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agement system of the Department, including the
use of electronic data management systems.
(5) The effect on the system of any work per-
formance standards used by the Secretary at re-
gional offices of the Department and at the Board
of Veterans’ Appeals.
(6) The extent of the implementation in the
system of the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon
Panel on Claims Processing submitted to the Com-
mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and
House of Representatives on December 2, 1993, and
the effect of such implementation on the system.
(7) The effectiveness in improving the system of
any pilot programs carried out by the Secretary at
regional offices of the Department and of efforts by
the Secretary to implement such programs through-
out the system.
(8) The effectiveness of the quality control
practices and quality assurance practices under the
system in achieving the goals of such practices.
(d) COOPERATION OF SECRETARY.—Upon the re-
quest of the chairman of the commission, the Secretary
shall, within 30 days of such request, submit to the com-
mission, and to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of
the Senate and House of Representatives, such informa-
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 890 
AN ACT 
To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work 
requirements for the program of block grants to States 
for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3572
AN ACT
To designate the bridge on United States Route
231 which crosses the Ohio River between Maceo,
Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ‘‘Wil-
liam H. Natcher Bridge’’.
tion as the chairman shall determine is necessary for the
commission to carry out the study required under this sec-
tion.
(e) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the commission shall
submit to the Secretary and to the Committees on Veter-
ans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives
a preliminary report on the study required under sub-
section (c). The report shall contain the preliminary find-
ings and conclusions of the commission with respect to the
evaluation and assessment required under the study.
(2) Not later than 18 months after such date, the
commission shall submit to the Secretary and to such com-
mittees a report on such study. The report shall include
the following:
(A) The findings and conclusions of the com-
mission, including its findings and conclusions with
respect to the matters referred to in subsection (c).
(B) The recommendations of the commission
for means of improving the Department of Veterans
Affairs system for the disposition of claims for veter-
ans benefits.
(C) Such other information and recommenda-
tions with respect to the system as the commission
considers appropriate.
‘‘(c) The Director reports directly to the Secretary
or the Deputy Secretary concerning the activities of the
Center.
‘‘(d) The Director shall perform the following func-
tions with respect to veterans who are minorities:
‘‘(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Secretary
on the adoption and implementation of policies and
programs affecting veterans who are minorities.
‘‘(2) Make recommendations to the Secretary,
the Under Secretary for Health, the Under Sec-
retary for Benefits, and other Department officials
for the establishment or improvement of programs in
the Department for which veterans who are minori-
ties are eligible.
‘‘(3) Promote the use of benefits authorized by
this title by veterans who are minorities and the con-
duct of outreach activities to veterans who are mi-
norities, in conjunction with outreach activities car-
ried out under chapter 77 of this title.
‘‘(4) Disseminate information and serve as a re-
source center for the exchange of information re-
garding innovative and successful programs which
improve the services available to veterans who are
minorities.
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(4) The heading of section 7458 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 7458. Recruitment and retention bonus pay’’.
(5) The heading of chapter 81 is amended by
inserting ‘‘ENHANCED-USE’’ before ‘‘LEASES OF
REAL’’.
(6) The item relating to section 8126 in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘8126. Limitation on prices of drugs procured by Department and certain other
Federal agencies.’’.
(i) OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS.—Title
38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1718(c)(1) is amended by inserting
‘‘of Veterans Affairs’’ after ‘‘Department’’ in the
first sentence.
(2) Section 1922(b)(4) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and all that follows through
‘‘title,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Notwithstand-
ing section 1917 of this title,’’.
(3) Section 1969(d)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘‘General Operating Expenses, Department’’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘‘General Operating
Expenses, Department of Veterans Affairs’’’.
