[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 9, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H7155-H7158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 3754

                       Offered By: Mr. Gutknecht

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.  . Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby 
     reduced by 1.9 percent.

                               H.R. 3754

                       Offered By: Mr. Gutknecht

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.  . (a)(1) Chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 8410 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 8410a. Limitation relating to Members

       ``(a) This section shall apply with respect to any member 
     serving as--
       ``(1) a Member of the House of Representatives after 
     completing 12 years of service as a Member of the House of 
     Representatives; or
       ``(2) a Senator after completing 12 years of service as a 
     Senator.
       ``(b) A Member to whom this section applies remains subject 
     to this chapter, except as follows:
       ``(1)(A) Deductions under section 8422 shall not be made 
     from any pay of service performed as such a Member.
       ``(B) Government contributions under section 8423 shall not 
     be made with respect to any such Member.
       ``(C) Service performed as such a Member shall not be taken 
     into account for purposes of any computation under section 
     8415.
       ``(2) Government contributions under section 8432(c) shall 
     not be made with respect to any period of service performed 
     as such a Member.
       ``(c) Nothing in subsection (b) shall be considered to 
     prevent any period of service from being taken into account 
     for purposes of determining whether any age and service 
     requirements for entitlement to an annuity have been met.
       ``(d) For purposes of subsection (a)--
       ``(1) only service performed after the 104th Congress shall 
     be taken into account; and
       ``(2) service performed while subject to subchapter III of 
     chapter 83 (if any) shall be treated in the same way as if it 
     had been performed while subject to this chapter.
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the term `Member of the 
     House of Representatives' includes a Delegate to the House of 
     Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
     Rico.''.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 8410 the following new item:

``8410a. Limitation relating to Members.''.

       (b)(1) Chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 8333 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 8333a. Limitation relating to Members

       ``(a) This section shall apply with respect to any Member 
     serving as--
       ``(1) a Member of the House of Representatives after 
     completing 12 years of service as a Member of the House of 
     Representatives; or
       ``(2) a Senator after completing 12 years of service as a 
     Senator.
       ``(b) A Member to whom this section applies remains subject 
     to this subchapter, except as follows:
       ``(1) Deductions under the first sentence of section 
     8334(a) shall not be made from any pay for service performed 
     as such a Member.
       ``(2) Government contributions under the second sentence of 
     section 8334(a) shall not be made with respect to any such 
     Member.
       ``(3) Service performed as such a Member shall not be taken 
     into account for purposes of any computation under section 
     8339, except in the case of a disability annuity.
       ``(c)(1) Nothing in subsection (b) shall be considered to 
     prevent any period of service from being taken into account 
     for purposes of determining whether any age and service 
     requirements for entitlement to an annuity have been met.
       ``(2) Nothing in subsection (b) or (c) of section 8333 
     shall apply with respect to a Member who, at the time of 
     separation, is a Member of whom this section applies.
       ``(d) For purposes of subsection (a), only service 
     performed after the 104th Congress shall be taken into 
     account.
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the term `Member of the 
     House of Representatives' includes a Delegate to the House of 
     Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
     Rico.''.
       (2) Table of Contents.--The table of sections for chapter 
     83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 8333 the following new 
     item:

``8333a. Limitation relating to Members.''.

                               H.R. 3754

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   . Of the funds appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE 
     OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'', any amount remaining in a 
     representational allowance of a Member of the House at the 
     end of the session of Congress or other period for which the 
     allowance is made available shall be returned to the 
     Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.

