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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1429 
To provide for the conveyance of certain real property by the Administrator 
of General Services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. MILLER of Michi-
gan, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mrs. 
CAPITO, Ms. HARRIS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. LATOURETTE, 
Mrs. MYRICK, Mrs. BONO, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. FOXX, Mrs. DRAKE, Ms. 
HART, Mr. DENT, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Ms. 
HOOLEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 
KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. 
CARSON, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. JACKSON- 
LEE of Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain real property by 
the Administrator of General Services. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Pavilion Annex’’ means the 
building (and immediate surroundings, including any land
unoccupied as of the date of enactment of this Act) in 
Washington, District of Columbia, that is— 
(1) known as the ‘‘Pavilion Annex’’; 
(2) adjacent to the Old Post Office Building; 
(3) located on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., to 
the east of 11th Street, N.W.; and 
(4) located on land bounded on three sides by 
the Internal Revenue Service buildings. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Administrator of 
General Services shall convey, without consideration, to a 
nonprofit, nonpartisan educational institution incor-
porated in the District of Columbia in 1996 for the pur-
pose of establishing a women’s history museum, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
of Federal real property, including improvements thereon, 
known as the ‘‘Pavilion Annex’’. After such conveyance, 
the property may be used and occupied only by the mu-
seum. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Administrator. The cost of the survey shall 
be borne by the museum.
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During the 20-year 
period beginning on the date the Administrator makes the 
conveyance under subsection (a), if the Administrator de-
termines that the conveyed property is not being used and 
occupied in accordance with such subsection, all right, 
title, and interest in and to the property, including any 
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. 
Upon reversion, the United States shall immediately pro-
ceed to a public sale of the property. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) The 
property shall not be used for commercial purposes. 
(2) The Administrator may require such additional 
terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Administrator considers ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
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‘‘(1) ACCOUNT
HOLDER.—The term ‘account 
holder’ means an individual for whom a personal So-
cial Security investment account is established under 
section 252(b). 
‘‘(2) INVESTMENT
ACCOUNT.—The term ‘in-
vestment account’ means a personal Social Security 
investment account established under section 252(b). 
‘‘(3) TRUST
FUND.—The term ‘Trust Fund’ 
means the Social Security Investment Trust Fund 
established under section 260. 
‘‘(4) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Execu-
tive Director’ means the Executive Director under 
this part authorized to so serve under section 
266(b). 
‘‘(5) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the 
Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund authorized to 
so serve under section 266(a). 
‘‘SEC. 252. PERSONAL SOCIAL SECURITY INVESTMENT AC-
COUNTS. 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION OF NEW ACCOUNT HOLDERS.—
Upon the issuance of a Social Security account number 
under section 205(c)(2) to an individual born on or after 
January 1, 2006, the Commissioner of Social Security 
shall certify to the Executive Director and the Secretary
of the Treasury the identity and Social Security account 
number of such individual. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERSONAL SOCIAL SECU-
RITY INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.—Upon receipt of any cer-
tification under subsection (a) with respect to an indi-
vidual, the Executive Director shall establish a personal 
Social Security investment account for such individual. 
Amounts in the Social Security Investment Trust Fund 
shall be credited by the Executive Director to the invest-
ment account in accordance with this part. The investment 
account shall be identified to the account holder by means 
of the account holder’s Social Security account number. 
The Executive Director shall establish an investment ac-
count for each account holder not later than the later of 
January 1, 2007, or 30 days after receipt of the certifi-
cation with respect to the account holder. 
‘‘(c) INITIAL CONTRIBUTION.—Upon the establish-
ment of each account holder’s investment account, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer, from amounts 
not otherwise appropriated in the general fund of the 
Treasury to the Trust Fund, for crediting by the Execu-
tive Director to such investment account under subsection 
(b), an amount equal to $1,000.00.
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3569 
To provide a sunset date for all presidentially appointed czars, to require 
Senate confirmation of those positions, and to provide that appropriated 
funds may not be used to pay for any salaries and expenses associated 
with those positions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 
Mr. SCALISE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide a sunset date for all presidentially appointed 
czars, to require Senate confirmation of those positions, 
and to provide that appropriated funds may not be used 
to pay for any salaries and expenses associated with 
those positions. 
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 ‘‘Sunset All Czars Act’’ 
or the ‘‘SAC Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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‘‘(b) DURATION.—The payment of pay and allow-
ances to a member under subsection (a) may continue 
until the end of the first month beginning after the earliest 
of the following dates: 
‘‘(1) The date on which the member is returned 
for assignment to other than a medical or patient 
unit for duty. 
