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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2882
To require that the pay and benefits of the President, the Vice President,
Members of Congress, and certain high-level Government employees be
treated in the same manner as the pay and benefits of Government
employees who are affected by a Government shutdown.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. BLUTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee
on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require that the pay and benefits of the President, the
Vice President, Members of Congress, and certain high-
level Government employees be treated in the same man-
ner as the pay and benefits of Government employees
who are affected by a Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAY AND BENEFITS OF PRESIDENT, VICE
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND
CERTAIN 
HIGH-LEVEL 
GOVERNMENT 
EM-
PLOYEES DURING ANY PERIOD OF LAPSED
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—During any period with respect
to which there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal
department or agency as a result of a failure to enact a
regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution, the
pay and benefits of the individuals described in subsection
(b) shall be treated for all purposes, including suspension
of payment, in the same manner as the pay and benefits
of employees of any department or agency that is affected
by the lapse in appropriations.
(b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—The individuals re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are—
(1) the President and the Vice President;
(2) Members of Congress; and
(3) employees in the executive branch or the
legislative branch of the Government who are—
(A) under the Executive Schedule, under
subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code;
(B) in the Senior Executive Service, under
subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code; or
(C) in positions covered by any system or
arrangement, the pay for which is the equiva-
lent of, is derived from, or is based on the pay
for the Executive Schedule or the Senior Execu-
tive Service.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’
means a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
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SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.
No more than 10 percent of the payment authorized
by this Act shall be paid to or received by any agent or
attorney for services rendered in connection with obtaining
such payment, any contract to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. Any person who violates this section shall be fined
not more than $1,000.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2884
To provide that the income tax instructions shall include an explanation
of any law under which the Federal budget is projected to be in balance
in 7 years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. DORNAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide that the income tax instructions shall include
an explanation of any law under which the Federal budg-
et is projected to be in balance in 7 years.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TAXPAYERS TO BE INFORMED OF OUTLAYS
UNDER 7-YEAR BUDGET AGREEMENT.
Section 7523 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to graphic presentation of major categories of
Federal outlays and expenditures) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) 7-YEAR PLAN TO BALANCE FEDERAL BUDG-
ET.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a law is enacted which is
projected to balance the Federal budget in 7 fiscal
years, the Secretary shall include in a prominent
place in the booklets of instructions referred to in
subsection (a)—
‘‘(A) an explanation of such law, and
‘‘(B) a pie-shaped graph showing the pro-
jected relative sizes of the major outlay cat-
egories (as defined in subsection (b)) for each
of such 7 fiscal years.
Such explanation and graph shall be prepared jointly
by the Chairmen of the Committees on the Budget
of both Houses of Congress.
‘‘(2) YEAR
TO
WHICH
REQUIREMENT
AP-
PLIES.—The requirement imposed by paragraph (1)
shall apply only to the booklets of instructions for
taxable years which begin in the first calendar year
beginning more than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of the law referred to in paragraph (1).’’
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2885
To amend section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1980 to limit the use of federally assisted housing by aliens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend section 214 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1980 to limit the use of federally assisted
housing by aliens.
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 ‘‘Use of Assisted Hous-
ing by Aliens Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. ACTIONS IN CASES OF TERMINATION OF FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c)(1) of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
1436a(c)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ‘‘may, in its discretion,’’ and inserting
‘‘shall’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after the
period at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Fi-
nancial assistance continued under this subpara-
graph for a family may be provided only on a pro-
rated basis under which the amount of financial as-
sistance is based on the percentage of the total num-
ber of members of the family that are eligible for
such assistance under the program for financial as-
sistance and this section.’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘6-month
period’’ and all that follows through ‘‘affordable
housing’’ and inserting ‘‘single 3-month period’’.
(b) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.—The amendment made
by subsection (a)(3) shall apply to any deferral granted
under section 214(c)(1)(B) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1980 on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act, including any renewal of any defer-
ral initially granted before such date of enactment, except
that a public housing agency or other entity referred to
in such section 214(c)(1)(B) may not renew, after such
date of enactment, any deferral which was granted under
such section before such date and has been effective for
at least 3 months on and after such date.
SEC. 3. VERIFICATION OF IMMIGRATION STATUS AND ELI-
GIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 214(d) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1980 is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ‘‘or to be’’ after ‘‘being’’;
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting at the end
the following new sentences: ‘‘If the declaration
states that the individual is not a citizen or national
of the United States, the declaration shall be verified
by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. If
the declaration states that the individual is a citizen
or national of the United States, the Secretary may
request verification of the declaration by requiring
presentation of documentation the Secretary consid-
ers appropriate, including a social security card, cer-
tificate of birth, driver’s license, or other documenta-
tion.’’;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘on the date of the enactment
of the Housing and Community Development
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘group
health plan’’ means any contract, policy, certifi-
cate or other arrangement offered by a health
plan issuer to a group purchaser that provides
or pays for health benefits (such as provider
and hospital benefits) in connection with an em-
ployee health benefit plan.
