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(A), shall take place upon the expiration of the 
90-day period beginning upon the income deter-
mination involved. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
OVER-IN-
COME TENANTS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not 
apply to a family occupying a dwelling unit in 
public housing pursuant to paragraph (5) of 
section 3(a) (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(5)).’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than the expiration of 
the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to 
implement the amendment made by subsection (a). 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow-
ing new subsections:
‘‘(d) Whoever, except as directed by the United
States House of Representatives, or the Clerk of the
House of Representatives on its behalf, knowingly uses,
manufactures, reproduces, sells or purchases for resale, ei-
ther separately or appended to any article manufactured
or sold, any likeness of the seal of the United States
House of Representatives, or any substantial part thereof,
except for manufacture or sale of the article for the official
use of the Government of the United States, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than six months,
or both.
‘‘(e) Whoever, except as directed by the United States
Congress, or the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk
of the House of Representatives, acting jointly on its be-
half, knowingly uses, manufactures, reproduces, sells or
purchases for resale, either separately or appended to any
article manufactured or sold, any likeness of the seal of
the United States Congress, or any substantial part there-
of, except for manufacture or sale of the article for the
official use of the Government of the United States, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six
months, or both.’’.
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(c) Section 713(f) of title 18, United States Code (as
redesignated by subsection (b)(1)), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(3) in the case of the seal of the United States
House of Representatives, upon complaint by the
Clerk of the House of Representatives; and
‘‘(4) in the case of the seal of the United States
Congress, upon complaint by the Secretary of the
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, acting jointly.’’.
(d) The heading of section 713 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the seal of
the United States Senate’’ and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘the seal of the United States Senate, the
seal of the United States House of Representa-
tives, and the seal of the United States Con-
gress’’.
(e) The table of sections for chapter 33 of part I of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the
item relating to section 713 to read as follows:
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‘‘713. Use of likenesses of the great seal of the United States, the seals of the
President and Vice President, the seal of the United States
Senate, the seal of the United States House of Representatives,
and the seal of the United States Congress.’’.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1998’’.
Union Calendar No. 121
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2209
[Report No. 105–196]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998,
and for other purposes.
JULY 22, 1997
Reported from the Committee on Appropriations; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4485 
To ensure that public housing dwelling units are occupied by low-income 
families, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 
Mr. ROE of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To ensure that public housing dwelling units are occupied 
by low-income 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness in Public 
Housing Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF TENANCY OF OVER-INCOME FAM-
ILIES RESIDING IN PUBLIC HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 16 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(a)) 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) TERMINATION OF TENANCY OF OVER-IN-
COME FAMILIES RESIDING IN PUBLIC HOUSING.— 
‘‘(A) INELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided 
in subparagraph (C), a public housing agency 
shall terminate the tenancy of any family resid-
ing in a dwelling unit in public housing admin-
istered by such agency that is determined, pur-
suant to an income review conducted in accord-
ance with the second sentence of section 3(a)(1) 
(42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(1)), to have an income at 
the time of such determination exceeding 125 
percent of the area median income, unless, as 
of the time of such termination, there are no 
families registered on the waiting list for admis-
sion to public housing administered by the 
agency and no families applying for occupancy 
in public housing administered by the agency. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE AND TIMING.—Upon an in-
come determination described in subparagraph 
(A) for a family, the public housing agency 
shall provide the family with notice of termi-
nation of the tenancy of family. Such termi-
nation, if required pursuant to subparagraph 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2210
For the relief of certain aliens residing at 37–54 93d Street, Jackson Heights,
New York and 104–15 34th Avenue, Corona, New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1997
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of certain aliens residing at 37–54 93d Street,
Jackson Heights, New York and 104–15 34th Avenue,
Corona, New York.
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 CERTAIN
ALIENS RESIDING IN JACKSON HEIGHTS AND
CORONA, NEW YORK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, any alien described in subsection (b) of this Act shall
be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust-
ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence upon filing an application for issu-
ance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act
or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—An alien described in this
subsection is any alien from among the Mexicans, many
of whom are hearing impaired and mute, who—
(1) were abducted from their country, or de-
ceived by another person into coming to the United
States, after which they were forced into servitude in
Jackson Heights or Corona in Queens, New York;
and
(2) were residing at 37–54 93d Street, Jackson
Heights, New York, or 104–15 34th Avenue, Co-
rona, New York, on July 19, 1997, the day on which
their status and living conditions were brought to
the attention of law enforcement authorities.
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If an alien described
in subsection (b) enters the United States before the filing
deadline specified in subsection (d), he or she shall be con-
sidered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall,
if otherwise 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.
(d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION.—Subsections (a)
and (c) shall apply only if the application for issuance of
an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of
status is filed within 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(e) NO OFFSET IN NUMBER OF VISAS AVAILABLE.—
When an alien is granted the status of having been law-
fully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to this
Act, the Secretary of State shall not be required to reduce
the number of immigrant visas authorized to be issued
under the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Attor-
ney General shall not be required to charge the alien any
fee.
