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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1946
To protect the fundamental right of a parent to direct the upbringing of
a child, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 1995
Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. PARKER, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. BAKER of Louisi-
ana, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BARR, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr.
BRYANT
of 
Tennessee, 
Mr. 
CALVERT, 
Mr. 
CHAMBLISS, 
Mrs.
CHENOWETH, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr.
COBURN, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.
DELAY, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr.
EMERSON, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr.
GRAHAM, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. HAYWORTH,
Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.
INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky,
Mr. METCALF, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NEUMANN, Mr.
PETRI, Mr. PORTER, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr.
SALMON, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHADEGG, Mrs.
SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr.
STUMP, Mr. TATE, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr.
TIAHRT, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WATTS
of Oklahoma, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To protect the fundamental right of a parent to direct the
upbringing of a child, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘Such term includes the addition of diesel fuel on
which tax has been imposed by section 4081 to dyed
diesel fuel if such addition is established to the satis-
faction of the Secretary as being accidental.’’
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act; except that no
interest shall be paid by reason of such amendments with
respect to any claim filed before such date.
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available or distributed by the health plan and shall be
transmitted—
(1) in the next mailing made by the plan to the
employee;
(2) as part of the yearly informational packet
sent to the enrollee; or
(3) not later than January 1, 1996;
whichever is earlier.
(d) HEALTH PLAN.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As used in this Act, the
term ‘‘health plan’’ means any plan or arrangement
which provides, or pays the cost of, health benefits.
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—Such term does not include
the following, or any combination thereof:
(A) Coverage only for accidental death or
dismemberment.
(B) Coverage providing wages or payments
in lieu of wages for any period during which the
employee is absent from work on account of
sickness or injury.
(C) A medicare supplemental policy (as de-
fined in section 1882(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act).
(D) Coverage issued as a supplement to li-
ability insurance.
(E) Worker’s compensation or similar in-
surance.
(F) Automobile medical-payment insur-
ance.
(G) A long-term care policy, including a
nursing home fixed indemnity policy (unless the
Secretary determines that such a policy pro-
vides sufficiently comprehensive coverage of a
benefit so that it should be treated as a health
plan).
(H) Such other plan or arrangement as the
Secretary of Health and Human Services deter-
mines is not a health plan.
(3) CERTAIN PLANS INCLUDED.—Such term in-
cludes any plan or arrangement not described in any
subparagraph of paragraph (2) which provides for
benefit payments, on a periodic basis, for—
(A) a specified disease or illness, or
(B) period of hospitalization,
without regard to the costs incurred or services ren-
dered during the period to which the payments re-
late.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of section 2 shall apply to all health
plans offered, sold, issued, or renewed after the expiration
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1950
To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay
for a mother and child following the birth of the child, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 1995
Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. TORRICELLI) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum
hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth
of the child, 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 ‘‘Newborns’ and Moth-
ers’ Health Protection Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR MINIMUM HOSPITAL
STAY FOLLOWING BIRTH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A health plan that provides ma-
ternity benefits, including benefits for child birth, shall en-
sure that coverage is provided for a minimum of 48 hours
of inpatient care following a vaginal delivery and a mini-
mum of 96 hours of inpatient care following a caesarean
section for a mother and her newly born child in a health
care facility.
(b) EXCEPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection
(a), a health plan that provides coverage for post-de-
livery care provided to a mother and her newly born
child other than in an inpatient setting shall not be
required to provide coverage of inpatient care under
subsection (a) unless such inpatient care is deter-
mined to be medically necessary by the attending
physician or is requested by the mother.
(2) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term ‘‘attending physician’’ shall
include the obstetrician, pediatrician, or other physi-
cian attending the mother or newly born child.
(c) NOTICE.—A health plan shall provide notice to
each enrollee under such plan regarding the coverage re-
quired by this section in accordance with regulations pro-
mulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
in consultation with the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners. Such notice shall be in writing and promi-
nently positioned in any literature or correspondence made
of the 1-year period which begins on the date of enactment
of this Act.