‘‘(2) One year after the date on which the mem-
ber is first hospitalized for the treatment of the 
wound, injury, or illness, except that the Secretary 
concerned may extend the termination date in six- 
month increments. 
‘‘(3) The date on which the member is dis-
charged, separated, or retired (including temporary 
disability retirement) from the uniformed services. 
‘‘(c) BONUS, INCENTIVE PAY, OR SIMILAR BENEFIT 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘bonus, incentive 
pay, or similar benefit’ means a bonus, incentive pay, spe-
cial pay, or similar payment paid to a member of the uni-
formed services under this title or title 10. 
‘‘§ 373. Repayment of unearned portion of bonus, in-
centive pay, or similar benefit when con-
ditions of payment not met 
‘‘(a) REPAYMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a member of the uniformed services who is paid a
Sec. 335. Termination of the Commission. 
Sec. 336. Congressional consideration of reform proposals. 
Sec. 337. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE IV—TRUTH IN ACCOUNTING 
Subtitle A—Accrual Funding of Pensions and Retirement Pay for Federal 
Employees and Uniformed Services Personnel 
Sec. 401. Civil Service Retirement System. 
Sec. 402. Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. 
Sec. 403. Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System. 
Sec. 404. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Retirement System. 
Sec. 405. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Of-
ficer Corps Retirement System. 
Sec. 406. Coast Guard Military Retirement System. 
Subtitle B—Accrual Funding of Post-Retirement Health Benefits Costs for 
Federal Employees 
Sec. 411. Federal employees health benefits fund. 
Sec. 412. Funding uniformed services health benefits for all retirees. 
Sec. 413. Effective date. 
Subtitle C—Public Debt Limit Reform 
Sec. 421. Findings. 
Sec. 422. Purpose. 
Sec. 423. Limit on public debt. 
Sec. 424. Repeal of the Gephardt rule. 
Subtitle D—Risk-Assumed Budgeting 
Sec. 431. Federal insurance programs. 
TITLE V—MAINTAINING A COMMITMENT TO THE FAMILY 
BUDGET 
Subtitle A—Further Enforcement Amendments 
Sec. 501. Super-majority points of order in the House of Representatives and 
the Senate. 
Sec. 502. Budget resolution enforcement point of order. 
Sec. 503. Point of order waiver protection. 
Subtitle B—The Byrd Rule 
Sec. 511. Limitation on Byrd Rule. 
Subtitle C—Treatment of Extraneous Appropriations in Omnibus 
Appropriation Measures 
Sec. 521. Treatment of extraneous appropriations.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3570 
AN ACT 
To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions 
under title 17, United States Code, 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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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1432 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 coin to 
commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the 
$1 coin to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., $1 Coin Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a pre-
eminent spokesman for human civil rights in his 
time.
(2) The work of Dr. King affected the lives of 
more Americans of all races and people around the 
world than any other American reform leader of the 
20th century. 
(3) Dr. King was one of America’s most erudite 
scholars and social and religious activists. 
(4) Dr. King, because of his lifelong achieve-
ments and moral vision, was a recipient in 1964 of 
the Nobel Peace Prize. 
(5) Dr. King mobilized leaders of all faiths, 
races, and creeds to support the passage of the his-
toric civil rights laws in the 1960s. 
(6) Dr. King inspired activists for human rights 
around the world by applying a philosophy of non- 
violence. 
(7) Dr. King helped to mobilize the African- 
American civil rights movement as a founder of the 
Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 
(8) Dr. King has been honored by the Nation 
with the designation of the third Monday in January 
as a national holiday in his name. 
(9) The largest collection of materials relating 
to Dr. King is in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Cen-
ter for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Geor-
gia.
SEC. 2. REDESIGN OF $1 COIN TO COMMEMORATE DR. MAR-
TIN LUTHER KING, JR. 
Section 5112(d)(1) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the 6th sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘The obverse side of the dollar shall 
have the likeness of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
The reverse side of the dollar shall have a design 
emblematic of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’’; and 
(2) in the 4th sentence, by striking ‘‘dollar, half 
dollar, and quarter dollar’’ and inserting ‘‘half dollar 
and quarter dollar’’. 
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part of the public debt which are not due or 
callable earlier than 4 years after the end of 
such calendar month. 