(B) ARRANGEMENTS
NOT
INCLUDED.—
Such term does not include the following, or
any combination thereof:
(i) Coverage only for accident, or dis-
ability income insurance, or any combina-
tion thereof.
(ii) Medicare supplemental health in-
surance 
(as 
defined 
under 
section
1882(g)(1) of the Social Security Act).
(iii) Coverage issued as a supplement
to liability insurance.
(iv) Liability insurance, including gen-
eral liability insurance and automobile li-
ability insurance.
(v) Workers compensation or similar
insurance.
(vi) Automobile medical payment in-
surance.
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SEC. 103. EQUITY FINANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to study the feasibility
and desirability of a program of equity financing for eco-
nomic growth and stabilization in communities facing eco-
nomic distress, the Secretary is authorized to establish a
demonstration program under which the Secretary may di-
rectly, 
or 
indirectly 
through 
grants 
to 
eligible
intermediaries, purchase or commit to purchase warrants,
subordinated debt, or nonvoting preferred securities of pri-
vate United States businesses or nonprofit organizations
and associations.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—For purposes of
conducting the program provided under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall establish an Equity Investment Revolving
Fund.
(c) DISPOSAL OF EQUITY INSTRUMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall endeavor to dispose of any financial instru-
ments purchased or guaranteed under this section within
a period of 10 years after their date acquisition of such
interest.
(d) USE OF PAYMENTS.—
(1) USE OF PAYMENTS TO THE SECRETARY.—
Amounts received by the Secretary from the pay-
ment of dividends and the redemption of financial
instruments acquired under this section shall be de-
posited in the Equity Investment Revolving Fund
sions of section 214 of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1980, as amended by this Act.
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and shall, subject to appropriations, be available to
make or guarantee additional investments consistent
with this section.
(2) 
USE
OF
PAYMENTS
TO
ELIGIBLE
INTERMEDIARIES.—Of the amounts received by eligi-
ble recipient intermediaries from the payment of
dividends and the redemption of financial instru-
ments acquired under this section—
(A) up to 50 percent may be retained by
such eligible intermediaries to make or guaran-
tee additional investments consistent with this
section, and
(B) no less than 50 percent shall be re-
turned to the Secretary to be deposited into the
Fund established under subsection (b) to make
or guarantee additional investments consistent
with this section.
(e) INVESTMENT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If the Sec-
retary determines that the amount of money in the Fund
exceeds the current requirements of the Fund, the Sec-
retary may direct the Secretary of the Treasury to invest
such amounts in obligations of the United States, in obli-
gations guaranteed by the United States Government, or
in such other obligations or securities of the United States
as the Secretary of the Treasury deems appropriate. Pro-
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall
determine the maximum amount that a local
educational agency described in clause (ii) or
(iii) of paragraph (2)(A) may receive under this
subsection in accordance with the following
computations:
‘‘(i) The Secretary shall multiply the
average per-pupil expenditure for all States
by 0.7, except that such amount may not
exceed 125 percent of the average per-
pupil expenditure for all local educational
agencies in the State.
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall next multiply
the product determined under clause (i) by
the number of students who are served by
the local educational agency and described
in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection
(a)(1).
‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall next sub-
tract the total amount of payments re-
ceived by the local educational agency
under subsections (b) and (d) for a fiscal
year from the amount determined under
clause (ii).’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2887
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the highway
vehicle excise tax certain equipment specially designed for off-highway
seasonal harvesting of agricultural commodities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota 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 exempt
from the highway vehicle excise tax certain equipment
specially designed for off-highway seasonal harvesting of
agricultural commodities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EQUIPMENT PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR HAR-
VESTING AND RELATED TRANSPORTATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4053 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to exemptions) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) HARVESTING
EQUIPMENT.—Any article
described in subparagraph (D) of section 4051(a)(1)
which is specially designed—
‘‘(A) to perform off-highway tasks in con-
nection with seasonal harvesting of agricultural
commodities, and
‘‘(B) to transport the harvested agricul-
tural commodities in an unmanufactured state
for processing, storage, or sale.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this Act shall apply to sales occurring after December 31,
1995.
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tion or which violate any condition for tax-
favored treatment.
‘‘(B) FOREIGN PENSION PLANS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary, interests in for-
eign pension plans or similar retirement
arrangements or programs.
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The value of prop-
erty which is treated as not sold by reason
of this subparagraph shall not exceed
$500,000.
‘‘(e) RELINQUISHMENT OF CITIZENSHIP.—For pur-
poses of this section, a citizen shall be treated as relinquish-
ing his United States citizenship on the earliest of—
‘‘(1) the date the individual renounces his
United States nationality before a diplomatic or con-
sular officer of the United States pursuant to para-
graph (5) of section 349(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(5)),
‘‘(2) the date the individual furnishes to the
United States Department of State a signed statement
of voluntary relinquishment of United States nation-
ality confirming the performance of an act of expa-
triation specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of
section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)–(4)),
‘‘(3) the date the United States Department of
State issues to the individual a certificate of loss of
nationality, or
‘‘(4) the date a court of the United States cancels
a naturalized citizen’s certificate of naturalization.