(4) Section 3018A(a)(1) is amended by striking
‘‘after December 31, 1990,’’ and all that follows
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to premiums under
a qualified disabled individual’s life insurance contract
paid or incurred after the close of the 1st calendar year
ending after the date of the enactment of this Act, in tax-
able years ending after the close of such year.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3572
AN ACT
To designate the bridge on United States Route 231 which
crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and
Rockport, Indiana, as the ‘‘William H. Natcher Bridge’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3576
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located
at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, In-
diana, as the ‘‘Robert K. Rodibaugh United
States Bankruptcy Courthouse’’.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3576
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located at 401
South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the
‘‘Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy
Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3579
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain property containing a fish and wildlife fa-
cility to the State of Wyoming, and for other
purposes.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3579
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
property containing a fish and wildlife facility to the
State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 899 
AN ACT 
To provide for additional safeguards with respect to imposing 
Federal mandates, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3586
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to
strengthen veterans’ preference, to increase em-
ployment opportunities for veterans, and for
other purposes.
provements to the property or applying for loans
under paragraph (7) of this section.
(9) The Trust and the Secretary may solicit
and the Trust may accept donations of funds, prop-
erty, supplies, or services from individuals, founda-
tions, corporations, and other private entities, and
from public entities, for the purpose of carrying out
its duties.
(10) The Trust may retain any revenues from
leases or other agreements concerning property man-
aged by the Trust, including preexisting leases or
agreements and any donations, and use the proceeds
without further appropriation to offset any costs for
any function of the Trust authorized by this Act, ex-
cept for those moneys transferred to the Secretary
as stipulated in paragraph (11).
(11) The Secretary and the Trust shall agree
on an amount of revenues received by the Trust to
be transferred to the Secretary, to be applied by the
Secretary, without further appropriation or offset to
appropriation, for common operating and mainte-
nance expenses at the Presidio.
(12)(A) The Trust may not (directly or indi-
rectly) borrow funds from any source other than the
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3586
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to strengthen veter-
ans’ preference, to increase employment opportunities for
veterans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(1) manage, operate, and maintain the Pan-
ama Canal;
‘‘(2) construct or acquire, establish, maintain,
and operate docks, wharves, piers, harbor terminal
facilities, shops, yards, marine railways, salvage and
towing facilities, fuel-handling facilities, motor-trans-
portation facilities, power systems, water systems, a
telephone system, construction facilities, living quar-
ters and other buildings, guest houses, warehouses,
storehouses, a printing plant, and manufacturing,
processing or service facilities in connection there-
with, recreational facilities, and other business ac-
tivities, facilities, and appurtenances necessary and
appropriate for the accomplishment of the purposes
of this Act;
‘‘(3) makes sales, and furnish services, equip-
ment, supplies and materials, as contemplated by
this Act, to—
‘‘(A) vessels;
‘‘(B) agencies of the Government of the
United States;
‘‘(C) employees of the Government of the
United States; and
‘‘(D) any other governments, agencies, per-
sons, corporations, or associations eligible to
Secretary of the Treasury as provided in this para-
graph.
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (F), if
at any time the funds available to the Trust are in-
sufficient to enable the Trust to discharge its re-
sponsibilities under this Act, the Trust may issue
obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury, but
only if the Secretary of the Treasury agrees to pur-
chase such obligations after determining that the
projects to be funded from the proceeds thereof are
credit worthy.
(C) The aggregate amount of obligations issued
under this paragraph which are outstanding at any
one time may not exceed $150,000,000.
(D) Obligations issued under this paragraph—
(i) shall be in such forms and denomina-
tions, bearing such maturities, and subject to
such terms and conditions, as may be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
(ii) shall bear interest at a rate determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into
consideration current market yields on out-
standing marketable obligations of the United
States of comparable maturities.
(E) No funds appropriated to the Trust may be
used for repayment of principal or interest on, or re-
demption of, obligations issued under this para-
graph.
(F) The Secretary of the Treasury may pur-
chase obligations issued under this paragraph only
to the extent provided in advance in appropriation
Acts.
(13) Upon the request of the Trust, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall invest excess moneys of
the Trust in public debt securities with maturities
suitable to the needs of the Trust, as determined by
the Trust, and bearing interest at rates determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consid-
eration current market yields on outstanding mar-
ketable obligations of the United States of com-
parable maturity.
(14) The Trust may enter into and perform
such contracts and other transactions with any per-
son, firm, association, organization, corporation or
governmental entity as may be necessary or appro-
priate to the conduct of activities authorized under
this Act.
