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cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid
under such program, and after appropriate
training, may act as instructors.
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary may provide a grant
to a local educational agency under subsection (a) only
if such agency agrees to submit to the Secretary a report
containing—
‘‘(1) a description and evaluation of the pro-
gram established by such agency under subsection
(c), including the number of students and teachers
who have successfully completed a course of instruc-
tion such as the curriculum of the American Red
Cross, National Safety Council, or the American
Heart Association to provide cardiopulmonary resus-
citation and first aid under such program; and
‘‘(2) any other information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3407
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide clarification for
the deductibility of expenses incurred by a taxpayer in connection with
the business use of the home.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 28, 1993
Mr. HOAGLAND (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. LEWIS of
Georgia, Mr. CRANE, Mr. MFUME, Mr. SANTORUM, and Mr. KOPETSKI)
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 provide
clarification for the deductibility of expenses incurred
by a taxpayer in connection with the business use of
the home.
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 ‘‘Home Office Deduc-
tion Act’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF PRINCIPAL
PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Subsection (f) of section 280A of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs
(2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(2) PRINCIPAL
PLACE
OF
BUSINESS.—For
purposes of subsection (c), a home office shall in any
case qualify as the principal place of business if—
‘‘(A) the office is the location where the
taxpayer’s essential administrative or manage-
ment activities are conducted on a regular and
systematic (and not incidental) basis by the tax-
payer, and
‘‘(B) the office is necessary because the
taxpayer has no other location for the perform-
ance of the administrative or management ac-
tivities of the business.’’
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF STORAGE OF PRODUCT SAMPLES.
Paragraph (2) of section 280A(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘inventory’’
and inserting ‘‘inventory or product samples’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 1991.
(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall, in
formulating or amending regulations issued under
this Act, consult with the industry advisory commit-
tees authorized under section 6(d) before such regu-
lations or amendments are issued. The Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate industry advisory com-
mittees, shall review the regulations issued under
this Act in order to simplify and clarify such regula-
tions.
(d) PUBLICATION OF ACTIONS.—
(1) DECISIONS
AND
ACTIONS
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register, to the greatest
extent practicable, actions, procedures, and de-
cisions of the Secretary under this Act, taking
into account restrictions on disclosure of classi-
fied or confidential information. The following
determinations of the Secretary shall in every
case be published in the Federal Register, un-
less a private party requested the determination
and asked that it not be published:
(i) Classification of a good or tech-
nology on the control index.
couraging the continuation of and enhancement of
jazz cultural traditions;
(4) acquire or lease property for jazz education,
and advising on hiring brass bands and musical
groups to participate in education programs and
help train young musicians;
(5) in consultation and cooperation with the
Secretary, provide recommendations for the location
of the visitor center and other interpretive sites;
(6) assist the Secretary in providing funds to
support research on the origins and early history of
jazz in New Orleans; and
(7) notwithstanding any other provision of law,
seek and accept donations of funds, property, or
services from individuals, foundations, corporations,
or other public or private entities and expend and
use the same for the purposes of providing services,
programs, and facilities for jazz education, or assist-
ing in the rehabilitation and restoration of struc-
tures identified in the national historic landmark
study referenced in section 3(b)(3) as having out-
standing significance to the history of jazz in New
Orleans.
(d) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commission
shall be appointed for staggered terms of 3 years, as des-
ignated by the Secretary at the time of the initial appoint-
ment.
(e) CHAIRMAN.—The Commission shall elect a chair-
man from among its members. The term of the chairman
shall be for 3 years. The chairman of the Commission shall
serve as an ex officio member of the Delta Regional Pres-
ervation Commission.
(f) TERMS.—Any member of the Commission ap-
pointed by the Secretary for a 3-year term may serve after
the expiration of his or her term until a successor is ap-
pointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner
in which the original appointment was made. Any member
appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder
of the term for which the predecessor was appointed.
(g) PER DIEM EXPENSES.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall serve without compensation. Members shall be
entitled to travel expenses under section 5703, title 5,
United States Code, when engaged in Commission busi-
ness, including per diem in lieu of subsistence in the same
manner as persons employed intermittently.