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able or unsafe to other States or foreign na-
tions;
(iii) interfere with freedom of travel be-
tween and among the various States;
(iv) burden the medical and economic re-
sources of States that continue to provide
women with access to safe and legal abortion;
and
(v) interfere with the ability of medical
professionals to provide health services;
(B) obstruct access to and use of contra-
ceptive and other medical techniques that are
part of interstate and international commerce;
(C) discriminate between women who are
able to afford interstate and international travel
and women who are not, a disproportionate
number of whom belong to racial or ethnic mi-
norities; and
(D) infringe upon women’s ability to exer-
cise full enjoyment of rights secured to them by
Federal and State law, both statutory and con-
stitutional.
(3) Although Congress may not by legislation
create constitutional rights, it may, where authorized
by its enumerated powers and not prohibited by a
‘‘(b) If the labeling or advertising of a food or dietary
supplement contains a claim or other information that
complies with section 403B, no State or political subdivi-
sion of a State may deem such food or dietary supplement
to be adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise rendered out
of compliance with the law of such State or political sub-
division, by reason of such claim.’’.
SEC. 8. COMMISSION ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENT LABELS
ABOLISHED.
The Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels, es-
tablished under the Dietary Supplement Health and Edu-
cation Act of 1994, Public Law 103–417, is abolished, and
section 12 of that Act is repealed.
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SEC. 211. UNIFORM TERMS IN ORDERS.
Section 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)), as amended by
section 210, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (12) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by inserting after
paragraph (12) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(13) develop, in conjunction with State execu-
tive and judicial organizations, a uniform abstract of
a child support order, to be used by all State courts
to record the facts of a child support order in a reg-
istry of child support orders established under sec-
tion 466(a)(12), such abstract to include—
‘‘(A) the date that support payments are
to commence;
‘‘(B) the circumstances upon which sup-
port payments are to terminate;
‘‘(C) the amount of current child support
expressed as a sum certain, arrearages ex-
pressed as a sum certain as of a certain date,
and any payback schedule for the arrearages;
‘‘(D) whether the support award is in a
lump sum (nonallocated) or per child;
‘‘(E) if the award is lump sum, the event
causing a change in the support award and the
amount of any change;
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1957
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of
certain interest on automobile loans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1995
Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. GILMAN,
Mr. KILDEE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. TORRES, Mr. CLYBURN,
Mr. FROST, Mr. STUPAK, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. THOMPSON,
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KLINK, and Ms. KAPTUR) 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 allow the
deduction of certain interest on automobile loans.
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 ‘‘Consumer Auto-Tax
Relief Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN INTEREST ON AUTO-
MOBILE LOANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ALLOWANCE
OF
DEDUCTION.—Paragraph
(2) of section 163(h) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to interest) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking
‘‘and’’,
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(F) any interest paid or accrued on in-
debtedness which is incurred in the acquisition
of a qualified automobile and is secured by such
automobile.’’
(2) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED AUTOMOBILE.—
Subsection (h) of section 163 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(6) QUALIFIED AUTOMOBILE.—For purposes
of this subsection, the term ‘qualified automobile’
means an automobile (as defined by section
4064(b)(1)), if—
‘‘(A) the percentage specified on the label
required by subsection (b)(1)(A) of the Amer-
ican Automobile Labeling Act (15 U.S.C.
1950(b)(1)(A)) (relating to the percentage of
‘‘(F) other expenses, such as those for
child care and health care;
‘‘(G) names of the parents;
‘‘(H) social security numbers and dates of
birth of the parents;
‘‘(I) names of all children covered by the
order;
‘‘(J) dates of birth and social security
numbers of children covered by the order;
‘‘(K) court identification (FIPS code,
name and address) of the court issuing the
order;
‘‘(L) health-care support information; and
‘‘(M) party to contact when additional in-
formation is obtained.’’.
SEC. 212. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ON MARRIAGE LI-
CENSES AND CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.
Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by
section 209, is amended by inserting after paragraph (19)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(20) Procedures under which social security
numbers of the individuals applying for a marriage
license are listed on the license by each applicant’s
name.’’.
passenger motor vehicle equipment installed on
a vehicle within a carline which originated in
the United States and Canada) is 60 percent or
more,
‘‘(B) the price of the automobile (deter-
mined in accordance with section 4002(d) and
including amounts provided by indebtedness) to
the ultimate purchaser is not greater than
$35,000, and
‘‘(C) the sale of the automobile to the tax-
payer is the 1st retail sale (as defined in section
4002(a)) of the automobile.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to interest paid or accrued
with 
respect 
to 
automobiles 
purchased 
after
llllllllllll.
(2) EFFECTIVE ONLY IF NO SEQUESTRATION
CAUSED.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph 
(1), 
the
amendments made by this section shall take effect
only if, determined as of the fifteenth day after the
Congress adjourns to end the first session of the
104th Congress, no sequestration is in effect under
section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as determined after the
application of paragraph (1)).
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1958
To modify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to abortion.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1995
Mr. DORNAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To modify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect
to abortion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL
COURTS.
(a) RESTRICTION ON JURISDICTION.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the Supreme Court of the
United States, and the inferior courts established by the
Congress under article III of the Constitution of the
United States, shall not have jurisdiction to hear, or to
review by appeal or otherwise, any case arising out of any
statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation of a State which re-
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lates to abortion, or arising out of any act interpreting,
applying, or enforcing such a State statute, ordinance,
rule, or regulation.
(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the District
of Columbia.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
Section 2 applies to any case pending on or com-
menced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1959
To repeal the Walsh-Healey Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1995
Mr. FAWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To repeal the Walsh-Healey Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WALSH-HEALEY REPEAL.
The Act of June 30, 1936 (41 U.S.C. 35–45) (known
as the Walsh-Healey Act) is repealed.
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such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad as legitimate
opposition groups with whom they are prepared
to conduct a dialog. The PLO has not legally
banned extremist organizations and instead,
employs Hamas sympathizers in its administra-
tion in Gaza.
(D) PREVENTING
INCITEMENT
TO
VIO-
LENCE.—In violation of the terms agreed to in
the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, article XII, para-
graph 1 and the letters of September 9, 1993,
between the PLO leader and the Prime Min-
ister of Israel and between the PLO leader and
the Foreign Minister of Norway, PLO officials
continue to advocate holy war (jihad) against
Israel, glorify suicide bombers, lend support and
comfort to terrorist groups, and issue propa-
ganda delegitimizing Israeli sovereignty even
within its pre-1967 borders.
(E) BARRING UNAUTHORIZED FORCES.—
In violation of the terms agreed to in the Gaza-
Jericho Agreement, article IX, section 2, the
PLO continues to permit illegal military and
paramilitary groups to conduct terrorist oper-
ations against Israel from administrative areas
under its control.
SEC. 2. DATE OF POSTMARK TO BE TREATED AS DATE OF
PAYMENT OF A BILL, INVOICE, OR STATE-
MENT OF ACCOUNT DUE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 26 of title 39, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 2606. Date of postmark to be treated as date of
payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of
account due
‘‘(a) If any payment required to be made on or before
a prescribed date is, after such date, delivered by the Post-
al Service to the payee, such payment shall be deemed re-
ceived by the payee on the date of the United States post-
mark stamped on the envelope or other cover in which
such payment is mailed.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to
any payment—
‘‘(1) other than a payment on a bill, invoice, or
statement of account due;
‘‘(2) which is required, by law, regulation, or
contract, to be delivered by any method other than
by mail; or
‘‘(3) which is subject to any other provision of
Federal law specifying how a postmark date shall be
used in determining the date on which such payment
shall be deemed to have been delivered or made.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1963
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the payment of
a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, if made by mail, shall
be considered to have been made on the date as of which the envelope
which is used to transmit such payment is postmarked.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1995
Mr. MCHUGH (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.
BOEHLERT, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr.