(15) The Trust may execute all instruments
necessary or appropriate in the exercise of any of its
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3586
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 31, 1996
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
AN ACT
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3603
AN ACT
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997, and for other pur-
poses.
(3) Category of employment (seasonal or per-
manent).
(4) Any other factor that the Secretary consid-
ers appropriate.
(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—A report detailing the
results of the revisions required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The re-
port shall include justifications for keeping, or for chang-
ing, each of the criteria or factors used by the Department
of the Interior with regard to the provision of housing to
employees of the National Park Service.
SEC. 4. REVIEW OF CONDITION OF AND COSTS RELATING
TO HOUSING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using the revised criteria devel-
oped under section 3, the Secretary shall undertake a re-
view, for each unit of the National Park System, of exist-
ing government-owned housing provided to employees of
the National Park Service. The review shall include an as-
sessment of the physical condition of such housing and
the suitability of such housing to effectively carry out the
missions of the Department of the Interior and the Na-
tional Park Service. For each unit of such housing, the
make such purchases, or receive such services,
equipment, supplies, or materials under the
laws prevailing at the time and the policies
heretofore or hereafter adopted consistently
with those laws;
‘‘(4) use the United States mails in the same
manner and under the same conditions as the execu-
tive departments of the Federal Government; and
‘‘(5) take such actions as are necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out the powers specifically con-
ferred upon it.’’.
SEC. 6. Section 1302 of the Panama Canal Act of
1979 (22 U.S.C. 3712) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘and subject
to paragraph (2)’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2); and
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e) In accordance with section 9104 of title 31,
United States Code, the Congress shall review the annual
budget of the Commission.’’.
SEC. 7. Section 1313 of the Panama Canal Act of
1979 (22 U.S.C. 3723) is amended—
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Whereas the 85+ population is projected to more than triple 
from 5,900,000 to 18,200,000 by 2060, reaching 4.3 per-
cent of the total population; 
Whereas more than 5,000,000 people in the United States 
have Alzheimer’s disease today; 
Whereas by 2050, up to 16,000,000 will have the disease; 
Whereas an estimated 60 to 70 percent of older adults with 
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias live at home and 
these individuals are examples of adults who need assist-
ance in their homes with their ‘‘activities of daily living’’; 
Whereas two-thirds of people over the age of 65 need assist-
ance from special devices or from a caregiver to complete 
the activities of daily living; 
Whereas in order to address the surging population of seniors 
who have significant needs for in-home care, the field of 
senior caregiving will continue to grow; 
Whereas there are an estimated 65,700,000 adults in the 
United States providing care to adult relatives or friends 
and an estimated 985,000 paid senior caregivers; 
Whereas both unpaid family caregivers and paid caregivers 
work together to serve the daily living needs of seniors 
who live in their own homes; 
Whereas employment of caregivers is projected to grow 49 
percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average 
for all occupations; and 
Whereas the more a senior is able to provide for his or her 
own care, the less burden is placed on public payment 
systems in Federal and State governments: Now, there-
fore, be it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes caregiving as a profession and 
the need for increased educational opportunities for 
both paid and family caregivers; 
(2) supports paid caregivers, the private home 
care industry, and the efforts of family caregivers 
nationwide by encouraging individuals to provide 
care to family, friends, and neighbors; 
(3) encourages accessible and affordable self-di-
rected care for seniors; 
(4) supports current and future Federal pro-
grams which address the needs of seniors and their 
family caregivers; and 
(5) encourages the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to continue working to educate peo-
ple in the United States on the impact of aging and 
the importance of knowing the options available to 
seniors when they need care to meet their personal 
needs. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 522
To provide a grant to a nonprofit private organization to establish and
operate a national domestic violence hotline.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 21, 1993
Mrs. MORELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To provide a grant to a nonprofit private organization to
establish and operate a national domestic violence hotline.
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 ‘‘National Domestic Vio-
lence Hotline Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) 4,000,000 women are battered by their
partners each year, of which 4,000 die as a result
of such abuse;
(2) victims of domestic violence need access to
resources which will refer such victims and their
children to safe homes and shelters; and
(3) there is a need for a national domestic vio-
lence hotline to provide information and assistance
to victims of domestic violence because a privately-
funded national domestic violence hotline which han-
dled more than 65,000 crisis calls annually no longer
exists.