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of, and in connection with, official duties, de-
tain an individual without a warrant for any of-
fense against the United States committed in 
that person’s presence or for any felony cog-
nizable under the laws of the United States if 
that person has reasonable grounds to believe 
that the individual to be detained has com-
mitted or is committing such felony. The deten-
tion authority conferred by this paragraph is in 
addition to any detention authority provided 
under other laws. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The following limitations 
apply: 
‘‘(A) DETENTION.—Contract security per-
sonnel authorized to carry firearms under this 
section may detain an individual only if the in-
dividual to be detained is within, or in direct 
flight from, the area of such offense. 
‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN LAWS.— 
A person granted authority to detain under this 
section may exercise such authority only to en-
force laws regarding any building and grounds 
and all property located in or on that building 
and grounds that are owned, occupied, or se-
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2211
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal
minimum wage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1997
Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr.
HINCHEY, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. OLVER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase
the Federal minimum wage.
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 ‘‘American Family Fair
Minimum Wage Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE.
Paragraph (1) of section 6(a) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, not less than—
‘‘(A) $5.65 an hour during the year begin-
ning on September 1, 1998;
‘‘(B) $6.15 an hour during the year begin-
ning on September 1, 1999;
‘‘(C) $6.65 an hour during the year begin-
ning on September 1, 2000;
‘‘(D) $6.95 an hour during the year begin-
ning on September 1, 2001; and
‘‘(E) $7.25 an hour during the year begin-
ning on September 1, 2002.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4773 
To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to 
consist of the union of one man and one woman. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2004 
Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District 
of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and 
one woman. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MARRIAGE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
In the District of Columbia, for all legal purposes, 
‘‘marriage’’ means the union of one man and one woman. 
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(A) limits the production or distribution of 
oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum prod-
uct, 
(B) sets or maintains the price of oil, nat-
ural gas, or any petroleum product, or 
(C) otherwise is an action in restraint of 
trade with respect to oil, natural gas, or any pe-
troleum product, 
when such action constitutes an act, policy, or prac-
tice that is unjustifiable and burdens and restricts 
United States commerce. 
(2) COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.—The countries de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Indonesia. 
(B) Kuwait. 
(C) Nigeria. 
(D) Qatar. 
(E) The United Arab Emirates. 
(F) Venezuela. 
(c) INITIATION OF WTO DISPUTE PROCEEDINGS.— 
If the consultations described in subsection (b) are not 
successful with respect to any country described in sub-
section (b)(2), the United States Trade Representative 
shall, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, institute proceedings pursuant to the Under-
standing on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settle-
ment of Disputes with respect to that country and shall 
take appropriate action with respect to that country under 
the trade remedy laws of the United States. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4783
To adjust the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest in the States 
of Oklahoma and Arkansas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2004
Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest 
in the States of Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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 ‘‘Ouachita National 
Forest Boundary Adjustment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, OUACHITA NATIONAL 
FOREST, OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundaries of 
the Ouachita National Forest in the States of Oklahoma
in the Secretary taking appropriate action, 
including, but not limited to, rescission of 
the release and recovery of the Federal 
share of the grant.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2212
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a
program regarding sterile hypodermic needles in order to reduce the
incidence of the transmission of HIV.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 22, 1997
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. PELOSI) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to carry out a program regarding sterile hypodermic
needles in order to reduce the incidence of the trans-
mission of HIV.
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 ‘‘HIV Prevention Out-
reach Act of 1997’’.
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Calendar No. 563 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4487 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 24, 2016 
Received 
JULY 13, 2016 
Read the first time 
JULY 14, 2016 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To reduce costs of Federal real estate, improve building 
security, 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 ‘‘Public Buildings Re-
form and Savings Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. STREAMLINED LEASING PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) EXECUTION OF LEASES.—The Administrator of 
General Services shall establish and conduct a pilot pro-
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SEC. 2. PROGRAM REGARDING STERILE HYPODERMIC NEE-
DLES AND PREVENTION OF TRANSMISSION
OF HIV.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of reducing the
incidence 
of 
the 
transmission 
of 
the 
human
immunodeficiency virus (commonly known as HIV), the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation
with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Director of the National Institutes of
Health, shall make grants to States and political subdivi-
sions of States to carry out projects under which sterile
hypodermic needles are made available to the public with-
out charge (referred to in this section as ‘‘distribution
projects’’).
(b) REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CONSISTENCY WITH
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES
ON EFFECTIVENESS.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that
a distribution project under subsection (a)—
(1) is carried out in a community only if the
distribution project is part of a program for the pre-
vention of infection with HIV, and such HIV preven-
tion program makes referrals for the treatment of
substance abuse and for other medical and support
services; and
(2) is otherwise carried out consistent with sci-
entific studies that have found that making sterile
hypodermic needles available to the public without
charge is an effective means of preventing the trans-
mission of HIV and does not encourage the use of
illegal drugs.