JACOBS, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LIVINGSTON,
Mr. PARKER, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
STOCKMAN, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WALSH, and Mr. DAVIS)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that
the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of account
due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have been
made on the date as of which the envelope which is
used to transmit such payment is postmarked.
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 ‘‘Postmark Prompt Pay-
ment Act of 1995’’.
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ment to immediate family members of members 
of the Armed Forces assigned to special oper-
ations forces. 
(B) An assessment of the impact of the pilot 
program on the readiness of members of the 
Armed Forces assigned to special operations 
forces. 
(C) A comparison of the pilot program to 
other programs conducted by the Secretaries of 
the military departments to provide family sup-
port to immediate family members of members of 
the Armed Forces. 
(D) Recommendations for incorporating the 
lessons learned from the pilot program into fam-
ily support programs conducted by the Secre-
taries of the military departments. 
(E) Any other matters considered appro-
priate by the Commander or the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. 
SEC. 555. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARENTAL RIGHTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN CHILD 
CUSTODY DETERMINATIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that State courts should not 
consider a military deployment, including past, present, or 
future deployment, as the sole factor in determining child
‘‘(c) Subsection (a) shall apply only if—
‘‘(1) the postmark date falls on or before the
prescribed date for making the payment; and
‘‘(2) the payment was, on or before such date,
deposited in the mail in the United States in an en-
velope or under other appropriate cover, postage pre-
paid, properly addressed to the payee.
‘‘(d) Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a
postmark not made by the Postal Service.
‘‘(e) For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘payee’, as used with respect to
a payment, includes any person duly authorized to
receive such payment; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘United States’ means the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of
the United States.
‘‘(f) Regulations to carry out this section may be pre-
scribed by the Postal Service.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 26 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘2606. Date of postmark to be treated as date of payment of a bill, invoice,
or statement of account due.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to any mailing postmarked after the end of the
3-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1964
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to the unknown
Vermonter who lost his life while serving in the Continental Army in
the War of Independence and who has been selected by the people
of Vermont to represent all Vermont unknown soldiers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1995
Mr. SANDERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor
to the unknown Vermonter who lost his life while serving
in the Continental Army in the War of Independence
and who has been selected by the people of Vermont
to represent all Vermont unknown soldiers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MEDAL OF HONOR.
The President may award, and present in the name
of Congress, the Medal of Honor to the unknown Ver-
monter who lost his life while serving in the War of Inde-
pendence as a member of the Continental Army and who
has been selected by the people of Vermont to represent
all Vermont unknown soldiers.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1965
AN ACT
To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972, and for other purposes.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1965
AN ACT
To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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underlying the individual deter-
mination; and 
‘‘(bb) be provided not more 
than one written appeal— 
‘‘(AA) that shall be sub-
mitted not more than 120 
days after the date that the 
applicant receives such deci-
sion in writing; and 
‘‘(BB) that may request 
reopening of such decision 
and provide additional infor-
mation, clarify existing in-
formation, or explain any 
unfavorable information. 
‘‘(II) 
AFGHAN
SPECIAL
IMMI-
GRANT VISA COORDINATOR.—The Sec-
retary of State shall designate, in the 
Embassy of the United States in 
Kabul, Afghanistan, an Afghan Special 
Immigrant Visa Coordinator respon-
sible for overseeing the efficiency and 
integrity of the processing of special 
immigrant visas under this section, 
who shall be given—
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1966
To provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments under section
403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1995
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. KLECZKA, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments
under section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERN-
MENTS UNDER SECTION 403(B).
In the case of any contract purchased in a plan year
beginning before January 1, 1995, section 403(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if any
reference to an employer described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from
tax under section 501 of such Code included a reference
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to an employer which is an Indian tribal government (as
defined by section 7701(a)(40) of such Code), a subdivi-
sion of an Indian tribal government (determined in accord-
ance with section 7871(d) of such Code), an agency or
instrumentality of an Indian tribal government or subdivi-
sion thereof, or a corporation chartered under Federal,
State, or tribal law which is owned in whole or in part
by any of the foregoing.
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