SEC. 3. GRANT FOR NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOT-
LINE.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42
U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 
316. 
NATIONAL 
DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE 
HOTLINE
GRANT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide a
grant to a nonprofit private organization to establish and
operate a national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide
information and assistance to victims of domestic violence.
A grant provided under this subsection may extend over
a period of not more than 3 fiscal years and the provision
of payments under such grant shall be subject to the an-
nual approval by the Secretary and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for the fiscal year involved to
make the payments.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may not
provide a grant under subsection (a) unless an appli-
cation that meets the requirements of paragraph (2)
has been approved by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An application meets
the requirements of this paragraph if the applica-
tion—
‘‘(A) contains such agreements, assur-
ances, and information, and is in such form and
submitted in such manner as the Secretary
shall prescribe through notice in the Federal
Register;
‘‘(B) demonstrates that the applicant has
nationally recognized expertise in the area of
domestic violence and a record of high quality
service to victims of domestic violence, including
support from advocacy groups, particularly
State coalitions and recognized national domes-
tic violence groups;
‘‘(C) demonstrates that the applicant has a
commitment to diversity, including the hiring of
and provision of services to ethnic, racial, cul-
National Park Service, shall, in accordance with this Act
and section 5911 of title 5, United States Code—
(1) provide housing to employees of the Na-
tional Park Service only when and where such hous-
ing is necessary and justified; and
(2) ensure that such housing, if necessary and
justified, is available and adequate.
SEC. 3. REVIEW AND REVISION OF HOUSING CRITERIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall review and revise the existing criteria
under which housing is provided to employees of the Na-
tional Park Service. The review and revision shall include
consideration of the following criteria:
(1) Required occupancy (whether and under
what circumstances the Park Service requires, as a
condition of employment, that an employee live at a
particular site or in a specific geographic area). For
each instance in which occupancy is required, full
consideration shall be given to the concept of ade-
quate response time.
(2) Availability and adequacy of non-Federal
housing in the geographic area, including consider-
ation of the degree of isolation (the time and dis-
tance that separate other potential housing from the
workplace of a Park Service employee).
tural, and non-English speaking minorities, in
addition to older individuals and individuals
with disabilities;
‘‘(D) demonstrates that the applicant has
the ability to integrate the hotline into existing
services provided by the applicant to victims of
domestic violence;
‘‘(E) includes a complete description of the
applicant’s plan for the establishment and oper-
ation of the hotline, including a description of—
‘‘(i) the hiring criteria and training
program for hotline personnel;
‘‘(ii) the methods for the creation,
maintenance, and updating of a resource
database for the hotline;
‘‘(iii) a plan for providing service on a
24-hour-a-day basis to non-English speak-
ing callers, including hotline personnel who
speak Spanish;
‘‘(iv) a plan for access to the hotline
by individuals with hearing impairments;
and
‘‘(v) a plan for publicizing the avail-
ability of the hotline; and
‘‘(F) contains such other information as
the Secretary may require.
‘‘(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select a non-
profit private organization to receive a grant under sub-
section (a) which has been in existence for at least 5 years
from the date of submission of the application by the orga-
nization.
‘‘(d) USES.—A grant made under subsection (a) shall
be used to establish and operate a national, toll-free tele-
phone hotline to provide information and assistance to vic-
tims of domestic violence. In establishing and operating
the hotline, a nonprofit private organization shall—
‘‘(1) contract with a carrier for the use of a
toll-free telephone line;
‘‘(2) employ, train, and supervise personnel to
answer incoming calls and provide counseling and
referral services to callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis;
‘‘(3) establish, maintain, and update a database
of information relating to services for victims of do-
mestic violence, including information on the avail-
ability of shelters that serve battered women; and
‘‘(4) publicize the hotline to potential users
throughout the United States.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds authorized to be
appropriated under paragraph (1) shall remain
available until expended.’’.
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