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—Any average market 
yield computed under subparagraph (A) which 
is not a multiple of one-eighth of 1 percent, 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of one-
eighth of 1 percent. 
‘‘(h) NO VOTING RIGHTS
IN SECURITIES.—The 
Board, the Executive Director, and an account holder may 
not exercise voting rights associated with the ownership 
of securities by the Social Security Investment Trust 
Fund. 
‘‘SEC. 255. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY IN-
VESTMENT TRUST FUND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No distribution may be made 
from the Social Security Investment Trust Fund of any 
amount credited to the investment account of any account 
holder, unless such distribution is in the form of—
‘‘(1) a benefit distribution described in sub-
section (b), 
‘‘(2) a distribution described in subsection (c), 
or 
‘‘(3) a death distribution under subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A distribution from an in-
vestment account is in the form of a benefit distribu-
tion referred to in subsection (a)(1) if such distribu-
tion constitutes payment (in whole or in part) of a 
monthly insurance benefit under part A based on the 
wages and self-employment income of the account 
holder. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT OF MONTHLY INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Notwithstanding section 201(h), benefit pay-
ments required to be made under part A, other than 
benefit payments required to be made under section 
223 or 226 and benefit payments required to be 
made under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 202 
to account holders entitled to benefits on the basis 
of the wages and self-employment income of any 
such account holder entitled to disability insurance 
benefits, shall be made from amounts in the Trust 
Fund credited to such account holder’s investment 
account, except to the extent that such benefit pay-
ments exceed the balance credited to such account 
holder’s investment account. Any amount of such 
benefit payments in excess of the balance in such ac-
count holder’s investment account shall be payable 
as provided in section 201(h). The Commissioner of 
Social Security shall provide for certification to the
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall become effec-
tive on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
2006. 
TITLE I—A SIMPLE AND BINDING 
BUDGET 
Subtitle A—Joint Budget 
Resolutions 
SEC. 101. DECLARATION OF PURPOSES FOR THE BUDGET 
ACT. 
Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2 of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) to assure effective control over the budg-
etary process; 
‘‘(2) to facilitate the determination each year of 
the appropriate level of Federal revenues and ex-
penditures by the Congress and the President;’’. 
SEC. 102. THE TIMETABLE. 
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TIMETABLE 
‘‘SEC. 300. The timetable with respect to the congres-
sional budget process for any fiscal year is as follows:
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3585 
AN ACT 
To guide and provide for United States research, develop-
ment, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, 
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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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1434 
To designate the Federal building to be constructed at 799 First Avenue 
in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Ronald H. Brown United States 
Mission to the United Nations Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the Federal building to be constructed at 799 
First Avenue in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Ronald 
H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building to be constructed at 799 First 
Avenue in New York, New York, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Ronald H. Brown United States Mission 
to the United Nations Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ‘‘Ronald H. Brown United States Mis-
sion to the United Nations Building’’. 
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H. Res. 122
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 13, 2007.
Whereas President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Execu-
tive Order No. 9066 on February 19, 1942, which au-
thorized the exclusion of 120,000 Japanese Americans 
and legal resident aliens from the West coast of the 
United States and the internment of United States citi-
zens and legal permanent residents of Japanese ancestry 
in internment camps during World War II; 
Whereas the freedom of Italian Americans and German 
Americans was also restricted during World War II by 
measures that branded them enemy aliens and included 
required identification cards, travel restrictions, seizure 
of personal property, and internment; 
Whereas President Gerald Ford formally rescinded Executive 
Order No. 9066 on February 19, 1976, in his speech, 
‘‘An American Promise’’; 
Whereas Congress adopted legislation which was signed by 
President Jimmy Carter on July 31, 1980, establishing 
the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment 
of Civilians to investigate the claim that the incarceration 
of Japanese Americans and legal resident aliens during 
World War II was justified by military necessity;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1435 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the foreign tax 
credit and the benefits of deferral to companies doing business directly 
or through subsidiaries in Sudan until the Government of Sudan takes 
demonstrable steps to end genocide in Sudan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL 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 deny the 
foreign tax credit and the benefits of deferral to compa-
nies doing business directly or through subsidiaries in 
Sudan until the Government of Sudan takes demon-
strable steps to end genocide in Sudan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DENIAL OF FOREIGN TAX CREDIT FOR TAXES 
PAID TO SUDAN UNTIL STEPS ARE TAKEN TO 
END GENOCIDE. 
