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[H.R. 4096 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 504
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4096

                          [Report No. 106-849]

To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to produce currency, postage 
    stamps, and other security documents at the request of foreign 
 governments, and security documents at the request of the individual 
 States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 2000

  Mr. Bachus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Banking and Financial Services

                           September 14, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to produce currency, postage 
    stamps, and other security documents at the request of foreign 
 governments, and security documents at the request of the individual 
 States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Engraving and Printing 
Security Printing Amendments Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5114(a) of title 31, United States Code 
(relating to engraving and printing currency and security documents) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) The Secretary of the Treasury'' and 
        inserting:
    ``(a) Authority To Engrave and Print.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Engraving and printing for foreign governments.--The 
        Secretary of the Treasury may, if the Secretary determines that 
        it will not interfere with engraving and printing needs of the 
        United States--
                    ``(A) produce currency, postage stamps, and other 
                security documents for foreign governments, subject to 
                a determination by the Secretary of State that such 
                production would be consistent with the foreign policy 
                of the United States; and
                    ``(B) produce security documents for States and 
                their political subdivisions.''.
    (b) Payment for Services.--Section 5143 of title 31, United States 
Code (relating to payment for services of the Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing) is amended--
            (1) in the 1st sentence, by inserting ``, any foreign 
        government, or any individual state or other political 
        subdivision of any foreign government'' after ``agency''; and
            (2) in the last sentence, by inserting ``, foreign 
        government, or individual state or other political subdivision 
        of a foreign government'' after ``agency''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 504

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4096

                          [Report No. 106-849]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to produce currency, postage 
    stamps, and other security documents at the request of foreign 
 governments, and security documents at the request of the individual 
 States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 14, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed