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Union Calendar No. 187
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 632
[Report No. 104–373]
To enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mr. FROST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
NOVEMBER 30, 1995
Additional sponsors: Mr. FIELDS of Texas, and Mr. BRYANT of Texas
NOVEMBER 30, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used
by the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(A) such stock shall be treated as meeting
the requirement of paragraph (1)(A), but
‘‘(B) subsection (a) shall not apply to so
much of the gain which is attributable to the
period before such stock became stock of an eli-
gible small business.
‘‘(4) CERTAIN PURCHASES BY CORPORATION OF
ITS OWN STOCK.—Rules similar to the rules of sec-
tion 1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this sub-
section.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘eligible small business’ means any
domestic corporation which is a C corporation if the aggre-
gate annual gross receipts of such corporation (or any
predecessor thereof) for all taxable years ending before the
date of issuance did not exceed $20,000,000. For purposes
of the preceding sentence, rules similar to the rules of
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 448(c) shall apply.
‘‘(d) ACTIVE BUSINESS REQUIREMENT.—For pur-
poses of subsection (b)(2), the requirements of this sub-
section are met by a corporation for any period if during
such period—
‘‘(1) at least 80 percent (by value) of the assets
of such corporation are used by such corporation in
SECTION 1. JUST COMPENSATION.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 1498(a) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of
the first paragraph the following: ‘‘Reasonable and entire
compensation shall include the owner’s reasonable costs,
including reasonable fees for expert witnesses and attor-
neys, in pursuing the action if the owner is an independent
inventor, a nonprofit organization, or an entity that had
no more than 500 employees at any time during the 5-
year period preceding the use or manufacture of the pat-
ented invention by or for the United States.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to actions under section 1498(a)
of title 28, United States Code, that are pending on, or
brought on or after, January 1, 1995.
Union Calendar No. 187
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 632
[Report No. 104–373]
A BILL
To enhance fairness in compensating owners of
patents used by the United States.
NOVEMBER 30, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 633
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to clarify the financial responsibility
requirements for offshore facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mr. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to clarify the
financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBIL-
ITY REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1016(c)(1) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
(33 U.S.C. 2716(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) EVIDENCE
OF
FINANCIAL
RESPON-
SIBILITY
REQUIRED.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2), each responsible party with re-
spect to an offshore facility located seaward of
the United States coastline that is—
‘‘(i) used for drilling for, producing,
or processing oil; or
‘‘(ii) has the capacity to transport,
store, transfer, or otherwise handle more
than 1,000 barrels of oil at any one time,
shall establish and maintain evidence of finan-
cial responsibility in the amount required under
subparagraph (B) or (C), as applicable.
‘‘(B) AMOUNT REQUIRED, GENERALLY.—
Except as provided in subparagraph (C), for
purposes of subparagraph (A) the amount of fi-
nancial responsibility required is $35,000,000.
‘‘(C) GREATER AMOUNT.—If the Secretary
determines that an amount of financial respon-
sibility greater than the amount required by
subparagraph (B) is appropriate for an offshore
facility, based on an assessment of the risk
posed by the facility that includes consideration
of the relative operational, environmental,
human health, and other risks posed by the
quantity and quality of oil that is transported,
stored, transferred, or otherwise handled by the
facility, for purposes of subparagraph (A) the
amount of financial responsibility required is
equal to the lesser of—
‘‘(i) the amount of liability to which
the responsible party could be subjected
under section 1004(a) with respect to the
facility in a case in which the responsible
party would be entitled to limit liability
under that section, as determined by the
Secretary; or
‘‘(ii) $75,000,000.
‘‘(D) MULTIPLE FACILITIES.—In a case in
which a person is the responsible party for
more than one facility subject to this sub-
section, evidence of financial responsibility need
be established only to meet the maximum liabil-
ity applicable to the facility having the greatest
maximum liability.’’.