Paragraph (1) or (2) shall not apply to any individual un-
less the renunciation or voluntary relinquishment is subse-
quently approved by the issuance to the individual of a cer-
tificate of loss of nationality by the United States Depart-
ment of State.
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO BENEFICIARIES’
INTERESTS IN TRUST.—
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF BENEFICIARIES’ INTER-
EST IN TRUST.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(A) GENERAL RULE.—A beneficiary’s in-
terest in a trust shall be based upon all relevant
facts and circumstances, including the terms of
the trust instrument and any letter of wishes or
similar document, historical patterns of trust
distributions, and the existence of and functions
performed by a trust protector or any similar
advisor.
tive civil, administrative, and criminal en-
forcement mechanisms; and 
(vi) preventing or eliminating govern-
ment involvement in the violation of intel-
lectual property rights, including cyber 
theft and piracy; 
(B) to secure fair, equitable, and non-
discriminatory market access opportunities for 
United States persons that rely upon intellec-
tual property protection; and 
(C) to respect the Declaration on the 
TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, adopted 
by the World Trade Organization at the Fourth 
Ministerial Conference at Doha, Qatar on No-
vember 14, 2001, and to ensure that trade 
agreements foster innovation and promote ac-
cess to medicines. 
(6) DIGITAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES 
AND
CROSS-BORDER
DATA
FLOWS.—The principal 
negotiating objectives of the United States with re-
spect to digital trade in goods and services, as well 
as cross-border data flows, are— 
(A) to ensure that current obligations, 
rules, disciplines, and commitments under the 
World Trade Organization and bilateral and re-
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2889
To eliminate the duties on 2-Amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mrs. MYRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To eliminate the duties on 2-Amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid,
methyl ester.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
ELIMINATION 
OF 
DUTY 
ON 
2-AMINO-3-
CHLOROBENZOIC ACID, METHYL ESTER.
Subheading 2922.49.05 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
after ‘‘acid’’ the following: ‘‘; 2-Amino-3-chlorobenzoic
acid, methyl ester’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
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vided, however, that any subsequent use of monies so in-
vested shall be subject to appropriations.
SEC. 104. SECONDARY MARKET CREDIT ENHANCEMENT
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
In order to study the feasibility and desirability of
a program of providing credit enhancements to pools of
financial instruments related to economic growth and sta-
bilization activities in communities facing economic dis-
tress, the Secretary is authorized to establish a dem-
onstration program under which the Secretary may pro-
vide credit enhancements to pools of financial instruments
related to economic growth and stabilization activities in
such areas.
SEC. 105. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; REPORT TO CON-
GRESS.
(a) PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary
shall conduct performance evaluations of each of the dem-
onstration projects established under this Act to assess
their effectiveness in promoting economic growth and sta-
bilization in communities facing economic distress.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Based on the evaluations
conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit annually a report to the Congress con-
taining a full and detailed account of operations under this
Act. Such a report shall include—
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2892
To impose sanctions on Burma, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking
and Financial Services, the Judiciary, Commerce, and Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To impose sanctions on Burma, 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 ‘‘Burma Freedom and
Democracy Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1962 Burma has been ruled by a mili-
tary dictatorship.
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(1) performance measures established under
subsection (a);
(2) an audit setting forth the amount, type, re-
cipient, and source of disbursements, receipts, and
losses sustained as a result of operations under this
Act during the preceding fiscal year and since incep-
tion of the demonstration programs; and
(3) recommendations with respect to program
changes, statutory changes, and other matters to im-
prove and facilitate the operations of the demonstra-
tion programs and to encourage the use of these
programs by qualified concerns.
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
For purposes of this Act, there are authorized to be
appropriated $90,000,000 per fiscal year. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.
SEC. 107. SEPARABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, or any application of such
provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held in-
valid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such
provision to person or circumstance other than those as
to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2890
Relating to the Tariff Treatment of Certain Footwear.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1996
Mr. PAXON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
Relating to the tariff treatment of certain footwear.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TARIFF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FOOTWEAR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon
proper request filed with the appropriate customs officer
within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
any entry—
(1) that was made after December 31, 1988,
and before July 1, 1991;
(2) that consisted of articles of footwear that,
if entered on July 1, 1991, would have been classi-
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fied under subheading 9905.64.10 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States; and
(3) with respect to which there would have been
a lesser duty if the applicable rate applied to such
entry;
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though the applicable
rate applied to such entry.
(b) APPLICABLE RATE.—For purposes of subsection
(a), the term ‘‘applicable rate’’ means—
(1) 4.7 percent ad valorem if the entry was
made after December 31, 1988, and before January
1, 1990;
(2) 4.2 percent ad valorem if the entry was
made after December 31, 1989, and before January
1, 1991; and
(3) 3.7 percent ad valorem if the entry was
made after December 31, 1990, and before July 1,
1991.
(c) ENTRY DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘entry’’ includes a withdrawal from warehouse for
consumption.
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