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall
provide the Commission with assistance in obtaining such
personnel, equipment, and facilities as may be needed by
the Commission to carry out its duties.
(i) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Commission shall submit
an annual report to the Secretary identifying its expenses
and income and the entities to which any grants or tech-
nical assistance were made during the year for which the
report is made.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3409
To amend the Social Security Act to exclude the Unemployment Trust Fund
from the budget of the United States Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 28, 1993
Ms. LONG (for herself, Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin, and Mr. JACOBS) introduced
the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Ways
and Means, Government Operations, and Rules
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to exclude the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund from the budget of the United States
Government.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND
FROM UNIFIED BUDGET.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 904 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1104) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘OFF-BUDGET STATUS
‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the receipts and disbursements of the Unemployment
Trust Fund (including any account thereof) shall not be
counted as new budget authority, outlays, or receipts, or
including in the calculation of the deficit or surplus, for
purposes of—
‘‘(A) the budget of the United States Govern-
ment as submitted by the President,
‘‘(B) the congressional budget, or
‘‘(C) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985.
‘‘(2) Any disbursement from the Unemployment
Trust Fund (including any account thereof) shall be ex-
empt from reduction under any order issued under part
C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.’’.
(b) EXCLUSION
FROM DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
LIMITS.—Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(G) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES
FUNDED
FROM
UNEMPLOYMENT
TRUST
FUND.—For the
budget of the United States Government for budget
years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, the expenses for
State Unemployment Insurance and Employment
Service Operations and Federal administrative ex-
penses that are financed from the Unemployment
Trust Fund shall be excluded from the discretionary
spending limits.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of
section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘The concurrent resolution shall not include the receipts
and outlays of the Unemployment Trust Fund (including
any account thereof) in the surplus or deficit totals re-
quired by this subsection or in any other surplus or deficit
totals required by this title.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to—
(1) all budgets of the United States Govern-
ment submitted by the President,
(2) all budget resolutions, and
(3) all reports pursuant to the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985;
which are submitted after September 30, 1993.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT UNDER PAY-AS-YOU-GO PROCEDURES.
Any amount of new budget authority, outlays, or re-
ceipts resulting from the provisions of this Act or any
amendment made by it shall not be considered for any
purpose under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi-
cit Control Act of 1985.
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(ii) Calculation of a commonly-used
control index parameter for a good or tech-
nology, including all officially accepted
composite theoretical performance calcula-
tions for computers and microprocessors.
(B) NOTICE OF REVISIONS.—Whenever the
Secretary makes any revision in the control
index with respect to any good or technology, or
with respect to any country or destination af-
fected by controls imposed under section 4 or
section 5, the Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a notice of such revision and
shall specify in such notice under which author-
ity the revision is being made.
(2) EXPORT CONTROL REGIME ACTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall publish the full text of each
International List of COCOM, together with all
notes and understandings concerning such lists
that are agreed to by COCOM, and the lists
and all notes and understandings of all other
export control regimes. The Secretary shall up-
date the publication under the preceding sen-
tence at least once in each 1-year period occur-
‘‘(e)(1) On December 31, 1996, the Secretary shall
terminate the order issued under this Act (including the
collection of assessments under the order).
‘‘(2) As soon as practicable after the date referred
to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall terminate activi-
ties under the order in an orderly manner.’’.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON BLOC VOTING.
Section 117 of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act
of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4508) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Secretary
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary shall not’’; and
(2) by striking the second through fifth sen-
tences.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3411
To amend the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to require that
members of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board be elected
by milk producers and to prohibit bloc voting by cooperative associations
of milk producers in the election of the producers, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 28, 1993
Mr. OBEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983
to require that members of the National Dairy Pro-
motion and Research Board be elected by milk producers
and to prohibit bloc voting by cooperative associations
of milk producers in the election of the producers, 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 ‘‘National Dairy Pro-
motion Reform Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. DAIRY VOTING REFORM.