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‘‘(B) the taxpayer’s intention not to pur-
chase such stock within the reinvestment pe-
riod, or
‘‘(C) a failure to make such purchase with-
in the reinvestment period, and
‘‘(2) such deficiency may be assessed before the
expiration of such 3-year period notwithstanding the
provisions of any law or rule of law which would oth-
erwise prevent such assessment.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (24) of
section 1016(a) of such Code is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or 1044’’ and inserting ‘‘,
1044, or 1045’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘or 1044(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘,
1044(d), or 1045(e)’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 1045. Rollover of gain from sale of eligible small business
stock into other eligible small business stock.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to sales on and after the date of
the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending on and
after such date.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 635
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the excise tax
exemption for air transportation for the purpose of providing medical care.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. HANCOCK, and Ms. DUNN of Washington) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the excise tax exemption for air transportation for the
purpose of providing medical care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION FOR
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR FOR MEDICAL
CARE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 4261 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption
for certain emergency medical transportation) is amended
to read as follows:
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 636
To amend section 207(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
eliminate the partial overtime exemption for employees that perform
services necessary and incidental to the sale and processing of green
and cigar leaf tobacco.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend section 207(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 to eliminate the partial overtime exemption for
employees that perform services necessary and incidental
to the sale and processing of green and cigar leaf
tobacco.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.—This Act may be cited as ‘‘the Tobacco
Workers Equity Act’’.
SEC. 2.—The Congress finds that there are no rea-
sons why employees engaged in the handling and process-
ing of green leaf and cigar leaf tobacco should be excluded
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from the full protections of the overtime provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Specifically, the Con-
gress finds that the special retention of the partial over-
time exemption for employees that perform services nec-
essary and incidental to the sale and processing of green
and cigar leaf tobacco in section 9(a) of the Fair Labor
Standards Amendments of 1974, Public Law No. 93–259,
can no longer be justified by reasons of public policy or
any other consideration. Accordingly, this Act repeals sec-
tion 9(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of
1974, thereby granting tobacco workers the same protec-
tions as apply generally to employees in industries related
to the handling and processing of agricultural commod-
ities.
SEC. 3.—Section 207(m) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act is hereby repealed.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4193
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1999, 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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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 638
To abolish the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and
to eliminate the promotion of civilian marksmanship by the Department
of Defense.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. STARK, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mrs.
COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. YATES, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
CLAY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
EVANS, and Mr. VELAZQUEZ) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To abolish the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice and to eliminate the promotion of civilian
marksmanship by the Department of Defense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ABOLISHMENT OF BOARD.
The National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Prac-
tice is abolished.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF PROMOTION OF CIVILIAN MARKS-
MANSHIP.
Sections 4307, 4308, 4309, 4310, 4311, 4312, and
4313 of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act,
shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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the active conduct of 1 or more trades or businesses,
and
‘‘(2) such corporation is an eligible corporation
(as defined in section 1202(e)(4)).
For purposes of the preceding sentence, a rules similar
to the rules of paragraphs (2), (5), (6), (7) and (8) of
section 1202(e) shall apply.
‘‘(e) BASIS ADJUSTMENTS.—If gain from any sale is
not recognized by reason of subsection (a), such gain shall
be applied to reduce (in the order acquired) the basis for
determining gain or loss of any eligible small business
stock purchased by the taxpayer during the 18-month pe-
riod described in subsection (a). This subsection shall not
apply for purposes of section 1202.
‘‘(f) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—If any gain is real-
ized by the taxpayer on any sale to which an election under
this section applies, then—
‘‘(1) the statutory period for the assessment of
any deficiency with respect to such gain shall not ex-
pire before the expiration of 3 years from the date
the Secretary is notified by the taxpayer (in such
manner as the Secretary may by regulations pre-
scribe) of—
‘‘(A) the taxpayer’s cost of purchasing any
eligible small business stock,
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 63
To prohibit the admission to the United States as refugees of individuals
who served in the armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf conflict.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the admission to the United States as refugees
of individuals who served in the armed forces of Iraq
during the Persian Gulf conflict.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF ADMISSION TO THE UNITED
STATES AS REFUGEES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF IRAQ
DURING THE PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b) and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, an individual who
served in the armed forces of Iraq for any period during
the Persian Gulf conflict may not be admitted to the Unit-
Calendar No. 496
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 4193
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of the
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1999, and for other pur-
poses.
JULY 27, 1998
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
ed States as a refugee under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act.