                               H.R. 3755

                  Offered By: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania

       Amendment No. 2: In the item relating to ``RELATED 
     AGENCIES--Corporation for National and Community Service--
     domestic volunteer service programs, operating expenses'', 
     after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased 
     by $4,075,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``RELATED AGENCIES--National Labor 
     Relations Board--salaries and expenses'', after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $4,075,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered by: Mr. Hefley

       Amendment No. 3: Page 71, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mrs. Lowey

       Amendment No. 4: Page 22, line 22, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $2,600,000)''.
       Page 26, line 1, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $2,600,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mrs. Lowey

       Amendment No. 5: Page 85, line 14, strike ``(a)''.
       Page 85, line 15, strike the dash and all that follows 
     through ``(1)'' on line 16.
       Page 85, line 17, strike ``; or'' and all that follows 
     through page 86, line 4, and insert a period.

                               H.R. 3755

                          Offered By: Mr. Mica

       Amendment No. 6: Page 57, line 24, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(increased by $40,500,000)''.
       Page 57, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $40,500,000)''.
       Page 58, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $40,500,000)''.
       Page 66, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $40,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                          Offered By: Mr. Mica

       Amendment No. 7: Insert the following before the last 
     undesignated paragraph of the bill:

           TITLE VI--HEAD START CHOICE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Head Start Choice 
     Demonstration Act of 1996''.

     SEC. 602. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to determine the effects on 
     children of providing financial assistance to low-income 
     parents to enable such parents to select the preschool 
     program their children will attend.

     SEC. 603. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       (a) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve, and make 
     available to the Comptroller General of the United States, 5 
     percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year to 
     carry out this title, for evaluation in accordance with 
     section 608 of Head Start demonstration projects assisted 
     under this title.
       (b) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The amount remaining after compliance with 
     subsection (a) shall be used by the Secretary to make grants 
     to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out at 
     least 10, but not more than 20, Head Start demonstration 
     projects under which low-income parents receive preschool 
     certificates for the costs of enrolling their eligible 
     children in a Head Start demonstration project.
       (2) Continuing eligibility.--The Secretary shall continue a 
     Head Start demonstration project under this title by awarding 
     a grant under paragraph (1) to an eligible entity that

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     received such a grant for a fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year for which the determination is made, if the Secretary 
     determines that such eligible entity was in compliance with 
     this title for such preceding fiscal year.
       (c) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded under subsection (b) 
     shall be used to pay the costs of--
       (1) providing preschool certificates to low-income parents 
     to enable such parents to pay the tuition, the fees, and the 
     allowable costs of transportation (if any) for their eligible 
     children to attend a Head Start Choice Preschool as a 
     participant in a Head Start demonstration project; and
       (2) administration of the demonstration project, which 
     shall not exceed 15 percent of the amount received in the 
     first fiscal year for which the eligible entity provides 
     preschool certificates under this title or 10 percent in any 
     subsequent fiscal year, including--
       (A) seeking the involvement of preschools in the 
     demonstration project;
       (B) providing information about the demonstration project 
     and Head Start Choice Preschools to parents of eligible 
     children;
       (C) making determinations of eligibility for participation 
     in the demonstration project for eligible children;
       (D) selecting students to participate in the demonstration 
     project;
       (E) determining the cash value of, and issuing, preschool 
     certificates;
       (F) compiling and maintaining such financial and 
     programmatic records as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       (G) collecting such information about the effects of the 
     demonstration project as the evaluating agency may need to 
     conduct the evaluation described in section 608.

     SEC. 604. PRIORITY

       In awarding grants under this title, the Secretary shall 
     give priority to eligible entities that propose to carry out 
     Head Start demonstration projects--
       (1) in which Head Start Choice Preschools offer an 
     enrollment opportunity to the broadest range of low-income 
     children;
       (2) that involve diverse types of Head Start Choice 
     Preschools; and
       (3) that will contribute to the geographic diversity of 
     Head Start demonstration projects assisted under this title, 
     including awarding grants for Head Start demonstration 
     projects in States that are primarily rural and awarding 
     grants for Head Start demonstration projects in States that 
     are primarily urban.