Section 113(b) of the Dairy Production Stabilization
Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(b)) is amended—
(1) by designating the first and second sen-
tences as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
(2) by designating the third through fifth sen-
tences as paragraph (3);
(3) by designating the sixth sentence as para-
graph (4);
(4) by designating the seventh and eighth sen-
tences as paragraph (5);
(5) by designating the ninth sentence as para-
graph (6);
(6) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by
striking ‘‘and appointment’’;
(7) by striking paragraph (2) (as so designated)
and inserting the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2)(A)(i) Subject to clause (ii), members of the
Board shall be milk producers nominated in accordance
with subparagraph (B) and elected by a vote of producers
through a process established by the Secretary.
‘‘(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary shall
not permit an organization certified under section 114 to
vote on behalf of the members of the organization.
‘‘(B) Nominations shall be submitted by organiza-
tions certified under section 114, or, if the Secretary de-
termines that a substantial number of milk producers are
not members of, or the interests of the producers are not
represented by, a certified organization, from nominations
submitted by the producers in the manner authorized by
the Secretary. In submitting nominations, each certified
organization shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Secretary that the milk producers who are members of the
organization have been fully consulted in the nomination
process.’’;
(8) in the first sentence of paragraph (3) (as so
designated), by striking ‘‘In making such appoint-
ments,’’ and inserting ‘‘In establishing the process
for the election of members of the Board,’’; and
(9) in paragraph (4) (as so designated)—
(A) by striking ‘‘appointment’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘election’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘appointments’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘elections’’.
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(b) REDESIGNATION.—The portion of the project re-
ferred to in subsection (a) upstream of a line designated
by the two points north 199463.18 east 844496.40 and
north 199350.36 east 844544.60 is redesignated as an
anchorage area.
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Enduring Freedom, and Operation Odyssey Dawn, 
including room and board, equipment and body 
armor, transportation of troops and equipment (in-
cluding fuel costs), and operational costs. 
(12) Current and future cost of combat-related 
special pays and benefits, including reenlistment bo-
nuses. 
(13) Current and future cost of calling or or-
dering members of the reserve components to active 
duty in support of Operation New Dawn, Operation 
Enduring Freedom, and Operation Odyssey Dawn. 
(14) Current and future cost for reconstruction, 
embassy operations and construction, and foreign 
aid programs for Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(15) Current and future cost of bases and other 
infrastructure to support members of the Armed 
Forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(16) Current and future cost of providing 
health care for veterans who served in support of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, 
Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Odys-
sey Dawn— 
(A) the cost of mental health treatment for 
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‘‘(ii) is a small business concern 
owned and controlled by women (as de-
fined in that section) that is not less than 
51 percent owned by 1 or more women 
who are economically disadvantaged (and 
such ownership is determined without re-
gard to any community property law); 
‘‘(C) with respect to a contract awarded 
under section 15(a), is a small business con-
cern; 
‘‘(D) with respect to a contract awarded 
under section 31, is a qualified HUBZone small 
business concern; or 
‘‘(E) with respect to a contract awarded 
under section 36, is a small business concern 
owned and controlled by service-disabled vet-
erans. 
‘‘(2) SIMILARLY SITUATED ENTITY.—The term 
‘similarly situated entity’ means a subcontractor 
that— 
‘‘(A) if a subcontractor for a small busi-
ness concern, is a small business concern; 
‘‘(B) if a subcontractor for a small busi-
ness concern eligible to receive contracts under 
section 8(a), is such a concern; 
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(5) in cooperation with the Chief Financial Of-
ficer of the Department, ensure that—
(A) Department-wide and component ac-
counting, financial, and asset management sys-
tems and other information systems that pro-
vide, at least in part, financial or program per-
formance data used in financial statements are
effectively designed, developed, and imple-
mented; and
(B) financial and related program perform-
ance data are provided on a reliable, consistent,
and timely basis to agency financial manage-
ment systems;
(6) identify, in cooperation with program man-
agers and the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment, specific opportunities to redesign business
practices and supporting information systems to im-
prove agency performance;
(7) regularly complete accurate post-implemen-
tation reviews for all information systems projects of
the Department;
(8) develop, in cooperation with the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the Department, full and accurate
information on—
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(1) by adding at the end thereof the following
new sentence: ‘‘A similar rule shall apply in the case
of amounts included in gross income under section
1293 (as in effect on January 1, 1993).’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY TAXED
UNDER SECTION 1248’’ in the subsection heading
and 
inserting 
‘‘CERTAIN
PREVIOUSLY
TAXED
AMOUNTS’’.
SEC. 403. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 171(c) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘, or by a foreign personal
holding company, as defined in section 552’’,
and
(B) by striking ‘‘, or a or foreign personal
holding company’’.
(2) Section 312 is amended by striking sub-
section (j).
(3) Subsection (m) of section 312 is amended
by striking ‘‘, a foreign investment company (within
the meaning of section 1246(b)), or a foreign per-
sonal holding company (within the meaning of sec-
tion 552)’’ and inserting ‘‘or a passive foreign cor-
poration (as defined in section 1296)’’.
be deposited in the appropriation account from which the
Secretary’s costs of providing such materials were met,
and shall remain available for such purposes until ex-
pended.
SEC. 203. COMPARATIVE VALUE INFORMATION CONCERN-
ING FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The head of each Federal agen-
cy with responsibility for the provision of health insurance
or of health care services to individuals shall promptly de-
velop health care value information relating to each pro-
gram that such head administers and covering the same
types of data that a State program meeting the criteria
of section 201(b) would provide.
(b) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—Such infor-
mation shall be made generally available to States and to
providers and consumers of health care services.
SEC. 204. DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL SYSTEMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, directly or
through grant or contract, develop model systems to facili-
tate—
(1) the gathering of data on health care cost,
quality, and outcome described in section 201(b)(4),
and
(2) analyzing such data in a manner that will
permit the valid comparison of such data among
providers and among health plans.
(b) EXPERIMENTATION.—The Secretary shall sup-
port experimentation with different approaches to achieve
the objectives of subsection (a) in the most cost-effective
manner (relative to the accuracy and timeliness of the
data secured) and shall evaluate the various methods to
determine their relative success.
(c) STANDARDS.—When the Secretary considers it
appropriate, the Secretary may establish standards for the
collection and reporting of data on health care cost, qual-
ity and outcomes in order to facilitate analysis and com-
parisons among States and nationally.
(d) REPORT.—By not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall re-
port to the Congress and the States on the models devel-
oped, and experiments conducted, under this section.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1994
to enable the Secretary to carry out this section, including
evaluation of the different approaches tested under sub-
section (b) and their relative cost effectiveness.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3414
To amend title 39, United States Code, to grant State governments the
discretion to assign mailing addresses to sites within their jurisdiction.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 28, 1993
Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. GALLO, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey,
and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to grant State gov-
ernments the discretion to assign mailing addresses to
sites within their jurisdiction.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code (relating
to the authority of the United States Postal Service) is
amended—
(1) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 414. Authority of State governments to designate
mailing addresses
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding section 404(a)(1), State gov-
ernments shall have the discretion to designate mailing ad-
dresses for all sites within their jurisdiction.
‘‘(b) Whenever a State government designates a mail-
ing address under subsection (a), such government shall
include as part of such mailing address—
‘‘(1) the name of the municipality in which the
site of such address is geographically situated; and
‘‘(2) the ZIP code number assigned to the site
of such address by the Postal Service.
‘‘(c) A mailing address designated by a State govern-
ment under paragraph subsection (a) shall become effec-
tive 30 days after the Postal Service receives written no-
tice from such government of the designation of such ad-
dress, subject to subsection (d).
‘‘(d) Notification under subsection (c) shall not be-
come effective unless the postmaster for each post office
responsible for delivering mail to any of the proposed ad-
dresses reviews and makes recommendations to ensure
that duplicative street names and faulty numbering sys-
tems do not exist within the jurisdiction involved.’’; and
(2) by inserting in the table of sections, after
the item relating to section 413, the following:
‘‘414. Authority of State governments to designate mailing addresses.’’.