(b) CONDITIONAL
EXCEPTION.—The prohibition
under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual who
is determined by the Attorney General—
(1) to have assisted United States or United
Nations coalition forces during the Persian Gulf con-
flict before or after capture by such coalition forces;
and
(2) not to have participated in any activities as
an individual or as a member of the armed forces of
Iraq which would be considered internationally rec-
ognized war crimes or crimes against humanity.
(c) PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘Persian Gulf conflict’’
means the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and end-
ing on February 27, 1991.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 640
To modify the boundaries of three units of the National Park System in
the State of West Virginia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To modify the boundaries of three units of the National
Park System in the State of West Virginia.
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 ‘‘West Virginia National
Rivers Boundary Modifications Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.
Section 1101 of the National Parks and Recreation
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15) is amended by striking
out ‘‘NERI–80,023, dated January 1987’’ and inserting
‘‘NERI–80,028, dated January 1993’’.
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SEC. 3. GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
Section 201(b) of the West Virginia National Interest
River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww(b)) is
amended by striking out ‘‘NRA–GR/20,000A and dated
July 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘GARI–80,001 and dated Janu-
ary 1993’’.
SEC. 4. BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.
Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by striking out
‘‘WSR–BLU/20,000, and dated January 1987’’ and in-
serting ‘‘BLUE–80,004, and dated January 1993’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 641
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect first amendment rights,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr.
WAXMAN, and Mr. TORKILDSEN) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect first
amendment rights, 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 ‘‘Women’s Right To
Know Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
Title XI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1107. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no governmental authority shall in or through any
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 796 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County 
Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento 
County, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Mr. BERA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the South Sacramento County Agri-
culture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in 
Sacramento County, California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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program or activity, administered or assisted by such au-
thority, that provides health care services or information,
limit the right of any person to provide, or the right of
any person to receive, nonfraudulent information about
the availability of reproductive health care services, includ-
ing family planning, prenatal care, adoption, and abortion
services.
‘‘(b) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘governmental authority’ means
any authority of any State or of the United States;
and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ includes the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory or
possession of the United States.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 642
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit
against estate and gift taxes to an amount equivalent to a $1,000,000
exclusion.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mr. STUMP 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 increase
the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to an
amount equivalent to a $1,000,000 exclusion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN UNIFIED ESTATE AND GIFT TAX
CREDIT.
(a) ESTATE TAX CREDIT.—
(1) Subsection (a) of section 2010 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to unified credit
against 
estate 
tax) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘$192,800’’ and inserting ‘‘$345,800’’.
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 2001(c) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘$21,040,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the amount at which the effective tax rate
under this section is 55 percent’’.
(3) Subparagraph (A) of section 2102(c)(3) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$192,800’’ and
inserting ‘‘$345,800’’.
(4) Paragraph (1) of section 6018(a) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘$600,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$1,000,000’’.
(b) UNIFIED GIFT TAX CREDIT.—Paragraph (1) of
section 2505(a) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘$192,800’’ and inserting ‘‘$345,800’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to the estates of decedents dying,
and gifts made, after December 31, 1995.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 643
To extend the effectiveness of an exemption from the requirements of the
Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mr. THOMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To extend the effectiveness of an exemption from the require-
ments of the Depository Institution Management Inter-
locks Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
DEPOSITORY 
INSTITUTION 
MANAGEMENT
INTERLOCKS EXEMPTION.
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 206 of the Depository In-
stitution Management Interlocks Act (12 U.S.C. 3205) is
amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by
striking ‘‘for a period of, subject to the requirements
of subsection (c), 20 years after the date of enact-
ment of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to the re-
quirements of subsection (c)’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and subject to the re-
quirements of subsection (c)’’ after ‘‘Effective
on the date of enactment of this title’’; and
(B) by striking the last sentence.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 644
To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to include
additional counties in the State of Mississippi as part of the Appalachian
region.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 23, 1995
Mr. THOMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of
1965 to include additional counties in the State of Mis-
sissippi as part of the Appalachian region.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL COUNTIES IN
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AS PART OF APPA-
LACHIAN REGION.
The 5th undesignated paragraph of section 403 of
the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40
U.S.C. App. 403) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘Carroll,’’ after ‘‘Calhoun,’’;
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(2) by inserting ‘‘Grenada,’’ after ‘‘Clay,’’; and
(3) by inserting ‘‘Montgomery,’’ after ‘‘Mon-
roe,’’.
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