     SEC. 605. APPLICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Any eligible entity that wishes to receive 
     a grant under section 603 shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
     may prescribe.
       (b) Contents.--Each application described in subsection (a) 
     shall contain--
       (1) information demonstrating eligibility of the eligible 
     entity to carry out a Head Start demonstration project;
       (2) with respect to Head Start Choice Preschools--
       (A) a description of the types of potential Head Start 
     Choice Preschools that will be involved in the demonstration 
     project;
       (B)(i) a description of the procedures used to encourage 
     Head Start Choice Preschools to be involved in the 
     demonstration project; and
       (ii) a description of how the eligible entity will annually 
     determine the number of spaces available for eligible 
     children in each Head Start demonstration project;
       (C) an assurance that each Head Start Choice Preschools 
     operated, for at least 1 year prior to accepting preschool 
     certificates under this title, an educational program similar 
     to the Head Start project for which such preschool will 
     accept such certificates;
       (D) an assurance that the eligible entity will terminate 
     the involvement of any Head Start Choice Preschool that fails 
     to comply with the conditions of its involvement in the 
     demonstration project; and
       (E) a description of the extent to which each Head Start 
     Choice Preschool will accept preschool certificates issued 
     under this title by eligible entities as full or partial 
     payment for tuition and fees;
       (3) with respect to the operation of the demonstration 
     project--
       (A) a description of the geographical area to be served;
       (B) a timetable for carrying out the demonstration project;
       (C) a description of the procedures to be used for the 
     issuance and redemption of preschool certificates issued 
     under this title by eligible entities;
       (D) a description of the procedures by which a Head Start 
     Choice Preschool will make a pro rata refund to an 
     eligibility entity, of the cash value of preschool 
     certificate issued under this title by such entity for any 
     participating child who withdraws from the demonstration 
     project for any reason, before completing 75 percent of the 
     preschool attendance period for which the preschool 
     certificate was issued;
       (E) a description of the procedures to be used to provide 
     the parental notification described in section 607;
       (F) an assurance that the eligible entity will place all 
     funds received under this title into a separate account, and 
     that no other funds will be placed in such account;
       (G) an assurance that the eligible entity will provide the 
     Secretary periodic reports on the status of such funds;
       (H) an assurance that the eligible entity will cooperate 
     with the Comptroller General of the United States and the 
     evaluating agency in carrying out the evaluations described 
     in section 608; and
       (I) an assurance that the eligible entity will--
       (i) maintain such records as the Secretary may require; and
       (ii) comply with reasonable requests from the Secretary for 
     information; and
       (4) such other assurances and information as the Secretary 
     may require.

     SEC. 606. PRESCHOOL CERTIFICATES.

       (a) Preschool Certificates.--
       (1) Cash value.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
     cash value of a child's preschool certificate received under 
     this title shall be determined by the eligible entity, but 
     shall be a cash value that provides to the recipient of the 
     preschool certificate the maximum degree of choice in 
     selecting the Head Start Choice Preschool the child will 
     attend.
       (2) Considerations.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to such rules as the Secretary may 
     issue, in determining the cash value of a preschool 
     certificate under this title an eligible entity shall 
     consider the additional reasonable costs of transportation 
     directly attributable to the child's participation in the 
     demonstration project.
       (B) Preschools charging tuition.--If a child participating 
     in a demonstration project under this title was attending a 
     public or private preschool that charged tuition for the year 
     preceding the first year of such participation, then in 
     determining the cash value of a preschool certificate for 
     such child under this title the eligible entity shall 
     consider--
       (i) the tuition charged by such preschool for such child in 
     the preceding year; and
       (ii) the cash value of the preschool certificates under 
     this title that are provided to other children.
       (3) Special rule.--An eligible entity may provide a 
     preschool certificate under this title to the parent of a 
     child who chooses to attend a preschool that does not charge 
     tuition or fees, to pay the additional reasonable costs of 
     transportation directly attributable to the child's 
     participation in the demonstration project.
       (b) Adjustment.--The cash value of the preschool 
     certificate for a fiscal year may be adjusted in the second 
     and third years of a child's participation in a Head Start 
     demonstration project under this title to reflect any 
     increase or decrease in the tuition, fees, or transportation 
     costs directly attributable to that child's continued 
     attendance at a Head Start Choice Preschool, but shall not be 
     increased for this purpose by more than 10 percent of the 
     cash value of the preschool certificate for the fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.
       (c) Maximum Cash Value.--The cash value of a child's 
     preschool certificate shall not exceed the then most recent 
     national average per child expenditure for children 
     participating in Head Start programs, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Income.--A preschool certificate received under this 
     title, and funds provided under such certificate, shall not 
     be treated as income of the parents for purposes of Federal 
     tax laws.
       (e) Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     to supersede or modify any provision of a State constitution 
     or State law that prohibits the expenditure of public funds 
     in or by religious or other private institutions, except that 
     no provision of a State constitution or State law shall be 
     construed or applied to prohibit any grantee from paying the 
     administrative costs of a program under this title or to 
     prohibit the expenditure in or by religious or other private 
     institutions of any Federal funds provided under this title.