Section 901(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR SUDAN.—In addi-
tion to any period during which this subsection 
would otherwise apply to Sudan, this subsection 
shall apply to Sudan during the period— 
‘‘(i) beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this subparagraph, and 
‘‘(ii) ending on the date the Secretary 
of State determines and certifies to the 
Secretary of the Treasury that the Govern-
ment of Sudan has ceased to support acts 
of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan, 
and has taken demonstrable steps to— 
‘‘(I) end acts of genocide in the 
Darfur region of Sudan, 
‘‘(II) ensure that the armed 
forces of Sudan and any associated 
militias are not attacking civilians or 
obstructing human rights monitors or 
the provision of humanitarian assist-
ance,
‘‘(III) demobilize and disarm mi-
litias supported or created by the Gov-
ernment of Sudan, 
‘‘(IV) allow full and unfettered 
access for the provision of humani-
tarian assistance to all regions of 
Sudan, including Darfur, and 
‘‘(V) cooperate fully with the Af-
rican Union, the United Nations, and 
all other observer, monitoring, and 
protection missions mandated to oper-
ate in Sudan.’’. 
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holder who died as a fully insured individual is enti-
tled to a survivor annuity under this subsection if 
and to the extent that—
‘‘(A) an election under section 257(a)(5), 
or 
‘‘(B) any court decree, order, or agreement 
(described in subsection (c)(2), without regard 
to subparagraph (B) of such subsection) which 
relates to such deceased account holder and 
such former spouse, 
expressly provides for such survivor annuity. 
‘‘(2) WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED.—Paragraph 
(1) shall apply only to payments made by the Execu-
tive Director after the date on which the Executive 
Director receives written notice of the election, de-
cree, order, or agreement, and such additional infor-
mation and documentation as the Executive Director 
may require. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The amount of 
the survivor annuity payable from the Trust Fund 
to a former spouse of a deceased account holder 
under this section may not exceed the excess, if any, 
of—
‘‘(A) the amount of the survivor annuity 
determined for a surviving spouse of the de-
ceased account holder under the method de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1), over 
‘‘(B) the total amount of all other survivor 
annuities payable under this part to other 
former spouses of such deceased account holder 
based on the order of precedence provided in 
paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) ORDER OF PRECEDENCE.—If more than 
one former spouse of a deceased account holder is 
entitled to a survivor annuity pursuant to this sub-
section, the amount of each such survivor annuity 
shall be limited appropriately to carry out paragraph 
(3) in the order of precedence established for the en-
titlements by the chronological order of the dates on 
which elections are properly made pursuant to sec-
tion 257(a)(5) and the dates on which the court de-
crees, orders, or agreements applicable to the entitle-
ment were issued, as the case may be. 
‘‘(5) RULES FOR COMMENCEMENT AND TERMI-
NATION
UNDER
COURT
ORDERS.—The commence-
ment and termination of an annuity payable under 
this section shall be governed by the terms of the ap-
plicable order, decree, agreement, or election, as the 
case may be, except that any such annuity—
‘‘(A) shall not commence before—
‘‘(i) the day after the account holder 
dies; or 
‘‘(ii) the first day of the second month 
beginning after the date on which the Ex-
ecutive Director receives written notice of 
the order, decree, agreement, or election, 
as the case may be, together with such ad-
ditional information or documentation as 
the Executive Director may prescribe; 
whichever is later; and 
‘‘(B) shall terminate no later than the last 
day of the month before the former spouse re-
marries before becoming 55 years of age or 
dies. 
‘‘(6) RESTRICTION
ON
MODIFICATIONS.—For 
purposes of this part, a modification in a decree, 
order, agreement, or election referred to in this sec-
tion shall not be effective—
‘‘(A) if such modification is made after the 
retirement or death of the account holder or an-
nuitant concerned; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent that such modification 
involves an annuity under this part. 
‘‘(7) COURT
ORDERS
SUBJECT
TO
PREVIOUS 
JOINT WAIVERS.—For the purposes of this section,
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1436 
To remove certain use restrictions on property located in Navajo County, 
Arizona. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. RENZI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To remove certain use restrictions on property located in 
Navajo County, Arizona. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN USE RESTRICTIONS ON 
PROPERTY. 
Notwithstanding section 6(f)(3) of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l- 
8(f)(3)), the approximately 123 acres of land located in 
the City of Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Winslow Hospitality Park’’, may be dis-
posed of or used for purposes other than public recreation. 
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