(c) FUNDING.—
(1) 
RESERVATION
OF
AMOUNTS.—Of 
the
amounts appropriated under the Public Health Serv-
ice Act for fiscal year 1998 and each of the fiscal
years 1999 through 2002, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall, subject to paragraph (2),
reserve amounts for making grants under subsection
(a).
(2) LIMITATION
REGARDING
PROGRAMS
FOR
TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.—In reserving
amounts under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services may not
reserve amounts from appropriations made under
the Public Health Service Act for any program of
treatment for substance abuse.
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(iv) criteria that provide assurances
of—
(I) compliance with age-appro-
priate health and safety standards at
the center or by the individual;
(II) use of age-appropriate devel-
opmental and educational activities, as
an integral part of the child care pro-
gram carried out at the center or by
the individual; and
(III) use of ongoing staff devel-
opment or training activities for the
staff of the center or the individual,
including related skills-based testing.
(3) CREDENTIALED
CHILD
CARE
PROFES-
SIONAL.—The term ‘‘credentialed child care profes-
sional’’ means—
(A) an individual who is credentialed, by a
child care credentialing or accreditation entity
recognized by a State, to provide child care to
children in the State (except children who a
tribal organization elects to serve through an
individual described in subparagraph (B)); or
(B) an individual who is credentialed, by a
child care credentialing or accreditation entity
recognized by a tribal organization, to provide
child care for children served by the tribal orga-
nization.
(4) STATE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The terms
‘‘State’’ and ‘‘tribal organization’’ have the meaning
given the term in section 658P of the Child Care
and Development Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9858n).
TITLE I—DEMAND FOR QUALITY
CHILD CARE
SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYMENT-RELATED EX-
PENSES DETERMINED BY STATUS OF CARE GIVER.—Sec-
tion 21(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defin-
ing applicable percentage) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DEFINED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘applicable percentage’
means—
‘‘(i) in the case of employment-related
expenses 
described 
in 
subsection
(b)(2)(A)(ii) incurred for the care of a
qualifying individual described in sub-
section (b)(1)(A) by an accredited child
care center or a credentialed child care
professional, the initial percentage reduced
(but not below 12.5 percent) ratably for
each $2,500 (or fraction thereof) by which
the taxpayers’s adjusted gross income for
the taxable year exceeds $20,000, and
‘‘(ii) in any other case, 30 percent re-
duced (but not below 10 percent) ratably
for each $2,500 (or fraction thereof) by
which the taxpayers’s adjusted gross in-
come for the taxable year exceeds $20,000
but does not exceed $70,000.
‘‘(B) INITIAL PERCENTAGE FOR EXPENSES
INCURRED
FOR
ACCREDITED
OR
CREDENTIALED PROVIDERS.—For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(i), the initial percentage shall
be determined in accordance with the following
table:
‘‘In the case of any taxable
year beginning in—
The initial percentage is—
1998 .........................................................................................
31.5
1999 .........................................................................................
2000 .........................................................................................
34.5
2001 .........................................................................................
2002 and thereafter .................................................................
37.5.’’
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 21(b)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions of qualifying
individual and employment-related expenses) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
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Administrator of General Services, generally con-
sisting of Squares 325 and 326 and a portion of 
Square 351 and generally bounded by 12th Street, 
Independence Avenue, C Street, and the James For-
restal Building, all in Southwest Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia, including all associated air rights, 
improvements thereon, and appurtenances thereto. 
(2) The property located in the District of Co-
lumbia, subject to survey and as determined by the 
Administrator, generally consisting of Square 326 
south of C Street, including the building known as 
the Cotton Annex. 
(b) SALE.—Not later than December 31, 2018, the 
Administrator shall sell the property at fair market value 
at highest and best use. 
(c) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds of a sale 
under subsection (b) shall be paid into an account in the 
Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of 
title 40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the net pro-
ceeds from the sale may be expended only subject to a 
specific future appropriation. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 563 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4487 
AN ACT 
To reduce costs of Federal real estate, improve 
building security, and for other purposes. 
JULY 14, 2016 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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SEC. 2. PROVISION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN SURVIV-
ING SPOUSES FOR REINSTATEMENT OF DE-
PENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
UPON TERMINATION OF SUBSEQUENT MAR-
RIAGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1311 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(e)(1) A remarriage before November 1, 1990, of
the surviving spouse of a veteran shall not bar the furnish-
ing of dependency and indemnity compensation to such
person as the surviving spouse of the veteran if the remar-
riage is terminated by death or divorce, unless the Sec-
retary determines that the divorce was secured through
fraud by the surviving spouse or collusion.
‘‘(2) In the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran
who, before November 1, 1990, was living with another
person and holding himself or herself out openly to the
public as that person’s spouse and who subsequently
ceases living with that person and holding himself or her-
self out openly to the public as that person’s spouse, the
bar to granting that person dependency and indemnity
compensation as the surviving spouse of the veteran shall
not apply.
‘‘(3) The first month of eligibility for payment of de-
pendency and indemnity compensation to a surviving