     SEC. 607. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.

       Each eligible entity receiving a grant under section 603 
     shall provide timely notice of its Head Start demonstration 
     project to parents of children residing in the area to be 
     served by the demonstration project. At a minimum, such 
     notice shall--
       (1) describe the demonstration project;
       (2) describe the eligibility requirements for participation 
     in the demonstration project;
       (3) describe the information needed to make a determination 
     of eligibility for participation in the demonstration project 
     for a child;
       (4) describe the selection procedures to be used if the 
     number of children seeking to participate in the 
     demonstration project exceeds the number that can be 
     accommodated in the demonstration project;
       (5) provide information about each Head Start Choice 
     Preschool, including information about any admission 
     requirements or criteria for each Head Start Choice Preschool 
     participating in the demonstration project; and
       (6) include the schedule for parents to apply for their 
     children to participate in the demonstration project.

     SEC. 608. EVALUATION.

       (a) Annual Evaluation.--
       (1) Contract.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall enter into a contract, with an evaluating agency that 
     has demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, for 
     the conduct of an ongoing rigorous evaluation of the 
     demonstration program under this title.
       (2) Annual evaluation requirement.--The contract described 
     in paragraph (1) shall require the evaluating agency entering 
     into such contract to annually evaluate each

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     demonstration project under this title in accordance with the 
     evaluation criteria described in subsection (b).
       (3) Transmission.--The contract described in paragraph (1) 
     shall require the evaluating agency entering into such 
     contract to transmit to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States--
       (A) the findings of each annual evaluation under paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) a copy of each report received pursuant to section 
     609(a) for the applicable year.
       (b) Evaluation Criteria.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
     establish minimum criteria for evaluating the Head Start 
     demonstration program under this title. Such criteria shall 
     provide for--
       (1) a description of the implementation of each 
     demonstration project under this title and the demonstration 
     project's effects on all participants, preschools, Head Start 
     programs, and communities in the demonstration project area, 
     with particular attention given to the level of parental 
     satisfaction with the demonstration program; and
       (2) a comparison of the educational achievement of all 
     children enrolled in preschool in the demonstration project 
     area, including a comparison of--
       (A) such children receiving preschool certificates under 
     this title; and
       (B) such children not receiving preschool certificates 
     under this title.

     SEC. 609. REPORTS.

