of hospitals associ-
ated with the provision of services under each re-
spective part.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998
through 2004.
‘‘(e) INVESTMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the
Treasury shall invest such amounts of the Fund as
such Secretary determines are not required to meet
current withdrawals from the Fund. Such invest-
ments may be made only in interest-bearing obliga-
tions of the United States. For such purpose, such
obligations may be acquired on original issue at the
issue price, or by purchase of outstanding obliga-
tions at the market price.
‘‘(2) SALE
OF
OBLIGATIONS.—Any obligation
acquired by the Fund may be sold by the Secretary
of the Treasury at the market price.
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF INCOME.—Any interest
derived from obligations acquired by the Fund, and
proceeds from any sale or redemption of such obliga-
tions, are hereby appropriated to the Fund.
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ous mental illness who has benefitted from and 
is receiving medical treatment under the care of 
a licensed mental health professional; 
‘‘(B) at least one such member shall be a 
parent or legal guardian of an individual with 
a history of serious mental illness who has ei-
ther attempted suicide or is incarcerated for vi-
olence committed while experiencing a serious 
mental illness; 
‘‘(C) at least one such member shall be a 
representative of a leading research, advocacy, 
and service organization for individuals with se-
rious mental illness; 
‘‘(D) at least one such member shall be— 
‘‘(i) a licensed psychiatrist with expe-
rience treating serious mental illness; or 
‘‘(ii) a licensed clinical psychologist 
with experience treating serious mental ill-
ness; 
‘‘(E) at least one member shall be a li-
censed 
mental 
health 
counselor 
or 
psychotherapist; 
‘‘(F) at least one member shall be a li-
censed clinical social worker; 
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State in which the product is to be provided but
ceases to be so regulated after the date of en-
actment of the Financial Services Competitive-
ness Act of 1996.
‘‘(3) OTHER PRODUCTS.—In a determination by
the Comptroller of the Currency whether a national
bank may provide, as a part of or incidental to the
business of banking pursuant to the paragraph des-
ignated the ‘Seventh’ of subsection (a), a product
that was not regulated, as of January 1, 1996, as
insurance by the appropriate insurance regulatory
authorities of any States in which the product is
provided or to be provided, but that any such regu-
latory authority regulates, or through formal State
regulatory action asserts should be regulated, as in-
surance after that date, the Comptroller of the Cur-
rency and any court reviewing the determination of
the Comptroller of the Currency, must consider—
‘‘(A) views of insurance regulatory authori-
ties of any States in which the product is pro-
vided or to be provided as to whether the prod-
uct should be treated as insurance, including
the insurance regulatory authorities’ views as to
the nature of the product and the history of its
regulation; and
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $186,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities
authorized
by
law,
$164,158,000,
of
which 
$22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
maintenance and repair of training ships at State Mari-
time Academies, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for National Security Multi-Mis-
sion Vessel design for State Maritime Academies and Na-
tional Security, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2017, for the Student In-
centive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of 
which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended 
for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which 
$19,700,000 shall remain available until expended for fa-
cilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital 
improvements at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy, and of which $3,000,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2017, for Maritime Environment 
and Technology Assistance grants, contracts, and coopera-
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‘‘(f) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS.—The
Fund may accept on behalf of the United States money
gifts and bequests made unconditionally to the Fund for
the benefit of the Fund or any activity financed through
the Fund.
‘‘PART B—PAYMENTS TO TEACHING HOSPITALS
‘‘SEC. 2111. FORMULA PAYMENTS TO TEACHING HOS-
PITALS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of each teaching hos-
pital that in accordance with subsection (b) submits to the
Secretary a payment document for fiscal year 1998 or any
subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall make payments
for the year to the teaching hospital for the direct and
indirect costs of operating approved medical residency
training programs. Such payments shall be made from the
Fund, and shall be made in accordance with a formula
established by the Secretary.
‘‘(b) PAYMENT DOCUMENT.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), a payment document is a document containing
such information as may be necessary for the Secretary
to make payments under such subsection to a teaching
hospital for a fiscal year. The document is submitted in
accordance with this subsection if the document is submit-
ted not later than the date specified by the Secretary, and
the document is in such form and is made in such manner
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1061
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time
limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare
Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr.
EVANS, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.
FROST, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms.
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. WALSH, and
Mr. NETHERCUTT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate
the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs 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. ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION ON MEDI-
CARE BENEFITS FOR IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE
DRUGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2)(J) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(J)) is amended
by striking ‘‘, but only’’ and all that follows up to the semi-
colon at the end.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to drugs furnished on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1063
To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or possession
of the United States to bring an action in Federal court to enjoin
violations of that Act or to enforce the laws of such State, territory,
or possession with respect to such violations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. EHRLICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, terri-
tory, or possession of the United States to bring an
action in Federal court to enjoin violations of that Act
or to enforce the laws of such State, territory, or posses-
sion with respect to such violations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Act of March 1, 1913 (commonly referred to as
the ‘‘Webb-Kenyon Act’’), and section 202(b) of the Liq-
uor Law Repeal and Enforcement Act (27 U.S.C. 122)
are amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any
State, the District of Columbia, any territory of the
United States, or any place noncontiguous to but subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States may bring an ac-
tion in the appropriate United States district court, or in
the case of a territory or place outside the United States,
in an appropriate court of Federal jurisdiction, to enjoin
the shipment or transportation of liquor in violation of this
section or to enforce the laws of such State, the District
of Columbia, such territory, or such place, as the case may
be, with respect to such shipment or transportation.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1064
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the duration of the pilot
program providing for interest buy down authority, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 1997
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the dura-
tion of the pilot program providing for interest buy down
authority, 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 ‘‘ ‘Let Our Military Per-
sonnel Buy a Home’ Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 3708 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (g), by striking out ‘‘1998’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2000’’; and