       (a) Report by Grant Recipient.--Each eligible entity 
     receiving a grant under section 603 shall submit to the 
     evaluating agency entering into the contract under section 
     608(a)(1) an annual report regarding the demonstration 
     project under this title. Each such report shall be submitted 
     at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
     information, as such evaluating agency may require.
       (b) Reports by Comptroller General.--
       (1) Annual reports.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall report annually to the Congress on the findings 
     of the annual evaluation under section 608(a)(2) of each 
     demonstration project under this title. Each such report 
     shall contain a copy of--
       (A) the annual evaluation under section 608(a)(2) of each 
     demonstration project under this title; and
       (B) each report received under subsection (a) for the 
     applicable year.
       (2) Final report.--The Comptroller General shall submit a 
     final report to the Congress within 9 months after the 
     conclusion of the demonstration program under this title that 
     summarizes the findings of the annual evaluations conducted 
     pursuant to section 608(a)(2).

     SEC. 610. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       Section 654 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9849) shall 
     apply with respect to Head Start demonstration projects under 
     this title in the same manner as such section applies to Head 
     Start programs under such Act.

     SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--
       (1) the term ``eligible child'' means a child who is 
     eligible under the Head Start Act to participate in a Head 
     Start program operating in the local geographical area 
     involved;
       (2) the term ``eligible entity'' means a State, a public 
     agency, institution, or organization (including a State or 
     local educational agency), a consortium of public agencies, 
     or a consortium of public and nonprofit private 
     organizations, that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of 
     the Secretary, its ability to--
       (A) receive, disburse, and account for Federal funds; and
       (B) comply with the requirements of this title;
       (3) the term ``evaluating agency'' means any academic 
     institution, consortium of professionals, or private or 
     nonprofit organization, with demonstrated experience in 
     conducting evaluations, that is not an agency or 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government;
       (4) the term ``Head Start Choice Preschool'' means any 
     public or private, preschool, including a private sectarian 
     preschool, that is eligible and willing to carry out a Head 
     Start demonstration project;
       (5) the term ``Head Start demonstration project'' means a 
     project that carries out a program of the kind described in 
     section 638 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9833);
       (6) the term ``local educational agency'' has the same 
     meaning given such term in section 14101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       (7) the term ``parent'' includes a legal guardian or other 
     individual acting in loco parentis;
       (8) the term ``preschool'' means any entity that carries 
     out a program that--
       (A) is designed for children who have not reached the age 
     of compulsory school attendance; and
       (B) provides comprehensive educational, nutritional, 
     social, and other services to aid such children and their 
     families; and
       (9) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.

     SEC. 612. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, to carry out this title.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 8: Page 19, strike lines 8 through 15.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 9: Page 74, line 6, strike the colon and that 
     follows through line 10 and insert a period.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 10: Page 86, strike line 5 and all that 
     follows through page 87, line 3.

                               H.R. 3755

                          Offered By: Mr. Ney

       Amendment No. 11: In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF 
     LABOR--black lung disability trust fund'', after each of the 
     first and second dollar amounts, insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF LABOR--Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics--salaries and expenses'', after the first 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $2,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.  . (a) Limitation on Use of Funds for Agreements for 
     Department of Drugs.--None of the funds made available in 
     this Act may be used by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to enter into--
       (1) an agreement on the conveyance or licensing of a patent 
     for a drug, or another exclusive right to a drug;
       (2) an agreement on the use of information derived from 
     animal tests or human clinical trials conducted by the 
     Department of Health and Human Services on a drug, including 
     an agreement under which such information is provided by the 
     Department of Health and Human Services to another on an 
     exclusive basis; or
       (3) a cooperative research and development agreement under 
     section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
     of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) pertaining to a drug.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend the funds involved that--
       (1) the sale of the drug involved is subject to a 
     reasonable price agreement; or
       (2) a reasonable price agreement regarding the sale of such 
     drug is not required by the public interest.

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 13: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   . (a) Limitation on Use of Funds for Agreements for 
     Development of Drugs.--None of the funds made available in 
     this Act may be used by the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health to enter into--
       (1) an agreement on the conveyance or licensing of a patent 
     for a drug, or another exclusive right to a drug;
       (2) an agreement on the use of information derived from 
     animal tests or human clinical trials conducted by the 
     National Institutes of Health on a drug, including an 
     agreement under which such information is provided by the 
     National Institutes of Health to another on an exclusive 
     basis; or
       (3) a cooperative research and development agreement under 
     section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
     of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) pertaining to a drug.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend the funds involved that--
       (1) the sale of the drug involved is subject to a 
     reasonable price agreement; or
       (2) a reasonable price agreement regarding the sale of the 
     drug is not required by the public interest.

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 14: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to make any payment to any health plan when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such health plan prevents 
     or limits a health care provider's communications (other than 
     trade secrets or knowing misrepresentations) to--
       (1) a current, former, or prospective patient, or a 
     guardian or legal representative of such patient;
       (2) any employee or representative of any Federal or State 
     authority with responsibility for regulating the health plan; 
     or
       (3) any employee or representative of the insurer offering 
     the health plan.

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Solomon

       Amendment No. 15: Page 87, after line 14, insert the 
     following new sections:
       Sec. 515. (a) Denial of Funds for Preventing ROTC Access to 
     Campus.--None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds 
     to be available for student aid) to an institution of higher 
     education when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the 
     institution (or any subelement thereof) has a policy or 
     practice (regardless of when implemented) that prohibits, or 
     in effect prevents--
       (1) the maintaining, establishing, or operation of a unit 
     of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (in accordance 
     with section

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     654 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable 
     Federal laws) at the institution or subelement); or
       (2) a student at the institution(or subelement) from 
     enrolling in a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training 
     Corps at another institution of higher education.
       (b) Exception. The limitation established in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to an institution of higher education when it 
     is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) the institution (or subelement) has ceased the policy 
     or practice described in such subsection; or
       (2) the institution has a longstanding policy of pacifism 
     based on historical religious affiliation.
       Sec. 516. (a) Denial of Funds for Preventing Federal 
     Military Recruiting on Campus.--None of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be provided by contract or grant 
     (including a grant of funds to be available for student aid) 
     to any institution of higher education when it is made known 
     to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that the institution (or any subelement 
     thereof) has a policy or practice (regardless of when 
     implemented) that prohibits, or in effect prevents--
       (1) entry to campuses, or access to students (who are 17 
     years of age or older) on campuses, for purposes of Federal 
     military recruiting; or
       (2) access to the following information pertaining to 
     students (who are 17 years of age or older) for purposes of 
     Federal military recruiting: student names, addresses, 
     telephone listings, dates and places of birth, levels of 
     education, degrees received, prior military experience, and 
     the most recent previous educational institutions enrolled in 
     by the students.
       (b) Exception.--The limitation established in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to an institution of higher education 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) the institution (or subelement) has ceased the policy 
     or practice described in such subsection; or
       (2) the institution has a longstanding policy of pacifism 
     based on historical religious affiliation.
       Sec. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with an entity when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 
     States and is subject to the requirement in section 4212(d) 
     of title 38, United States Code, regarding submission of an 
     annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment 
     of certain veterans; and
       (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by 
     that section for the most recent year for which such 
     requirement was applicable to such entity.

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Solomon

       Amendment No. 16: Page 87, after line 14, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 515. (a) Limitation on Use of Funds for Promotion of 
     Legalization of Controlled Substances. None of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be used for any activity when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that the activity promotes the 
     legalization of any drug or other substance included in 
     schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances 
     established by section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 812).
       (b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that there is 
     significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to 
     the use of such drug or other substance.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mr. Stump

       Amendment No. 17: Page 19, after line 2, insert the 
     following:

                       Veterans Program Increases

       The amount provided for ``Employment and Training 
     administration--training and employment services'' is 
     reduced, the amount provided for ``Departmental Management--
     assistant secretary for veterans employment and training'' is 
     increased, and the amount provided for the Homeless Veterans 
     Reintegration Program (as authorized by section 738 of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11448)) is increased, by $5,800,000, $3,800,000, and 
     $2,000,000, respectively.